Erica Lynch secured her fourth consecutive top-seven finish as the Nevada Wolf Pack concluded the Nevada Invitational at Mt. Rose Ski Tahoe on Tuesday. The event wrapped up with giant slalom races, where several team members placed in the top 15.
Lynch, who had already recorded finishes of fourth, fifth, and sixth earlier in the competition, took seventh place in the women’s giant slalom with a combined time of 2:00.99. After finishing her first run in 10th position, she improved to seventh by posting the sixth-fastest time on her second run.
Three Nevada women finished among the top 13 on Tuesday. Sophia Falter followed up her 10th-place finish from Monday by coming in 12th with a total time of 2:01.69. Zali Sutton finished right behind Falter in 13th place after recording the fifth-fastest second-run time and moving up seven spots to complete both runs in 2:02.21.
On the men’s side, David Morken achieved his team’s second top-10 finish in giant slalom during this meet, placing tenth with a combined time of 1:58.27. Engebret Halbjoerhus added another top-15 result for Nevada; he finished fifteenth overall after improving nine places thanks to having the third-best second-run time of the day.
Peyton Wells and Pietro Bisello rounded out Nevada’s top-20 men’s finishes by taking eighteenth and nineteenth places respectively.
Nevada’s regular season will conclude at the University of Utah Invitational scheduled for February 22–24 before heading into postseason events at the RMISA Championships (February 26–27) and NCAA Championships (March 11–14).
“Erica Lynch posted her fourth top-seven finish in as many days on Tuesday’s final day of competition at Mt. Rose Ski Tahoe.”
