NEWRY, Maine – February 22, 2019 – The Colby-Sawyer men's alpine ski team began the Eastern Intercollegiate Ski Association (EISA) Regional Championship on Friday with giant slalom racing at Sunday River.

The competitors raced the lengthy giant slalom setup under partly cloudy skies with temps in the mid-20s. The day began with 87 racers with 11 not finishing the first run and seven not finishing the second. The Chargers placed 10th with 37 points.

INDIVIDUAL RESULTS

TEAM RESULTS

First-year Nikos Tziovas (Thessaloniki, Greece) made his return from Sweden, where he competed at the World Championships, to lead the Chargers in 26th place at today's giant slalom race. He posted a first-run of 1:20.70 and followed with 1:19.86 for a combined 2:40.56.

Sophomore Luke Rodarte (Truckee, Calif.) came away with his second best GS finish of the season. He placed 38th in a total of 2:43.05. Rodarte covered the course in 1:22.44 and 1:20.61.

Junior Cody Wilson (Canyondam, Calif.) rounded out the top-3 Chargers in 47th place. He recorded a two-run time of 2:44.26 after runs of 1:22.57 and 1:21.69.   

First-year Giovanni Lazzari (Mont Vernon, N.H.), first-year Benjamin Taber (Sodus, N.Y.) and sophomore Max Wingard (Truckee, Calif.) did not finish the first run.

The Chargers will compete in the slalom tomorrow to conclude this year's EISA season. 

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