Uncertai n ly WH the word th"! rmrked the be· ginning of the renon for PlU's �ki tNrn cmched by jon Thieman. The: ski team raced on nl.lny unfa
miliar courses. In a seven 5<:1'1001 compet itiOn on Whistler M ount ain, Be, the men's learn look third, the women's tcam, seventh. Biorn Malsom placed Se(; Olld in ClOiS count,y while Ole Kjorleftord look seventh in cro� counl,y. AI the UPS sponsored race J,anu.uy 12-14 on Crys,.,! Mountain, Ine men's and women's le.llrn each placed fourth in a six learn compelilion. The three day Schweitzer Basin, lanuouy 19-21, uw the strongesl individual performance in Ihe history 01 the lute program. Ole Fjorrefjofg cap tured Ihc slalom, giant slalom ,tnd Sidmeistcr Award. The lute men finished wcond while the women took third. A. the Crystal Mountain Invitational February 9' 1 , the men t ied for second wilh Washington Sme. The women's teams were five points off the pace set by University of British Columbia. Bjorn Mel som, D�ve Susong and Dana Manens place 151, 2nd, �nd 4th cross country. Ingrid lotu.nnessen claimed 1St In the women's crO$s country. linda Davenport was second In the giant slalom, while eisea We/y was funne/up in the sl<llom. At thc Univcrsity of Wash ington meet held at Hyak on Febfuary 16-18, the men look second and the women third. PLU pliiced third in the Northern Division stand ings. This qUiilified them for the Nonhwest Colle giate Ski Conference ChampiOnship. There the men placed 7th while the womell placed 6\h. Top cross COUlltr y finishers were 8jotn Mehom, eighth, and Ingrid Johannessen, lenth. linda Davenport took 61h in Ihe women's slAlom, she also took 11th In the slalom.
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