Skiing: State Champions Crowned for Alpine and Nordic Events
Photo: Patti Nagel
AURORA – Over the course of the last two weeks, the Colorado high school team state champions have been crowned for skiing, in addition to alpine’s giant slalom and slalom, and nordic’s skate and classic individual state champions.
Summit High School swept the team titles with the boys and girls teams combining to win six of the eight individual state titles. On the boys side, sophomore Seth Montgomery swept the alpine titles, winning both giant slalom and slalom, while James Sowers won the classic race at the nordic championships.
On the girls side, freshman Elodie Olsen won giant slalom and senior classmate Ella Snyder took first in slalom. In the nordic races, junior Ella Hagen claimed the skate title.
The other two individual state titles went to Poudre’s Cade Shortridge in boys skate – marking Poudre School District’s first-ever skiing state champion – and Battle Mountain’s Lindsey Whitton in girls classic.
Overall: Summit Boys and Girls Sweep State Titles
Giant Slalom: Summit Sweeps Giant Slalom Titles on Day 1 of Alpine Skiing State Championships
Slalom: Summit Sweeps Slalom Events at Alpine Skiing State Championships
Skate: Hagen, Shortridge Win Skate Titles At Nordic Skiing State Championships
Classic: Whitton, Sowers Claim Classic Titles on Final Day of Skiing State Championships
Girls: Summit
Boys: Summit
Girls Alpine Giant Slalom: Elodie Olsen, Freshman, Summit
Girls Alpine Slalom: Ella Snyder, Senior, Summit
Girls Nordic Skate: Ella Hagen, Junior, Summit
Girls Nordic 5k Classic: Lindsey Whitton, Senior, Battle Mountain
Boys Alpine Giant Slalom: Seth Montgomery, Sophomore, Summit
Boys Alpine Slalom: Seth Montgomery, Sophomore, Summit
Boys Nordic Skate: Cade Shortridge, Senior, Poudre
Boys Nordic 5k Classic: James Sowers, Junior, Summit
| Place | School | Skate | Classic | Giant Slalom | Slalom | Total |
| 1 | Summit | 146 | 154 | 175 | 172 | 647 |
| 2 | Battle Mountain | 169 | 165 | 142 | 148 | 624 |
| 3 | Middle Park | 141 | 138 | 150 | 164 | 593 |
| 4 | Lake County | 165 | 165 | 94 | 106 | 530 |
| 5 | Aspen | 122 | 121 | 146 | 97 | 486 |
| 6 | Steamboat | 135 | 129 | 126 | 87 | 477 |
| 7 | Nederland | 116 | 117 | 108 | 124 | 465 |
| 8 | Evergreen | 32 | 62 | 153 | 159 | 406 |
| 9 | Eagle Valley | 123 | 117 | 92 | 65 | 397 |
| 10 | Poudre | 152 | 163 | 0 | 0 | 315 |
| 11 | Vail Mountain School | 0 | 0 | 137 | 88 | 225 |
| 12 | Durango | 0 | 0 | 88 | 86 | 174 |
| 13 | CRMS | 64 | 93 | 0 | 0 | 157 |
| 14 | Platte Canyon | 0 | 0 | 79 | 61 | 140 |
| 15 | Clear Creek | 0 | 28 | 40 | 38 | 106 |
| Place | School | Skate | Classic | Giant Slalom | Slalom | Total |
| 1 | Summit | 172 | 167 | 170 | 173 | 682 |
| 2 | Middle Park | 151 | 154 | 156 | 165 | 626 |
| 3 | Battle Mountain | 147 | 155 | 150 | 137 | 589 |
| 4 | Steamboat | 122 | 120 | 123 | 137 | 502 |
| 5 | Nederland | 95 | 100 | 127 | 140 | 462 |
| 6 | Eagle Valley | 135 | 133 | 93 | 75 | 427 |
| 7 | Lake County | 121 | 135 | 96 | 75 | 427 |
| 8 | Aspen | 37 | 64 | 172 | 110 | 383 |
| 9 | Poudre | 159 | 160 | 0 | 0 | 319 |
| 10 | Evergreen | 62 | 90 | 104 | 40 | 296 |
| 11 | Vail Mountain School | 90 | 95 | 72 | 37 | 294 |
| 12 | Durango | 0 | 0 | 147 | 145 | 292 |
| 13 | Clear Creek | 55 | 27 | 77 | 63 | 222 |
| 14 | CRMS | 133 | 79 | 0 | 0 | 212 |
| 15 | Platte Canyon | 0 | 0 | 67 | 75 | 142 |
