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Scots Take Fourth
at MIAC Championships

mac skiing Complete Results through the Championship Website

February 21-22, 2004 – Macalester placed fourth in both the men’s and women’s competition Saturday and Sunday at the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (MIAC) championships at Graystone Trials in St. Cloud.  Skiers raced freestyle on Saturday and classical style on Sunday.  The Scots had different team leaders in every race.  Gustavus Adolphus claimed both the men’s and women’s team championships.

Mac’s top finishes were posted by Julia Parke (FY, Richmond, VT / Mt. Mansfield Union) and Renee Schaefer (Sr., Waukesha, WI / North) in Sunday’s women’s 10-kilometer classic, with Park placing 10th out of 25 finishers with a 41:08 clocking and Schaefer placing 11th just one second back.  Emily Stafford (So., Burnsville, MN) was the team’s top finisher in Saturday’s 5K freestyle, placing 14th with a 16:13 time.  Schaefer was 15th in the freestyle (16:14) and Park was 16th (16:44).

Dan Risch-Boody (FY, Minneapolis, MN / South) paced the Macalester men in the 10K freestyle, placing 19th with a 30:10 time.  Ari Ofsevit (So., Newtonville, MA / Newton North) finished 20th at 30:46 and Dirk Langeveld (So., Williamstown, MA / Mt. Greylock)  was 22nd at 31:27.  In Sunday’s 15K classic, Ofsevit paced the Scots with a 44:56 clocking, good enough for 19th place.  Risch-Boody was 20th (45:37) and Langeveld was 22nd (46:03).

The Scots close out the season this Saturday and Sunday (Feb. 28-29) at the NCAA Central Regionals in Houghton, Michigan.

MIAC Championship Team Scores
Men – Gustavus Adolphus 64, St. Olaf 48, St. John’s 32, Macalester 12
Women – Gustavus Adolphus 57, St. Olaf 53, St. Benedict 29, Macalester 17