UNH in Eighth Place After Day 3 of NCAA Championships

Friday, March 8

Alpine - SL, Howelsen Hill

8:40 PM (ET)

University of New Hampshire

NCAA Championships

Hunter Brayton

Photo by: Morgan Engel

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Hunter Brayton led the ‘Cats with a 12th-place finish in the slalom.

By: UNH Wildcats

STEAMBOAT SPRINGS, Colo. – Graduate student Hunter Brayton (Waterville Valley, N.H.) placed 12th in the slalom on Friday night under the lights at Howelsen Hill to lead the University of New Hampshire ski team on the third day of the NCAA Championships. UNH is currently in eighth overall in the standings out of 23 teams with 149 points.

NCAA Championships
Friday, March 8
Howelsen Hill (Slalom)

RESULTS

The men's Alpine team placed sixth in the slalom with 34 points. Brayton was 12th (1:20.48) posting 19 points. Senior Hayden Dahl (Plymouth, N.H.) finished 16th (1:20.84) securing 15 points.

The women's Alpine team placed ninth in the slalom with 16 points. Sophomore Tilde Kandell (Leksand, Sweden) led the Wildcats at 19th with a combined time of 1:27.48, gaining 12 points for the team. Graduate student Cassie Lieblein (Harrisburg, Pa.) was 28th (1:29.33) picking up three points, while junior captain Zoe Michael (Sydney, Australia) was 30th (1:38.95) and received one point.

UP NEXT:

The Wildcats will conclude action at the NCAA Championships on Saturday, March 9 with the 20K classic at Howelsen Hill. The women will start at noon (ET) and the men will begin at 2 p.m. (ET). You can watch on NCAA.com.