University of Colorado junior Gabriel Rivas won the men’s slalom at the NCAA Championships at Bethel, Maine, but the Buffs fell one spot to fifth in the team standings. Front Range rival Denver is in second place, only two points behind leader Vermont (484). CU has 439 points and lost some points because of a disqualification in the women’s slalom.
Rivas won with a time of 1 minute, 36.69 seconds, almost a full second ahead of the runner-up, New Mexico’s Petter Brenna (1:37.50). DU’s Leif Haugen was third. Rivas is CU’s first men’s slalom champion since 2000, when DU’s current coach, Andy LeRoy, took the crown.
Mines gets a first at D-II track.
The Colorado Mines men’s distance medley relay team earned first place at the NCAA Division II Indoor Championships in Houston. Ben Zywicki, Mark Husted, Nick Maynard and Mack McLain recorded a time of 9:57.56. Adams State was third, followed by Western State and Metro State.
Eagles special in win.
The Colorado Eagles were almost perfect on special teams, going 4-for-4 on the penalty kill and 3-for-4 on the power play, to defeat the Rocky Mountain Rage 7-3 in a Central Hockey League game at the Broomfield Event Center.
Ed McGrane had two goals and two assists for the Eagles.
