February 9, 2003

BOYNE MOUNTAIN, Mich. â€Ã‚“ The NMU alpine ski team iscompeting at the Boyne Mountain Mid America Series Race this weekend.  The â€Ã‚˜Cats have completed two of the threedays of competition. 

The first day of competition saw former NMU skier JenniferCrockett win the slalom race with a total time of 1:29.00.  Current NMU skier, Kate Hosking was thirdwith a total time of 1:31.95.  JessieDux placed in the top 10 with a sixth place finish (1:33.62).

Danielle Denbleyker was 13^th (1:35.24) followedby teammate Jarah Young in 15^th place (1:35.96).  Meri Koski was 16^th (1:36.17) asLori Hellowell was 19^th (1:37.27). Lindsey Agnew in 44^th place (1:42.38), Rebecca Beckett in 49^thplace (1:43.47) and Sarah Brown in 56^th place (1:47.22) roundout the skiers who placed for the â€Ã‚˜Cats.

The second day of competition was Saturday, Feb. 8, as theskiers would race the slalom course. The first two places in the event went to former NMU skiers as Crockettwas first (1:30.13) and Christy Salonen was second (1:31.44).  Three current NMU skiers placed in the top10, as Hosking was third (1:33.37), Dux was fifth (1:34.13) and Denbleyker was10^th 1:36.32.

Young in 12^th place (1:36.96), Jazz Centauro in13^th place (1:37.08) and Koski in 14^th place (1:37.99)were the next group of â€Ã‚˜Cats to place.

Rounding out the finishers for the â€Ã‚˜Cats were ElizabethSomalski in 31^st place ( 1:41.19), Hellowell was 35^th(1:41.60) and Agnew was 39^th (1:42.24).

The third and final day of competition is Sunday, Feb. 9.