Clevenger Paces Knights at Nationals
March 6, 2009
3/6/2009 7:56:47 PM
Freshman Jill Clevenger posted a pair of top 50 performances at the USCSA National Championships in Colorado this week. - Photo by Marcia Cleason
Winter Park, CO - Freshman Jill Clevenger (LaGrangeville, NY) was the top finisher for the Clarkson University Women's Alpine Ski team for the second time in three days as the Golden Knights' women closed out the USCSA National Championships on Friday in Colorado.
Clevenger finished 47th out of 95 skiers with a time of 1:37.19 in the slalom event. The Golden Knights finished in 17th place in the slalom, with Meghan Cleason (Canandaigua, NY) coming in 65th (1:48.34) and Emma Masur (Wayne, NJ) placing 72nd (1:52.22) to round out Clarkson's top three.
The Golden Knights' appearance at the USCSA National Championships was the women's team's first showing since 1993.