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LorenzoAlpine2025HSLorenzo Mencaccini
Alpine Skiing - Coach
Contact: mencacl@clarkson.edu
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Lorenzo Mencaccini is entering his second season as the Alpine Ski team's coach for the 2025-26 season. In his first campaign with Clarkson, Mencaccini guided the Knights to a pair of top four finishes at the USCSA National Championships, the first time that both Green and Gold teams placed that high since 2015. 

Mencaccini was a standout at Vermont State University Castleton both in the classroom and on the slopes. He was named a College Sports Communicators Academic All-American At-Large First-Team selection in 2023 and 2024, including the CSC Academic At-Large All-American of the Year (2024), and is a five-time USCSA All-American. 

A graduate of Castleton in May 2024  with a degree in Management and a perfect 4.00 grade-point average, Mencaccini was the 2024 USCSA National Champion, winning both the giant slalom and slalom events. He took first in the giant slalom by 1.58 seconds despite the event being limited to just one run, and won the slalom by 1.14 seconds. In 2023, he finished second in the overall standings, coming within half a second of winning the slalom at Mammoth Lakes, and in 2022 he was third in the overall standings, having finished second in the slalom and fifth in the giant slalom. Additionally, Mencaccini has participated in numerous international FIS races, achieving 90 top-10 finishes, 28 podium positions (top three) and nine victories. 

Mencaccini has spent the last four years coaching for West Mountain Racing, helping with the tutelage of U14 and U16 athletes at pre-season camps. Mencaccini speaks multiple languages, including his native Italian, English, Spanish, and some German. 


KervenChristopherAlpineHSChristopher Kerven
Alpine Skiing - Assistant Coach
Contact: karlsscm@clarkson.edu
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Christopher Kerven is entering his second season as the Alpine Skiing Assistant Coach in 2026. 

Kerven, a native of Sweden, joins Clarkson from Vermont State University-Castleton where he graduated with a Bachelor degree in Business Administration and Management while minoring in Economics, Finance and Marketing. Christopher was a four year member of the Spartan’s Alpine Skiing team and was named to the USCSA Scholar All-American Team during the 2021/2022 and 2023/2024 seasons. A three year captain, he finished sixth overall at the 2024 Nationals in Lake Placid while also helping his team to National Championship victories in 2022/2023 and 2023/2024. 

While at Castleton, Kerven was a President’s List recipient for three straight years and a Dean’s List recipient for one. Christopher brings experience as a coach with the West Mountain Ski Club at Sunday River in Maine while also having spent time as a conference and events coordinator.