The Hobart Alpine skiing team was back on the slopes this weekend, Jan. 25-26, as they competed in week 2 of its USCSA season. The Statesmen finished first in both the slalom and giant slalom and currently sits in first place in the Mideast Conference standings.
 
Saturday's slalom race, which included 66 racers, saw three Statesmen finish in the top 10. First-year Will Patton took first place, finishing with a combined time of 1:28.34. Sophomore Ethan Hine finished in fourth place with a combined race time of 1:31.35, and junior Jack Ross rounded out the top three Statesmen with a seventh-place finish and a combined time of 1:33.55. Hobart dominated the slalom race, finishing in first place more than nine seconds ahead of runner-up Cornell.
 
In Sunday's giant slalom race, four Statesmen finished in the top 20 to propel them to a first-place finish. Patton continued his success, winning with a combined time of 1:40.34. Ross was in fourth with a time of 1:43.08. First-year Jake Labanowski finished in 14th with a time of 1:46.14, and junior John Meagher posted a time of 1:47.21 to come in 19th place.
 
SLALOM TIMES:

• Will Patton- 1:28.34 (1)
• Ethan Hine- 1:31.35 (4)
• Jack Ross- 1:33.55 (7)
• John Meagher- 1:38.79 (19)
• Jake Labanowski- 1:39.75 (22)
• Rex Eidlin- 1:43.04 (29)
• Chas Doerflinger- 1:49.00 (38)
• John Haggerty- 1:51.41 (44)

 
GIANT SLALOM TIMES:

• Will Patton- 1:40.34 (1)
• Jack Ross- 1:43.08 (4)
• Jake Labanowski- 1:46.14 (14)
• John Meagher- 1:47.21 (19)
• Rex Eidlin- 1:50.48 (28)
• Ethan Hine- 1:51.53 (30)
• RT Steinman- 1:52.51 (32)
• Johnny Haggerty- 1:54.71 (36)
• Timothy McKeever- 1:56.03 (39)

 
UP NEXT:
The Statesmen will be back in action Feb. 1-2, racing on Bristol Mountain. The giant slalom is set to begin at 9 a.m. on Saturday and the slalom on Sunday at 9 a.m.