Utes to comepte in Michelobo Invitational.
February 2, 1999
This Week: The Utes travel to Red River, New Mexico to compete in the New Mexico Michelobo Invitational. Competition begins on Feb. 5 with the Men's and Women's Giant Slalom, the Women's 5K Cross Country Skate, and the Men's 10K Cross Country Skate. Feb. 6 features the Men's and Women's Giant Slalom, the Women's 5K Classic Cross Country, and the Men's 10K Classic Cross Country. Teams competing in the Invitational are Denver, Colorado, New Mexico, Nevada-Reno, Western State, Montana State, and Utah. The races' start times are as follows.
Friday, Feb. 5 Women's/Men's Giant Slalom 9:45 a.m. Women's 5K Skate 10:00 a.m. Men's 10K Skate 11:00 a.m.Coaches Quotes: "We've had excellent training, but due to the makeup races scheduled on Feb. 20 and 21, there is a lot of anxiety about going into four weekends in a row of racing. We're all preparing for that mentally, physically, and academically. Most of all, we are ready to compete. The first Invitational was very typical. It definitely demonstrated how competitive the Western Region is going to be, and where we have to ski in order to be competitive. We're fired up for this weekend. We are anxious to get it going, and to see where we're at."Saturday, Feb. 6 Women's 5K Classical/Pursuit 9:30 a.m. Men's/Women's Giant Slalom 9:45 a.m. Men's 10K Classical/Pursuit 10:30 a.m.
-Cross Country Coach Kevin Sweeney
Previously: The Utes have had been off for two weeks. The last competition for the alpine team was on Jan. 16 and 17 at the Utah Invitational. There was no cross country competition at the Invitational, so the nordic team hasn't raced since Jan. 8 and 9 at the season opener hosted by Montana State University. The Cross Country races from the Utah Invitational have been postponed until Feb. 20 and 21.
