GIRDWOOD, Alaska – Senior Sixtine Piccard and sophomore Jeger Halbjoerhus placed 19^th and 17^th respectively in the women's and men's giant slalom race Tuesday afternoon, to kick off the four-day competition slate in Girdwood at Aleyska Resort.
 
Piccard finished the race with a combined time of 1:39.68, posting the 15^th fastest second run in the field of 49.48. Halbjoerhus led the Pack men from the beginning, earning a first run effort of 46.64, the 10^th fastest run in the field. His second run of 48.24 ranked 22^nd overall in the field, leading him to a 19^th place finish.
 
The second highest finish for the Nevada women came from Georgie Sullivan, placing 23^rd with an overall combined time of 1:40.90. Elle Murphy finished ten places behind Sullivan in 33^rd with a 1:46.11, while Tiia Nurminen placed 36^th, with a time of 1:48.17. Honor Clissold posted a first run effort of 48.45, the 15^th fastest overall in the women's field.
 
Ibon Mintegui placed just outside the top 20, in 26^th place, with a time of 1:36.16. Iver Naess and Andreas Smith both put up first run efforts, Naess' 46.74 the 12^th fastest overall in the men's field, and Smith's 47.74 ranked 33^rd overall.
 
The Pack continue their run in Alaska with day one of the Rocky Mountain Intercollegiate Ski Association (RMISA) Championships, competing in giant slalom.
 
Live results can be found HERE
 
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Results (Nevada)
 
Women's giant slalom
19. Sixtine Piccard – 1:39.68
23. Georgie Sullivan – 1:40.90
33. Elle Murphy – 1:46.11
36. Tiia Nurminen – 1:48.17
 
Honor Clissold – Run 1: 48.45
                            Run 2: DNF
 
Men's giant slalom
17. Jeger Halbjoerhus – 1:34.88
26. Ibon Mintegui – 1:36.16
 
Iver Naess – Run 1: 46.74
                     Run 2: DNF
 
Andreas Smith – Run 1: 47.74
                            Run 2: DNS
 
Francesco Colombi – DNF
 
Team scores: 1. Utah, 499; 2. Denver, 407; 3. Colorado, 403; 4. Montana State, 351; 5. Alaska Anchorage, 348; 6. Alaska Fairbanks, 273; 7. Westminster, 170; 8. Colorado Mountain, 84; 9. Nevada, 74