NEDERLAND, Colo. – Nevada skiing finishes day one of the Spencer James Nelson Memorial Thursday with Iver Naess highlighting the day with a top-25 finish in the men's giant slalom.
 
Naess earned an overall time of 1:41.83, putting him in 24^th place, after ranking 23^rd at the conclusion of his first run (50.10). The next highest finisher on the men's side, Ibon Mintegui, placed 34^th with a combined overall time of 1:43.13. Jeger Halbjoerhus and Francesco Colombi each competed in the first run, Halbjoerhus with an effort of 51.38 and Colombi with a 52.17.
 
On the women's side, Honor Clissold saw the highest finish for Nevada, in 42^nd place with a combined overall time of 1:50.89. Not far behind, Georgie Sullivan and Sixtine Piccard finished 48^th (1:51.42) and 49^th (1:51.73) respectively, while Elle Murphy and Tiia Nurminen rounded out the field in 59^th and 60^th.
 
The Pack continues competition tomorrow for day two of the invitational, before traveling to Minturn, Colorado to compete in the Denver Invitational Saturday, February 11 and Sunday, February 12. The women's first run of giant slalom will begin tomorrow at 7:10 a.m. PST, with the men following shortly after for their first run in giant slalom at 8:30 a.m. PST.
 
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Results (Nevada)
 
Women's giant slalom
42. Honor Clissold – 1:50.89
48. Georgie Sullivan – 1:51.42
49. Sixtine Piccard – 1:51.73
59. Elle Murphy – 1:55.45
60. Tiia Nurminen – 1:56.83
 
Men's giant slalom
24. Iver Naess – 1:41.83
34. Ibon Mintegui – 1:43.13
 
Jeger Halbjoerhus – Run 1: 51.38
                                 Run 2: DNS
Francesco Colombi – Run 1: 52.17
                                   Run 2: DNF
 
Andreas Smith – DNF
 
Ulrik Danielsen – DNF

Team Scores: 1. Colorado 522; 2. Utah 472; 3. Denver 398; 4. Montana State 371. 5. Alaska Anchorage 280; 6. Alaska Fairbanks 231; 7. Westminster 131; 8. Nevada 58; 9. Colorado Mountain College 51; 10. Wyoming 30