LAKE PLACID, N.Y. – The final day of competition at the NCAA Championships for sophomore Iver Walday Naess concludes with his 18^th place finish out of 31 competitors in the slalom event, putting 13 points on the scoreboard for Nevada this afternoon in Lake Placid.
 
"I'm very proud of Iver and the entire team this season," said head coach Mihaela Kosi. "His 18^th place finish at the NCAA Championships is a great result and a solid comeback to division one skiing."
 
It was an early start for Walday Naess, with competition starting at 9:00 a.m. EST. After the first run (55.77), Walday Naess was ranked 28^th overall going into the second run of the day, which would happen three hours later. On the second run, Walday Naess posted a 56.13, marking the second fastest run in the field, helping him move up in the ranks to finish 18^th with an overall combined time of 1:51.90.
 
Through the two days of alpine action, Walday Naess scored a total of 21 points for Nevada, finishing the week in 18th place. 

The Pack will look to finish off the season competing next in the WRC Elite Spring Series, hosted at Palisades Tahoe Resort from April 5-11.

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Results (Nevada)
Slalom
18. Iver Walday Naess – 1:51.90
 
Team Scores (After the conclusion of Slalom) 
1. Utah, 358
2. Colorado, 356.5 
3. Denver, 346.5 
4. Montana State, 243 
5. Vermont, 239
6. Westminster, 225 
7. Dartmouth, 204.5
8. New Hampshire, 174
9. Alaska Fairbanks, 150 
10. Middlebury, 146
11. St. Michael's, 145 
12. Alaska Anchorage, 112
13. Plymouth State, 104 
14. Michigan Tech, 60 
15. Colby, 46
16. Harvard, 27
17. St. Lawrence, 26 
18. Nevada, 21 
19. Northern Michigan, 8.5
20. Bowdoin
     St. Scholastica
     Williams, 0