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Events and Results

Straume at USCSA Nationals '25

Rocky Men’s Ski Earns Dramatic Victory in the Slalom and Combined Alpine to Wrap Up Competition at the USCSA National Championships

3/13/2026 11:48:00 PM

LAKE PLACID, N.Y.- For the second straight season, Rocky Men's Ski earned a Combined Alpine National Championship after winning the Slalom by .01 seconds on Friday. 

The Battlin' Bears earned a second-place finish in the Giant Slalom earlier in the week, totaling three place points to take an overall victory, sweeping the alpine competitions between the men and women. 

Men's Slalom Results 

A pair of Battlin' Bears earned First Team All-American honors to lead Rocky to a team victory, as Jules Clerice finished second overall with a total time of 1:30.98, while Fredrik Straume followed in third with a total time of 1:31.06. Aksel Stromberg rounded out the Battlin' Bears scorers and competitors in 16th place with a total time of 1:34.50. 

The Rocky men edged out Babson College by .01 seconds, totaling a team time of 4:36.54 to win the team title in the Men's Slalom. 

Men's Combined Alpine Results

Rocky secured their second consecutive team title in the Combined Alpine, beating runner-ups Babson College by two points. Jules Clerice earned First Team All-American honors in the Combined Alpine, placing second overall with 25.58 race points. Fredrik Straume also earned First Team honors, placing fifth with 38.94 points. 

Aksel Stromberg earned Second Team All-American honors, taking 15th overall with 115.47 points.

Women's Slopestyle Results (Thursday)

The Battlin' Bears earned fifth place overall as a team in the Slopestyle event, which took place on Thursday. 

Courtney Bumpers earned her second All-American honor in freeski, taking seventh overall with a finals score of 69.67 and earning Second Team All-American honors. Sara Akerstrom finished 12th overall with a finals score of 34. Malia Grantor placed 16th overall following a qualifying score of 38. 

Championship Wrap Up

Rocky Ski totaled six Team National Championships, two individual National Champions, and 22 All-American awards in another decorated season for Rocky Mountain College Ski Racing. 
 
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