Mühlen-Schulte, along with teammates Åge Solheim and Riley Seger, racked-up 66 points to capture the men's slalom. And, combined with its 81 points in giant slalom, the Bobcat alpine squad edged out Utah (147-143) for best performance on the men's side at the NCAA meet.
Mühlen-Schulte had a consistent two-run time of 1:30.7, while Solheim collected his second All-America accolade placing eighth behind the fourth fastest opening run to post 1:30.57. Riley Seger finished 17th in 1:31.46.
"The guys were so impressive," said MSU Alpine head coach Kevin Francis. "It was tough. There was so much attrition, so many hikers and people making big mistakes and we came down and skied super solid. Louis and Åge probably could've skied faster but they took care of business and stayed on course and put themselves in a good place. It's pretty cool to see the guys place first overall at the NCAAs."
Vermont's Mathias Tefre won the slalom title in 1:29.09.
Freshman Kristiane Bekkestad paced the MSU women's contingent finishing ninth with a two-run total of 1:42.10, while Nellie Talbot placed 23rd in 1:48.80.
"Bekkestad knew she could do better, so she's a little disappointed," Francis said. "Certainly today, a top ten was not easy to accomplish so I have to give her a ton of credit. It's her first NCAAs and she had two great results and she's got three years left."
Sophomore Tegan Wold, who was the Rocky Mountain Intercollegiate Ski Association slalom champion and the RMISA slalom MVP, had a tough opening run, hitting a hole two-thirds down the course, putting her 32nd after the opening run. The Vail, Colo., showed her moxie in the second run posting the fastest time in 47.95, 1.35-seconds faster than any competitor. Wold finished 29th in 2:37.53.
"For Tegan, a big hole developed right before she went," Francis said. "The girl ahead of her crashed, and then Tegan crashed before they were able to get a rake on it. She had a great run going and she would've been solidly top ten.
"But credit to her, she got to go down again and showed everyone how to do it," Francis added.
Denver's Amelia Smart won the women's slalom crown in 1:38.90.
Utah remained atop the team standings with 425 points. The Utes are followed in the top 10 by Colorado 372.5, Denver 344, MSU 311.5, Vermont 297, Alaska Anchorage 262, Westminster 210, New Hampshire 171, Plymouth State 131, and Boston College 118.
The NCAA Skiing Championship will conclude on Saturday with the Nordic freestyle races.
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