LAKE PLACID, N.Y. – The Castleton University women's alpine ski team returned to the podium at the USCSA National Championships Thursday afternoon, placing third in the slalom at Whiteface Mountain.
 
The Spartans clocked in with a team time of 5:06.52 for the bronze-medal position, leading fourth-place Babson by three seconds. Sierra Nevada University ran away with first place, while Rocky Mountain College finished second.
 
Karoline Rettenbacher finished seventh overall, posting a time of 1:40.01. Her first run was 46.94, while her second run was 53.07. Deena Jacunski was the Spartans' second finisher in 16th place, clocking in at 1:42.84. She was 24th after the first run with a 50.33, but laid down the 12th-best second run to move up eight spots on the leaderboard. Birgit Kinneberg was not far behind in 19th place, clocking in at 49.82-53.85—1:43.67. Lena Soehnle rounded out the Spartans' finishers in 24th place, though her time of 1:44.27 did not factor into the team scoring.
 
Rettenbacher earned her eighth All-America accolade for her career, placing inside the top-15 in the slalom.
 
Castleton competes in the Dual Slalom team event on Saturday to conclude the 2022 season.