LAKE PLACID, N.Y. – The Castleton University women's alpine ski team concluded the 2022 season on Saturday, competing in the Dual Slalom team event at the 2022 USCSA National Championships at Whiteface.
 
The Spartans reached the podium with a third-place finish, finishing behind only Sierra Nevada University and Rocky Mountain College. After a first-round bye, Castleton topped Minnesota-Twin Cities 5-0. In the quarterfinals, the Spartans bested UConn 3-1. Castleton ran up against top-seeded Sierra Nevada in the semifinals, falling 3-0, but in the third-place race against the College of Idaho, Castleton came out on top 4-1 thanks to the team of Karoline Rettenbacher, Birgit Kinneberg, Deena Jacunski, Ashley LaCross and Lena Soehnle.
 
As a team, Castleton finished fourth overall in the week-long standings after losing a third-place tiebreaker to Babson by one total finish position. The Spartans were fourth in the GS and third in the SL.
 
The competition marked the final day of the 2022 USCSA National Championships, with the organization handing out final awards for All-Americans and Scholar All-Americans. Rettenbacher completed the week with Second Team honors in giant slalom, slalom and combined All-America accolades, making it 9-for-9 in her career earning the honors at the USCSA Nationals. Lena Soehnle was a First Team All-American in GS and a Second Team All-American combined. Soehnle finishes her career with four All-America accolades.
 
Four women on the Castleton team were named Scholar All-Americans, as Soehnle, Rettenbacher, Kinneberg and Tatiana Tobolka earned the accolade for their performance on the slope and in the classroom.