CU skiing: Mads Stroem 2nd, Buffs share lead at Utah Invite

Mads Stroem finished second in the men's 10K freestyle race, and Colorado moved into a tie for first with Denver with two events left at the Utah Invitational, held Sunday here at historic Soldier Hollow Resort.

The Buffs and Pioneers are both sitting with 454 points, while Utah sits in third with 448.

Montana State (355) and New Mexico (351) are battling it out for fifth place, while Alaska Anchroage (281) moved into sixth place ahead of associate member Westminster (258). Colorado Mountain College (73) rounds out the team scoring.

"The conditions were great today," CU Nordic coach Bruce Cranmer said. "We weren't thrilled with our results, but it wasn't desperately bad. We were a fraction…