Stroem Second As Buffs Move Into Tie For Lead At Utah Invitational

Mads Stroem hit the podium for the 17th time in 21 career races Sunday. By Brooke Fredrickson, Utah AthleticsMIDWAY, Utah – Junior Mads Stroem finished second in the men’s 10K freestyle race and the University of Colorado moved into a tie with Denver with six of eight events now complete in the Utah Invitational, held Sunday here at historic Soldier Hollow Resort.

The meet is nowhere near wrapped up for either Colorado or Denver, however, as host Utah entered the mix and is now just six points behind the leaders. The Buffs and Pioneers are both sitting with 454 points while Utah has 448. The Utes took about 40 points off the lead the both CU and DU has built after the alpine portion of the…