BOZEMAN, Montana - Veronika Mayerhofer finished second in the women's 15-km classic to lead the Utah ski team on the final day of the Montana State Invitational. The Utes finished third overall in the team standings.
Mayerhofer's second-place finish marks her third podium in four races this year. Natalia Müller finished 11th while Anna-Lena Heynen placed 19th. Sloan Storey, who had finished in the top five in the first three races of the season, and Josefin Nilsson both did not finish.
"Although it would be sometimes much easier, I never wish I was an indoor athlete who doesn't have to care about weather at all," Mayerhofer said.