Pinedale Wranglers Alpine Ski Team has strong season start at Laramie ski meet
by Jeff Wohl
January 27, 2026
The Pinedale Wrangler Alpine Ski Team competed at a ski meet in Laramie on Friday and Saturday, January 23 and 24, 2026.
The women’s varsity team came out of gate winning the Slalom event for the day with 54 points over Cody’s 52. This effort was led by Ellie Tolson with a 5th place finish, Ivy Ward 6th, Adison Davis 8th, Charlie Irrgang 9th, Roxy Melenkovich 13th.
Garret Saunders started the meet by winning the first run of Slalom, but had a mistake in the second run which moved him back. Dune McCartney had two consistent runs and finished 5th. Grant Carter skied well to 7th.
Slater Bell won the Men’s Junior Varsity Slalom and Nora Davis came in third for Women’s JV.
On the second day, the team raced the Giant Slalom, an event with more speed and larger turns. For the men, McCartney and Saunders laid down good runs finishing fourth and fifth. On the women's side, there were solid performances, but they slipped back in the overall standings. Braxton Hanson skied a career best getting 3rd for Men’s JV.
Coaches Wohl and Williams are extremely pleased with how this team is skiing. Wohl said, "We know that all our athletes skied well, and can do better when we can get more finishes. Both girls and boys varsity teams have the ability to win meets. This is really a great start for the season. We also have a lot of depth on our men’s junior varsity side, which shows a lot of promise for future races."
Results:
Team points:
Overall:
1st: Jackson 154 points
2nd: Pinedale 143 points
3rd: Cody 140 points
4th: Natrona 135 points
5th: Laramie 74 points
6th: Kelly Walsh 37 points
By Gender:
Men's
1st: Jackson 128 Points
2nd: Pinedale 61 Points
3rd: Natrona 44 Points
4th: Cody 41 Points
5th: Laramie 38 Points
6th: Kelly Walsh 29 Points
Women's
1st: Cody 99 Points
2nd: Natrona 91 Points
3rd: Pinedale 82 Points
4th: Laramie 36 Points
5th: Jackson 26 Points
6th: Kelly Walsh 8 Points
Day 1 Slalom
Varsity Women
Ellie Tolson 5th
Ivy Ward 6th
Adison Davis 8th
Charlie Irrgang 9th
Roxy Melenkovich 13
Varsity Mens
Dune McCartney 5th
Grant Cater 7th
Garrett Saunders 20th
Finn McGuire 21st
Tristan Robertson DNF
JV Women
Nora Davis 3rd
JV Men
Slater Bell 1st
Cade Filkins 4th
Arlo Swenson 9th
Tucker Filkins 19th
Braxton Hanson DNF
Day 2 Giant Slalom
Varsity Women
Ellie Tolson 6th
Roxy Melenkovich 9th
Charlie Irrgang 16th
Ivy Ward 17th
Adison Davis 22nd
Varsity Mens
Dune McCartney 4th
Garrett Saunders 5th
Grant Cater 7th
Slater Bell DSQ
Tristan Robertson 19th
JV Women
Nora Davis DSQ
JV Men
Braxton Hanson 3rd
Slater Bell 1st
Cade Filkins 8th
Tate Williams 9th
Finn McGuire 13
Tucker Filkins 17th
Braxton Hanson DNF
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