MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. -- The College of St. Scholastica men's nordic ski team placed fourth at the CCSA Conference Championships over the weekend, finishing with 53 team points.

Northern Michigan claimed the team title with 106 points, followed by Michigan Tech with 100. UW-Green Bay placed third with 60 points.

10K Classic Mass Start

In Saturday's classic race, Alexander Bertonneau (Frisco, CO/Summit HS) led the Saints with a sixth-place finish among CCSA skiers, crossing in 25:53.1. He trailed only three Michigan Tech skiers and two from Northern Michigan in the conference field.

Max Rogers (Moorhead, MN/Moorhead HS) placed ninth among CCSA competitors, finishing in 26:47.2.

The remainder of the Saints' CCSA placements were:

• Kaden Hacker (Sussex, WI/Home School) – 12th

• Jakob Craig (Tomahawk, WI/Lakeland Union High School) – 13th

• Jack Malec (Minnetonka, MN/Minnetonka HS) – 14th

• Jonathan Saldin – 16th

• Kai Donnelly (Burlington, VT/Burlington High School) – 17th

• Trygve Rux (Moorhead, MN/Moorhead HS) – 18th

• Sam Haynes (Breckenridge, CO/Summit HS) – 19th

• Benjamin Masica – 21st

• Elliott Oberton – 22nd

• Cale Prosen (Cloquet, MN/Cloquet HS) – 23rd

• Owen Wooller (Anchorage, AK/West Vally HS) – 24th

• Eli Olson (Ely HS/Ely, MN) – 25th

Bertonneau's top-six conference finish paced the Saints in the opening race.

10K Freestyle Individual Start

On Sunday in the freestyle race, Bertonneau again led St. Scholastica, placing seventh among CCSA skiers with a time of 22:48.2.

Rogers followed with a 10th-place CCSA finish, while Kaden Hacker (Sussex, WI/Home School) was 11th and Jakob Craig (Tomahawk, WI/Lakeland Union High School) 12th among conference racers.

Additional CCSA finishes for the Saints included:

• Jonathan Saldin – 14th

• Jack Malec (Minnetonka, MN/Minnetonka HS) – 15th

• Sam Haynes (Breckenridge, CO/Summit HS) – 16th

• Kai Donnelly (Burlington, VT/Burlington High School) – 17th

• Trygve Rux (Moorhead, MN/Moorhead HS) – 18th

• Benjamin Masica – 19th

• Owen Wooller (Anchorage, AK/West Vally HS) – 20th

• Elliott Oberton – 21st

• Eli Olson (Ely HS/Ely, MN) – 22nd

• Cale Prosen (Cloquet, MN/Cloquet HS) – 23rd

Regional Points Outlook

Following the weekend, Bertonneau sits as St. Scholastica's highest-ranked skier in the CCSA Regional Qualifying Points standings, currently tied for 11th overall with 81 total points. While no Saints are presently in a qualifying position for NCAA Regionals, Bertonneau leads the program in the conference points race heading into the final stretch of the season. For the full qualifying position breakdown of CCSA men's skiers, click here.

Across both races, the Saints placed multiple skiers inside the top half of the CCSA field, highlighted by Bertonneau's pair of top-seven conference finishes to close out the championship weekend.