Taylor Voigt held off Hill-Murray teammate Kate Reardon and defending champion Vivien Pihlstrom of Blake to win the girls Alpine Skiing individual state championship Tuesday at Giants Ridge in Biwabik.
Voigt finished with a combined time of 1 minute, 15.09 seconds to win her second state title. She won her first title in 2023 as a freshman. She fell in last year’s section tournament and did not advance to the state meet.
Voigt led after the first run with a time of 37.70 seconds on the Helsinki Course. Pihlstrom took the lead with a time of 37.56 seconds on her second run, and Reardon, who also fell in the section tournament last year, moved into second with a time of 37.96 seconds.
On her second run, Voigt finished with a time of 37.39 seconds.
“[Kate and I] both went through struggles last year [experiencing] the exact same thing,” Voigt said. “It made us very close. Our competition against each other is what drives us both to be fast. [Kate] was super fast this year and even Vivien Pihlstrom was super fast. I knew it wasn’t going to be an easy task to win.”
Pihlstrom finished second with a combined time of 1:15.48, while Reardon took third with a time of 1:15.83.
“I didn’t know how [Kate and Vivien] ended up placing. My goal was just to do my best,” Voigt said. “I knew I had to lay it down in order to win and have a really clean run.”
Hill-Murray claimed the girls team title with 179 points. Minnetonka finished second with 150 points and Prior Lake/Farmington was third with 140.