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Two for Two, Dartmouth takes St. Michael’s Carnival
Huntington, VT: Yet again Dartmouth takes a carnival with the University of Vermont and the University of New Hampshire taking second and third respectively.
This was one of the days that makes ski racing a joy to watch. The sun was out, temperatures were warm, and smiles and laughter were plentiful. At the Nordic race conditions were fast and stable allowing Sleepy Hollow to give the racers some of the best race conditions they’ve seen this season.
Over at Smuggler’s Notch, the Alpine Slalom saw the University of Vermont’s Megan Ryley (1:43.99) take top honors again but this time she was followed by St. Lawrence’s Ashley-Kate Durham (1:45.27) and Willaims’ Laurel Carter (1:45.63). For the men David Donaldson (1:32.89) took back his regular first spot on the podium trailed by Middlebury’s Bobby Poehling (1:34.00) in second and Colby’s Vincent Lebrun-Fortin (1:34.32) who took third.
At Sleepy Hollow the event de jour was the team 3x3 relay which featured each member of the three person teams completing three one kilometer loops, except that after each loop they tagged their team mate. The result was a delight to watch as each team strove to outdo the other. For the men, the race for first soon became a battle royale between Middlebury and Dartmouth. Yet in the end Middlebury’s team of Graham Egan, Chase Marston, and Douglas Debold gained a win with an overall time of 30 minutes and 51 seconds. Following in second was the Dartmouth trio of Patrick O’Brien, Gordon Vermeer, and Nils Koons who chalked up a time of 31 minutes and three seconds. Coming in third place was St. Lawrence’s group of Zachary Wetherell, Benjamin Knowles, and Eric Wolcott with a total time of 31 minutes and 19 seconds.
The Women proved no less exciting with Dartmouth’s Stephanie Crocker blasting to the lead right out of the start. Her teammates, Erika Flowers and Katie Bono, never looked back and continued to lengthen the gap until they posted a time of 37 minutes and 22 seconds. Middlebury accelerated their pace dramatically in the second half garnering second place. The team was composed of Lauren Fritz, Corinne Prevot, and Keely Levins and posted a time of 37 minutes and 51 seconds. Rounding out the top three was the University of Vermont’s trio of Caitlin Curran, Jane McClelland, and Jennie Bender who totaled 38 minutes and two seconds.
Total team results were as they were at the last carnival with Dartmouth trumping 855 points, the University of Vermont 784 points, and the University of New Hampshire 765 points. However, with Middlebury posting a 742 point total, second and third place shows increased potential to change up in the future.
Join us in two weeks at the University of Vermont Carnival, held at the Trapp Family Lodge and Stowe Mountain in Vermont, to see if there is indeed any change up.
Dartmouth Women's Nordic Sprint Team
Middlebury Men's Nordic Sprint Team