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| Hig Roberts of Middlebury College, skis during the second run of the men's giant slalom at Jiminy Peak on February 15, 2014 in Hancock, MA. (Dustin Satloff/EISA) |
HANCOCK, MA. - The University of Vermont won its fifth carnival of the
season on Saturday, February 15, 2014 in Hancock, Massachusetts. UVM amassed 249 points in the Williams
Carnival giant slalom to help grow their lead over Dartmouth College to 136
points after Saturday’s events. Vermont
placed two men and two women on the podium.
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| Kristina Riis-Johannessen of the University of Vermont, skis during the second run of the women's giant slalom at Jiminy Peak on February 15, 2014 in Hancock, MA. (Dustin Satloff/EISA) |
Kate Ryley picked up her seventh individual victory and
tenth podium appearance of the season in ten races. Kristina Riis-Johannessen finished in second
place thanks to the fastest second run time of the day. Elise Tefre was once again UVM’s third point
scorer, and she finished in 16th place. Ryley, who has been training hard and growing
her confidence in giant slalom has seen her work pay off. “I treat every run [in training] like a
race,” Ryley said. What she’s doing
seems to be working; she has won each of the first five giant slaloms of the
EISA carnival season.
Although the individual winner was not from UVM, UVM’s men
took home the team win, outscoring Middlebury 129-119. Kevin Drury had his second straight second
place finish. Travis Dawson also had his
second podium finish of the weekend, taking third once again, this time in the
giant slalom. Dom Garand was the team’s third point scorer, finishing in sixth.
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| Kevin Drury of the University of Vermont, skis during the second run of the men's giant slalom at Jiminy Peak on February 15, 2014 in Hancock, MA. (Dustin Satloff/EISA) |
Middlebury’s men had a strong showing, and challenged Vermont’s
team score. Hig Roberts took his second
victory of the season and his fifth podium appearance. Chris McKenna finished in fifth for
Middlebury, his fifth top 5 finish of the season. “I love this hill,” Roberts said. “I love
steeps. I stuck to the basics, calmed
myself down, and it worked out.” Nick Bailey was Middlebury’s third finisher
who finished in 10th place. “We’re
at the point in the year where there’s really only a couple of days of training
between weeks, so keeping really focused is important,” Roberts explained. For the women, Yina Moe-Lange was the first
finisher, taking eighth place. She has
finished in the top 10 in four of the first five giant slaloms. Elle Gilbert took 15th and Kara
Shaw finished in 26th position.
Middlebury’s women sit in fifth place in scoring over the last two
weekends, which is below their normal production.
Dartmouth once again finished in second, but their men
struggled in the giant slalom on Saturday.
Dartmouth’s men scored 66 points, and finished in sixth place as a
team. Dartmouth’s best finisher for the
men was Dylan Brooks, who finished in 18th place. Ben Morse took 22nd,
and Sam Macomber finished in 34th position. Dartmouth’s women
performed much better than the men, however.
Dartmouth had two women finish in the top 10. Lizzie Kistler led the scoring, finishing in
fourth place, and Abby Fucigna used a very strong second run to bring herself
from 13th place back into sixth.
Maisie Ide was Dartmouth’s third point-scorer, finishing in 12th
place.
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| Lizzie Kistler of Dartmouth College, skis during the second run of the women's giant slalom at Jiminy Peak on February 15, 2014 in Hancock, MA. (Dustin Satloff/EISA) |
Colby College finished in fourth overall at the Williams
Carnival, matching last week’s finish; their best carnival performance in
several seasons. Michael Boardman was
Colby’s first finisher. “I wasn't
expecting a whole lot coming into this season,” Boardman explained, “so
something like this is awesome. I was
super psyched with the finish.” Boardman
earned his first career top 10 finish, taking sixth place. “[this] was the first time I’ve ever been so
deep into the flip, so I was really excited to be up there with the older,
faster guys,” Boardman added. Jim Ryan
was Colby’s second point-scorer, finishing in the 26th position. Kieran Adams also scored for Colby, finishing
in 31st; it was the first time he has earned team carnival points in
his career. Colby’s women once again
were strong. Jeanne Barthold led Colby’s
scoring, picking up her fourth top 10 GS finish of the season with a ninth
place finish. Mardi Haskell finished in
14th, and Brittney Ziebell took 18th place. Colby’s women finished in third as a team, 26
points behind second place Dartmouth.
Williams had their best carnival finish of the season. At the conclusion of Saturday’s races,
Williams was in fifth place, only 1 point behind fourth place Colby. Shannon Campbell has continued to have a
solid year, picking up her ninth top 10 finish in 10 races this season. Campbell, who finished in fifth on Saturday,
was Williams’ first point-scorer. Sarah
Cottrill also was able to crack the top 10 finishing in 10th place for
the Ephs. For the men, Williams was able
to place two skiers in the top 20.
Carson Houle finished in 12th, the best finish of his career,
and Matthew Reese Davies finished in 18th place. Dylan Thomas was the third point-scorer for
the men, finishing in 27th position.
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| Allison Visconti of St. Lawrence University, skis during the second run of the women's giant slalom at Jiminy Peak on February 15, 2014 in Hancock, MA. (Dustin Satloff/EISA) |
Allison Visconti reached the podium for the first time this
season, finishing in third for Saint Lawrence.
Saint Lawrence finished in ninth overall at the Williams Carnival. Max Martin grabbed a fourth-place finish in the
men’s giant slalom for Plymouth State.
It was the best finish of his career.
Plymouth State finished in 12th out of 15 schools
overall.
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| Max Martin of Plymouth State University, skis during the second run of the men's giant slalom at Jiminy Peak on February 15, 2014 in Hancock, MA. (Dustin Satloff/EISA) |
