Silke Hynes
STOWE, VT. - Racing
resumed this weekend with the UVM winter carnival at the Trapp Family Lodge in
Stowe, VT. In a tightly contested series, it seems that home course advantage
helped the University of Vermont nordic team top rival Dartmouth College with
447 points and 427 points respectively. Rounding out the top three was the
University of New Hampshire who skied into third with 400 points.
The carnival
kicked off Friday with the men’s 10 km freestyle. Patrick Caldwell (DAR) defended
his freestyle leader bib in commanding style, beating second place Rogan Brown
(UVM) by more than a minute. Frederic Touchette of Laval finished third, ahead
of Akeo Maifeld-Carucci (HAR) and Raleigh Goessling (UNH). Strong skiing from
Fabian Stocek and Silas Talbot helped the Dartmouth men to secure the team win
for the day.
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| Winner Patrick Caldwell leads 5th place Raleigh Goessling in the men's 10 km skate. (Silke Hynes/EISA) |
The women’s
5 km freestyle kicked off as conditions warmed up and it proved to be Annika
Taylor’s (UNH) day to shine. After two second place finishes at the Bates
carnival last weekend, she stood atop the podium Friday, beating second place
Mary-Kate Cirelli (UVM) by almost 15 seconds. Heather Mooney (MID), who wore
the freestyle leader bib heading into the weekend, once again skied her way
onto the podium with a third place finish. Hallie Grossman (BAT) and Alayna
Sonnesyn (UVM) put in impressive races to round out the top five. Stephanie
Kirk put in a fast race in 7th to help the UVM women claim victory
on the day.
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| Mary-Kate Cirelli heads out on course in the women's 5 km skate. (Silke Hynes/EISA) |
Saturday’s
racing began with the men’s mass start 15 km classic, in much warmer conditions
than the previous Saturday’s competition. Patrick Caldwell (DAR) continued his winning
streak, and secured his classic leaders bib for another weekend. He skied into
first just ahead of Dartmouth teammate Silas Talbot. Tobias Trenkle (UVM) edged
out his teammate Jack Hegman by less than 2 seconds to take third place. Fabian
Stocek (DAR) filled out the UVM and Dartmouth dominated top 5. With three in
the top five, the Dartmouth men won the day.
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| Competitors head out on course for the men's 15 km classic mass start. (Silke Hynes/EISA) |
The weekend
wrapped up with the women’s 10 km classic mass start. Annika Taylor (UNH)
continued her winning weekend, skiing to her fourth podium of the season ahead
of UVM’s Mary-Kate Cirelli who once again finished second. Cory Stock (DAR)
finished third, followed by Heather Mooney (MID) and Hallie Grossman (BAT). Strong
skiing by Stephanie Kirk and Alayna Sonnesyn that helped to propel the UVM women
to a narrow 2 point win over the UNH women for the day.
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| Annika Taylor (UNH) celebrates victory as she crosses the line in the women's 10 km mass start classic. (Torin La Liberte/EISA) |
Complete
results can be found here.
The carnival
circuit will resume this Friday with a full weekend of classic racing at the Saint
Michael’s College Carnival in Huntington, VT.
