Fresh snow and cool temperatures set the scene for a great
day of racing on Saturday at the final day of the 2017 Dartmouth Carnival at
the Craftsbury Outdoor Center. For the men, a two lap, 10-kilometer course and
for the women, a one lap 5-kilometer course set the scene for the conclusion of
the fourth weekend of EISA racing. By the end of the day, it was Fabian Stocek
(Dartmouth) and Elizabeth Gill (New Hampshire) who skied ahead to take wins in
their respective races individually while it was the Williams men and the New
Hampshire women who earned team victories.
In the men’s race Stocek skied to his fifth individual EISA
victory of the season in 27:25, just seven seconds ahead of runner-up Eli
Honeig (Williams). Third place went to UNH’s Peter Holmes and fourth to Ian
Moore (Vermont). Williams skier Braden Becker placed fifth to notch his highest
career EISA finish.
Williams College continued their dominance of individual
distance racing, in the process tallying 115 points to runner-up Dartmouth’s
113. University of Vermont men placed third with 108 points.
Elizabeth Gill earned her second EISA victory and skied the
course in 15:32. Second place went to Abigail Drach (Dartmouth), third place
went to Alayna Sonnesyn (Vermont), and forth place was earned by Silje Wilson
(New Hampshire). The women’s top-five was rounded out by Sadie James (Bates)
with a career best fifth place finish.
The University of New Hampshire women completed their sweep
of this weekend’s races with a winning team score of 122 points. Dartmouth
College was second with 117 points and the University of Vermont was third with
100 points.
The EISA travels to the Middlebury Carnival in Rikert,
Vermont next Friday. Racers will compete in a classic team sprint and
individual skate mass start races.