February 2, 2008

Williams Places Fifth in University of Vermont Carnival


University of Vermont Carnival

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Williams Men Nordic 

Williams Women Nordic 

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 Complete results for all EISA events here

1. MIDDLEBURY COLLEGE MID 628.0
2. UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT UVM 624.5
3. DARTMOUTH COLLEGE DAR 604.0
4. UNIV OF NEW HAMPSHIRE UNH 513.0
5. WILLIAMS COLLEGE WIL 485.5
6. COLBY COLLEGE CBC 446.0
7. BATES COLLEGE BAT 392.0
8. ST LAWRENCE UNIVERSITY SLU 324.0
9. HARVARD UNIVERSITY HAR 180.0
10. ST MICHAELS COLLEGE SMC 161.0
11. BOWDOIN COLLEGE BOW 91.0

Stowe, VT - The Williams College ski team placed fifth overall with a team score of 485.5 after the second day of the University of Vermont carnival.

Senior Charles Christianson, captain for the Alpine team, won the men's slalom race today, placing sixth in his first run with a time of 45.66 and then coming back with a really strong second run of 44.14. It was his first double win after placing first in yesterday's giant slalom race as well. Tavis Moonan, senior, also finished high in today's slalom race, tying for fifth place after finishing in 50th place with his first run of 47.29 and then an impressive second run of 45.02. Evan Barrett, senior, placed 30th in the slalom race with a first run of 49.58 and a second run of 1:09.24. Ephs took third place in the men's slalom race with a team score of 69.5 points.

Top finisher for the women's alpine team was Jennah Durham, junior, who placed tenth in the slalom race with a first run of 51.40 and a second run time of 53.55. Emily Porter, sophomore, placed 14th with a first run of 54.05 and a second run of 52.08. Overall, the team placed seventh in the slalom with a team score of 45 points.

Christianson commented on the rough weather conditions and icy snow but was proud of the team's strong showing, "It was very exciting to see such strong performances and we are very happy to be going to Dartmouth next weekend with good skiing under our belts."

The Nordic team had their freestyle sprints today and on the men's side team captain Sam Kapala, junior, was the top finisher, placing 17th with a run time of 2:55.39. Freshman Keith Kantack placed 21st with a race time of 2:56.96 while Caleb Lucy, freshman, placed 22nd with a time of 2:57.24. Freshman Evan Dethier tied for 24th place with a time of 2:57.56. Solid performances on the men's team secured fourth place in the freestyle race for the Ephs with a team score of 62 points.

The women's Nordic team placed fifth overall in the freestyle race with a team score of 68 points. Sophomore Alice Nelson finished in 13th place with a race time of 3:28.05. Kirsten Johnson, freshman, placed 21st in the race with a time of 3:33.64. Alessandra DeMarchis, sophomore, placed 27th with a race time of 3:37.48 while junior Liz Kantack followed close behind, placing 28th with a time of 3:38.79.

The next carnival for the Ephs is hosted by Dartmouth College and will be held on February 8th and 9th in Hanover, New Hampshire. Events will begin February 8th, Friday, at 9:30am with the first run of the women's giant slalom.

 
Senior Charles Christianson won both slalom events
photo by Kris Dobie


WOMEN'S SLALOM
1) MID 85.0 2) UNH 82.0 3) UVM 78.0 4) DAR 72.0 5) BAT 55.0 6) CBC 46.0
7) WIL 45.0 8) SLU 37.0 9) SMC 32.0 10) HAR 19.0

MEN'S SLALOM
1) UVM 89.5 2) MID 78.0 3) WIL 69.5 4) BAT 59.0 5) UNH 53.0 6) CBC 45.0
7) DAR 44.0 8) SMC 42.0 9) SLU 41.0 10) HAR 25.0

WOMEN'S FREESTYLE SPRINTS
1) DAR 96.0 2) MID 77.0 3) UVM 75.0 4) UNH 71.0 5) WIL 68.0 6) BAT 53.0
7) HAR 37.0 8) SLU 36.0 9) CBC 25.0 10) BOW 17.0 11) SMC 6.0

MEN'S FREESTYLE SPRINTS
1) CBC 87.0 2) DAR 84.0 3) MID 75.0 4) WIL 62.0 5) UNH 60.0 6) UVM 58.0
7) BAT 45.0 8) SLU 33.0 9) BOW 33.0 10) HAR 18.0 11) SMC 5.0

Men's Slalom Complete Results 

Women's Slalom Complete Results 

Men's Freestyle Sprints Complete Results

Women's Freestyle Sprints Complete Results