April 21, 2009
Seniors Ben Horwitz and Liz Kantack named Frank Deford Award winners
Sam Flood '83, Coordinating Producer of Sports at NBC, presented the 20th Frank Deford Award to seniors Ben Horwitz and Liz Kantack. This marks the 20th year the award has been presented.
March 14, 2009
Williams Takes 14th Place at NCAA Championship
RUMFORD, Me. – Dimitri Luthi ’12 capped his season with a 33rd place finish in the men’s 20K mass start freestyle race. With only one nordic skier scoring points for the Ephs, Williams moved to 14th place in the final day of the NCAA Championships.
March 13, 2009
Williams Moves To 12th after Day 2 at NCAAs
BETHEL, Me. – Eric Mann ’09 netted the top finish of the day, placing 14th in the slalom at Sunday River, to lead the Ephs one spot forward into 12th place. The Ephs still remain sixth among schools from the EISA conference.
March 12, 2009
Williams 13th After Day 1 of NCAAs, Mann 4th in GS
BETHEL/RUMFORD, Me. – Senior Eric Mann placed fourth in the giant slalom, earning All-American honors for the third time in his career, and leading Williams to 13th place in the first day of racing at the NCAA Championships.
March 11, 2009
NCAA Giant Slalom Rescheduled for Thursday
BETHEL, Maine -- Due to harsh weather conditions, the men's and women's giant slalom competition at the NCAA Skiing Championships has been canceled for today and has been rescheduled for the same time tomorrow.
March 9, 2009
Ski Team Sends Four to NCAAs, Two Named All-East, Ten Named to NSCA All-Academic Team
Williams College will send four student-athletes to the NCAA National Collegiate Men’s and Women’s Skiing Championships hosted by Bates College, to be held March 11—14 at Sunday River and Black Mountain in Bethel and Rumford, Maine.
March 1, 2009
Day 3 - Alpine Skiers Use Two Top-Ten Finishes to Move Ski Team Into Sixth
CARRABASSETT VALLEY, ME – The alpine team, on the strength of two top ten results by Eric Mann ’09 and Laurel Carter ’12, moved into sixth place in the final day of racing at the EISA Championships hosted by Colby College.
February 28, 2009
Day 2 - Williams Holds in Seventh Place at EISA Championships
CARRABASSETT VALLEY, ME – With icy conditions forcing the postponement of the giant slalom until Sunday, the team score was held in place today by the nordic team in the 15K/20K mass start freestyle races.
February 27, 2009
Day 1 - Williams in Seventh at EISA Championships
CARRABASSETT VALLEY, ME – A day of unusual weather and warm temperatures marked day one at the Colby Carnival, where the Williams ski team had a tough start, currently in seventh place going into the final day of racing on Saturday.
February 21, 2009
Day 2 - Mann wins GS, Men's Relay Third at Middlebury
MIDDLEBURY, VT – The Williams ski team ended the Middlebury Carnival on a high note, with senior Eric Mann winning the GS and the men’s nordic team taking third place in the 3 x 5K relay. The team moved into fifth place overall.
February 20, 2009
Day 1 - Ski Team Sits in Sixth at Middlebury
MIDDLEBURY, VT – The ski team sits in sixth place after day one of the Middlebury Carnival after the completion of the classic technique and slalom races this afternoon. The Ephs are six points behind fifth place Colby College.
February 14, 2009
Day 2 - Williams Remains in Fifth at Dartmouth Carnival
HANOVER, NH – Williams just edged out Bates College by half a point—575 to 574.5—to take fifth place at the Dartmouth Carnival. The men’s nordic team led the group again with their fifth place showing in the 15K freestyle race.
February 13, 2009
Day 1 - Ski Team Fifth at Dartmouth Carnival
HANOVER, NH – In day one of the Dartmouth Carnival, senior Eric Mann led the Ephs to fifth place as a team with his third place finish in the giant slalom.
February 8, 2009
Day 3 - Luthi Podiums, Ski Team Finishes Fifth
STOWE, VT – In the midst of extreme weather and difficult waxing conditions, the Williams ski team remained in fifth place in the third day of the UVM Carnival.
February 6, 2009
Day 2 - Ski Team Holds Fifth Place at UVM Carnival
STOWE, VT – Three top-ten results by the men’s alpine and nordic ski teams kept the Williams ski team in fifth place during the second day of the UVM Carnival. The team sits 49 points behind fourth place Middlebury and 42 points ahead of sixth place Bates.
February 5, 2009
Day 1 - Alpine Skiers Propel Team to Fifth
STOWE, VT – The alpine ski team took fifth in day one of the UVM Carnival, twenty points behind fourth place Middlebury College. Senior Eric Mann and juniors Alex Dyroff and Kelsey Levine led the team with their top ten finishes.
January 31, 2009
Day 2 - Williams Takes Fifth at UNH Carnival
JACKSON/BARTLETT, NH – The Williams alpine and nordic ski teams combined to place fifth at the UNH Carnival over the weekend in New Hampshire.
January 30, 2009
Day 1 -- Ski Team Third at UNH Carnival
JACKSON/BARTLETT, NH - On the strength of five top-ten performances, the Williams ski team sits in third place, just 13 points ahead of the University of Vermont in fourth place.
January 24, 2009
Day 2- Ski Team Finishes Sixth at Bates Carnival
RUMFORD/BETHEL, ME—The Williams ski team slipped to sixth place after the second and final day of the Bates Carnival. The alpine men continued to carry the team with their strong skiing, highlighted by junior Alex Dyroff’s first career podium finish in the men’s slalom race.
January 23, 2009
Day 1- Ski Team Fourth at Bates Carnival
RUMFORD/BETHEL, ME—The alpine and nordic ski teams combined to place fourth in day one of the Bates Carnival. On the strength of the men’s alpine team who placed third overall, the team sits 57 points behind third place Middlebury College.
January 17, 2009
Alpine and Nordic Skiing Season Preview
The Williams alpine and nordic ski teams head into the 2009 season with a combination of depth and youth that should bode well for success on the carnival circuit and at the NCAA’s in March.
