Skiing Fourth at St. Lawrence Carnival (Day 1 of 2)

Friday, January 20

Giant Slalom - Whiteface - Classic Sprints-Mt. Van Hoevenberg

Day 1 of 2

University of New Hampshire

St. Lawrence

1/20/2017 6:50:00 PM | Men's Skiing, Women's Skiing

Results

LAKE PLACID, N.Y. – Peter Holmes (Tahoe City, Calif.) and Lisa Wedsjö (Saltsjöbaden, Sweden) each skied to a third place finish in their respective races to propel the University of New Hampshire ski team to fourth place after Day 1 of the two-day Saint Lawrence Carnival, the opening race of the Eastern Intercollegiate Ski Association season.

Saint Lawrence Winter Carnival - January 20
Overall Top 5 (Day 1 of 2)
1. Dartmouth, 444
2. Vermont, 399
3. Middlebury, 357
4. UNH, 348
5. Colby, 284

Nordic Events – Mount Van Hoevenberg
Women's Classic Sprints (Team Top 5)
1. Dartmouth, 115
2. Vermont, 110
3. UNH, 91
4. Harvard, 78
5. Colby, 77

Women's Classic Sprints (Top Wildcats)
Silje Wilson (Hamar, Norway) - 8^th place, 3:34.36 (33 points)
Katrin Larusson (Truckee, Calif.) - 9^th place, 3:38.49 (31 points)
Lizzie Gill (Bozeman, Mont.) - 15^th place, 3:41.92 (27 points)

Men's Classic Sprints (Team Top 5)
1. Dartmouth, 111
2. Vermont, 110
3. UNH, 84
4. Williams, 75
5. Colby, 74

Men's Classic Sprints (Top Wildcats)
Peter Holmes (Tahoe City, Calif.) - 3^rd place, 3:04.95 (44 points)
Casey Shannon (Bend, Ore.) - 12^th place, 3:08.21 (28 points)
Will Bodewes (Hazelhurst, Wis.) - 45^th place, 3:13.58 (12 points)

Alpine Events – Whiteface Mountain
Women's Giant Slalom Team (Top 5)
1. Dartmouth, 119
2. Middlebury, 110
3. UNH, 100
4. Bates, 82
5. St. Michael's, 68

Women's Giant Slalom (Top Wildcats)
Lisa Wedsjö (Saltsjöbaden, Sweden) - 3^rd place - 1:06.65, 1:06.65 - 2:13.30 (44 points)
Emma Woodhouse (Collingwood, Ontario) - 10^th place - 1:07.81 1:07.43 - 2:15.24 (30 points)
Kelly DiNapoli (Ludlow, Vt.) - 15^th place - 1:08.32, 1:08.04 - 2:16.36 (26 points)

Men's Giant Slalom Team (Top 5)
1. Vermont, 120
2. Middlebury, 115
3. Dartmouth, 99
4. Colby, 76
5. UNH, 73

Men's Giant Slalom (Top Wildcats)
Bryan Cookson (Vernon, British Columbia) - 17^th place - 1:03.71,1:04.75 - 2:08.46 (27 points)
Chris Steinke (Ottawa, Ontario) - 20^th place - 1:04.13 1:05.46 - 2:09.59 (24 points)
Tõnis Luik (Tallinn, Estonia) - 22^nd place - 1:04.20 1:05.47 - 2:09.67 (22 points)

What's Next
The Saint Lawrence Carnival concludes Saturday with the slalom at Whiteface and the Women's 5K & Men's 10K Freestyle at Mt. Van Hoevenberg.

NCAA Championships, Hosted by UNH
The University of New Hampshire will serve as the host school for the 2017 NCAA Skiing Championships (March 8-11) at Jackson Ski Touring Center (Nordic) and Cannon Mountain (Alpine). For more information on the UNH ski team, visit www.unhwildcats.com.