Gill, Women's Nordic Team Victorious at Dartmouth Carnival

Saturday, February 11

Nordic-Craftsbury, Alpine-Dartmouth Skiway

Day 2 of 2

University of New Hampshire

Dartmouth

2/11/2017 6:26:00 PM | Men's Skiing, Women's Skiing

Results

LYME, N.H. & CRAFTSBURY COMMON, Vt. – Lizzie Gill (Bozeman, Mont.) topped the podium in her third straight race, earning an individual and team women's Nordic victory in Saturday's 5K classic at Craftsbury Outdoor Center to ignite the University of New Hampshire ski team to a fourth-place overall finish at the Dartmouth Carnival.

Silje Wilson (Hamar, Norway) took fourth place and Katrin Larusson (Truckee, Calif.) finished ninth to give the UNH women's Nordic team 122 points, which edged runner-up Dartmouth (117).

Peter Holmes (Tahoe City, Calif.) was the top men's Nordic 'Cat with a third-place finish in the 10K classic.

Dartmouth Winter Carnival – February 11

Dartmouth Winter Carnival - (Final)
Overall Top 5 (Final)
1. Vermont, 900
2. Dartmouth, 864
3. Middlebury, 675
4. UNH, 656
5. Colby, 595

Nordic Events – Craftsbury Outdoor Center
Women's 5K Classic (Team Top 5)
1. UNH, 122
2. Dartmouth, 117
3. Vermont, 100
4. Bates, 83
5. Colby, 73

Women's 5K Classic (Top Wildcats)
Lizzie Gill (Bozeman, Mont.) - 1st place, 50 points - :15:32.4
Silje Wilson (Hamar, Norway) - 4^th place, 41 points - :15:49.3
Katrin Larusson (Truckee, Calif.) - 9th place, 31 points - :15:58.1

Men's 10K Classic (Team Top 5)
1. Vermont, 124
2. Williams, 110
3. Dartmouth, 108
4. UNH, 86
5. Colby, 78

Men's 10K Classic (Top Wildcats)
Peter Holmes (Tahoe City, Calif.) - 3^rd place, 41 points - :27:47.6
Tyler Quinn Smith (Park City, Utah) - 16^th place, 26 points - :28:32.7
Will Bodewes (Hazelhurst, Wis.) - 29^th place, 19 points - :29:18.5

Alpine Events – Dartmouth Skiway
Slalom (Feb. 11)

Women's Slalom Team (Top 5)
1. Vermont, 127
2. Dartmouth, 115
3. Colby, 92
4. Middlebury, 77
5. Bates, 75
7. UNH, 70

Women's Slalom (Top Wildcats)
Lisa Wedsjö (Saltsjöbaden, Sweden) - 11^th place, 31 points - 51.84, 52.05 - 1:43.89
Emma Woodhouse (Collingwood, Ontario) - 22^nd place, 22 points - 51.91, 53.47 - 1:45.38
Kelly DiNapoli (Ludlow, Vt.) - 29^th place, 17 points - 53.41, 55.21 - 1:48.62

Men's Slalom Team (Top 5)
1. Vermont, 133
2. Middlebury, 117
3. St. Michael's, 88
4. UNH, 77
5. Dartmouth, 68

Men's Slalom (Top Wildcats)
Chris Steinke (Ottawa, Ontario) - 8^th place, 35 points - 50.39, 49.18 - 1:39.57
Tõnis Luik (Tallinn, Estonia) - 18^th place, 25 points - 51.52, 50.29 - 1:41.81
Colin Martens (East Aurora, N.Y.) - 26^th place, 17 points - 53.28, 50.27 - 1:43.55

Next Up
The Middlebury Carnival (Feb. 17-18) takes place at Rikert Nordic Center and Middlebury College Snow Bowl. On the Nordic side, the women's 15K/men's 20K mass start skate races are on the Friday schedule (Feb. 17), followed by the classic team sprint relays (Feb. 18). In alpine competition, the slalom takes center stage Friday prior to the giant slalom races Saturday.

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.