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Gill's Fourth-Place Finish Highlights Middlebury Carnival (Day 1 of 2)
2/17/2017 7:37:00 PM | Men's Skiing, Women's Skiing
MIDDLEBURY & RIPTON, Vt. – University of New Hampshire Nordic skier Lizzie Gill (Bozeman, Mont.) extended her streak of consecutive Top-5 finishes to four by taking fourth place in the women's 15K freestyle mass start Friday at Rikert Nordic Center, and the Wildcats ski team totaled 323 points to move into fifth place at the Middlebury Carnival, which wraps up Saturday.
Middlebury Winter Carnival – February 17
Nordic Events – Rikert Nordic Center
Women's 15K Freestyle Mass Start
Men's 20K Freestyle Mass Start
Middlebury Winter Carnival - (Day 1 of 2)
Overall Top 5 (Final)
1. Dartmouth, 498
2. Vermont, 435
3. Middlebury, 365
4. Williams, 329
5. UNH, 323
Nordic Events – Rikert Nordic Center
Women's 15K Free Mass Start (Team Top 5)
1. Dartmouth, 133
2. Vermont, 96
3. UNH, 92
4. Colby, 81
5. Williams, 78
Women's 15K Free Mass Start (Top Wildcats)
Lizzie Gill (Bozeman, Mont.) - 4th place, 41 points - :40:33.5
Katrin Larusson (Truckee, Calif.) - 17th place, 26 points - :42:26.0
Hannah Peterson (Durango, Colo.) - 18th place, 25 points - :42:30.3
Men's 20K Free Mass Start (Team Top 5)
1. Dartmouth, 132
2. Williams, 111
T-3. Colby, 92
T-3. Middlebury, 92
5. Vermont, 88
8. UNH, 55
Men's 20K Free Mass Start (Top Wildcats)
Peter Holmes (Tahoe City, Calif.) - 19th place, 24 points - :49:06.0
Shane Christian (Tahoe Vista, Calif.) - 28th place, 16 points - :50:01.0
Gavin Hess (Rochester, N.Y.) - 29th place, 15 points - :50:04.0
Alpine Events – Middlebury Snow Bowl
Slalom (Feb. 17)
Women's Slalom Team (Top 5)
1. Vermont, 132
2. Dartmouth, 117
3. UNH, 92
4. Middlebury, 81
5 Williams, 72
Women's Slalom (Top Wildcats)
Geneviève Frigon (Laval, Quebec) - 10th place, 33 points - 50.33 48.84- 1:39.17
Lisa Wedsjö (Saltsjöbaden, Sweden) - 11th place, 31 points - 50.37 48.93- 1:39.30
Emma Woodhouse (Collingwood, Ontario) - 16th place, 28 points - 51.08 49.78- 1:40.86
Men's Slalom Team (Top 5)
1. Middlebury, 120
2. Vermont, 119
3. Dartmouth, 116
4. UNH, 84
5. St. Michael's, 78
Men's Slalom (Top Wildcats)
Phil Rivet (Saint-Lambert, Quebec) - 10th place, 30 points - 48.61 47.99- 1:36.60
Peter Martens (East Aurora, N.Y.) - 12th place, 28 points - 49.33 48.08- 1:37.41
Chris Steinke (Ottawa, Ontario) - 14th place, 26 points - 48.82 48.79- 1:37.61
Next Up
The Middlebury Carnival concludes Saturday with the classic sprint team relays at Rikert and the giant slalom at Middlebury College Snow Bowl.
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.
Middlebury Winter Carnival – February 17
Nordic Events – Rikert Nordic Center
Women's 15K Freestyle Mass Start
Men's 20K Freestyle Mass Start
Middlebury Winter Carnival - (Day 1 of 2)
Overall Top 5 (Final)
1. Dartmouth, 498
2. Vermont, 435
3. Middlebury, 365
4. Williams, 329
5. UNH, 323
Nordic Events – Rikert Nordic Center
Women's 15K Free Mass Start (Team Top 5)
1. Dartmouth, 133
2. Vermont, 96
3. UNH, 92
4. Colby, 81
5. Williams, 78
Women's 15K Free Mass Start (Top Wildcats)
Lizzie Gill (Bozeman, Mont.) - 4th place, 41 points - :40:33.5
Katrin Larusson (Truckee, Calif.) - 17th place, 26 points - :42:26.0
Hannah Peterson (Durango, Colo.) - 18th place, 25 points - :42:30.3
Men's 20K Free Mass Start (Team Top 5)
1. Dartmouth, 132
2. Williams, 111
T-3. Colby, 92
T-3. Middlebury, 92
5. Vermont, 88
8. UNH, 55
Men's 20K Free Mass Start (Top Wildcats)
Peter Holmes (Tahoe City, Calif.) - 19th place, 24 points - :49:06.0
Shane Christian (Tahoe Vista, Calif.) - 28th place, 16 points - :50:01.0
Gavin Hess (Rochester, N.Y.) - 29th place, 15 points - :50:04.0
Alpine Events – Middlebury Snow Bowl
Slalom (Feb. 17)
Women's Slalom Team (Top 5)
1. Vermont, 132
2. Dartmouth, 117
3. UNH, 92
4. Middlebury, 81
5 Williams, 72
Women's Slalom (Top Wildcats)
Geneviève Frigon (Laval, Quebec) - 10th place, 33 points - 50.33 48.84- 1:39.17
Lisa Wedsjö (Saltsjöbaden, Sweden) - 11th place, 31 points - 50.37 48.93- 1:39.30
Emma Woodhouse (Collingwood, Ontario) - 16th place, 28 points - 51.08 49.78- 1:40.86
Men's Slalom Team (Top 5)
1. Middlebury, 120
2. Vermont, 119
3. Dartmouth, 116
4. UNH, 84
5. St. Michael's, 78
Men's Slalom (Top Wildcats)
Phil Rivet (Saint-Lambert, Quebec) - 10th place, 30 points - 48.61 47.99- 1:36.60
Peter Martens (East Aurora, N.Y.) - 12th place, 28 points - 49.33 48.08- 1:37.41
Chris Steinke (Ottawa, Ontario) - 14th place, 26 points - 48.82 48.79- 1:37.61
Next Up
The Middlebury Carnival concludes Saturday with the classic sprint team relays at Rikert and the giant slalom at Middlebury College Snow Bowl.
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.
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