Holmes' Second-Place Finish Leads Skiing at EISAs (Day 1)

Friday, February 23

Alpine SL: Middlebury Snow Bowl - Nordic 5K/10K Classic: Rikert Nordic Center

University of New Hampshire

Middlebury Carnival/EISAs

Peter Holmes (right) - Photo courtesy Pennie Rand

Photo by: Pennie Rand

2/23/2018 4:19:00 PM | Men's Skiing, Women's Skiing

Results

Wildcats in fourth place at NCAA Regionals/Middlebury Carnival

HANCOCK, Vt. & RIPTON, Vt. – Peter Holmes (Tahoe City, Calif.) finished as the runner-up in Friday's men's 10K classic at Rikert Nordic Center for his fourth podium of the season, and the University of New Hampshire ski team moved into fourth place halfway through the 2018 Eastern Intercollegiate Ski Association (EISA) Championships/NCAA East Regional Championships/Middlebury College Carnival.

Holmes, who won the 10K classic races at Dartmouth (Feb. 9) and Vermont (Feb. 3) and finished third at St. Michael's (Jan. 20), crossed the finish line in 24 minutes, 26.5 seconds, which was 7.3 seconds behind race winner Zane Fields of Colby.

With 314 points, New Hampshire trails Dartmouth (483), Vermont (467) and Middlebury (384) in the overall race for the EISA Championship.

Middlebury Carnival • EISA Championships • NCAA East Regionals • Feb. 23-24
Nordic Events: Rikert Nordic Center • Ripton, Vt.
Alpine Events: Middlebury College Snow Bowl • Hancock, Vt.
Results

EISAs • NCAA Regionals • Middlebury Carnival (Day 1 of 2)
Overall Top 5
1. Dartmouth, 483
2. Vermont, 467
3. Middlebury, 384
4. UNH, 314
5. Colby, 280

Men's 10K Classic
Team Top 5
1. Vermont, 105
2. Middlebury, 100
3. Dartmouth, 98
T-4. UNH, 96
T-4. Colby, 96

Men's 10K Classic (Top Wildcats)
Peter Holmes (Tahoe City, Calif.) - 2^nd place, 47 points - :24:26.5 (pictured left)
Jakob Velle (Oslo, Norway) - 17^th place, 27 points - :25:12.8
Henry Gorman (Salt Lake City, Utah) - 24^th place, 22 points - :25:37.3

Women's 5K Classic
Team Top 5
1. Dartmouth, 135
2. Vermont, 114
3. Middlebury, 101
4. Bowdoin, 83
5. UNH, 77

Women's 5K Classic (Top Wildcats)
Kaja Sandsten (Oppdal, Norway) - 11^th place, 31 points - :14:32.5
Maddie Morgan (Park City, Utah) - 19^th place 26 points - :14:54.4
Annavitte Rand (Richmond, Vt.) - 27^th place, 20 points - :15:10.2

Women's Slalom
Team Top 5
1. Vermont, 136
2. Dartmouth, 122
3. Middlebury, 86
4. St. Michael's, 80
5. Colby, 76
6. UNH, 72

Women's Slalom (Top Wildcats)
Geneviève Frigon (Laval, Quebec) - 14^th place, 28 points - 50.80 49.56 1:40.36
Lisa Wedsjö (Saltsjöbaden, Sweden) - 21^st place, 23 points - 50.78 50.20 1:40.98
Sohvi Virkkula (Salla, Finland) - 23^rd place, 21 points - 51.03 50.34 1:41.37

Men's Slalom
Team Top 5
1. Dartmouth, 128
2. Vermont, 112
3. Middlebury, 97
4. St. Michael's, 91
5. UNH, 69

Men's Slalom (Top Wildcats)
Colin Martens (East Aurora, N.Y.) - 17^th place, 26 points - 50.26 47.21 1:37.47
Chris Steinke (Ottawa, Ontario) - 19^th place, 24 points - 50.58 46.94 1:37.52
Will Bruneau-Bouchard (Quebec City, Quebec) - 27^th place, 19 points -51.17 47.87 1:39.04

What's Next
•The EISAs/NCAA Regionals/Middlebury Carnival wrap up Saturday with the men's 20K skate and women's 15K skate at Rikert and the men's and women's giant slalom at Middlebury College Snow Bowl.