Holmes' Win Headlines Ski Team's Third-Place Finish at UVM Carnival

Saturday, February 3

Alpine: SL - Stowe - Nordic: 5K/10K Classic: Trapp Family Lodge

University of New Hampshire

University of Vermont

Peter Holmes Earns Win in Men's 10K Classic (Gil Talbot)

Photo by: Gil Talbot

Holmes' Win Headlines Ski Team's Third-Place Finish at UVM Carnival

2/3/2018 5:01:00 PM | Men's Skiing, Women's Skiing

Results

Wildcats score season-high 701 points in third-place finish at Vermont Carnival

CRAFTSBURY COMMON & STOWE, Vt.– Peter Holmes (Tahoe City, Calif.) raced to victory in the men's 10K classic and Kaja Sandsten (Oppdal, Norway) took sixth place in the women's 5K classic at Craftsbury Outdoor Center to propel the University of New Hampshire to third place overall at the University of Vermont Winter Carnival, which concluded Saturday.

The Wildcats finished third in men's Nordic (100 points), men's alpine (85 points) and women's alpine (95) while taking fourth in women's Nordic (91 points) en route to a season-high 701 points.

Dartmouth won the carnival with 969 points, followed by runner-up UVM (932).

Vermont Winter Carnival – February 3
Nordic Events: Craftsbury Outdoor Center
Alpine Events: Mount Mansfield
Results

24318 — Peter Holmes Celebrates His Victory

UVM Carnival (Final)
Overall Top 5
1. Dartmouth, 969
2. Vermont, 932
3. UNH, 701
4. Middlebury, 645
5. Colby, 544

Men's 10K Classic (Team Top 5)
1. Middlebury, 112
2. Dartmouth, 109
3. UNH, 100
4. Vermont, 90
5. Colby, 85

Men's 10K Classic (Top Wildcats)
Peter Holmes (Tahoe City, Calif.) – 1^st place, 50 points - :26:27.3
Tyler Quinn Smith (Park City, Utah) – 14^th place, 27 points - :27:37.8
Jakob Velle (Oslo, Norway) – 19^th place, 23 points - :27:50.0

Women's 5K Classic (Team Top 5)
1. Dartmouth, 132
2. Vermont, 122
3. Middlebury, 95
4. UNH, 91
5. Bowdoin, 74

Women's Nordic (Top Wildcats)
Kaja Sandsten (Oppdal, Norway) – 6^th place, 37 points - :15:19.1
Silje Wilson (Hamar, Norway) – 13^th place, 28 points - :15:30.2
Maddie Morgan (Park City, Utah) – 18^th place, 26 points - :15:43.0

Men's Slalom (Team Top 5)
1. Vermont, 123
2. Dartmouth, 116
3. UNH, 85
4. St. Michael's, 83
5. Middlebury, 82

Men's Slalom (Top Wildcats)
Chris Steinke (Ottawa, Ontario) – 13^th place, 30 points - 6.22 54.36 1:50.58
Peter Martens (East Aurora, N.Y.) – 15^th place, 28 points - 56.76 54.43 1:51.19
Bryan Cookson (Vernon, British Columbia) – 16^th place, 27 points - 6.79 54.49 1:51.28

Women's Slalom (Team Top 5)
1. Dartmouth, 126
2. Vermont, 118
3. UNH, 95
T-4. Middlebury, 86
T-4. Colby, 86

Women's Slalom (Top Wildcats)
Geneviève Frigon (Laval, Quebec) – 6^th place, 37 points - 2.13 1:00.30 1:52.43
Emma Woodhouse (Collingwood, Ontario) – 12^th place, 30 points - 3.35 1:01.45 1:54.80
Rachel Nawrocki (New Castle, N.H.) – 14^th place, 28 points - 4.22 1:00.84 1:55.06

Next Up
•The EISA Carnival season moves to the Dartmouth Carnival on Feb. 9-10 with alpine races scheduled for Dartmouth Skiway and Nordic racing at the Dartmouth Cross Country Ski Center. For more information on the UNH ski team, visit www.unhwildcats.com.