Holmes, East's No. 1 Classic Racer, Competes at NCAAs (Day 2)

Thursday, March 8

5K Classic - Howelsen Hill

11 AM (ET)

University of New Hampshire

NCAA Ski Championships

Peter Holmes (Photo Courtesy Gil Talbot)

Photo by: Gil Talbot

Holmes, East's No. 1 Classic Racer, Competes at NCAAs (Day 2)

3/8/2018 9:20:00 AM | Men's Skiing, Women's Skiing

Men's 10K Classic Start List Live Results Live Video

STEAMBOAT SPRINGS, Colo. – Peter Holmes (Tahoe City, Calif.), the No. 1-ranked East skier in classical racing during the EISA Carnival season, represents the University of New Hampshire ski team in Thursday's men's 10K classical race at the 2018 National Collegiate Skiing Championships, hosted by the University of Colorado.

Holmes, a senior, posted two 10K classic victories this season --at Vermont (Feb. 3) and at Dartmouth (Feb. 9). The All-East First Team skier will start from the No. 31 position (out of 40) at Howelsen Hill Ski Area in a race that is scheduled to begin at 1 p.m. ET.

Complete Start List

The women's 5K classic gets underway at 11 a.m., but there are no Wildcats participating in that Nordic race.

UNH is in 11^th place with 27.5 points following Wednesday's giant slalom races at Steamboat Springs Ski Resort.

NCAA Skiing Championships • March 8, 2018 • Day 2
Women's 5K Classic (11 a.m. ET) • Men's 10K Classic (1 p.m. ET)
Howelsen Hill Ski Area • Steamboat Springs, Colo.
Live Video • Live Results
NCAA Ski Championships Central

WHAT'S NEXT
•Howelsen Hill remains the setting for Friday's third day of racing, with UNH's four alpine racers returning to the forefront for nighttime slalom races. Lisa Wedsjö (Saltsjöbaden, Sweden), Geneviève Frigon (Laval, Quebec) and Sohvi Virkkula (Salla, Finland) are scheduled to compete in the women's SL at 8:45 p.m. ET. Patrick Kenney (Hingham, Mass.) will race in the men's SL at 9:30 p.m. ET.