Schulz, Lyons Lead 'Cats to Win at Maine Nordic Carnival

Saturday, February 6

5K Classic - Quarry Road

9:30 AM

University of New Hampshire

EISA Nordic Carnival

Scott Schulz (Photo Courtesy Steve Fuller / Flyingpointroad.com)

Photo by: flyingpointroad.com

2/6/2021 10:13:00 PM | Men's Skiing, Women's Skiing

Wildcats defeat Colby, 546-334, at Quarry Road

Jasmine Lyons won the women's 5K classic Saturday at Quarry Road. (Photo by Steve Fuller / Flyingpointroad.com)

WATERVILLE, Maine –Jasmine Lyons (Ottawa, Ontario) and Scott Schulz (Lake Placid, N.Y.) each won individual races for the second straight day to lead the University of New Hampshire Nordic ski team to Saturday's convincing 546-334 victory against Colby College at the EISA Maine Nordic Carnival at Quarry Road.

Lyons won the women's 5K classic in 15 minutes, 27.8 seconds to earn 50 points. Lucinda Anderson (Golden Valley, Minn.) finished 7.1 seconds later for second place and 47 points, and Dariya Kuznetsova (Pervouralsk, Russia) collected 41 points by finishing seventh (16:02.4). The Wildcat women defeated the Mules, 138-44.

Non-point qualifying 'Cats with impressive showings included Georgianna Fischer (Bozeman, Mont. / third place, 15:36.8), Schuyler Michalak (Peterborough, N.H. / fourth place, 15:40.0) and Eleonora Olsmats (Djursholm, Sweden / fifth place, 15:55.8).

Schulz claimed the men's 10K classic triumph and 50 points by virtue of his finish time of 26:37.4. Seth Wyatt (Bozeman, Mont.) finished in fifth place (39 points / 27:41.0), and Jakob Velle (Oslo, Norway) earned 37 points by virtue of his seventh-place result (28:27.8). The Colby men edged UNH, 132-126.

EISA Maine Nordic Carnival • Feb. 5-6, 2021
Full Results
Quarry Road
Waterville, Maine

LOOKING AHEAD
•The UNH Nordic team is scheduled to compete in the Saint Lawrence Nordic Carnival on Friday, Feb. 12, at Mt. Van Hoevenberg. The Wildcat alpine team is set for the Burke Mountain Alpine FIS U races Friday, Feb. 12, and Saturday, Feb. 13.

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