NCAA: Nordic sweep leads Big Green at Williams

The Dartmouth College Ski Team sits in first place with 455 points after the first day of the Williams College Winter Carnival.
WILLIAMSTOWN, Massachusetts — The Dartmouth College Ski Team sits in first place with 455 points after the first day of the Williams College Winter Carnival. The Big Green cross-country team led the way, scoring the maximum amount of points possible after sweeping the men’s and women’s 10-kilometer races. The University of Vermont trails in second with 428 points, and Middlebury College is third with 393 points.
    It was a great day for the Big Green at the Prospect Mountain Nordic Ski Center in Woodford, Vermont. For the women’s team, junior Elsa Sargent won the 10-kilometer freestyle with a time of 34 minutes, 28.2 seconds. Following close in second was senior Sara Studebaker in 34:34.3. Finishing off the top three was freshman Laura Spector with an impressive time of 34:37.9.  
    On the men’s side, senior captain Mike Sinnott stole the show yet again, placing first in the 10-kilometer freestyle with a time of 28:13.4. In second place with a time of 29:13.4 was junior Benjamin True and following in third place was sophomore Glenn Randall in 29:21.9.
    The most impressive outing for the alpine team came from senior Evan Weiss, who took first place in the giant slalom at Jiminy Peak with a combined time of 1:50.66. Junior Alex Felix placed sixth with a time of 1:51.87 and senior Dave Chodounsky scored points in ninth place in 1:52.21.  
    On the women’s side, NCAA All-American junior Michelanne Shields took third place honors in the giant slalom with a time of 1:57.08. Senior Sasha Acher placed 13th and freshman Hayley Jones also scored points for the Big Green.  
    Action continues Saturday with the cross-country classic sprints at the Prospect Mountain Nordic Ski Center and the men’s and women’s slalom at Jiminy Peak.  
    For complete race results, see the Eastern Intercollegiate Ski Association Web site.