Featured Image: Williams College Ski Team. All Photos: EISA / Stephen R. Cloutier.
Dartmouth returned to the victory column at the Williams Carnival by sweeping all four events and securing the highest point total in each. The Big Green collected seven podium finishes in a dominant showing, leaving the University of Vermont in second place while Middlebury narrowly edged out the University of New Hampshire for third.
Zimmer, Sola Instrumental for Dartmouth
Oscar Zimmer secured both the Slalom and Giant Slalom discipline titles with victories in both events. Zimmer earned his first GS victory of the season on Friday after finishing second in the previous two races. He backed up that performance with a Slalom win by nearly half a second, giving him an unsurpassable lead in the standings for both disciplines.
Zimmer’s teammate, Heming Sola earned his second and third podiums of the season with second place finishes in both the Slalom and GS. These results moved Sola to fourth in the GS standings and third in the Slalom standings and earned him the men’s Skier of the Week award.
Resnick Podiums Twice, Zimmermann Adds Another Slalom Victory
The Dartmouth women matched the men’s performance with two victories of their own. Emma Resnick won the GS by nearly half a second, moving her past UVM’s Cydnie Timmermann to take an eight-point lead in the GS standings. Resnick noted. With just one race to go, she will where the black leader’s bib next week for the first time all season.
For Resnick the results had been building the entire season, “the speed has been there in pieces, but this weekend felt like a step forward in trusting my instincts and letting it all come together.” Resnick also took Skier of the Week honors for her performance. The weekend could not have gone much better for Dartmouth, “the team is in a really good place. On and off the mountain we chase excellence and I’m lucky we celebrate the little wins along the way”, said Resnick.
Zoe Zimmerman continued her run of excellent results in Slalom with another victory. She has now won the last three Slalom races and holds a large but not insurmountable lead over Timmerman of forty points in the Slalom standings.
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Martelleur, Buckrell Snag Podium Results for UNH
Hedda Martelleur from the University of New Hampshire broke through after five previous top 10 finishes to place third in the GS and second in the Slalom. The Wildcats displayed impressive depth as Benedetta Caloro finished fifth in the GS and Tianna Bruce took fifth in the Slalom. On the men’s side, Jayden Buckrell led UNH with a third-place finish in the GS. Buckrell now sits third in the GS standings, trailing his teammate Roman Elvidge by a single point.
Tozzi, Carnahan Podium for Middlebury
Middlebury’s Sophia Tozzi delivered a fast second run to climb from 12th position to a second-place finish in the GS. The Middlebury men backed her up in the Slalom as first-year skier Thomas Carnahan achieved a career best third place finish. Carnahan had not placed better than 16th previously this season.
Hosts Williams Take Advantage of Home Snow
Eliza Sullivan finished fourth in the Slalom at her final home carnival, missing the podium by just 0.14 seconds. This result marked her second top 5 finish of the season and moved her to fifth in the Slalom standings, likely securing a return for the Ephes to the NCAA Championships. Her teammate Ashley Anderson impressed by finishing sixth in the GS starting with a bib outside the top 30, while senior Cooper Iacobelli added an eighth-place result.
NCAA Qualifying Race Comes into Picture
With just one race to go until the NCAA Championships, the NCAA qualifying race is heating up. Skiers must finish in the top 17 and are scored based on their top two Slalom and top two GS races. A team can qualify a maximum of three skiers per gender.
If the season ended today, Skylar Sheppard from Harvard and Townsend Mikell from Colby would possess the final qualifying spots. Sheppard currently sits in a tie with Middlebury’s Katie Fynn and is closely trailed by Juliette Hoder from Bates. Mikell narrowly leads Gray Flanagan from UVM and the surging Thomas Carnahan from Middlebury.
The regular season will conclude with a trip to the Middlebury Snowbowl for NCAA Regionals. Many things can change during the final race of the season, and the Snowbowl is regarded as a track where unusual things can occur. The combination should make for a thrilling end to the season with the always raucous Middlebury students there to bring the excitement.
Podiums and Top 10 Results
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