NCAA: Dartmouth edges UVM, Middlebury 3rd

The Dartmouth Ski Team narrowly edged host University of Vermont by three points Saturday to win the University of Vermont Winter Carnival. With top-five finishes in all four events contested, Dartmouth led the pack with 634 points. The University of Vermont placed second overall with 631 points and Middlebury College took third place with 596 points.
STOWE, Vermont — The Dartmouth Ski Team narrowly edged host University of Vermont by three points Saturday to win the University of Vermont Winter Carnival. With top-five finishes in all four events contested, Dartmouth led the pack with 634 points. The University of Vermont placed second overall with 631 points and Middlebury College took third place with 596 points.
    The Dartmouth men’s cross-country team returned to the Trapp Family Lodge Cross Country Center to win the 3×5-kilometer freestyle relay. Senior Zach Hall, junior Ben True and senior captain Mike Sinott combined to win the event by more than a minute, with a time of 42 minutes, 55.6 seconds. Dartmouth’s second team, led by freshman Patrick O’Brien, had an impressive outing, taking third place in 44:06.1, less than four seconds off of Middlebury’s second-place finish.
    In the women’s 3×5-kilometer freestyle relay, the trio of sophomore Hannah Dreissigaker, junior Susan Dunklee and senior Sara Studebaker finished in third place with a time of 53:24.3. The Dartmouth women finished behind first-place Middlebury and second-place UVM.
    On the alpine side, the Big Green competed in day two of the giant slalom at Stowe Mountain Resort. Senior Evan Weiss won his second giant slalom of the season in 1:50.26. Also scoring points for Dartmouth was sophomore Rusty Heise, who finished in 1:53.78 to place 10th.
    For the women’s alpine team, senior captain Sasha Acher finished in third place with a time of 1:58.03. Junior Michelanne Shields and freshman Hayley Jones placed 10th and 19th respectively to score points for the Big Green as well.
    The Dartmouth teams next see action at their only home carnival of the season next weekend. From Feb. 9-10, the Big Green will host the Dartmouth Winter Carnival at the Dartmouth Skiway and the Dartmouth Cross Country Ski Center in Hanover, New Hampshire.
    For complete race results, go to the Eastern Intercollegiate Ski Association Web site.