2013-2014 Season Outlook

1/8/2014 7:33:00 PM | Skiing

By: Dartmouth

2014 Outlook

The Dartmouth Ski Team features an accomplished and experienced roster for the 2013-2014 season. Nine members of last year's NCAA Championships team are returning, including All-Americans Mary O'Connell, Silas Talbot, Lizzie Kistler, Annie Hart, and Sara Kikut. Patrick Caldwell, Emily Hannah, and Dylan Brooks headline a promising incoming class that is looking to contribute this winter for the Big Green. The alpine squad will start the season in Colorado, tuning up for the start of the collegiate season at Nor-Am races while the cross country team will go to training camp in British Columbia before the US Nationals in Utah just after New Year's. Carnival action starts at UVM on January 10 for alpine, and at Colby on January 17 for cross country. Read below to catch up on highlights from last year and learn who is poised to make an impact this winter.

Women's Cross Country | Men's Cross Country | Women's Alpine | Men's Alpine

2013 Highlights

2013 Collegiate Highlights

Dartmouth finished 5th place overall in the 2013 NCAA Championships.
Six Dartmouth skiers earned All-American honors: Mary O'Connell '16, Lizzie Kistler '16, Annie Hart '14, Silas Talbot '15, Sara Kikut '16, Sam Tarling '13.
Eleven Dartmouth skiers named All East: Ben Morse '14, Hunter Black '15, Sam Tarling '13, Mary O'Connell '16, Annie Hart '14, Corey Stock '16, Lizzie Kistler '16, Silas Talbot '15, Scott Lacy '13, David Sinclair '14.
Mary O'Connell '16 and Lizzie Kistler '16 named EISA Rookies of the Year.
Cami Thompson Graves named EISA and USCSCA Nordic Coach of the Year.

2013 International Trips

Cross Country World Championships, Val di Fiemme, ITA: Sophie Caldwell '12, Ida Sargent '11.
Cross Country U23 World Championships, Liberec, CZE: Eric Packer '12, Sam Tarling '13, Sophie Caldwell '12, Annie Hart '14.
Cross Country World Junior Championships, Liberec, CZE: Corey Stock '16, Mary O'Connell '16.
Alpine World Championships, Schladming, AUT: David Chodounsky '08, Andrew Weibrecht '09.
Alpine World Junior Championships, Le Massif/Mont Sainte-Anne, CAN: Kieffer Christianson '14.
Biathlon World Championships, Nove Mesto, CZE: Hannah Dreissigacker '09, Susan Dunklee '08, Sara Studebaker '07.
Biathlon World Junior Championships, Nove Mesto, CZE: Ethan Dreissigacker '13.

2014 National Team Members

U.S. Alpine Team: Michael Ankeny '13, David Chodounsky '08, Kieffer Christianson '14, Tommy Ford '12, Nolan Kasper '14, Keith Moffat '13, Andrew Weibrecht '09.
U.S. Cross Country Team: Sophie Caldwell '12, Ida Sargent '11.
U.S. Biathlon Team: Hannah Dreissigacker '09, Susan Dunklee '08, Sara Studebaker '07.

Women's Cross Country | Men's Cross Country | Women's Alpine | Men's Alpine

Women's Cross Country

Team Outlook

The women's Nordic team is excited about the prospects for 2014. We have had a great season of training and are itching to hit the snow. We will use our long holiday break for some quality skiing at Silver Star, BC, and then head to the U.S. Cross Country National Championships in Utah at the end of December. The racing season will be under way in early December and we are optimistic that all the hard work will pay off with some top results this season. Leading the way will be Captains Annie Hart '14 and Isabel Caldwell '14. Returning and hoping to build on their first year results are Mary O'Connell '16 and Corey Stock '16. Carly Wynn '15 is also solidly in the mix. Joining the group this year is transfer Emily Hannah '16, and we are expecting great things from her. Backing up this team of stand-out women, are twelve others hoping to prove that they belong in that mix as well. Look out!

	Isabel Caldwell '14, Co-Captain Peru, VT Stratton Mountain School Highlights - 5th Colby Carnival CL - 7th Bates Carnival/EISA Championship CL - 4th Craftsbury Spring Tour CL			Annie Hart '14, Co-Captain Stillwater, MN St. Paul Academy, Minneapolis Ski Club Highlights - 7th NCAA Championship CL - 5th U.S. National Championship CL Sprint - 1st Team All-East
	Mary O'Connell '16 Steamboat Springs, CO Steamboat Winter Sports Club Highlights - 2nd NCAA Championship FS - 4th NCAA Championship CL - 2nd U.S. National Championship Junior CL			Corey Stock '16 Lincoln, MA Cambridge Sports Union Highlights -15th NCAA Championship FS - 5th U.S. National Championship Junior CL - Quebec & Canmore, CAN World Cup Sprints
	Carly Wynn '15 Queensbury, NY Saratoga Biathlon Highlights - 5th Colby Carnival FS - 3rd St. Lawrence Carnival FS - 24th U.S. National Championship CL			Emily Hannah '16 Steamboat Springs, CO Steamboat Winter Sports Club Highlights - 10th University of Vermont Carnival FS - 20th U.S. National Championship FS - U.S. U23 Championship Team

Women's Cross Country | Men's Cross Country | Women's Alpine | Men's Alpine

Men's Cross Country

The Men's Cross Country team faces rebuilding this year with eight new First Years leading the charge. Patrick Caldwell '17 and Fabian Stocek '17 are expected to jump right into top Carnival positions. Magnus Bigelow '17, Zach Goldberg '17, Jan Ketterson '17, Hamish McEwen, Sam Merrens '17 and Andrew Nadler '17 are all capable of developing into strong intercollegiate skiers over the course of the next few years. Leading this year's Team will be Captain David Sinclair and All-American Silas Talbot. Experience and guidance will come from Eric Fagerstrom '14 and Cam Woodworth '14. Austin Caldwell '15, Oscar Friedman, Torin Tucker '15 and Thomas Rabon '16 continue to develop and provide the framework for a committed training and racing group.

David Sinclair '14, Captain
Waitsfield, VT
Green Mountain Valley School

Highlights
- 4th EISA Championship CL
- 5th Dartmouth Carnival CL
- 5th Saint Lawrence Carnival CL

Silas Talbot '15
Anchorage, AK
Alaska Winter Stars

Highlights
- 5th 2013 NCAA Championship CL
- 2nd Saint Lawrence Carnival FR
- 2nd Team All-American 2013

Erik Fagerstrom '14
Eden Prairie, MN
Sun Valley Ski Education Foundation

Highlights
- 6th Bates Carnival FR
- 6th Colby Carnival FR

Patrick Caldwell '17
Lyme, NH
Stratton Mountain School

Highlights
- 9th Norwegian Junior Championships FR
- 8th U.S. National Championships Junior CL
- 1st Craftsbury FIS Race CL

Women's Cross Country | Men's Cross Country | Women's Alpine | Men's Alpine

Women's Alpine

Team Outlook

With the core of last year's team returning, including the entire NCAA Championships team, Women's Alpine is poised to be a force this year. Captain Abby Fucigna '15 leads the crew and will set the pace in GS. All-Americans Lizzie Kistler '16 and Sara Kikut '16 will set the bar in SL. The team is looking for Maisie Ide '16 and Anna Kikut '16 to establish themselves as consistent carnival performers. Last year's rising star, Aylin Woodward '15 is returning to competition following a knee injury, while Rose Caston '16 and Anne Strong '16 aim to step up and challenge for spots to push the group forward.

	Abby Fucigna '15, Captain Hopkinton, MA Waterville Valley Academy Highlights - NCAA Championships Team - 3rd Colby Carnival GS - 4th Bates Carnival GS			Aylin Woodward '15 Pittsford, NY National Ski Academy Highlights - 5th UVM Carnival GS - 6th UVM Carnival SL - 1st Eastern Cup GS Stratton, VT
	Maisie Ide '16 Minneapolis, MN Blake School/Buck Hill Ski Team Highlights - 7th Dartmouth Carnival SL - Eastern Cup Overall Champion - 4 Eastern Cup victories			Anna Kikut '16 Burlington, VT Green Mountain Valley School Highlights - 7th Middlebury Carnival SL - 10th Colby Carnival SL - 2nd Eastern Cup GS Stratton, VT
	Sara Kikut '16 Burlington, VT Green Mountain Valley School Highlights - 7th NCAA Championship SL - 3rd UVM Carnival SL - 3rd Middlebury Carnival SL			Lizzie Kistler '16 Santa Rosa, CA Burke Mountain Academy Highlights - 4th NCAA Championship SL - 1st Dartmouth Carnival SL - 4th Nor-Am SL Vail, CO

Women's Cross Country | Men's Cross Country | Women's Alpine | Men's Alpine

Men's Alpine

Leading the team this year will be sub-20 point skiers, captain Ben Morse '14 and Chilean National member Martin Anguita '16. Providing support will be top all-around skier and NCAA team member Hunter Black '15. The rest of the team is packed in close behind and all will be challenging for top Carnival results. Adding strength to our strong slalom contingent will be first year Dylan Brooks and outstanding GS skier from the west. Co-Captain Mathieu Bertrand '14, Jake Perkins '14, Dylan Fisher McCarney '15, Sam Macomber '16 and first years Thomas Woolson and Prescott McLaughlin will be right there looking to make their mark on the EISA Carnival circuit.

	Ben Morse '14, Co-Captain Sugarloaf, ME Carrabassett Valley Academy Highlights - 2nd Dartmouth Carnival SL - 5th Dartmouth Carnival GS - 1st Le Relais PQ FIS SL			Mathieu Bertrand '14, Co-Captain Montreal, QC Lower Canada College Highlights - 2nd Le Relais PQ FIS SL - 5th Cranmore NH FIS SL - 6th Proctor NH FIS SL
	Hunter Black '15 Keystone, CO Summit County High School Highlights - 1st Sunday River, ME Eastern Cup SL - 4th St Lawrence Carnival SL - 4th Colby College Carnival SL			Martin Anguita '16 Whistler, BC Whistler Secondary School Highlights - 1st Sunday River, ME Eastern Cup SL - 4th St Lawrence Carnival SL - 4th Colby College Carnival SL
	Robin Overing '16 Rothesay, NB Burke Mountain Academy Highlights - 7th Proctor, NH Open FIS SL - 9th Attitash, NH Eastern Cup SL - 11th Sunday River, ME Eastern Cup SL			Dylan Brooks '17 Mammoth Lakes, CA Sugar Bowl Academy Highlights - 2nd Lutsen MN, FIS GS - 2nd Eldora, CO FIS GS - 3rd Sugarl Bowl, CA FIS SL