Dartmouth Finishes Third in Close Battle at Harvard Carnival

Saturday, January 18

Craftsbury, Vt./Waterville Valley, N.H.

9:00 AM

Dartmouth College

Harvard Day Two

Drew Duffy skis in the giant slalom at the UNH Carnival in 2019

Drew Duffy picked up his second podium of the weekend, taking second in the GS.

Photo by: Gil Talbot

Dartmouth Finishes Third in Close Battle at Harvard Carnival

1/18/2020 4:23:00 PM | Skiing

Final Results Photo Gallery Photo Gallery 2

The Big Green picked up four podiums on the day and won the women's 15K classical

By: Rick Bender

CRAFTSBURY, Vt./WATERVILLE VALLEY, N.H. — Junior Katharine Odgen earned her first victory of the season by nearly 20 seconds, crossing the tape in the women's 15K classical in 46:31.0 as the Dartmouth ski team wrapped up the inaugural Harvard Carnival in third place with 839 points. Vermont outlasted Middlebury for the title, 867-863, despite the Panthers winning two of the four events today.

The Big Green also got podium finishes from three other skiers as both Drew Duffy and Ellie Curtis placed second in their respective giant slalom races, while freshman Mara McCollor claimed third in the women's 15K behind Ogden.

Ogden essentially led from the start, building up a 10-second buffer ahead of McCollor and Middlebury's Alexandra Lawson after the first 5K loop at the Craftsbury Outdoor Center before extending it to 20 seconds the next time around. The three-time NCAA champion cruised around the course during the final loop, maintaining her advantage for her 12th career collegiate victory and 20th individual podium with a time of 46:31.0. McCollor fell behind Lawson, but fended off another Panther, Sophia Laukli, to grab the other podium step by 5.4 seconds in 46:58.1. Senior Lauren Jortberg placed eighth in 47:38.1, just ahead of sophomore Rena Schwartz (47:40.9) to wrap up the Big Green scoring with 127 points, just edging out Middlebury (125) to claim the event.

Over at Waterville Valley, the men's alpine team came away with a victory as Duffy led the way. Sitting fourth after his initial run in 1:06.41, he climbed two spots in the standings with the second-best second run for a combined time of 2:07.53, trailing only New Hampshire's Patrick Kenney (2:07.24). Sophomore Andrew Miller posted the third-best time on the second tour down the slopes to finish up in sixth (2:08.60), just ahead of senior teammate David Domonoske in seventh (2:08.79). The trio amassed 119 points, edging out both UNH (111) and Middlebury (109).

The women also totaled 119 points in the giant slalom, matching the men's finishes in the 2-6-7 slots. But Vermont took two of the three podium steps to beat out the Big Green for the team title with 125 points. Curtis began the day with the fifth-best time of 1:09.11, then boosted herself into second with an even better run to finish with a combined time of 2:12.55, a mere 0.12 seconds behind the winner, Vermont's Maria Vilanova, and only 0.08 seconds ahead of Vilanova's teammate, Josefine Selvaag. Junior Tricia Mangan (2:13.17) improved from ninth to sixth with her second run, edging out junior Claire Thomas in seventh (2:13.37). The other three women competing for the Big Green all finished in the top 20.

The first race completed today was the men's 20K classic with junior Adam Glueck leading Dartmouth for the second straight day, finishing up in 56:46.0, good for 16th place. Freshman Cameron Wolfe scored for the Green in 21st with a time of 57:22.0, while junior Tyler Lee took 25th in 57:48.8. Vermont's Matias Oevrum finished in a dead heat with Rémi Drolet of Harvard in 54:21.6, but took home the gold by an eyelash at the finish line. The 128 points for the Catamounts bested Bowdoin by 32, while Dartmouth scored 69 to place seventh.

The Big Green will be back in action next weekend for the Vermont Carnival at Craftsbury once again as well as Stowe.