Big Green Collect Five Podium Finishes in First Carnival Win of 2025

Saturday, January 11

Lewiston, Maine

Dartmouth College

Bates Day 2

NORTH ELBA, NY - MARCH 09: during the Division I Men’s and Women’s Skiing Championships held at Mt Van Hoevenberg on March 9, 2023 in North Elba, New York. (Photo by Dustin Satloff/NCAA Photos via Getty Images)

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Big Green Collect Five Podium Finishes in First Carnival Win of 2025

1/11/2025 7:17:00 PM | Skiing

By: Rebecca Osowski

RUMFORD, MAINE – Sitting in first place at the end of Day 1 of the Bates Carnival, the Big Green went on two earn five podium finishes, including the top two spots in the Nordic men's 13.5K Freestyle, to win the Bates Carnival.

John Steel Hagenbuch led the way for the Big Green and the Nordic men, finishing the 13.5K Freestyle in 21:18.4 seconds. Luke Allan, coming off his sprint victory Friday, earned second, posting a 21:54.7.

Cooper Camp placed eighth (23:02.09), Asa Chalmers 11^th (23:08.4), and Dustin Hay 20^th (23:22.0) to wrap up the Big Green skiers in the top-20. Aaron Power (23:28.1), Aidan Jacobus (23:54.4), Aiden Casey (24:40.0), and Wally Magill (24:49.3) were the other Dartmouth finishers.

The women were led by Ava Thurston in the 13.5K Freestyle. Thurston earned her first podium of the season, a first-place finish in 25:29.5. Tatum Witter, Evie Walton, and Amelia Tucker all finished back-to-back-to-back, posting a 26:50.5, 26:54.5, and a 26:55.1 respectively, earning them 13^th, 14^th, and 15^th.

Maeve Ingelfinger (27:15.0), Emma Reeder (27:17.9), Jasmine Drolet (27:36.7), Anja Grover (29:10.6), Virginia Cobb (29:16.9), and Grace Zanni (29:35.6) also finished the 13.5K Freestyle for the Big Green.

On the Slalom, Philip Lundquist earned a first-place finish for a combined 1:43.12 across his two runs. Calum Langmuir finished fourth overall, posting a 1:44.01. Oscar Zimmer (1:44.15) also finished in the top-10, earning sixth.

Benny Brown was the next Big Green finisher, coming in 14^th with a 1:44.72. Oliver Morgan and Dan Gillis also finished in the top-20, posting a 1:45.25 and a 1:45.29.

The Women's Slalom was led by Zoe Zimmermann, finishing third overall with a combined time of 1:45.41. Friday's winner, Allie Resnick, was not far behind, finishing fifth overall with a 1:45.81. Emma Resnick also made her way into the top-10, coming in ninth with a 1:47.21.

Carly Elsinger (1:48.92) rounded out the Dartmouth finishers, posting a 1:48.92.

The Big Green will be back on the slopes next weekend, heading to New York for the St. Lawrence Carnival from Thursday, January 16 through Saturday, January 18. Alpine skiers will race the Giant Slalom on Thursday followed by the Slalom on Friday while Nordic skiers will race at Mt. Van Hoevenberg on Friday and Saturday.