HANOVER, N.H. – Looking for their fourth straight EISA Carnival victory, the Dartmouth ski team enjoyed the comforts of Oak Hill and the Dartmouth Skiway, hosting the Dartmouth Carnival.
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The Big Green earned four podiums, en route to collecting 459 points to lead the Dartmouth Carnival after one day of competition.
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The Big Green saw success at Oak Hill, collecting three podium finishes across both the men's and women's Nordic races.
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The men's 20K was led by
John Steel Hagenbuch who won the race with a 21:22.40. Just on his heels was teammate
Luke Allan who finished second, posting a 21:24.70.
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Cooper Camp rounded out the top ten, finishing the 20K with a time of 22:08.90.
Dustin Hay (22:40.90) and
Asa Chalmers (22:41.90) finished back-to-back, earning 15
th and 16
th respectively.
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Wally Magill (23:05.00),
Aidan Jacobus (23:25.50), and
Jack Lange (24:13.50) also finished the race for the Big Green.
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The women were led by
Ava Thurston, winning the race by over 30 seconds, posting a 24:15.90. Thanks to
Tatum Witter in fourth place (25:00.5) and
Emma Reeder in fifth place (25:03.80), the Big Green earned three of the top five finishers.
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Just behind was
Evie Walton who finished seventh, posting a 25:15.30 to round out the top ten.
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Amelia Tucker (25:59.70),
Virginia Cobb (26:56.60), and
Hannah Chipman (29:21.50) also raced for the Big Green.
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At the Dartmouth Skiway, alpine skiers raced the Slalom, instead of the originally scheduled Giant Slalom due to weather.
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On the men's side,
Benny Brown was the first Big Green finisher, placing seventh with a 1:34.93. Right behind was
Oscar Zimmer, posting a 1:35.11, good for eighth place.
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Dan Gillis (1:35.67) and
Oliver Morgan (1:36.49) finished in 15
th and 20
th respectively to round out the top 20.
Jordan Simon (1:39.14) also finished the race for the Big Green.
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The women were led by
Zoe Zimmermann, who's 1:40.87 was good for second overall.
Carly Elsinger posted a 1:41.50 to place sixth overall.
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Sammi Trudeau (1:43.01),
Izzy Washburn (1:43.40), and
Emma Resnick (1:43.77) also placed in the top 20.
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Riley Grosdider was the final member of the Big Green to finish the race, posting a 1:45.01.
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The Big Green are back in action for the second day of the Dartmouth Carnival Saturday. Nordic skiers will race the 7.5K while alpine will race the Giant Slalom.
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