Skiing Wins Middlebury Carnival, Second Straight EISA Championship

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Skiing Wins Middlebury Carnival, Second Straight EISA Championship

2/21/2026 6:46:00 PM | Skiing

By: Rebecca Osowski

MIDDLEBURY, Vt. – The Dartmouth ski teams concluded the Eastern Intercollegiate Ski Association (EISA) circuit this weekend at the Middlebury Carnival, cruising to its fourth carnival win of the season and second straight EISA Championship.

The Big Green posted 982.5 total points, thanks to another men's Nordic podium sweep and seven total podium finishes.

John Steel Hagenbuch led the field in the 20K freestyle, winning his second race of the weekend with a time of 47:28.3, securing the victory by 1:55. Cooper Camp claimed second overall, his best freestyle finish of the season, finishing in 49:23.8. First-year Micah Bruner also posted his best freestyle finish of the season, completing the Big Green podium sweep with a time of 49:24.1.

The Big Green were not done yet, as Jack Lange claimed the fourth-place spot, crossing the finish line in 49:24.7. Tory Hoffman also finished in the top-10 for Dartmouth, earning sixth overall thanks to a 50:03.5.

Aaron Power finished just outside of the top-10, earning 11^th overall with a time of 50:50.1.

On the women's side, Ava Thurston skied to her ninth podium of the year, finishing second overall with a time of 54:1.2.

Amelia Tucker was the next Dartmouth finisher, posting a time of 55:09.6, good for fifth place overall. Evie Walton finished right on Tucker's heels, claiming sixth with a time of 55:11.4.

Caroline Menna was the next Dartmouth finisher, posting a 16^th place finish with a time of 56:04.5. Grace Zanni rounded out the top-20, crossing the finish line in 56:47.4 to claim 19^th overall.

Maeve Ingelfinger (56:48.1) was the final Dartmouth finisher, placing 21^st overall.

On the alpine side, the men were led by Heming Sola, finishing second overall on the slalom. His 51.37 first run time was fourth overall before posting the fastest second run time, 47.71, to claim a spot on the podium.

Oscar Zimmer's 51.18 first run time was second best overall. He then skied a 48.56 second run to post a combined time of 1:39.74, good for third overall.

Calum Langmuir was the next Dartmouth finisher, posting a fourth-place overall finish with a time of 1:40.24. Dan Gillis rounded out the top-10 for the Big Green, finishing ninth overall with a time of 1:40.63.

Philip Lundquist (1:41.11) and Sawyer Reed (1:42.09) also finished for the Big Green.

Zoe Zimmermann won her fourth slalom race of the year for the Big Green, posting a combined time of 1:38.42. Zimmermann's 48.95 second run time was fastest of the field.

Carly Elsinger was the next Big Green, finisher, rounding out the top-10 with a ninth-place finish, thanks to a time if 1:39.85. Emma Resnick finished two tenths of a second outside the top ten, claiming 12^th overall with a time of 1:40.14.

Emma Reynolds and Riley Grosdidier finished back-to-back, earning 21^st and 22^nd overall. Reynolds posted a time of 1:41.15 while Grosdidier finished in 1:41.30. Sammi Trudeau was the final Dartmouth finisher, posting a time of 1:43.37.

The Big Green finished the Middlebury Carnival with 982.5 total points, cruising to their second straight EISA Championship. The Big Green posted the most points in five of the eight races.

Dartmouth will now shift its focus to the NCAA Championship. The championship is set to begin on Wednesday, March 11. More information on the championship and team will be made available on DartmouthSports.com.