2008 Woodie Awards
Young alpine team struggles to qualify for NCAAs
Dylan Perry and Alexa Lindauer
Issue date: 2/16/07 Section: Sports
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This past weekend the Colby alpine ski team traveled to New Hampshire to compete in the Dartmouth College carnival. The Mules competed in slalom on both Friday and Saturday. Although a few Colby skiers placed well, the young team remained in their season long rut. The Colby women finished fifth of 10 teams on Friday, but dropped to seventh Saturday, while the men placed eighth both days. Dartmouth won the event.
Colby's fastest female Mule both days was without a doubt Dana Breakstone '10, who placed 11th on Friday with a two-run time of 1:43.11, earning 24 NCAA points for her performance. Breakstone continued with her impressive results on Saturday, when she finished 15th in the slalom, with a two-run time of 1:48.94, earning 16 NCAA points.
Also helping the Mules reach their fifth place finish Friday were Laura Littman '10 in 19th, with a two-run time of 1:44.69 and Brett Wagenheim '08 who placed 22nd, with a two-run time of 1:47.40. Wagenheim also finished 23rd the following day.
On the men's side, Josh Kernan '10 raced into 15th place Friday with a time of 1:42.62, followed by junior Jody Centauro in 23rd, with a time of 1:44.34. The men really struggled on Saturday, with senior Ryan Praskievicz finishing first among the Mules with a 28th place finish and a time of 1:47.08. All other Colby racers finished after him in a pool of 43 competitors. The men were likely not helped by the fact that there was no giant slalom event held this weekend, as they have traditionally fared better in the giant slalom this season than in the slalom.
With the combined scores of the nordic team, Colby finished in eighth place overall at Dartmouth with a score of 448, beating out Harvard University, St. Michael's College, Bowdoin College and the University of Maine at Presque Isle.
This weekend the team will compete in the Williams College Carnival at Jiminy Peak, in Massachusetts. Only the Eastern Championships, held at Middlebury College, remain after this weekend before the NCAA championships in March, which will be hosted by the University of New Hampshire. The Mules will really have to improve their finishes in the next weekends if they hope to send representatives to the NCAA championships, which they have done for the past several years. The top 14 qualify and currently Centuaro is ranked 21st overall.
Colby's fastest female Mule both days was without a doubt Dana Breakstone '10, who placed 11th on Friday with a two-run time of 1:43.11, earning 24 NCAA points for her performance. Breakstone continued with her impressive results on Saturday, when she finished 15th in the slalom, with a two-run time of 1:48.94, earning 16 NCAA points.
Also helping the Mules reach their fifth place finish Friday were Laura Littman '10 in 19th, with a two-run time of 1:44.69 and Brett Wagenheim '08 who placed 22nd, with a two-run time of 1:47.40. Wagenheim also finished 23rd the following day.
On the men's side, Josh Kernan '10 raced into 15th place Friday with a time of 1:42.62, followed by junior Jody Centauro in 23rd, with a time of 1:44.34. The men really struggled on Saturday, with senior Ryan Praskievicz finishing first among the Mules with a 28th place finish and a time of 1:47.08. All other Colby racers finished after him in a pool of 43 competitors. The men were likely not helped by the fact that there was no giant slalom event held this weekend, as they have traditionally fared better in the giant slalom this season than in the slalom.
With the combined scores of the nordic team, Colby finished in eighth place overall at Dartmouth with a score of 448, beating out Harvard University, St. Michael's College, Bowdoin College and the University of Maine at Presque Isle.
This weekend the team will compete in the Williams College Carnival at Jiminy Peak, in Massachusetts. Only the Eastern Championships, held at Middlebury College, remain after this weekend before the NCAA championships in March, which will be hosted by the University of New Hampshire. The Mules will really have to improve their finishes in the next weekends if they hope to send representatives to the NCAA championships, which they have done for the past several years. The top 14 qualify and currently Centuaro is ranked 21st overall.
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