2008 Woodie Awards
Alpine ski team has best performance of year at Williams carnival
Dylan Perry
Issue date: 2/23/07 Section: Sports
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Last weekend the alpine ski team skied their best carnival of the season. Hosted by Williams College, the Mules skied giant slalom on Friday followed by a slalom event Saturday. The men had their best finishes thus far, placing fifth in a field of ten competitive teams both days. Combined with the results of the nordic squad, Colby finished seventh of 14 overall. Dartmouth College has won every carnival this year, and the University of Vermont and Middlebury College have taken second and third respectively at each carnival as well.
In Friday's giant slalom, two first-years were Colby's top finishers and both finished in the top 20. Corey Linton of Jackson, Wyoming placed 15th and Josh Kernan of Shelburne, New Hampshire was 17th. Also earning points for the Mules were 22nd place Jody Centauro '08 of Beaconsfield, Quebec and local Mainers Christian Talmage '09 and Sam Witherspoon '09 who finished 28th and 29th. On the women's side, Laura Littman '10, a native of Colorado, finished 28th.
The Mules did their best skiing Saturday in the slalom event. Before leaving for the carnival, Captain Ryan Praskievicz '07 told the Echo, "The final two carnivals bring two technical hills where our team should excel." Ryan was correct in his estimation, as the skiers skied their best in the most technical event: slalom. Four of the men finished in the top 25 with one top ten finish and four of the women placed to 25 as well. Centauro finished eighth on the day for his second top ten of the year. Kernan finished less than a second behind his teammate in 11th and Witherspoon and Praskievicz placed 14th and 25th respectively. For the women, Emily Colin '10 was Colby's fastest racer in 14th place with Dana Breakstone '10 four hundredths of a second behind in 15th. Also racing well Saturday were Littman who finished 21st, Julia Coffin '09 in 25th, and Ashley Best '07 in 27th. The women were sixth on the day.
This weekend is the Eastern Intercollegiate Ski Association Eastern Championships, hosted by Middlebury College. The races will be held at the Middlebury Snow Bowl and will include a giant slalom today and slalom tomorrow. As the final carnival of the year, it is clearly the most important. With numerous Colby skiers on the brink of qualifying for NCAA championships, their performance this weekend will determine whether their season continues. Those who qualify will compete at NCAAs March 7-10 at Attitash Bear Peak in New Hampshire against the nation's best skiers.
In Friday's giant slalom, two first-years were Colby's top finishers and both finished in the top 20. Corey Linton of Jackson, Wyoming placed 15th and Josh Kernan of Shelburne, New Hampshire was 17th. Also earning points for the Mules were 22nd place Jody Centauro '08 of Beaconsfield, Quebec and local Mainers Christian Talmage '09 and Sam Witherspoon '09 who finished 28th and 29th. On the women's side, Laura Littman '10, a native of Colorado, finished 28th.
The Mules did their best skiing Saturday in the slalom event. Before leaving for the carnival, Captain Ryan Praskievicz '07 told the Echo, "The final two carnivals bring two technical hills where our team should excel." Ryan was correct in his estimation, as the skiers skied their best in the most technical event: slalom. Four of the men finished in the top 25 with one top ten finish and four of the women placed to 25 as well. Centauro finished eighth on the day for his second top ten of the year. Kernan finished less than a second behind his teammate in 11th and Witherspoon and Praskievicz placed 14th and 25th respectively. For the women, Emily Colin '10 was Colby's fastest racer in 14th place with Dana Breakstone '10 four hundredths of a second behind in 15th. Also racing well Saturday were Littman who finished 21st, Julia Coffin '09 in 25th, and Ashley Best '07 in 27th. The women were sixth on the day.
This weekend is the Eastern Intercollegiate Ski Association Eastern Championships, hosted by Middlebury College. The races will be held at the Middlebury Snow Bowl and will include a giant slalom today and slalom tomorrow. As the final carnival of the year, it is clearly the most important. With numerous Colby skiers on the brink of qualifying for NCAA championships, their performance this weekend will determine whether their season continues. Those who qualify will compete at NCAAs March 7-10 at Attitash Bear Peak in New Hampshire against the nation's best skiers.
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