2008 Woodie Awards
Catamounts Finish Fifth in Ski Championships
Dakota Rubin
Issue date: 3/14/06 Section: Sports
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Vermont entered the NCAA Ski Championships in Steamboat Springs, Colorado on Wednesday looking to capture their sixth National Title in school history. After completing a regular season sweep and taking home the Eastern Intercollegiate Ski Association Championship two weeks ago, Vermont looked primed to make a run at their first National Title since 1994.
The first day got off to a disappointing start for Vermont as the defending national champion in giant slalom, sophomore Greg Hardy, got his arm hooked on a gate in his second run and finished in a unsatisfactory 22nd place in the men's GS.
"We were skiing to win and today we had a couple of tough breaks," Director of Skiing and head alpine coach Bill Reichelt said. "We went for the most points possible and things didn't fall into place. But there is plenty of skiing left and the team is in good spirits. "
The team did have things to be happy about as senior Paul Epstein led the way for the men with an eighth place finish and senior Jamie Kingsbury, the defending national champion in GS, finished third in the women's giant slalom. A ninth place finish by sophomore Jilyne McDonald and a 28th place finish by Hilary McCloy rounded out a good showing by the women's Alpine team.
Vermont ended the first day in fourth place overall with 130 points. Fellow EISA member, New Hampshire, was in first place with 161 points, followed by the Denver and Utah.
The second day marked the start of the Nordic competition. Senior captain Kate Crawford led the team with an eighth place finish in the women's 5k classical. This was a major improvement for Crawford after she finished in 32nd place last year.
Junior Carina Hamel came in 20th place and was followed up by Anja Jokela in 24th position.
As for the men, freshman Juergen Uhl led the way for the Catamounts with a 16th place showing in the men's 10k classical. Seniors Ryan Foster and Anders Osthus finished in 24th and 25th place, respectively.
The first day got off to a disappointing start for Vermont as the defending national champion in giant slalom, sophomore Greg Hardy, got his arm hooked on a gate in his second run and finished in a unsatisfactory 22nd place in the men's GS.
"We were skiing to win and today we had a couple of tough breaks," Director of Skiing and head alpine coach Bill Reichelt said. "We went for the most points possible and things didn't fall into place. But there is plenty of skiing left and the team is in good spirits. "
The team did have things to be happy about as senior Paul Epstein led the way for the men with an eighth place finish and senior Jamie Kingsbury, the defending national champion in GS, finished third in the women's giant slalom. A ninth place finish by sophomore Jilyne McDonald and a 28th place finish by Hilary McCloy rounded out a good showing by the women's Alpine team.
Vermont ended the first day in fourth place overall with 130 points. Fellow EISA member, New Hampshire, was in first place with 161 points, followed by the Denver and Utah.
The second day marked the start of the Nordic competition. Senior captain Kate Crawford led the team with an eighth place finish in the women's 5k classical. This was a major improvement for Crawford after she finished in 32nd place last year.
Junior Carina Hamel came in 20th place and was followed up by Anja Jokela in 24th position.
As for the men, freshman Juergen Uhl led the way for the Catamounts with a 16th place showing in the men's 10k classical. Seniors Ryan Foster and Anders Osthus finished in 24th and 25th place, respectively.