Saints Compete in Giant Slalom to Open UVM Carnival

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Nancie Battgalia

Jeremy Lawless '12 was the Saints' top finisher on the men's side in the GS on Friday.

Feb. 5: The St. Lawrence University men's and women's Alpine ski teams opened competition at the 2010 UVM Carnival at Mt. Mansfield in Stowe, VT on Friday afternoon.  First-year student Ashley-Kate Durham led the women's squad with another top-15 finish, while sophomore Jeremy Lawless paced the men's team in the scoring.

Durham, who logged back-to-back runner-up finishes two weeks ago at the St. Michael's Carnival, continued to shine on Friday in the Women's GS.  The Timmins, ON native raced in 2:07.85 to finish in 11^th position overall to earn 31.0 points for the Scarlet and Brown.  Durham was joined in the scoring by juniors Kelly Skinner and Heidi Robbins, who finished in 29^th and 35^th place, respectively.  The trio combined for 62.0 points, landing the Saints' women's team in seventh position.

Sophomores Ann West (42^nd), Elena Rogers (DNF 2^nd) and Mackenzie Irwin (DNS 2^nd) also competed for the Saints in the Giant Slalom.

On the men's side, Lawless earned 34^th place with a combined time of 2:07.18 to earn 18.0 points for his squad.  Junior Thatcher Jacques (37^th) and sophomore Scott Houser (39^th) rounded out the team's scoring to place the Saints in ninth place as a team with 46.0 points.

Senior James Andersen finished in 50^th place in the Men's GS, while sophomore Matt Dodge (DNF 1^st) and senior Graham Flinn (DNF 1^st) completed the team's line-up.

The hosting Catamounts of UVM  swept the GS races, with the men totaling 141.0 points and the women earning 134.0.  David Donaldson claimed the men's individual crown for UVM in 1:59.99 while Megan Ryley also won the women's race for the home team in 2:05.47.