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Meng Earns First Career Top-10 in 10K Classic at UVM

Feb. 3: St. Lawrence University sophomore Nordic skier Austin Meng propelled himself into the mix for a berth to the 2013 NCAA Championships on Sunday with his first collegiate top-10 finish at the UVM Carnival.

Meng Earns Career-Best Finish at UVM Carnival

Feb. 2: The St. Lawrence University Nordic ski teams competed in the 5k and 10k freestyle races at the 2013 UVM Carnival at the Trapp Family Lodge. Austin Meng paced the Saints in 12th place overall in the 10k, the best finish of his collegiate career.

Nichols Logs another Top-25 Finish at Colby Carnival

Jan. 27: St. Lawrence University senior Nordic skier Kelsey Nichols recorded her third straight top-25 finish on Sunday, finishing in 22nd place in the women's freestyle event at the 2013 Colby Carnival.

Nichols, Meng Finish 21st in Classic at Colby Carnival

Jan. 26: St. Lawrence University's Kelsey Nichols and Austin Meng each finished in 21st place in their respective classic races, leading the Saints Nordic teams at the 2013 Colby Carnival on Saturday afternoon.

Lustgarten, Nichols Lead Saints in 3k Prologue

Jan. 19: The St. Lawrence University men's and women's Nordic ski teams each finished in ninth place on Saturday in the 3k Prologue races at the 2013 SLU Carnival in Lake Placid, NY. Eric Lustgarten and Kelsey Nichols paced the Saints with top-25 finishes.

Saints Host Opening Carnival of EISA Season

Jan. 18: The St. Lawrence University Nordic ski teams opened competition at the 2013 SLU Carnival at Mt Van Hoevenberg in Lake Placid, NY on Friday in the first full stop on the EISA circuit. Sophomore Austin Meng recorded a 22nd place finish in the men's 20k Free, while senior Kelsey Nichols paced the women's team in 31st place in the 15k race.

James McCatherin '16

Falmouth, ME
Falmouth
Career Statistics: 
Top-5 Career Finishes
2013 SLU (3K Prologue) - 47th
2013 UVM (10K Free) - 66th
2013 SLU (20K Free) - 66th
2013 Colby (20K Free) - 68th
2013 Colby (10K Classic) - 68th

Career Top-20 Finishes:

At Falmouth High School

Margaret Nitschke '16

Pittsford, NY
Pittsford Mendon
Career Statistics: 
Top-5 Career Finishes
2013 UVM (10K Classic) - 55th
2013 Dartmouth (5K Classic) - 56th
2013 UVM (5K Free) - 58th
2013 Colby (15K Free) - 81st

Career Top-20 Finishes: 0

At Pittsford Mendon
Nitschke was a tri-sport athlete, competing on the Nordic skiing, cross country running and track and field teams. A member of the National Honor Society and an honor roll student, she captained the Nordic squad and earned both All-County and All-State recognition.

Philip Marshall '16

Ottawa, ON
Glebe Collegiate Institute
Career Statistics: 
Top-5 Career Finishes
2013 Middlebury (10K Classic) - 43rd
2013 Middlebury (20K Free) - 49th
2013 Dartmouth (10K Classic) - 54th
2013 Colby (20K Free) - 58th
2013 SLU (3K Prologue) - 63rd

Career Top-20 Finishes:

At Glebe Collegiate Institute
Marshall was cross country MVP in 2009, Nordic ski captain in 2011 and 2012 and Nordic ski MVP in 2012. He was a member of the cross country, Nordic ski and track and field teams at Glebe Collegiate and plans on competing in all three sports at St. Lawrence. He was the Ronald Ames Memorial Award winner for combined academic and athletic accomplishment and an Ontario Scholar.

Sienna Searles '16

Charlotte, VT
Champlain Valley Union
Career Statistics: 
Top-5 Career Finishes
2013 Colby (5K Classic) - 29th
2013 Middlebury (5K Classic) - 34th
2013 UVM (10K Classic) - 36th
2013 SLU (3K Prologue) - 36th
2013 Dartmouth (5K Classic) - 38th

Career Top-20 Finishes:

At Champlain Valley Union
Searles competed for the Nordic ski, soccer and track and field teams.  A member of the National Honor Society and a High Honor student, she was a three-year All-State honoree for Nordic and was a two-time MVP.  Searles won the state title in the classic race and was second overall in skate.

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