nordic skiing

Jan. 23: The St. Lawrence University men's Nordic ski team's senior trio of Ben Knowles, Eric Wolcott and Zach Wetherell earned a podium finish on Saturday at the 2010 St. Michael's Carnival at Sleepy Hollow XC Center.  The group finished in third place overall in the Men's 3x3 Sprint Relay to land the Saints' first podium showing of the season.

Jan. 22: Both the St. Lawrence University men's and women's Nordic ski teams finished in 7^th place overall on Friday afternoon in the Freestyle events at the 2010 St. Michael's Carnival at the Sleepy Hollow XC Center. 

Jan. 16: St. Lawrence University sophomore Caroline Carpenter earned a career-best 13^th place finish on Saturday at the 2010 SLU Carnival in Lake Placid, NY.  The Shelburne, VT native raced the Women's 15K Freestyle race in a time of 50:45.7 to earn 28.0 points for her squad and pace the Saints' women's team to 7^th place in the event.

Jan. 15: The St. Lawrence University men's and women's Nordic ski teams opened the 2010 season on Friday morning, as the Saints hosted the first carnival of the EISA season in Lake Placid, NY.  The Scarlet and Brown were led by a pair of career-best finishes by seniors Eric Wolcott and Johannah Ludington, who finished 5^th and 7^th in their respective races.

Jan. 11: When the curtain rises on the 2010 Nordic ski season this weekend, the St. Lawrence University men's and women's teams will be on familiar territory.  The Scarlet and Brown will host the opening event of the EISA schedule this weekend, January 15 and 16, in Lake Placid, NY.

Apr. 7: Six members of the St. Lawrence University Nordic ski team and five others from the Alpine squad have earned 2009 Academic All-America honors from the United States Collegiate Ski Coaches Association.

Mar. 14: St. Lawrence University senior captain Kristen Bednar competed in her final collegiate Nordic ski race on Saturday at the 2009 NCAA Championships at Black Mountain in Rumford, ME, putting the finishing touches on an outstanding career with the Scarlet and Brown.

Bednar, who logged a 30th place finish on Thursday in the Women's 5K Classic, earned 36th place on Saturday in the Women's 15K Freestyle. The Essex Junction, VT native raced in a time of 42:13.5, finishing .3 seconds behind Jill Smith of Michigan Tech University for 35th.

Denver University's Antje Maempel won the 2009 national championship in the Women's 15K Free, as she edged Colorado University's Alexa Turzian by .5 seconds at the finish line. Maempel's time of 38:35.0 earned her the title out of 38 racers.

Saturday's Nordic races bring an end to the 2009 collegiate ski season.