2005 Season Archives

WOMEN FINISH 7TH, MEN IN 8TH IN MIDDLEBURY

Feb. 26: The St. Lawrence men’s and women’s alpine skiing teams finished in 8 th and 7 th place respectively in the giant slalom event at Middlebury. The men earned 60 points on the day, Middlebury and UVM finished in the one and two spots with 112 and 104 points, respectively. The women earned 66 points, and Middlebury and UVM took home first and second place with 116 and 115 points respectively.

On the weekend, St. Lawrence skiing took 8 th place out of 19 teams with 571.5 total team points. UVM won the carnival with 903 points, and Dartmouth finished in second place with 875 points.

Hannah Kreizel had the best finish for the women in 24 th place in a two race total time of 2:06.21. She earned 25 points on the day. Sarah Lauridsen finished in 29 th place in 2:09.40, and earned 23 points. Abi Copeland finished in 2:11.92 which was good enough for 37 th place and 18 points. Erin McDermott finished in 41 st place in 2:13.71, and also earned 18 points.

For the men, Jared Furnia finished in 27 th place in a two race total time of 2:01.30 and earned 23 points for SLU. Anthony Puccia placed 32 nd in 2:01.50, earning 20 team points. David Rothman earned 36 th place in 2:02.44 and grabbed 17 points. Brendan Levine finished in 2:03.31 in 39 th place and earned 16 total points.

In the women’s event, Megan Hughes of Middlebury won the giant slalom in a time of 2:01.34. For the men, Ben Drummond won in 1:56.80.

WOMEN 6TH, MEN 8TH AFTER FIRST DAY AT MIDDLEBURY

Feb. 25: The St. Lawrence women’s alpine ski team finished in 6 th place in the slalom at Middlebury today with 65.5 points. Middlebury and UVM held the top spots with 118 and 87 points, respectively. The men finished in 8 th place in the same event, ending with 57 points. Dartmouth and Middlebury won those categories with scores of 110 and 104, respectively.

Hannah Kreizel had the best finish for the women, coming in with a two race total of 1:40.88 in 22 nd place, and earning 25 points for her team. Erin McDermott finished in 23 rd place in 1:40.89, and earned 23.5 points for SLU. Sarah Lauridsen crossed the line in 31 st place in 1:43.91, and grabbed 17 points.

For the men, Eric Morgan finished in 34 th place with a two race total of 1:28.32 and took home 20 points for the Saints. Jared Furnia finished in 35 th place in 1:28.39 and was awarded 19 points. Anthony Puccia ended in 37 th place in 1:29.13 and earned 18 team points.

The Saints will be back in action tomorrow to compete in the giant slalom.

KREIZEL, MORGAN LEAD SAINTS AT WILLIAMS CARNIVAL

Feb. 19: Junior Hannah Kreizel and sophomore Eric Morgan led the Saints in the Slalom at the Williams Carnival Saturday afternoon. The Saint women finished in sixth place while the men took eighth.

Kreizel raced to a combine time of 1:42.32 to finish in 22 nd place. Right behind her was sophomore Erin McDermott in 25 th place. Her total time was 1:43.66. Next in was junior Abi Copeland in 27 th place with a time of 1:44.47.

Other finishers for the women were sophomore Sarah Lauridsen in 34 th place in a time of 1:47.89. Freshman Kristen Ehringer took 35 th with a time of 1:48.93.

On the men’s side, Morgan raced to a time of 1:56.57 to come in 24 th place. Right behind was junior A.J. Puccia in 25 th place with a time of 1:57.27. Freshman Jared Furnia placed 31 st with a time of 1:59.92.

Other Saints finishers were freshman Billy Montague and Brendan Levine. Montague took 41 st place with a time of 2:20.50. Levine placed 45 th with a total time of 2:25.36.

The Saints wrap up the season at the Middlebury Carnival next weekend, prior to the NCAA Championships hosted by Vermont.

KREIZEL LEADS SAINTS IN GIANT SLALOM

Feb. 18: Junior Hannah Kreizel led the Saints Alpine Ski Team with a 26 th place finish in the Giant Slalom at the Williams Carnival Friday afternoon. The women took seventh place with 42 points, while the men finished eighth with 33 points.

Kreizel combined for 2:07.95 in the G.S., followed closely by sophomore Sarah Lauridsen in 27 th with a time of 2:08.37. Next up was junior Abi Copeland in 30 th place with a total time of 2:11.12. Sophomore Erin McDermott was close behind, in 31 st, with a total time of 2:11.24.

Other Saints finishers were freshman Kristen Ehringer in 38 th with a time of 2:13.29. Freshman Meaghan Cahill took 42 nd with a combined time of 2:14.83.

On the men’s side, the Saints were led by Brendan Levine in 35 th place. He combined for a time of 2:01.10. Next in was junior A.J. Puccia in 36 th place with a time of 2:02.65. Freshman Billy Montague followed closely at 38 th with a time of 2:02.85. Freshman Gabe Cohen took 45 th with a total time of 2:10.09.

KREIZEL LEADS SAINTS ONCE AGAIN AT DARTMOUTH

Feb. 12: Junior Hannah Kreizel was once again the top finisher for the Saints Women’s Alpine Ski Team. She took 17 th place in the Slalom at the Dartmouth Carnival Saturday afternoon. The women finished in seventh place with 45 points while the men also took seventh with 39 points.

Kreizel combined for a time of 1:46.27 in the slalom to come in at 17 th. Vermont’s Jamie Kingsbury placed first with a time of 1:40.28. Next in for St. Lawrence was sophomore Erin McDermott with a 22 nd place finish. Her total time was 1:47.37. Sophomore Sarah Lauridsen rounded out the scoring for the Saint women with a 31 st place finish in a time of 1:52.37.

Other finishers for the Saints were freshman Meaghan Cahill in 38 th place with a time of 1:57.91. Junior Abi Copeland placed 42 nd in a time of 2:00.90 and freshman Kristen Ehringer took 46 th in 2:12.44.

On the men’s side, sophomore Eric Morgan was the top finisher with a 25 th place finish. His total time was 1:42.03. Vermont’s Johnny Davidson placed first with a total time of 1:36.50. Freshman Billy Montague came in right behind Morgan at 27 th place with a time of 1:43.12. Junior A.J. Puccia was close behind, placing 28 th, with a total time of 1:44.17. Freshman Gabe Cohen took 35 th place, with a total time of 1:49.77.

The Saints return to action next weekend at the Williams Carnival at Jiminy Peak in Massachusetts.

FURNIA; KREIZEL TOP FINISHERS IN GIANT SLALOM FOR ST. LAWRENCE

Feb. 11: Junior Hannah Kreizel finished in 21 st in the Giant Slalom Friday at the Dartmouth Carnival as the top finisher for the Saints Women’s Alpine Ski Team. Freshman Jared Furnia turned in a 26 th place finish as the top racer for the men. The women placed seventh in the event, while the men took eighth place.

Kreizel combined for a time of 2:13.18 to lead the Saints. Sophomore Sarah Lauridsen was next in for the women, placing 28 th in a time of 2:15.60. Sophomore Erin McDermott turned in a 32 nd place finish. She turned in a combined time of 2:16.43.

Other finishers for the Saint women were freshman Kristen Ehringer in 34 th, freshman Meaghan Cahill in 38 th and junior Abi Copeland in 45 th.

On the men’s side, Funia’s combined time of 2:04.35 equaled a 26 th place finish. Freshman Gabe Cohen placed 39 th in 2:07.59 and classmate Billy Montague came in at 42 nd in 2:08.24. The Saints return to the slopes Saturday morning for the Slalom in day two of the Dartmouth Carnival.

WOMEN'S ALPINE TEAM FOURTH AT UVM CARNIVAL

Feb. 5: Erin McDermott finished 13 th and Hannah Kreizel was 15 th to lead the Saint women’s alpine team to a fourth place finish in that event at the Vermont Winter Carnival at Stowe on Saturday and Anthony Puccia had a top 20 finish for the Saints with a 17 th as the Saint men were eighth in the slalom.

The strong showing by the women’s alpine team along with a third by the women’s Nordic team and a fourth from the Nordic men helped the Saints to a sixth place overall finish in the carnival with 428 points. Dartmouth was the carnival champion.

McDermott combined runs of 53.14 and 47.95 seconds for a 1:41.09 total time while Kreizel was just behind her with runs of 54.09 and 47.32 for a 1:41.41 total. Abi Copeland was the third Saint scorer with a 21 st place finish, combining runs of 55.87 and 50.88 for a 1:46.75 total. Kristen Ehringer was 34 th in 2:19.39 for the Saints.

For the men, Puccia had runs of 53.05 and 51.98 for his 17 th place finish in 1:45.03. Eric Morgan was 19 th with runs of 54.24 and 53.36 for a 1:47.60 total. Billy Montague came back from a 1:07.16 first run with a 58.93 second run and was 29 th. David Rothman finished 31 st for the Saints.

LAURIDSEN, KREIZEL LEAD SAINT ALPINE TEAMS AT UVM

Feb. 4 Sarah Lauridsen finished 16 th and Hannah Kreizel was less than half a second behind her in 17 th to highlight the alpine performances in giant slalom competition in the University of Vermont Winter Carnival at Stowe on Friday.

Lauridsen combined runs of 1:08.17 and 1:04.91 for a 2:13.08 total time while Kreizel covered the course in 1:07.76 on the first run and 1:05.90 on the second for a 2:13.66 total time.

Erin McDermott was the third Saint scorer in 27 th in 2:20.22 as the Saints were sixth with 52 points as a team. Abi Copeland finished 32 nd for the Saint women in 2:22.63 while Meaghan Cahill was 34 th in 2:29.88.

Eric Morgan was 27 th with runs of 1:04.45 and 1:03.83 for a 2:08.28 total time to lead the Saint men while Billy Montague was just one spot back with nearly identical runs of 1:05.18 and 1:05.16 for a 2:10.34 total time. The Saint men finished eighth in the event as Brendan Levine battled back from first run difficulties to finish 34 th overall in 2:58.19 and was the third Saint scorer. David Rothman was 36 th and the only other Saint to complete the race.

FURNIA, PUCCIA POST TOP-20 FINISHES IN SLALOM AT ST. MICHAELS

Jan. 29: Freshman Jared Furnia continued to race well, turning in a 17 th place finish in the Slalom at the St. Michaels Carnival Saturday afternoon. Junior A.J. Puccia placed 20 th in the Slalom for a seventh place finish by the Saint men. The Saint women finished in eighth in the Slalom.

Furnia, in 17 th, combined for a time of 1:34.49. Puccia, was close behind with a time of 1:35.45 in 20 th place. Freshman Billy Montague finished in 22 nd place with a total time of 1:37.65, rounding out the scoring for the Saints. Freshman Gabe Cohen placed in 34 th with a time of 1:55.58.

On the women’s side, junior Hannah Kreizel was once again the Saints top finisher. She placed 25 th with a combined time of 1:37.95 in the Slalom. Freshman Kristen Ehringer and sophomore Sarah Lauridsen finished 38 th and 39 th respectively. Ehringer’s combined for 1:45.81 and Lauridsen was close behind at 1:46.23. Freshman Meaghan Cahill rounded out the Saint racers with a 45 th place finish and a time of 1:49.36.

The Saints return to the slopes February 4-5 at the Vermont Carnival. The Giant Slalom race will take place on Friday, Feb. 4 and the Slalom on Saturday, Feb. 5.

FURNIA LEADS SAINTS IN GIANT SLALOM AT ST. MICHAELS

Jan. 28: Freshman Jared Furnia led the Saint Men’s Alpine Ski team with a 22 nd place finish in the Giant Slalom at the St. Michaels Carnival Friday afternoon. The men finished in 8 th place and the women took seventh. Junior Hannah Kreizel was the women’s top finisher.

Furnia combined for a time of 1:47.26 to come in 22 nd place. Dartmouth’s Evan Weiss took first in 1:44.31. Junior A.J. Puccia came in 30 th with a combined time of 1:49.51. Junior David Rothman took 35 th with a total time of 1:50.52. Freshmen Gabe Cohen and Billy Montague rounded out the Saint racers in 52 nd and 53 rd respectively.

On the women’s side, Kreizel took 32 nd with a combined time of 1:53.88. Following closely were sophomores Erin McDermott and Sarah Lauridsen in 34 th and 35 th respectively. Junior Abi Copeland finished in 40 th with a combined time of 1:57.04, freshman Meaghan Cahill placed 44 th and freshman Kristen Ehringer took 47 th.

The Saints hit the slopes tomorrow as they compete in the Slalom in day two of the St. Michaels Carnival.

KREIZEL, GUSH TOP FINISHERS IN SLALOM AT BATES

Jan. 22: Junior Hannah Kreizel and senior Nicholas Gush were the top finishers for the Saints Alpine Ski team in the Slalom at the Bates Carnival Saturday afternoon. The Saint women finished in eighth place with 34 points and the men also finished in eighth with 29 points.

Kreizel led the Saint women with a 29 th place finish in the Slalom with a combined time of 1:43.24. Next up was junior Abi Copeland in 35 th place with a time of 1:48.34. Sophomore Sarah Lauridsen, rounding out the Saints scorers, placed 39 th with a time of 1:49.25. Freshman Kristen Ehringer finished in 44 th with a total time of 1:52.47. Sophomore Erin McDermott and freshman Meaghan Cahill finished in 47 th and 48 th place respectively.

On the men’s side, Gush posted a 28 th place finish with a combined time of 2:01.20. Sophomore Eric Morgan followed closely with a 30 th place finish in a total time of 2:01.80. Junior A.J. Puccia and Brendan Levine rounded out the Saints finishers in 38 th and 40 th place respectively. Puccia combined for a time of 2:15.41 and Levine finished with a time of 2:20.25.

The Saints return to action at the St. Michael’s Carnival on January 28 and 29th.

FURNIA, KREIZEL TOP FINISHERS FOR SAINTS IN SEASON OPENER

Jan. 21: Freshman Jared Furnia and junior Hannah Kreizel were the top finishers for the Saints Alpine Ski team at the season-opening Bates Carnival Friday afternoon in the Giant Slalom. St. Lawrence sits in 8 th place after day one.

In his first collegiate race, Furnia placed 23 rd in the G.S. with a total time of 2:00.63. Next up for the Saints was junior David Rothman with a 30 th place finish. His total time was 2:01.84. Three Saints clustered together to round out the finishers. Brendan Levine placed 37 th with a total time of 2:04.60. Junior A.J. Puccia finished just behind Levine in 38 th with a total time of 2:04.65. Senior Nicholas Gush placed 40 th with a time of 2:26.11.

On the women’s side, Kreizel finished in 26 th with a time of 2:09.77. Freshman Kristen Ehringer, in her first collegiate race, placed 33 rd with a total time of 2:13.37. Right behind her was teammate, junior Abi Copeland in 34 th place. Copeland combined for a total time of 2:13.86. Freshman Meaghan Cahill, also in her first collegiate race, finished in 41 st with a total time of 2:17.05. Sophomore Erin McDermott rounded out the Saints finishers with a 45 th place finish and a total time of 2:24.53.

The Saints will compete in the Slalom Saturday afternoon in day two of the Bates Carnival.

SAINTS TRAIN AT MT. TREMBLANT

Nov. 30: The Alpine Ski Team hit the slopes in Mt. Tremblant with 11 men and six women for an eight day ski training camp. Four days were spent on skiing fundamentals and two days on tactical gate training and the final day with GS race simulation and time trials.  Senior Nick Gush was fastest for the men and junior Hannah Kreizel was fastest for the women.

The snow was adequate at first and then excellent at the end with colder temps and additional snow making.  The last day the team actually trained near full length GS on the FIS racing hill, the same hill they will compete on in three weeks.

The team stayed in Le Johannsen Condominiums about 50 yards from the lift and had daily afternoon conditioning sessions for athletic recovery and a "Turkey Bowl" football game on Thanksgiving day, which Coach Pier's team won! (first time in 4 years.) The team had two 20lb turkeys with all the fixings for Thanksgiving dinner.

All in all, they had a great trip and returned to campus on Saturday afternoon following our early moring training session.  The team plans to ski at Whiteface this week and next and have their first FIS races at Val St-Come in Quebec on Dec. 11th and 12th as warmups for the collegiate season.

SAINTS READY TO HIT THE SLOPES

The leaf colors are exploding on the St. Lawrence campus and Jack Frost has already placed his cold fingers on the highest mountains of the Adirondacks! It may still be Hurricane season in Florida, but in the North Country the smell of fall is in the air and we are gearing up for what will prove to be our best winter in years. The hard work and sweat equity put in by this year’s Alpine Ski Team members is expected to pay huge dividends.

Junior Co-Captains David Rothman and AJ Puccia have been leading the team through plyometrics, core body workouts and lifting sessions in “captain’s” practices until our official team start of October 18. Rothman is expected to be a top 15 carnival threat in both GS and SL this year. With his change of equipment to Atomic Skis (Bode’s new Brand) this year and two years of collegiate racing under his belt, he is showing the confidence expected in a leader. Puccia, a self proclaimed SL specialist, also looks very strong this year after spending a semester abroad in London, England. Last season was cut short by severely frozen feet, but this year look for AJ to be among the top 15 in SL and also be a consistent scorer for the team in GS. The team expects big things from First Year standout Jared Furnia, the Eastern Alpine SG Champion. Jared is currently ranked nationally 23rd and 93rd in GS and SL on the USSA points list, following outstanding final season results in last year’s Slush Cup where he bested a few US Ski Team Athletes. 2004 Rookie of the Year Eric Morgan gained tremendous experience on the carnival circuit last year as a sophomore, placing in the top 30 four times. If the success Eric had during the final events of 2004 is any indication, we will be very happy with his results this year. Junior Brendan Levine has spent the entire summer “down under” studying abroad in New Zealand and has skied well at races in the Southern Alps. “B” is anxious to return to the States this fall with his improved ranking and show us all the value of skiing in the off-season by ripping up the slopes this season. Nick Gush, our lone senior, is also a top 15 threat in SL giving us a realistic chance to place all three of our weekly scorers among the top group. Rounding out the Men’s Alpine Team this year are junior Karsten Jennings, a two time Academic All-American and First Year Students Mike Nichol from Ford Sayre Academy, Gabe Cohen and Dan Rihm from the Stratton Mountain School and western transplant Nick Calandra from Squaw Valley, California.

Junior Captain Abigail Copeland heads a talented group of young women skiers on this year’s team. Also a standout on the Field Hockey Team, Abi has the competitive spirit and knowledge of what it takes to place among the top 15. We expect to see her as a regular among this year’s Eastern Elite and would not be surprised to see her on the podium at a race or two. Our most consistent performer in 2004 was junior Hannah Kreizel, also a multi-sport athlete who plays on the Women’s Tennis Team. She earned three top 18 and seven top 25 results last year in SL and GS and has her sights set on making the jump up to the top 15 and the NCAA Championships at Stowe, VT. Newcomer Carling Delaney, Copeland’s teammate on the Field Hockey Team, is expected to be an immediate contributor to the Alpine Team. The Holderness School Graduate stepped on the podium a lot in 2004 including a 3rd place finish at Cannon Mt in an Eastern Cup FIS event. Carling has the talent to be in the top 10 on the carnival circuit in both GS and SL. Sophomore Erin McDermott showed great promise last year with a top 15 finish in early season FIS racing, but had her season cut short due to injury. After skiing well in the Golden Rose Slaloms last Memorial Day weekend on Mt. Hood and getting some additional confidence and snow time on the Horstman Glacier in Whistler, BC this summer, Erin will prove to be a major contributor to this year’s team. Sophomore Sarah Lauridsen also arced some turns in Whistler this summer and we expect her to take the experience of skiing in all six carnivals during the 2004 campaign to make consistent leaps up the result sheet from the two top 26 SL finishes she earned at the Dartmouth and UVM carnivals last year. We hope to keep the services of sophomore Kaitlin Guendelsberger, who was a top 20 skier for the team last winter but is trying to rebound from a summer car accident and off-season knee surgery. To complete our 2004-05 Women’s Alpine Team we welcome First Year students Meaghan Cahill from Berwick Academy, Maine and Kristen Ehringer from the Killington Mountain School. All of our skiers hope to see and ski with you on the slopes this winter, so………

Let’s go Saints!!!!!!!!!!!!!