ROBBINS AND ANDERSEN LEAD SAINTS

TO CONCLUDE BATES CARNIVAL

Jan. 13: The St. Lawrence University men’s and women’s alpine ski teams competed in the Giant Slalom on Sunday, the final day of competition at the 2008 Bates Carnival. Both Saint squads finished in 8th place overall in the event, with the women led by rookie Heidi Robbins and the men’s team by sophomore James Andersen.

 

Robbins, a native of Mendon, VT, was competing in her first collegiate Giant Slalom race on Sunday and earned 29th place with a time of 2:16.70. Her finish landed St. Lawrence 17.0 points towards the team’s total.

 

Also scoring for the Scarlet and Brown on the women’s side were senior Kristen Ehringer (37th, 2:21.19) and sophomore Megan Howard (39th, 2:23.49). The trio combined for a total of 39.0 points.

 

St. Lawrence’s line-up was rounded out by juniors Marina Chiasson (42nd, 2:27.72) and Danielle LaCavalla (DNF 2nd run) and first year student Kelly Skinner (DNF 1st run).

 

Meanwhile, Andersen’s time of 2:07.64 earned the Putnam Valley, NY native 13.0 points and a 35th place finish overall. He was followed closely by fellow classmate Sean Mallia and rookie Thatcher Jacques, who finished in 36th and 37th place, respectively, closing out the team’s scoring. Mallia raced in a time of 2:08.33 to net 12.0 points, while Jacques was only .08 seconds behind at 2:08.41 to gain 11.0 points.

 

St. Lawrence University’s men’s alpine ski team was also represented in the Giant Slalom by sophomores Michael Nadolski (40th, 2:09.05), Michael Wallman (41st, 2:09.22) and Graham Flinn (42nd, 2:11.77).

 

Dartmouth’s Courtney Hammond earned the individual title in the Giant Slalom on the women’s side behind a time of 2:04.51, while Middlebury’s Alec Tarberry (1:59.83) took the men’s crown. Dartmouth College won both team titles in the Giant Slalom, with totals of 98.0 points in the women’s race and 93.0 on the men’s side.

 

St. Lawrence University finished in 8th place overall out of 12 teams at the Bates Carnival, combining their alpine and Nordic finishes for a total of 352.0 points. The carnival was won by the Dartmouth Big Green with 711.0 points.

 

The Saints’ alpine ski squads will be in action again next weekend as they play host to the 2008 St. Lawrence University Carnival in Wilmington, NY. The carnival will begin on Friday, January 18 with the Giant Slalom and conclude the following day with the slalom.

 

 

MALLIA AND HOWARD EARN TOP-25 FINISHES IN THE

SLALOM AT BATES CARNIVAL

Jan. 12: The St. Lawrence University men’s and women’s alpine ski teams kicked off their 2008 carnival season on Saturday, as the Saints competed in the slalom at the Bates Carnival hosted at Sunday River. Sophomores Sean Mallia and Megan Howard were the team’s top finishers, as each landed in the top-25.

 

Mallia seemed to pick up where he left off last season, when he became one of St. Lawrence’s top racers. The Weston, VT native raced in a time of 1:35.00 for a 20th place finish and 11.0 points towards the NCAA Championships. It was Mallia’s fifth top-20 finish of his collegiate career.

 

Also scoring for the Saints’ men’s squad in the slalom were sophomores Graham Flinn (29th, 1:39.31) and Michael Nadolski (42nd, 1:57.39). The trio of second year athletes combined for a total of 32.0 points to land the Scarlet and Brown in 9th place overall.

 

Also competing for the men’s team in the slalom on Saturday were sophomore James Andersen, who did not finish his first run, and rookie Thatcher Jacques and sophomore Michael Wallman, who each failed to finish his second run. Jacques and Wallman, however, each had promising first run times of 46.98 and 46.70, respectively.

 

Meanwhile, though Howard was the top finisher on the women’s side for St. Lawrence, she was closely followed by junior teammates Marina Chiasson and Danielle LaCavalla. Howard raced in a time of 1:49.85 for 24th place overall, while Chiasson (25th, 1:53.17) and LaCavalla (26th, 1:53.17) took the next two places. The trio combined for 45.0 points and 7th place overall.

 

Senior Kristen Ehringer narrowly missed out on scoring for the team on Saturday, as she raced in a time of 1:53.98 for 28th place overall. Each of the two St. Lawrence rookies making their collegiate debut on the women’s side did not qualify, as Heidi Robbins failed to finish her second run and Kelly Skinner was disqualified on her second attempt.

 

The men’s slalom was won by Middlebury College with a total of 87.0 points, while the individual title went to Dartmouth’s David Chodounsky with a time of 1:30.86. Middlebury picked up a sweep in the event by winning on the women’s side with a total of 88.0 points, but New Hampshire’s Veronique Archambault-Leger won the individual crown behind a time of 1:36.46.

 

Sunday’s slate of action will bring the conclusion of the 2008 Bates Carnival, as the alpine ski teams will compete in the Giant Slalom at Sunday River. Both the Saints’ men’s and women’s teams will be in action at 9:30am.

 

 

 

WEATHER FORCES CANCELLATION OF ALPINE

EVENTS ON DAY ONE OF BATES CARNIVAL

Jan. 11: The St. Lawrence University alpine ski team was set to kick-off the 2008 Carnival season on Friday at the Bates Carnival, but warm and rainy local weather forced the cancellation of the events.

 

Saturday's slate will now include men's and women's slalom beginning at 9:30am at Sunday River in Bethel, as well as the men's and women's 10K classic Nordic races, which begin at 9:00am at Black Mountain in Rumford. The Bates Carnival will then conclude on Sunday with the giant slalom at Sunday River.