Men's and Women's Skiing

January 22, 2010

Skiing In Ninth Place After Day One Of Saint Michael's Carnival


Day one results: http://www.eisaskiing.org/st.-michaels-carnival.html.

JEFFERSONVILLE and HUNTINGTON, Vt. - The Saint Michael's College ski team sits in ninth place on Friday after day one of the two-day Saint Michael's Carnival, with alpine events held at Smuggler's Notch, and Nordic competition taking place at Sleepy Hollow.

Freshman Colin Delaney (Lake Placid, N.Y./National Sports Academy) had the best showing of the day for the Purple Knights, placing 16th in the men's 15-kilometer freestyle. Classmate Julia Saliy (Nizhniy Novgorod, Russia/Vermont Academy), meanwhile, led the Saint Michael's women's Nordic squad with a 74th-place finish in the 10-kilometer freestyle.

In alpine action, freshman Gabbi Hall (Truckee, Calif./Forest Charter School) earned a 24th-place finish in the giant slalom, while on the men's side, senior Brad Harden (McConnellsville, N.Y./Northwood School) was tops for the Purple Knights with a 25th-place giant slalom finish.

The carnival concludes on Saturday with competition beginning at 9:30 a.m.

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