2008 Woodie Awards
Sports Briefs: Hockey wins Holiday Classic
Geoff Homer
Issue date: 1/10/07 Section: Sports
The men's and women's alpine teams enjoyed considerable success competing in FIS and Nor-Am races with multiple top three places and a victory. Before Christmas, the women traveled to Sunday River in Maine where Mattie Ford '09 placed second and fourth in two slaloms while tri-Captain Megan Hughes '08 had three top five finishes in four races. Tri-Captain Lindsay Brush '07 also placed third in a race at Mt. Tremblant in Canada against a field studded with Canadian and collegiate racers. She finished 11th or better in all four of her races, and was the top American in three. Recently the women traveled to Waterville Valley in N.H. where Tucker Vest-Burton '09 won the race with Ford coming in second.
On the men's side, the Reed brothers, Jack '10 and Clayton '08 have led the Panthers so far, with Clayton getting two top 10s in two slaloms at Sugarloaf. Jack placed 5th at Sugarloaf and placed 15th in the giant slalom at Nor-Am's at Sunday River in a field filled with many U.S. Ski team racers. His season is now in doubt after he broke his leg in a freak accident running down a flight of stairs in Stewart. Other strong performers include Jon Hunter '10 and Joey Swensson '08 who returned from spending the fall in snowy Colorado where he was able to get valuable training.
Both the men's and women's teams compete at Stowe and Waterville Valley for the final races before the Carnival season kicks off on Jan. 19 at the St. Michaels Carnival, but results were unavailable at the time The Campus went to press.
The Nordic team placed sixth out of 27 colleges competing in the Cross Country Championships, a remarkable effort considering all but one team finishing ahead of them had snow to train on. Better yet, the Panthers beat bitter rival UVM, who finished ninth. The men and women competed in both the freestyle and classic races, which were filled mainly with U.S. Ski Team racers and others who race for factory sponsored travel teams.
The top three racers on the men's side were Matt Johnson '08, with a 24th in the 10K Classic and a 36th in the 15K freestyle. Simeon Hamilton '09 placed 30th in the 10k and added a 34th in the 15k. Tim Reynolds '09 added a 33rd in the 10K but had a strong 16th in the 15k. Cassidy Edwards '09 led the women with an 18th in the classic and a 13th in the freestyle. Jenny Hamilton '07 had a 30th in the classic and a 22nd in the freestyle, while Robyn Anderson '09 placed 28th and 25th respectively.
On the men's side, the Reed brothers, Jack '10 and Clayton '08 have led the Panthers so far, with Clayton getting two top 10s in two slaloms at Sugarloaf. Jack placed 5th at Sugarloaf and placed 15th in the giant slalom at Nor-Am's at Sunday River in a field filled with many U.S. Ski team racers. His season is now in doubt after he broke his leg in a freak accident running down a flight of stairs in Stewart. Other strong performers include Jon Hunter '10 and Joey Swensson '08 who returned from spending the fall in snowy Colorado where he was able to get valuable training.
Both the men's and women's teams compete at Stowe and Waterville Valley for the final races before the Carnival season kicks off on Jan. 19 at the St. Michaels Carnival, but results were unavailable at the time The Campus went to press.
The Nordic team placed sixth out of 27 colleges competing in the Cross Country Championships, a remarkable effort considering all but one team finishing ahead of them had snow to train on. Better yet, the Panthers beat bitter rival UVM, who finished ninth. The men and women competed in both the freestyle and classic races, which were filled mainly with U.S. Ski Team racers and others who race for factory sponsored travel teams.
The top three racers on the men's side were Matt Johnson '08, with a 24th in the 10K Classic and a 36th in the 15K freestyle. Simeon Hamilton '09 placed 30th in the 10k and added a 34th in the 15k. Tim Reynolds '09 added a 33rd in the 10K but had a strong 16th in the 15k. Cassidy Edwards '09 led the women with an 18th in the classic and a 13th in the freestyle. Jenny Hamilton '07 had a 30th in the classic and a 22nd in the freestyle, while Robyn Anderson '09 placed 28th and 25th respectively.
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