Monday, February 28, 2011

NCAA Eastern Regional Championships - Sunday River, ME

Julia and Kelly at the Banquet
It's hard to believe it, but the college season is over. This Saturday and Sunday was the Eastern Regionals hosted by Bates College at Sunday River. Amongst the competing colleges were, UVM, Dartmouth, Harvard, Boston College, and, of course, your Purple Knights.

Despite several inches of snowfall over the two days, snow conditions couldn't have been better! They allowed everyone to attack from the back and put it in some fantastic finishes.
On day one, it was SL down Monday Morning. Sunday River ran a great race and we even got to see sunshine for most the day. Here is an excerpt from the press release on day one:

Saint Michael's College sophomore Gabbi Hall (Incline Village, Nev./Forest Charter School) had a strong 16th-place finish in the women's slalom, leading the ski program to 10th place on Saturday at the EISA Championships, hosted by Bates College and held at Sunday River and Black Mountain.
In the men's slalom, junior Nathan Bryant (Lee, N.H./Oyster River) had Saint Michael's best finish, placing 33rd.

Women's SL Results:
 - Hall 16th
 - Middleton 39th
 - Langlands 45th
 - Billotti DNF
 - Redden DNF
 - Waddle DNF

Men's SL Results:
 - Bryant 33rd
 - Levine 34th
 - O'Brien 39th
 - Spangler DNF
 - Keating DNF
 - Bredengen DNF

Kerstin, Christina, Molly, and Gabbi
Day two brought wind and clouds to Sunday River, not to mention a lot of new snow that needed to be pushed off the course. Thanks to coaches and course workers, we got through to the rock hard surface on bottom! The team took advantage of the conditions and Kevin O'Brien and Christina Billotti had stand out performances!

Junior Kevin O'Brien (Ridgefield, Conn./Ridgefield) led the Purple Knights on Sunday with a 30th-place finish in the men's giant slalom. Sophomore Gabbi Hall (Incline Village, Nev./Forest Charter School) was tops for the Saint Michael's women with a 32nd-place giant slalom finish, while sophomore Christina Billotti (Massapequa, N.Y./Green Mountain Valley School) was right behind in 33rd.

Women's GS Results:
 - Hall 32nd
 - Billotti 33rd
 - Redden 35th
 - Middleton 48th
 - Waddle 49th
 - Langlands 51st

Men's GS Results:
 - O'Brien 30th
 - Levine 38th
 - Bredengen 40th
 - Keating 49th
 - Spangler DNF
 - Bryant DNF

The team
A special congratulations to Nathan Bryant and Gabrielle Hall for making the All-Academic Team along with several of the Nordic team members!
The racing will continue this week with Eastern Alpine Championships at Stowe.



Posted by Gabbi Hall at 11:27 AM
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2 comments:

  1. You forgot that Kelsey Redden of Ramsey New Jersey also achieved superstar status and was an Academic All-American. Her Godlike status was overlooked by more than a few at St. Michael's College, but I feel it is only fair her hard work to get the reward and recognition it deserves. I think the team should have another ball for her. Perhaps at Angelina's (black Tie affair)

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  2. Congratulations on a solid season!

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