WATERVILLE VALLEY/DUBLIN, N.H. - The Saint Michael's College men's Alpine skiing team won the giant slalom on Friday at day one of the two-day Harvard University Carnival. Alpine races were held at Waterville Valley Resort, while Nordic events were at the Dublin School.

CARNIVAL FACTS

• Between Alpine and Nordic, Saint Michael's stands seventh among 14 schools after the opening day with 188 points.

ALPINE
CARNIVAL FACTS

• The men won Friday's GS with 101 points, trimming Dartmouth College (94), Harvard (88) and the University of New Hampshire (86) while outdistancing fifth-place Middlebury College (74) and the University of Vermont (74).
• The Purple and Gold men also won a GS event last year, claiming victory at their own Saint Michael's Carnival on Jan. 21.
• The women were seventh with 44 points.
• Between the men and women, Saint Michael's Alpine skiing scored seventh-place points in the GS (145), but was within range of Plymouth State University (150), Middlebury (152), UVM (152) and third-place New Hampshire (157).
• Only the top 30 in the opening run made second runs on Friday.

WOMEN'S LEADERS

• Sophomore Helene Kristoffersen (Rælingen, Norway/Dønski VGS), 3rd in giant slalom, 2:05.74 two-run combined time
  • 3rd podium in as many GS races this year
  • 4th career podium
  • 0.10 seconds shy of second place
• Senior Berty Olsen (Oslo, Norway/Persbråten VGS), 42nd, 1:04.68
• Sophomore Margrethe Frøland (Rælingen, Norway/Dønski VGS), 46th, 1:05.34
• Sophomore Jenna Braun (Stockholm, N.J./Green Mountain Valley School), 56th, 1:06.99
  • Started in No. 65 bib

MEN'S LEADERS

• Sophomore Eirik Kveno (Asker, Norway/Dønski VGS), 5th in giant slalom, 2:01.60 two-run combined time
  • 7th career top-5 finish
  • 0.33 seconds shy of the winner
• Junior Simen Strand (Høvik, Norway/Dønski VGS), 8th, 2:02.20
  • 12th career top-10 finish
  • Started in No. 15 bib
• First-year Gray Flanagan (West Burke, Vt./Green Mountain Valley School), 11th, 2:02.40
  • 0.09 seconds outside top 10
  • Career-high placement
  • Started in No. 20 bib
• Senior Max Noddings (Sun Valley, Idaho/Sun Valley Community School), 42nd, 1:01.44
  • Started in No. 55 bib
• Junior Nikolai Riiber (Oslo, Norway/Persbråten VGS), 49th, 1:02.10
  • Started in No. 58 bib

NORDIC
WOMEN'S LEADERS

• Junior Grace Castonguay (Jackson, N.H./Kennett), 43rd in 10K classic, 37:24.8
• First-year Astrid Bakke (Nedre Høvik, Norway/Dønski VGS), 60th, 38:21.5
• First-year Clara Wyatt (Bozeman, Mont./Bozeman), 65th, 38:46.4
• Junior Katie Culliton (Glens Falls, N.Y./Glens Falls), 73rd, 39:57.0
• Sophomore Izzy Quam (Stillwater, Minn./Mounds Park Academy), 76th, 41:20.5
• Senior Grace Erholtz (Baxter, Minn./Brainerd), 79th, 43:26.2
• First-year Jocelyn Sommers (Dalton, Mass./Wahconah Regional), 80th, 45:05.8
• Junior Lily Sabol (Hopkinton, N.H./Hopkinton), 81st, 45:46.1
• Junior Cambelle Nutting (Vassalboro, Maine/Maranacook Community), 82nd, 49:22.0

MEN'S LEADERS

• Sophomore Declan Hutchinson (Duluth, Minn./Marshall School), 49th in 10K classic, 32:05.6
• First-year Mitchell Townsend (Gilford, N.H./Gilford), 69th, 33:59.8
• Senior Gaelan Boyle-Wight (Newry, Maine/Telstar Regional), 75th, 35:08.0
• First-year Theo Castonguay (Jackson, N.H./Kennett), 76th, 35:15.8

NEXT SAINT MICHAEL'S EVENT

• Saturday at Harvard Carnival, 9 a.m.