STOWE, Vt. - Saint Michael's College Alpine skiing sophomore
Isabella Knutsen (Bergen, Vestland, Norway/Norges Toppidrettsgymnas Geilo) placed 11th in the giant slalom on Thursday at Stowe Mountain Resort to highlight the Purple Knights' opening day at the three-day University of Vermont Carnival. Alpine races conclude on Friday, when Nordic kicks off a weekend of competition in Craftsbury.
CARNIVAL FACTS
- The Saint Michael's Alpine squad totaled eighth-place points on Friday (104.5), only three short of seventh-place Colby College. Boston College (134.5) and Plymouth State University (142) were also within range.
WOMEN'S LEADERS
- Knutsen, 11th in giant slalom, 2:10.59 two-run combined time
- 0.15 seconds outside top 10
- 3rd top-15 finish of season
- Sophomore Eulalie Giraud (Les Carroz, France/Lycée du Mont-Blanc René Dayve/Rocky Mountain), 35th, 2:15.43
- Sophomore Leah DeFilippo (Elmira, N.Y./Northwood School), 43rd, 2:17.24
MEN'S LEADERS
- Sophomore Christian Lødemel (Oslo, Norway/Persbråten VGS), tied for 17th in giant slalom, 2:06.08 two-run combined time
- Career-high finish
- Started in No. 36 bib
- Junior Maxime Guillemaud (Carry-le-Rouet, Bouches-de-Rhône, France/International Bilingual School of Provence), 29th, 2:07.10
- Sophomore Oscar Preisler (Ramsey, N.J./Green Mountain Valley School), 31st, 2:07.39
- Senior Lawton Jones (Williston, Vt./Green Mountain Valley School), 43rd, 2:09.85
NEXT SAINT MICHAEL'S EVENT
- Friday at Vermont Carnival, 9 a.m.
