Bates Classic: Dimitri and Will lead mens team to 4th; Alpine Women take FIRST!!
A perfect morning for a classic ski: cold, with lightly falling, airy snow: straight up, blue kick wax weather. When you put 100 racers into a mass start, 10 k race, you better believe there is going to be some gritty racing! The pace was tough from the get-go, and never let up, as racers fought for position around the double tracked, 3.3 k course. There were some spills and thrills - Ian, Hannah, and Patrick all got their taste of that action - but it was to be expected in such a fast-paced format. The men's race was just under and the women clocked just over 30 minutes.
The men started the day off in fine style: Dimitri and Will getting into good positions right off the start and skiing in the lead dozen for the entire race. The huge pack of front-running racers barely broke up until the finish stretch into the stadium, where Dimitri managed to sprint for 6th, just 3 seconds off the podium, and Will came in seven seconds after that, in 11th place. Vanya had a great race as well, sprinting in a large pack of skiers to take 24th place and rounding out our scoring squad to put the men in 4th place. Isaac also placed within the top 30, at 27th, and Phil and Ian came in at 37th and 38th.
In the women's race, Elena put in a solid showing with her first mass start EISA race by placing 29th, her teammates packing the scoreboard behind her with Kristin in 35th, Hannah Smith and Holly Whitney in 36th and 37th.
HUGE SHOUT OUT TO THE WOMEN"S ALPINE TEAM!! Headed by Geordie Lonza in SECOND place and Laurel Carter in 6th, Shannon Campbell in 14th, the women really rocked the cow and placed FIRST as a team in the Slalom. Sweet!!!
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