NEWRY, Maine -- Colby College's Mardi Haskell finished in third place in the giant slalom for the second straight year, this time on just one run at the Eastern Alpine Ski Championships/Bates Carnival on Friday at Sunday River.
Haskell had an opening run of 1:12.53 to put her in third place. After the opening run, rain iced up the course and forced cancellation of the second run. Haskell will compete in the slalom on Saturday after finishing second in the event her first year and then posting two straight fourth-place finishes the past two seasons.
Sandra Schoepke placed 27th in 1:17.06, Jessica Reinhart had a 1:17.75 for 31st place, and Lexi Hanus was 37th with a 1:18.45 to lead the Mules to a fifth-place finish..
For the men's team,
Michael Boardman had his third career top-10 finish in the giant slalom at the Eastern Championships. He placed ninth in a time of 1:14.81 to help the Mules place fifth overall.
Sam Matel took 28th place for the Mules in 1:18.55 and Cam Price (pictured) finished 31st in 1:19.26.
Eastern Championships/Bates Carnival
Women's giant slalom team scores
1. Dartmouth 128
2. Middlebury 102
3. U. Vermont 96
4. U. New Hampshire 84
5. Colby 78
6. Bates 75
7. Plymouth State 65
8. Saint Michael's 61
9. Williams 39
10. Colby-Sawyer 26
11. St. Lawrence 22
12. Babson 17
12. Boston College 17
14. BRN 8
15. Harvard 4
Colby women's results
3. Mardi Haskell, 1:12.53
27. Sandra Schoepke, 1:17.06
31. Jessica Reinhart, 1:17.75
37. Lexi Hanus, 1:18.45
50. Ryanne Daley, 1:21.05
68. Ingrid Klinkenberg, 1:26.56
Men's giant slalom team scores
1. Dartmouth 138
2. U. Vermont 109
3. Middlebury 103
4. Saint Michael's 75
5. Colby 62
6. U. New Hampshire 59
7. St. Lawrence 57
8. Boston College 55
9. Colby-Sawyer 47
10. Williams 41
11. Plymouth State 35
12. Harvard 22
13. Babson 9
14. Bates 7
15. Castleton State 3
Colby men's results
9. Michael Boardman, 1:14.81
28. Sam Matel, 1:18.55
31. Cam Price, 1:19.26
