STOWE, Vt, -- The Colby College women's alpine team had three skiers in the top 10 and the Mules finished in a tie for second place in slalom competition at the University of Vermont Carnival on Saturday at Stowe.
Mardi Haskell had her best finish of the season by placing second with runs of 57.93 and 58.69 for a total time of 1:56.62. Dartmouth College's Alexa Dlouhy won the event in 1:55.30 and had the same time as Haskell in her second run.
"It was a good weekend for our alpine teams. We came in third combining the four events," Colby head coach Danny Noyes said. "Great two days for Max Richard. He's really coming into his own and taking charge. First-year Sandra Schoepke found a new level this weekend with two top-10 results."
Colby first-years
Jessica Reinhart and Schoepke both had big days. Reinhart was ninth in 2:00.70 with runs of 1:01.78 and a very fast 58.92. Schoepke made it two top-10 finishes in one weekend by placing 10th in 2:01.17.
Dartmouth won the competition with 135 points, while Colby was tied with University of Vermont with 111. No other school had more than 72 points.
The Colby men placed eighth with a score of 47. Richard was 18th with a total time of 1:59.70.
Ellis Grubman took 33rd and
Cam Price was 34th.
U. Vermont Carnival
Women's slalom team scores
1. Dartmouth 135
2. Colby 111
2. U. Vermont 111
4. Saint Michael's 72
5. U. New Hampshire 64
6. Middlebury 53
7. Williams 51
8. Bates 49
9. Plymouth State 45
10. St. Lawrence 43
11. Colby-Sawyer 39
12. Boston College 28
13. Harvard 18
Colby women's slalom results
2. Mardi Haskell, 1:56.62 (57.93, 58.69)
9. Jessica Reinhart, 2:00.70 (1:01.78, 58.92)
10. Sandra Schoepke, 2:01.17 (1:01.10, 1:00.07)
42. Ingrid Klinkenberg, 2:33.74 (1:14.81, 1:18.93)
Men's slalom team scores
1. Saint Michael's 123
2. Dartmouth 104
3. U. New Hampshire 102
4. Middlebury 85
5. Williams 75
6. U. Vermont 65
7. Boston College 51
8. Colby 47
9. Colby-Sawyer 42
10. Bates 41
11. St. Lawrence 39
12. Plymouth State 20
13. Harvard 18
Colby men's slalom results
18. Max Richard, 1:59.70 (56.32, 1:03.38)
33. Ellis Grubman, 2:08.39 (1:01.00, 1:07.39)
34. Cam Price, 2:08.93 (1:01.42, 1:07.51)
38. Michael Ferri, 2:12.02 (1:06.93, 1:05.09)
