Women:

 

The Castleton Spartan women's ski team placed second once again behind Boston University at today's ECSC Thompson Division slalom event at Bromley Mountain Resort. Castleton's total team time of 255.70 was good enough to beat nine teams in the race, but it wasn't good enough to take first, as Boston University came home with a team time of 246.08.

Northeastern University (267.30), Trinity College (276.77) and Green Mountain College (285.97) placed third, fourth and fifth in the team standings.  Boston University was led by Mollie Zapata (1:20.05) and Teagan Lukacs (1:20.89), who finished first and second in the race. Holy Cross College's Marina Vornle placed third with a total two-run time of 1:21.90.

Stephanie Kopko (Perkiomenville, PA), 11th after the morning portion of the race, clocked the fifth fastest second run to move herself into fifth overall on the day at 1:24.07 to lead the Spartans. Kelsey White (Traverse City, MI) and Madalyn Kirbach (Mendon, VT) also had fast second runs to move themselves up the leaderboard, as they finished eighth and ninth out of 72 racers. Kaileen Balzano (Johnstown, NY) put down two solid runs as she placed 11th for the Spartans. Heather Patterson (Stockton, CA) was fourth after the morning leg of the event, but slipped to 12th after making a technical error in her second run. 

After six ECSC Thompson Division races, the lady Spartans are in second place overall with 12 points, while Boston University stand in first at 10. Northeastern University (19), Green Mountain College (26) and Tufts University (32) are third, fourth and fifth out of eleven teams.  Individually, Boston University's Mollie Zapata and Teagan Lukacs are first and second with 89 and 80 points. Castleton's Heather Patterson (46) and Stephanie Kopko (43) are sixth and seventh. Brenna Nolan (Pittsford, VT) stands in 12th with 27 points, while Kelsey White (24) and Madalyn Kirbach (23) are 13th and 15th. Kaileen Balzano has 6 points for 19th, while Lindsey Wiken (Hampden, ME) has 5 for 20th. 

 

Women's Team Results:

1st - Boston University 246.08 (seconds)

3rd - Northeastern University 267.30

4th - Trinity College 276.77

5th - Green Mountain College 285.97

6th - Connecticut College 294.63

7th - Tufts University 302.99

8th - Worcester Polytechnic Institute 311.77

9th - Holy Cross College 312.50

10th - University of Massachusetts, Lowell 335.57

11th - Amherst College 411.71

 

Women's Individual Results:

1st - Mollie Zapata 1:20.05 (Boston University)

2nd - Teagan Lukacs 1:20.89 (Boston University)

3rd - Marina Vornle 1:21.90 (Holy Cross College)

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5th - Stephanie Kopko 1:24.07 (Castleton)

8th - Kelsey White 1:25.55 (Castleton)

9th - Madalyn Kirbach 1:26.08 (Castleton)

11th - Kaileen Balzano 1:27.66 (Castleton)

12th - Heather Patterson 1:29.03 (Castleton)

21st - Ellen Noordzy 1:36.53 (Castleton)

22nd - Colleen Pruss 1:36.57 (Castleton)

28th - Lindsey Wiken 1:41.53 (Castleton)

33rd - Angela Russell 1:45.85 (Castleton)

DNF 1st run - Brenna Nolan (Castleton)

-out of 72 competitors

 

Men:

 

A day after winning an ECSC Thompson Division slalom by 20 seconds, Castleton State College men's ski team was able to sneak in front of runner-up Tufts University by only 0.30 second for their fourth consecutive team victory.

The Spartans finished with a total team time of 226.17, as Tufts University clocked a time of 226.47 for second place. Worcester Polytechnic Institute placed third at 238.19, while Connecticut College finished fourth at 241.86. Northeastern University was fifth with a time of 242.84. Tufts University's charge was led by Andrew Benson, who won the race with a total two run time of 1:12.57. Benson's teammate Brian Bresee finished third at 1:14.92.

Between Benson and Bresee was Castleton Charles Robbins (Mendon, VT), who finished with a time of 1:14.72 for second place. William Colt (Hanover, NH), winner of the last three races, found himself in all kinds of trouble during his first run and went into the second run sitting 13th. Colt laid down an error-free second run for the fastest second run of the day and moved himself up to fourth overall for the Spartans with a time of 1:15.28. Gregory Towle (Coventry, RI) finished the team scoring for Castleton, as he placed fifth with a time of 1:16.17. Towle was closely followed by freshman Brian Harvey (Katskill Bay, NY), who placed seventh at 1:16.43. Justin Schwartz (Bondville, VT) had trouble of his own during the first run, but clocked the seventh fastest second run to move himself from 30th to 15th overall out of 99 racers. 

After six ECSC Thompson Division races, the Spartans are on top of the leaderboard in first place with 8 points. Tufts University is second with 16 points, while Boston University is third with 20 points. Worcester Polytechnic Institute and Green Mountain College round out the top-five with 20 and 31 points.

Individually, Andrew Benson of Tufts University stands in first place with 85 points. Benson is followed by four Castleton skiers, as William Colt (62 points), Justin Schwartz (57 points), Charles Robbins (55 points) and Gregory Towle (54 points) are second, third, fourth and fifth in the standings. Freshman Corbin Daino (Hagamen, NY) is eighth with 36 points, while Brian Harvey and Bartholomew Kallgren (Burnham, ME) are tied for 11th with 23 points. Rob Moss (Bray, Co Wicklow, Ireland) is 15th with 18 points, while Justin Garritt (Swan Lake, NY) is 25th with 2 points. 

 

Men's Team Results:

2nd - Tufts University 226.47

3rd - Worcester Polytechnic Institute 241.86

4th - Connecticut College 241.86

5th - Northeastern University 242.84

6th - Boston University 242.90

7th - Green Mountain College 252.45

8th - Trinity College 274.81

9th - Holy Cross College 281.59

10th - Amherst College 306.01

11th - University of Massachusetts, Lowell 317.33

 

Men's Individual Results:

1st - Andrew Benson 1:12.57 (Tufts University)

3rd - Brian Bresee 1:14.92 (Tufts University)

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4th - William Richard Colt 1:15.28 (Castleton)

5th - Gregory Towle 1:16.17 (Castleton)

6th - Brian Harvey 1:16.43 (Castleton)

15th - Justin Schwartz 1:20.54 (Castleton)

30th - Andrew Hicks 1:27.14 (Castleton)

42nd - Scott Wanamaker 1:37.87 (Castleton)

DNF 1st run - Jeffrey Giegler (Castleton)

DNF 1st run - Justin Garritt (Castleton)

DNF 1st run - Corbin Daino (Castleton)

DSQ 1st run - Crescent Remaniak (Castleton)

DNF 2nd run - Robert Moss (Castleton)

-out of 99 competitors