Castleton Alpine Skiing Race Story

Women:

The Castleton State College women's ski team had their best-ever finish at today's USCSA Eastern Regional Championship slalom event. The Spartans finished seventh out of 13 teams, besting last year's 12th place finish. The Spartans were led by sophomore Heather Patterson (Stockton, CA), who finished 23rd out of 70 competitors in the event. Patterson was followed by another sophomore, Brenna Nolan (Pittsford, VT), who placed 29th. Nolan was followed by freshman Stephanie Kopko (Perkiomenville, PA), who finished 32nd to complete the team scoring for the Spartans. Boston College's Perrie Finsand won the gold in first place, as Allyson Newell of Colby-Sawyer College placed second. Eliza Hawkins of University of Massachusetts, Amherst placed third. The Spartans finished behind Colby-Sawyer College (1st), Boston College (2nd), University of Massachusetts, Amherst (3rd), Plymouth State University (4th), Brown University (5th) and Boston University (6th). Castleton placed in front of University of Maine, Orono (8th), Northeastern University (9th), Springfield College (10th), Green Mountain College (11th), Brandeis University (12th) and Marist College (13th).

The lady Spartans will be back in action on Sunday, as they compete in the giant slalom event of the USCSA Eastern Regional Championships. The top-five teams at the end of the two day event advance to the USCSA National Championships.

Women's Team Results:

1st - Colby-Sawyer College 307.05 (seconds)

2nd - Boston College 308.55

3rd - University of Massachusetts, Amherst 308.93

4th - Plymouth State University 315.28

5th - Brown University 327.45

6th - Boston University 346.37

7th - Castleton State College 365.50

8th - University of Maine, Orono 391.25

9th - Northeastern University 393.49

10th - Springfield College 444.80

11th - Green Mountain College 481.15

12th - Brandeis University 506.87

13th - Marist College 718.01

Women's Individual Results:

1st - Perrie Finsand 1:39.63 (Boston College)

2nd - Allyson Newell 1:41.06 (Colby-Sawyer College)

3rd - Eliza Hawkins 1:41.35 (University of Massachusetts, Amherst)

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23rd - Heather Patterson 1:55.43 (Castleton)

29th - Brenna Nolan 2:03.53 (Castleton)

32nd - Stephanie Kopko 2:06.54 (Castleton)

42nd - Madalyn Kirbach 2:17.36 (Castleton)

46th - Kelsey White 2:32.22 (Castleton)

-out of 70 competitors

Men:

The Castleton State College men's ski team started off the first day of the USCSA Eastern Regional Championships with a sixth place performance out of 13 teams in slalom action. The Spartans placed sixth behind University of Massachusetts, Amherst (1st), Plymouth State University (2nd), Colby-Sawyer College (3rd), Boston College (4th) and Babson College (5th), while placing ahead of Boston University (7th), Tufts University (8th), Yale University (9th), Worcester Polytechnic Institute (10th), University of Maine, Farmington (11th), Marist College (12th) and University of Rhode Island (13th). The Spartans finished just 2.37 second out of the fifth spot and 5.38 seconds out of third. Castleton was led by freshman William Richard Colt, who placed 6th overall out of 70 men. Colt was followed by sophomore Gregory Towle (Coventry, RI) and junior Justin Schwartz (Bondville, VT), who placed 17th and 18th to cap the team scoring for the Spartans. Plymouth State University's Vincent Dinapoli place first, while teammate Jason Hey was third. Jason Small of University of Massachusetts, Amherst was second in the race.

With a USCSA National Championship berth on the line, the Spartans will try to finish in the top-five overall in the two-day event, as they compete in the giant slalom on Sunday. The top-five teams at the end of the weekend advance to the championships.

Men's Team Results:

1st - University of Massachusetts, Amherst 277.79 (seconds)

2nd - Plymouth State University 279.65

3rd - Colby-Sawyer College 287.47

4th - Boston College 287.72

5th - Babson College 290.48

6th - Castleton State College 292.85

7th - Boston University 308.45

8th - Tufts University 327.12

9th - Yale University 346.90

10th - Worcester Polytechnic Institute 352.13

11th - University of Maine, Farmington 366.87

12th - Marist College 404.61

13th - University of Rhode Island 485.97

Men's Individual Results:

1st - Vincent Dinapoli 1:28.36 (Plymouth State University)

2nd - Jason Small 1:29.25 (University of Massachusetts, Amherst)

3rd - Jason Hey 1:30.19 (Plymouth State University)

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6th - William Richard Colt 1:33.79 (Castleton)

17th - Gregory Towle 1:39.44 (Castleton)

18th - Justin Schwartz 1:39.62 (Castleton)

22nd - Charles Robbins 1:41.92 (Castleton)

46th - Corbin Daino 2:05.26 (Castleton)

-out of 70 competitors