On day two we were treated to another beautiful blue bird day for the classic sprint, I don't think conditions could have been much better. Our senior men really came through in an event that I know they had been looking forward two. We have not had much success over the years in sprint racing in any form aside from a few individuals here and there. I got to witness what was probably the best relay exchange I have seen when Ben Knowles came around on his first of three sprints to tag off to Eric Wolcott. Ben was just behind 2 or 3 other teams in 6th I think as the others went for the exchange Ben shot through on the inside to tag Eric down farther in the zone (a real smart move on Eric's part). This was key to getting Eric out ahead so he could just lay the hammer down and move solidly into third. Zach had skied a conservative but smart first leg and avoided any tangle ups saving his efforts for his second and third sprint. While I thought that we could possibly win this it was a fantastic 3rd place finish of which I am quite proud and was very exciting to watch, I really can't wait for the freestyle relay at Dartmouth in a few weeks.
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