Hello fellow blog readers, Tim here!
The Saints returned to Jackson for the third “EISA” race of the year! That is, we returned over 10 days ago. Sorry for the promptness. Been busy doing online school from…school? That doesn’t make… We skied at Jackson!
And it was awesome!
We left on Thursday at noon, and drove the entire afternoon to St. Johnsbury VT, where we would stay the night. After a good night of order-out room service (Enchiladas with sweet potato fries never fails for me), we left at early hours to drive from the hotel in St. Johnsbury for the 90-minute drive to the racecourse. Compared to the last time we raced at Jackson, this race was exceptional. The area got enough snow to open the full 5K loop, which the women and men both skied three times for their 15K races. Additionally, the UVM team was able to join us, making it feel even more like a true carnival than the UNH vs SLU dual carnival we had the last time we raced at Jackson.
The women’s team started first, and they absolutely ripped up the course. Steph Nicols was our top finisher, placing fifth in a close three way run against two UNH skiers for the third podium spot. Our next finisher was Co-Captain Jordan Schuster, finishing close with a few UNH skiers as well. Close behind was the rest of the saint’s skiers: some of them still able to smile after giving it a hard run on the course for 40 minutes.
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| Claire Wagner '24 crushing V1! |
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| Gabby Wangler '21 going super fast and stuff! |
Next, the men went off on the same course. Last time we were here the men struggled, but this time, we came back prepared and ready for what this unique east coast course had to give us. Tim Cunningham (me!) was the first men's finisher for the SLU team, leading a tight pack of the rest of the men's team coming in hard to the finish line. Not to cut the reading short, but overall we were all happy with the effort we put in, but we are still very hungry for more racing and eager to hunt down those spots further up the results sheet.
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| Tim Cunningham '21 skiing fast for Coach Dana! |
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| Men's team glittered AND masked up! |
Up next, stay tuned for a recap of regionals held in Sleepy Hollow VT, our last regular race of the year! Follow along for the prequel to the grand finale of the year!
Thanks for following along~
Tim!
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