Dartmouth Wrap Up

What's more fun than a 3x5 relay? Hint: nothing. It's hard to tell if it was more fun to watch or to race, but a good time was had by all. Spencer got the men off to a good start - he stayed close to the top skiers and came into the exchange in the midst of a cluster of teams in the chase pack. Niko stayed on the train for about half a lap and tagged off to Scott in 11th, who battled with UVM's second team and was able to hold our place with a strong push in the last kilometer. Our second team gave a great effort and almost tracked down Colby's second team. Wilson pulled off one of the great blunders in team history by racing on someone's warmup skis by accident. This is right up there with Niko's extra sprint lap - it'll be a while (ie, never) before he lives this one down.

On the women's side, Hannah put the women right in the mix out of the scramble, and Erin and Elissa kept them close. Elissa seemed to be fading late in the race, but she found some extra willpower and was able to outsprint the anchor for Midd's second team. Jess anchored the second team and put in a huge surge of her own to keep them close. All in all, a fun day of racing with good skiing all around.

Carni crushes closed out the day - no pictures, unfortunately, but our team had its moments (most of which I didn't witness, fortunately). I'm told that Bowers might never be allowed to attend another Dartmouth Carnival - good thing he's graduating.

Here's a batch of photos from the classic race, courtesy of Sharron and Kurt Kenney:

Maren
Jess was very happy during this race.

Hannah

Erin

Elissa
Emma

Wilson

Spencer, with Tim shouting encouragement.

Niko
Scott

Chris

Matt, with Elissa in the lovely pink suit.