Brown and Boston College Host Wildcat SL/GS

The season came full circle this past weekend as the teams traveled to Wildcat Mountain in Jackson, NH for the Brown University and Boston College carnival.  This carnival marks the end of the carnival season.  The women will travel to Waterville Valley in two weeks for the USCSA Eastern Regionals.  First off, we would like to thank the Wildcat staff and all the parents who helped organize the weekend's festivities including the two races, daily lunches, and the Saturday evening banquet.


Saturday, the men and women raced in the #1 bibs as the carnival hosts for the slalom runs.  The women, already securely in 4th place in the league standings, skied to a 5th place finish led by Elisa Handbury '10 (1:28.51 seconds).  She finished in 21st place and was followed closely by Cat Stewart '13 and Emily Simmons '12 who placed 26th and 27th, respectively. The men again earned 8th place as they were led by Dow Travers '12 who skied to a 27th place finish with a time of 1:29.11 seconds.  Jeff Ernsting '11 finished 33rd with a time of 1:31.07 and Charlie Greene '13 finished with a time of 1:37.40, which was good for 41st place.


The slower going slalom runs also allowed the seniors of the league to show off their style and creativity by dressing up in costumes.  Elisa put on a bikini and Ken Ettinger '10 brought Christmas back when he skied down dressed up as Santa and passed out candy to everyone on the race course.  Congratulations to all of our seniors!  We wish them well in their lives after Brown.


Sunday, the teams wrapped up the regular season as the women won the Wildcat GS and the men finished eighth.  The women were led by Krista Consiglio '11 who finished 2nd overall with a time of 2:06.65.  Emily and Kia Mosenthal '12 provided the other two scored times for the women with 6th and 8th place finishes, respectively.


Dow Travers again led the men with a 26th place finish with a time of 2:08.03 in his last race before heading to Vancouver for the 2010 Olympic Games.  He will be the first athlete to represent The Cayman Islands in the Winter Olympics and we wish him well!  Be sure to look for him in the opening ceremonies on NBC and on its affiliates next week as he competes in the Giant Slalom event.  But back at Wildcat, Jeff Ernsting finished behind Dow in 44th place with a time of 2:16.59.  Charlie Greene, Ken Ettinger, and Michael Cohen provided the men with the other three scored times.


The women finished the season in 4th place and will be traveling to Waterville Valley in two weeks for the USCSA Eastern Regionals.  The men finished in 8th place overall and are already looking forward to next season.


We wish Dow and the women's team the best of luck as they continue with their racing on into February and March.  Please check back for updates from Regionals in a few weeks.