Ski team places first in carnival
The Big Green ski team finally broke through last weekend and captured their first overall victory of the season at the Williams Winter Carnival. In the process Dartmouth also thwarted the University of Vermont's bid to go through the carnival season undefeated. Dartmouth's victory was keyed by several tremendous performances on the nordic team. On the men's side, Cory Smith '96 and Colter Leys '96 finished second and third respectively, in both the 11 kilometer freestyle and the nine kilometer classic pursuit. In both races the only competitor that managed to best Smith and Leys was the dominant Thorodd Bakken of UVM. The women were lead by Denali Kemppel, who skied to a fourth place finish in both women's nordic races. Due to a faulty timer, the giant slalom races were cancelled, but that didn't slow down the men's and women's alpine teams.
