Bates Carnival Recap

GS

Friday was the opening of the carnival season.  We were greeted with 6-8" of new snow which made for some difficult conditions but the Sunday River race crew, athletes and coaches did an amazing job prepping the hill.  The highlights for Bates were Avril Dunleavy finishing 9th from the 43rd start position in her first carnival and Alex Jones finishing 13th from the 53rd start position.

Alex Jones '12 (Photo courtesy of Cory Ransom)

Avril Dunleavy '15 (Photo courtesy of Cory Ransom)

SL

Saturday was the slalom and the cold weather and challenging conditions continued.  In the men's race Alex Jones was again our top finisher in 15th. In the women's race, Bates was poised for a great day with Avril Dunleavy in 7th, Emily Hayes in 11th and Anne Rockwell in 15th after the first run. Unfortunately Anne and Avril both went out within sight of the finish but Emily was able to put down a great second run moving up to 5th. 

Following the slalom we had a great reception hosted by Brent '81 and Sally Harwood P'10,'14. We would also like to thank Sue and Mark Harriman, Stephanie Dumont and Amy Connell for not only putting together  a great reception but also setting up the Friends of Bates Athletics tent and reception area.  Also a huge thanks to Sunday River for providing free lift tickets for the student spectator bus. 

Emily Hayes '15 (Photo courtesy of Christine Feehan)

Bates Carnival

After more than 2 months on snow and 10 races the team is ready for the most important part of the season to start.  The carnival season kicks off this week with the Bates Carnival on January 20-21. We hope you can join us for the races and a parents and alumni reception following the slalom on Saturday.

Race information can be found on the EISA website. Reception and Friends of Bates Athletics info is below. If you can't make the races you can also follow us live on Live-Timing.com.

The Friends of Bates Athletics invites you

to join the Bates Nordic and Alpine ski teams at Black Mountain and

Sunday River for the Bates Carnival and

an apres ski reception in Newry, ME after the Alpine portion of the carnival.

Reception

Saturday, January 21, 2012

hosted by Brent '81 and Sally Harwood P'10,'14

90 Pond Rd

Newry, Maine

4:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.

Please RSVP by clicking here or contacting 

Stephanie Dumont at 207-786-8370 or sdumont@bates.edu

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Friends of Bates Athletics Welcome Tents

Friday - January 20, 2012

Black Mountain - Rumford, ME

Time: 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.

Saturday - January 21, 2012

Sunday River - Newry, ME

Time: 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.

Winter Break

The team just finished up its winter break training camp.  We had 7 good days of training with a USSA GS at Sunday River in the middle (Bump Heldman and Emily Hayes took the wins). Overall it was a good camp although we did battle some sickness and injuries. We also welcomed our newest team member Emily Bamford who comes to us from the Australian national team.  She should be a great addition to our already strong women's team.  Next up are the Eastern Cups at Whiteface (men) and Stratton (women) at the end of the week and a USSA SL at Sunday River on MLK day.  These races will serve as our final prep before the carnival season kicks off with the Bates Carnival at Sunday River on January 20-21.

Bump Heldman 1st and Coleman Lieb 2nd @ Sunday River

Emily Hayes 1st @ Sunday River