Jan. 28, 2006 Hardy and Kingsbury Win Slalom; Vermont Ski Team Takes St. Lawrence Carnival Link to Results: http://www.eisaskiing.org/BART/Results06/slu06.htm LAKE PLACID, N.Y. – Senior Jamie Kingsbury (Waitsfield, Vt.) and sophomore Greg Hardy (Stratton, Vt.) each won the slalom to lead the University of Vermont Ski Team to its second carnival victory of the season in day two of the St. Lawrence Carnival in Lake Placid, N.Y. The Catamounts finished the weekend with 787 team points, ahead of second place Middlebury (741 points) and third place Dartmouth (647 points). “Overall we looked really good on the weekend,” Director of Skiing and head alpine coach, Bill Reichelt said. “Unfortunately we had some injuries on the women’s alpine team but the men’s alpine team continues to come together and the Nordic team is right on. Now it would be great to go home and get a win at the Vermont Carnival this weekend.” Hardy won his second race of the weekend by taking the slalom, following up his first place in the giant slalom yesterday. Sophomore Zac Brown (Sun Valley, Idaho) continued his strong weekend with a fifth place finish and freshman Craig Leaman (Waterville Valley, N.H.) was 15th overall. In the women’s slalom Vermont had three top-10 finishes led by Kingsbury’s first place. The tri-captain has finished in the top-three in all four of her races so far this season. Sophomore Jilyne McDonald (Bellevue, Wash.) picked up a fourth place and senior Amy Cochran (Keene, N.H.) was eighth. The Catamounts return to action next weekend in the Vermont Carnival in Stowe, Vt., on Friday, Feb. 3 and Saturday, Feb. 4. On Saturday after a day of skiing or cheering on the Vermont Ski Team fans, friends and family are invited to Stoweflake for a reception from 4:00pm-6:00pm. The event includes family-friendly activities such as sleigh rides and ice skating (bring your own skates!). Alpine coach Bill Reichelt, Nordic coach Alan Serrano and the Vermont skiers will be on hand to join in the festivities.Arial Registration is online at alumni.uvm.edu/wintercarnival or by calling 1-888-458-8691. There is no cost for this event. -30- Chris Wojcik Assistant Director of Athletic Communications University of Vermont Phone: 802-656-1110 Fax: 802-656-8328 [log in to unmask] http://www.uvmathletics.com