Junior Kevin McNamara and freshman Ian Anderson were the top finishers for the men’s alpine team. McNamara took 35th in the giant slalom, and Anderson earned a 41st-place finish in the slalom.
Rookie Chris Stock, who finished in 31st place in the 20k classic mass start, and sophomore Tony Ryerson, who took 32nd in the men’s 10k freestyle, led the way for the men’s Nordic team.
City was impressed with his athletes’ ability to adapt to Dartmouth’s challenging course.
“Last year the Dartmouth carnival got moved to Stowe. Many of my skiers are freshmen and sophomores,” City said. “They hadn’t seen the course before—it’s a pretty intimidating course. It’s got a very steep and long climb...People didn’t get intimidated.”
And while the men’s team didn’t have anyone scoring as high as Tofte, City was impressed with the depth the team demonstrated this past weekend, especially in the 20k.
“Kevin Sprague had his best race of the season [on Saturday],” City said. “I think it was his first time scoring points for us this season. He just skied really well. [Freshman] Tanner [Wiegand] had a good day. That was one of Tony’s best classic races...The guys are starting to come around.”
—Staff writer Christina C. McClintock can be reached at ccmcclin@fas.harvard.edu.