Meanwhile, the women’s Nordic team also posted solid results. Nordic coach Chris City ’94 was especially impressed with Tofte’s performance, in which she was able to successfully adjust to a change in weather conditions.

“We got about six inches of fresh powder [before Friday’s race],” City said. “All season we’ve been training on man-made snow, which tends to be hard and fast. Friday’s course was the opposite of that; it was pretty slow. She made the change she needed to, sort of on the fly, and skied really nicely.”

Tofte’s finish led the women’s Nordic team to a sixth-place finish in the 5k freestyle. The men’s Nordic team, meanwhile, took ninth in the 10k freestyle.

While Tofte’s best finish came on Friday, City noted that many of the Nordic skiers were stronger on Saturday.

“We generally raced better on the second day, which shows we have the fitness to compete,” City said. “I think we were pretty fresh on the second day, and we had some really encouraging results.”

Most encouraging was a 20th-place finish by sophomore Chris Stock in the 10k classic. City was also excited about junior Esther Kennedy’s 29th-place finish in the women’s 10k classic race.

—Staff writer Christina C. Mcclintock can be reached at ccmcclin@fas.harvard.edu.