While the men were hampered in the slalom, Mitchell was pleased with the progress he saw on Friday when both senior Kevin McNamara and sophomore Ian Anderson qualified for the second run for the first time all season.

“They started to ski in the race how they had been skiing in training,” Mitchell said.

Meanwhile, junior Alena Tofte led the charge for the Nordic team with a 15th-place finish in the 5k classic race and a ninth-place finish among collegiate skiers in the 10k free race.

Tofte finished 10th overall in the 10k free race, falling to one professional skier.

“Alena’s definitely proving that she can ski in the top 10 in our league, which is great,” Nordic coach Chris City ‘94 said.

The Crimson also posted solid team finishes both days in the women’s Nordic events with a fifth-place team finish in the 5k classic race and a sixth-place finish in the 10k free race.

“We had some really good races from Alena and Esther [Kennedy] and Jen [Rolfes],” City said. “I thought it was just exciting that we were up there with the [top teams].”

Sophomore Chris Stock continued to lead the charge on the men’s Nordic side with a 23rd place finish in the men’s 10k classic.

—Staff writer Christina C. McClintock can be reached at ccmclin@fas.harvard.edu.