Saint Michael's College Athletics

Hey Superfans!

The Purple Knights had a fabulous weekend at Whiteface with some great results and constantly changing weather.

On Friday, the team raced the Giant Slalom. If you have not been to Whiteface, the GS hill consists of 2 pitches with a nice flats section in the middle. Visibilty wasn't an issue which was refreshing! Last year at Whiteface, racers were battling rain! While the course got a little bumpy, it was nothing the team couldn't handle. Here are the collegiate results (this is from the SMC Athletics Press Release):

Kelly and Gabbi

Sophomore Gabbi Hall (Incline Village, Nev./Forest Charter School) had the best finish of the day for the Purple Knights, as she placed 22nd in the women's giant slalom. Three other Purple Knight women placed in the top-40 in the giant slalom, as sophomore Kelsey Redden (Ramsey, N.J./Northwood School/Ramsey HS) was 33rd, freshman Kelly Waddle (Harpswell, Maine/Carrabassett Valley Academy) placed 34th, and junior Ashley Langlands (Shelburne, N.H./Gorham Middle) took 38th.

 In the men's giant slalom, four Purple Knights finished in the top-40, led by junior Kevin O'Brien (Ridgefield, Conn./Ridgefield) and his 34th-place finish. Placing 36th, 37th and 38th were classmate J.D. Levine (Toronto, Ontario/National Ski Acad./King's College at Univ. of W. Ontario), fellow junior Nathan Bryant (Lee, N.H./Oyster River), and sophomore Andrew Keating (Waterbury, Vt./Burke Mountain Academy).

The following day (Saturday) was Slalom on the lower part of the GS hill. It's starts off flat, but the majority of the SL has a nice pitch. On the men's side, conditions were tough. The snow was chunking out and spectators definitely watched a show. Our boys forged ahead posting some fabulous results! The women had less problems with snow as they had a rock hard surface underneath. All racers did battle some visibility problems when it started to snow before second run. Here are the collegiate results  (from the SMC Athletics Press Release):



Carl Oscar and Tim at the bottom of the Gs



Freshman Tim Spangler (Summit, N.J./Summit/Univ. of Colorado) had the Purple Knights' best finish of the day, placing 17th in the men's slalom. Classmate Carl-Oscar Bredengen (Reistad, Norway/Donski VGS) finished 25th for Saint Michael's, while juniors Nathan Bryant (Lee, N.H./Oyster River) and J.D. Levine (Toronto, Ontario/National Ski Acad./King's College at Univ. of W. Ontario) recorded 27th and 29th-place finishes, respectively.

In the women's slalom, sophomore Gabbi Hall (Incline Village, Nev./Forest Charter School) led Saint Michael's with a 25th-place finish. Freshmen Kerstin Middleton (Greenland, N.H./Proctor Academy) and Kelly Waddle (Harpswell, Maine/Carrabassett Valley Academy) were 33rd and 36th, respectively, while junior Ashley langlands (Shelburne, N.H./Gorham Middle) took 37th.

The team starts classes this week and will be heading off to Sugarloaf, ME, hosted by Colby College, on Thursday! 

A big thanks to all the parents who brought food to Whiteface! You are all truly fabulous!