THE SEASON IN SPORTS SPRING 2016 ALPINE SKIING Under third-year Head Coach Jake Fisher, Colby-Sawyer continued to improve and gain recognition in its fifth season with the Eastern Intercollegiate Ski Association (EISA), the most competitive league in collegiate skiing.
Barile placed 44th in the giant slalom at the EISA Championship held at the Middlebury Snow Bowl.
First-year students Jillian Barile (Lake Placid, N.Y.) and Shelby Kantor (East Burke, Vt.), sophomores Diana Abbott (Truckee, Calif.) and Jamie Marshall (Carrabassett Valley, Maine), and juniors Scott Cooper (Reno, Nev.) and Kenny Wilson (Canyondam, Calif.) were named to the 2016 National Collegiate All- Academic Ski Team, as announced by the U.S. Collegiate Ski Coaches Association. Cooper and Wilson were honored for the third straight season, while Abbott and Marshall were honored for the second straight season.
Wilson earned six top-30 finishes on the season for the men’s team, including an 11th place in the giant slalom at the EISA Championship.
Cooper had a career-best 19th place in the giant slalom at the EISA Championship.
Junior Nicole Taylor’s (Windham, N.H.) top finish was 29th in the giant slalom at Jiminy Peak. Marshall had a pair of season-best 42nd place finishes in the slalom at Stowe and Jiminy Peak. Senior Matt Nolan (Meredith, N.H.) placed in the top 39 eight times, highlighted by a 24th in the giant slalom at Stowe. Nolan was selected to give the student perspective speech at the annual Senior Athletic Awards Banquet.
Abbott had her best finish of the year at Stowe, where she placed 35th in the giant slalom.
Senior Tom Bobotas (Gilford, N.H.) had his best finish at Stowe, placing 44th in the giant slalom.
Senior Kylee Turko (Palmerton, Pa.) came away with the season’s top finish for the women’s team by placing 25th in the slalom at Stowe Mountain.
First-year student Jake Hopfinger (Pittsford, N.Y.) placed 46th in the slalom at Jiminy Peak, while sophomore David Meola (Barneveld, N.Y.) finished 49th in the slalom at the Dartmouth Skiway.
Kenny Wilson ’17 had the best finish of the season with an 11th place in giant slalom at the EISA Championships this season.
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the NEISDA Championships by placing in the top eight in the 50, 100 and 200 freestyle events. She then competed at the Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) Championships hosted by the U.S. Naval Academy. First-year student Meagan Thomsen (Gorham, Maine) and sophomore Makenzie Welch (Torrington, Conn.) also earned All-New England honors. Thomsen collected the award in the 50 backstroke, while Welch garnered accolades in the 100 IM. Four Chargers representing the women’s team were named to the NEISDA All- Academic Team: Miller, sophomores Anna Gaskill (Brattleboro, Vt.) and Meredith Lenhardt (Hamilton, N.J.) and senior Hannah Willcutt (Tilton, N.H.). Three men’s records were set by senior Devin Uhlman (Norwell, Mass.), who shined at the NEISDA Championships and came away with two records in the individual medley events. He set a new standard in the 200 IM with a time of 2:06.62 and placed fourth to earn All- New England honors. He also set a record time of 4:26.76 in the 400 IM to place fourth and earn All-New England honors.
SWIMMING AND DIVING Under second-year Head Coach Signe Linville ’06, the men’s and women’s teams enjoyed another successful season that saw 15 members compete in 37 events at the New England Intercollegiate Swimming and Diving Association (NEISDA) Championships. Senior Elaine Miller (Windham, Maine) earned three All-New England honors at
PHOTO: MICHAEL SEAMANS
Kantor collected 41st place three times throughout the season.
PHOTO: DENNIS CURRAN
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by Ryan Emerson
Head Coach Signe Linville ’06 talks strategy with Elaine Miller ’16.