WATERVILLE, Maine and CARRABASSETT VALLEY, Maine – Senior Rémi Drolet placed third in the men's 7k skate to lead the nordic team, and seniors Liam McNamara and Elsie Halvorsen each came in 26^th place in the giant slalom on the alpine side as Harvard University skiing opened competition on day one of the Colby Carnival on Friday with Colby College serving as the event host.
 
In nordic competition at Quarry Road, Drolet paced the Crimson with his third-place finish in the men's 7k skate while first-year Sam Gallaudet followed in 37^th place. Drolet has tallied top-three finishes in each of the first three events of the carnival season. On the women's side, junior Quincy Donley led Harvard with a 35^th-place finish.
 
On the alpine side at Sugarloaf, McNamara led the men's side with a 26^th-place finish in the giant slalom while Halvorsen notched a 26^th-place finish of her own in the women's giant slalom as Harvard's alpine team competed for the first time this season.
 
As a combined team following day one competition, Harvard stands in 11^th place with a team score of 150.
 
Harvard will close out the Colby Carnival tomorrow – Saturday, Jan. 20 – with the 20k classic on the nordic side and the slalom on the alpine side. 

Harvard Highlights: Nordic

• Senior Rémi Drolet placed third in the men's 7.5 skate with a time of 16:52 for 44 EISA points and 60 NCAA points. He has tallied top-three finishes in each of the first three events of the season after notching a pair of top-three finishes at the UVM Carnival last weekend.
• First-year Sam Gallaudet came in 37^th place behind a time of 18:31, collecting 13 EISA points.
• Junior Quincy Donley paced the women's side, coming in 35^th in the women's 7.5k skate with a time of 21:54, posting 14 EISA points.
• Following Donley, sophomore Hayden McJunkin placed 43^rd (22:12, 11 EISA points), and first-year Breagh Bridge finished 51^st (22:25, 8 EISA points).
• In the nordic team scores, the men placed seventh while the women came in 11^th.

Harvard Highlights: Alpine

• Senior Liam McNamara placed 26^th in the men's giant slalom behind a time of 1:46.06 with a 53.85 on his first run and a 52.21 on his second run. He collected 18 EISA points and five NCAA points.
• Senior Elsie Halvorsen also registered a 26^th-place finish in the women's giant slalom with a time of 1:49.07. She posted a 53.81 in run one and a 55.26 on run two. Halvorsen recorded 19 EISA points and five NCAA points.
• Junior Matt Ryan came in 40^th place (1:47.81) with a 54.66 in run one and a 53.15 in run two for 11 EISA points.
• In his collegiate carnival debut, first-year Josh Rosenberg finished 45^th (1:48.45) with a 54.71 in run one nad a 53.7 in run two.
• In the alpine team scores, the men and women finished 11^th and 12^th respectively. 

Harvard Results 

Men's 7.5k Skate

3) Rémi Drolet (Bib 61): 16:52, 44 EISA Points, 60 NCAA Points
37) Sam Gallaudet (Bib 46): 18:31, 13 EISA Points
83) Cyrus Hamlin (Bib 31): 21:10, 5 EISA Points
84) Mason Cruz-Abrams (Bib 36): 21:30 

Women's 7.5k Skate

35) Quincy Donley (Bib 149): 21:54, 14 EISA Points
43) Hayden McJunkin (Bib 157): 22:12, 11 EISA Points
51) Breagh Bridge (Bib 127): 22:25, 8 EISA Points
70) Clara Lake (Bib 106): 23:20
80) Annabelle Brooks (Bib 123): 24:09
81) Tali Wong (Bib 170): 24:11 

Men's Giant Slalom

26) Liam McNamara (Bib 20): 1:46.06 (53.85 Run 1, 52.21 Run 2), 18 EISA Points, 5 NCAA Points
40) Matt Ryan (Bib 63): 1:47.81 (54.66 Run 1, 53.15 Run 2), 11 EISA Points
45) Josh Rosenberg (Bib 70): 1:48.45 (54.75 Run 1, 53.7 Run 2), 7 EISA Points
DNF – Run 2) Luke Kearing (Bib 25): 55.55 Run 1

Women's Giant Slalom

26) Elsie Halvorsen (Bib 9): 1:49.07 (53.81 Run 1, 55.26 Run 2), 19 EISA Points, 5 NCAA Points

Team Scores (Day 1)

1) Dartmouth: 453.5
2) Vermont: 402
3) Middlebury: 374
4) Colby: 326
5) New Hampshire: 303
6) St. Michael's: 277
7) Williams: 223
8) Bates: 167
9) St. Lawrence: 164.5
10) Bowdoin: 153
11) Harvard: 150
12) Plymouth St.: 110
13) Boston College: 103
14) Coby Sawyer: 6

Next Up

Harvard will close out the Colby Carnival tomorrow – Saturday, Jan. 20 – with the 20k classic on the nordic side and the slalom on the alpine side.
 
Harvard's alpine team will then compete at the UVM Carnival from Jan. 26-27 at Stowe in Stowe, Vermont.
 
Following the conclusion of the UVM Carnival, both the nordic and alpine sides will take part in the Harvard Carnival from Feb. 2-3 (ESPN+) with nordic events at the Craftsbury Outdoor Center in Craftsbury, Vermont and alpine events at Burke in Burke, Vermont.