WATERVILLE, Maine and CARRABASSETT VALLEY, Maine – Senior Rémi Drolet continued his run of top-three finishes with a second-place showing in the men's 20k classic to lead the nordic team, and junior Matt Ryan finished 11^th in men's slalom on the alpine side as Harvard University skiing closed competition on day two of the Colby Carnival on Saturday.
 
In nordic competition at Quarry Road, Drolet paced the Crimson with his second-place finish in the men's 20k classic after coming in third place in the 7k skate on Friday. On the women's side, junior Quincy Donley led Harvard with a 24^th-place finish in the women's 20k classic.
 
In alpine competition at Sugarloaf, Ryan led the men's side with his 11^th-place finish in men's slalom while senior Elsie Halvorsen paced the women's team with a 13^th-place finish in women's slalom.
 
Harvard alpine made its season debut on the weekend following the postponement of alpine events at the UVM carnival last weekend. Rounding out a three-week period of training, the Crimson put together an overall strong performance, rebounding from difficult conditions – including dry, chalky, soft snow – on day one in the giant slalom with improved results on day two in the slalom. The Crimson featured four men and two women on the weekend, missing two first-years on the women's side due to injury.
 
As a team, Harvard placed ninth out of 14 teams at the carnival with Colby College serving as the event host.
   

Harvard Highlights: Nordic Day 2

• Senor Rémi Drolet continued his run of top-three finishes to open the year, placing second in the men's 20k classic with a time of 54:47.7 for 47 EISA points and 80 NCAA points. He has placed in the top three in all four events over the first two weekends of competition in the 2024 season. Earlier on the weekend, he came in third place in the 7k skate on Friday.
• Junior Quincy Donley led the women's team with a 24^th-place finish (1:09:21.2) in the women's 20 classic, notching 21 EISA points and seven NCAA points.
• First-year Clara Lake followed in 35^th place (1:11:52.3), posting 17 EISA points while junior Tali Wong took 60^th (1:16:14.5, seven EISA points).
• First-year Sam Gallaudet came in 56^th (1:02:35.6) in the men's 20k, tallying nine EISA points.
• As a team, the Harvard men and women came in seventh and ninth respectively in day two's competition.

Harvard Highlights: Alpine Day 2

• Junior Matt Ryan led the way for the Crimson with an 11^th-place finish in men's slalom, posting a 1:42.09 behind a 51.71 in run one and a 50.38 in run two. He notched 29 EISA points and 24 NCAA points with the finish as he returned to form on the second day of the carnival.
• Senior Elsie Halvorsen finished in 13^th place in women's slalom, clocking a 1:41.39 behind a 49.09 first run and 52.3 second run. She tallied 27 EISA points and 20 NCAA points.
• Senior Liam McNamara came in 27^th place in men's slalom, finishing with a 1:43.89 (54.36 run one, 49.53 run two). McNamara improved his positioning after the first run, following up with an eighth-place finish in run two.
• First-year Josh Rosenberg battled his way up the field, fighting from a bib number of 59 up to a final finish of 36^th place. Closing out his first weekend of collegiate competition, he registered a 1:48.71 (56.35 run one, 52.36 run two) alongside 10 EISA points.
• Competing in his hometown, sophomore Luke Kearing skied hard before ultimately posting a DNF.

Harvard Results: Day 2 

Men's 20k Classic

2) Rémi Drolet (Bib 2): 54:47.7, 47 EISA Points, 80 NCAA Points
56) Sam Gallaudet (Bib 17): 1:02:35.6, 9 EISA Points
76) Mason Cruz-Abrams (Bib 81): 1:09:50.0, 6 EISA Points
78) Cyrus Hamlin (Bib 85): 1:14:09.6 

Women's 20k Classic

24) Quincy Donley (Bib 126): 1:09:21.2, 21 EISA Points, 7 NCAA Points
35) Clara Lake (Bib 150): 1:11.52.3, 17 EISA Points
60) Tali Wong (Bib 161): 1:16.14.5, 7 EISA Points
65) Annabelle Brooks (Bib 197): 1:20:25.4
71) Breagh Bridge (Bib 165): 1:26:05.6
DNF) Hayden McJunkin (Bib 151) 

Men's Slalom

11) Matt Ryan (Bib 9): 1:42.09 (51.71 Run 1, 50.38 Run 2), 29 EISA Points, 24 NCAA Points
27) Liam McNamara (Bib 28): 1:43.89 (54.36 Run 1, 49.53 Run 2), 16 EISA Points, 4 NCAA Points
36) Josh Rosenberg (Bib 59): 1:48.71 (56.35 Run 1, 52.36 Run 2), 10 EISA Points
DNF) Luke Kearing (Bib 14)

Women's Slalom

13) Elsie Halvorsen (11): 1:41.39 (49.09 Run 1, 52.3 Run 2), 27 EISA Points, 20 NCAA Points

Team Scores

1) Dartmouth: 912.5
2) Vermont: 783
3) Middlebury: 729
4) New Hampshire: 658
5) Colby: 635.5
6) St. Michael's: 458
7) Williams: 430
8) Bates: 383
9) Harvard: 338
10) Bowdoin: 330
11) St. Lawrence: 327
12) Plymouth St.: 206
13) Boston College: 172.5
14) Colby-Sawyer: 48 

Next Up

Harvard's alpine team will 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.