NEWRY, Maine and RUMFORD, Maine – First-year Duncan Armstrong placed fifth in the men's giant slalom, and first-year Elias Soulé came in sixth place in the men's freestyle sprint as Harvard University skiing opened up its 2025 season on day one of the Bates Carnival on Friday.
 
In alpine competition at Sunday River, Armstrong led the Crimson with his fifth-place finish in the giant slalom in his first collegiate competition while senior Matt Ryan joined him as a top-30 finisher with a 27^th-place showing.
 
In nordic action at Black Mountain, Soulé paced Harvard behind his sixth-place finish in the men's 1.3k freestyle sprint in his collegiate debut, while the Crimson's women's nordic team tallied three top-30 finishers – senior Quincy Donley (10^th), junior Hayden McJunkin (18^th), and senior Tali Wong (25^th). Donley advanced to the semifinals while McJunkin and Wong both reached the quarterfinals.
 
In the team standings, the Crimson stands in eighth place (185 points) out of 14 schools through the first day of the two-day carnival.
 
Harvard will close competition at the Bates Carnival tomorrow – Saturday, Jan. 11 – with alpine competing in the slalom and nordic taking part in the 15k freestyle interval start. 

Harvard Highlights: Alpine Day 1

• Making his collegiate debut, first-year Duncan Armstrong placed fifth in the men's giant slalom behind a time of 2:29.43, collecting 39 EISA points and 45 NCAA points. He posted a 1:15.62 in run one and a 1:13.81 in run two.
• Senior Matt Ryan joined Armstrong as a top-30 finisher, coming in 27^th with a time of 2:33.46. He notched a 1:18.08 in run one and 1:15.38 in run two, totaling 18 EISA points and four NCAA points.
• Harvard's men's alpine contingent came in fifth place in the team standings in the giant slalom with 65 points.

Harvard Highlights: Nordic Day 1

• First-year Elias Soulé posted a sixth-place finish in the men's 1.3k freestyle sprint in his collegiate debut, registering 37 EISA points and 40 NCAA points. Soulé came in second in the qualifier (2:33.80) to advance to the quarterfinals where he won quarterfinal four (2:33.22). Soule came in third in semifinal two (2:30.11) before finishing sixth in the final (3:05.03).
• Senior Quincy Donley led the women's side in the women's 1.3k freestyle sprint, placing 10^th and tallying 30 EISA points and 26 NCAA points. Donley came in eighth in the qualifier (3:03.65) prior to finishing third in quarterfinal five (2:53.99). In semifinal two, Donley came in fifth (3:00.07) to close out her day.
• Junior Hayden McJunkin recorded an 18^th-place finish in the women's freestyle sprint, posting 24 EISA points and 13 NCAA points. After taking 22^nd in the qualifier (3:12.26), she came in fourth in quarterfinal four (3:02.23).
• Senior Tali Wong came in 25^th in the women's freestyle sprint, notching 18 EISA points and six NCAA points. Following a 27^th-place showing in the qualifier (3:12.81), she came in fifth in quarterfinal two (2:58.04).
• Harvard's women's nordic contingent came in fifth place in the team standings in the freestyle sprint with 72 points. 

Harvard Results 

Friday: Women's Giant Slalom

DNF – Run 1) Emma Lenoël Quang (Bib 41)
DNF – Run 1) Skylar Sheppard (Bib 45) 

Friday: Men's Giant Slalom

5.) Duncan Armstrong (Bib 29): 2:29.43 (1:15.62 run one, 1:13.81 run 2), 39 EISA Points, 45 NCAA Points
27.) Matt Ryan (Bib 51): 2:33.46 (1:18.08 run one, 1:15.38 run two), 18 EISA Points, 4 NCAA Points
40.) Luke Kearing (Bib 45): 2:35.44 (1:19.10 run one, 1:16.34 run two), 8 EISA Points
DNQ Run 2) Lucas Brumm (Bib 86) 

Friday: Women's 1.3k Freestyle Sprint

10.) Quincy Donley (Bib 134): 3:00.1, 30 EISA Points, 26 NCAA Points
18.) Hayden McJunkin (Bib 139): 3:02.2, 24 EISA Points, 13 NCAA Points
25.) Tali Wong (Bib 129): 2:58.0, 18 EISA Points, 6 NCAA Points
54.) Clara Lake (Bib 130): 3:17.3
59.) Breagh Bridge (Bib 188): 3:18.3
DNS) Hanna Wilsey (Bib 163)

Friday: Men's 1.3k Freestyle Sprint

6.) Elias Soulé (Bib 11): 3:05.0, 37 EISA Points, 40 NCAA Points
58.) Bennett Hutchison (Bib 64): 2:48.9, 7 EISA Points
67.) Edwin Ryerson (Bib 45): 2:51.0, 4 EISA Points
89.) Cyrus Hamlin (Bib 75): 2:59.6 

Team Scores (Day 1)

1. Dartmouth: 481.5
2. Vermont: 375.5
3. New Hampshire: 368.5
4. Middlebury: 362
5. Colby: 276.5
6. Bates: 219
7. St. Michael's: 187
8. Harvard: 185
9. Williams: 181
10.: St. Lawrence: 151
11. Boston College: 147
12. Plymouth State: 112
13. Bowdoin: 78
14. Colby Sawyer: 14 

Next Up

Harvard will close competition at the Bates Carnival tomorrow – Saturday, Jan. 11 – with alpine competing in the slalom and nordic taking part in the 15k freestyle interval start.
 
Next weekend, Harvard will compete at the St. Lawrence Carnival from Jan. 16-18 with alpine events at Whiteface Mountain in Lake Placid, New York from Jan. 16-17 and nordic events at Mt. Van Hoevenberg in Lake Placid from Jan. 17-18.