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2019-20 Skiing

William Rhatigan

  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Newton, Mass.
  • High School Newton South
  • Position Nordic
  • House Affiliation Leverett

Biography

Senior (2019-20)
Co-captain of the 2019-20 men's nordic team...Named to the USCSCA All-Academic Team...Appeared in all six carnivals for the Crimson...At the Harvard Carnival (Jan. 17-18): Started the season off with a 21st place finish and collecting 23 points in the 10k skate, before placing 49th in the classic 20k...At the UVM Carnival (Jan. 24-25): Recorded a 59th place finish in the classic race, while tallying a 12th place finish and 28 points in the freestyle 10k...At the Colby Carnival (Jan. 31-Feb.1): Notched 28 points with a 14th place finish in the freestyle 10k, before placing 29th in the classic 15k...At the Bates Carnival (Feb. 7-8): Finished 37th and 18th in the classic 20k and freestyle 10k, bringing in 25 points...At the Williams Carnival (Feb. 14-15): Finished 46th in the classic 10k, before finishing in 11th in the 3x5 relay with James Kitch and Liam McInroy...At the Middlebury Carnival/EISA Regionals (Feb. 28-29): Finished 19th and captured 23 points in the freestyle 10k, while placing 29th in the classic 15k. 

Junior (2018-19)
At the St. Lawrence Carnival (Jan. 12-13): Registered a time of 29:06.3 in the men's 10K freestyle, placing 25th overall (12 pts). Followed up his performance with a 54th place finish in the 10K classic, crossing the finish line in 31:55.1...At the UNH Carnival (Jan. 18-19): Placed 31st in the men's 20K classic with a time of 57:39.7, before taking 44th in the men's freestyle sprints with a time of 2:52.15...At the UVM Carnival (Feb. 1-2): Finished 21st in the men's 10K freestyle with a time of 28:47.3, before crossing the finish line in 1:02:50.3 in the men's 20K classic mass start for a 27th-place result...At the Dartmouth Carnival (Feb. 1-2): Registered a 28th-place finish in the men's 15K skate off a 47:48.1 finishing time, before placing 12th in the men's 3x5 classic relay alongside James Kitch and Everett Sapp...At the Middlebury Carnival (Feb. 15-16): Placed 30th in the men's 15K classic mass start with a time of 42:17.3, before finishing 21st in the men's 10K freestyle in a time of 23:40.3...At the Bates Carnival (Feb. 22-23): Registered a 22nd-place result in the men's 10K skate off a 25:33.0 finishing time, before concluding the weekend with a 28th-place performance in the men's 20K classic. 

Sophomore (2017-18)
Men's nordic leading point scorer with 182 ... Highest scoring (182 pts.) men's skier (nordic/alpine) ... Fourth highest point total (182 pts.) on Harvard ski team (men's/women's/nordic/alpine) ... Tallied 102 points in classic races and 80 in freestyle contests ... Harvard's second scorer in the 10K classic event at the Colby Carnival (Jan. 14), clocking in at 30:50.3 for 53rd place (20 pts.) ... At the St. Michael's Carnival (Jan. 20-21): took 50th in the 10K classic with a time of 26:43.5 (15 pts.) and led the Crimson with a 23rd place finish in the 15K freestyle at 40:32.7 (21 pts.) ... At the Vermont Carnival (Feb. 2-3): led Harvard with a time of 27:09.4 in the 10K classic for 27th place (19 pts.) and was the second scorer for the team in the 20K freestyle after finishing in 51st at 58:54.3 (13 pts.) ... At the Dartmouth Carnival (Feb. 9-10): led Harvad in both the 10K classic and 10K freestyle, placing 26th in 32:17.20 (19 pts.) and 29th in 27:36.9 (17 pts.), respectively ... At the Williams Carnival (Feb. 16-17): the Crimson's second scorer in the 10K classic at 41st with a time of 33:06.1 (11 pts.), before leading Harvard in the 3.8K freestyle in 34th place (14 pts.) with a 8:45.8 clip ... At the Middlebury Carnival/NCAA Regional (Feb. 23-24): led Harvard in both races, placing 34th in 26:03.4 (18 pts.) in the 10K classic and 36th in 50:49.4 (15 pts.) in the 20K freestyle.

Freshman (2016-17)
USCSCA All-Academic Team … Opened the season with a 55th-place finish in the classic sprint and a 66th-place finish in the 10K FS at the St. Lawrence Carnival (Jan. 21) … Tallied 52nd in the 20K and 56th in the 10K at the UNH Carnival (Jan. 28) … Earned 57th in the sprint and 55th in the 10K at the UVM Carnival (Feb. 4) … Part of the 3X5K relay team that placed eighth at the Dartmouth Carnival and tallied 46th in the 10K (Feb. 11) …Collected ninth overall in the classic relay sprint at the Middlebury Carnival and also placed 31st in the 20K FS (Feb. 18) … Racked up 22nd overall in the 20K FS at the NCAA Regional Championships to go along with a 36th-place finish in the 10K (Feb. 25). 

Before Harvard
Skied for the Cambridge Sports Union Nordic Program … All-American at the 2016 Junior National Championships Classic 10k … All-American at the Junior National Championships Skate 10k … Named the Massachusetts Skier of the Year in 2016 … Placed sixth at the U18 Individual Start 10k … Placed third in the U18 Skate Hillclimb Relay … Grandfather, Waldo Lyon '45, ran cross-country and track for Harvard. 

Historical Player Information

  • 2016-17First-Year

    Nordic
  • 2017-18Sophomore

    Nordic
  • 2018-19Junior

    Nordic
  • 2019-20Senior

    Nordic