Boston College Athletics
Men's Skiing Finishes Second at Colby-Sawyer Carnival
January 28, 2007 | Skiing
Jan. 28, 2007
PAT'S PEAK, N.H. - The Boston College men's ski team finished second in the slalom race on Saturday, Jan. 27 and took second place in the giant slalom competition on Sunday, Jan. 28 at the Colby-Sawyer College Carnival. The Eagles placed four skiers in the top 12 on Saturday.
On Saturday, in the slalom race, sophomore Andrew Simmons took third with a total time of 1 minute 45.55 seconds, , freshman Stephen Fiorella placed fifth in 1:45.63, and senior Gregory Avallon finished sixth with a total time of 1 minute 46.12 seconds.
Boston College placed second overall in Saturday's slalom race, behind University of Massachusetts. Plymouth State University placed third and host Colby-Sawyer College took fourth. The Eagles finished with an overall team time of 544.16 seconds. First-place finisher, University of Massachusetts, had an overall team time of 543.13 seconds.
In Sunday's giant slalom race, Stephen Fiorella finished fifth, with a total time of 1 minute 43.17 seconds, Andrew Simmons took seventh in 1:43.87, and Gregory Avallon placed eighth in 1:44.29.
The Eagles finished second in Sunday's giant slalom race, with a total team time of 522.45 seconds. University of Massachusetts took first for the second straight day, finishing 3.10 seconds ahead of the Eagles. Colby-Sawyer College placed third in 528.64 seconds.
"Andrew Simmons raced to his best result in a carnival yet, finishing third in the slalom and winning the first run," head coach Peter Endres said. "Andrew is capable of fast skiing, so it was nice to see him rewarded with this result. Stephen Fiorella and Gregory Avallon also had great results, and Hugh Kirkpatrick and Benjamin Moloney both skied well to bring the men very close to a win in the slalom. In the giant slalom, again Fiorella, Simmons and Avallon skied very well. I was also very impressed with having eight guys in the top 20. It was a very solid day for the men."
After earning four points this weekend, the Eagles sit in second place in the ECSC with 12 points, just one point more than conference-leading University of Massachusetts.
The men's ski team returns to the slopes on Friday, Feb. 2 for the Brown University Carnival in Wachusett, MA.
