Whiteface on race day. (Photo: NYSEF)
Over the Holiday break, the U19 men’s ski team, consisting of returning FIS athletes Mattieu Cote ‘18 and Wim Roney ‘18, and first-year athletes Hugh Dempsey ‘19, Jake Reynolds ‘19, Aiden Smith ‘19, and Andrew Van Slyke ‘20 spent four days racing from the December 19-22. The races were at Whiteface and hosted by NYSEF. It was a tough start to the season for the boys, battling conditions — wet one day and frozen ruts the next — that weren’t ideal for the back of the field. Competitors included a member of the US Ski Team and Division I ski racers from Dartmouth, UVM, UNH, Middlebury and St. Lawrence, as well as regional ski academy racers.
On the first day of racing:
- Aiden Smith finished 11.2 seconds out, giving him a score of 113.05 FIS points.
- Jake Reynolds finished 12.66 seconds out, scoring 124.45 points.
- Andrew Van Slyke finished 18.7 seconds out, scoring 171.91points.
- The other racers did not finish.
On the second day:
- Jake finished 15.47sec, scoring 150.33 points.
- Andrew finished 17.51sec, scoring 167.36 points.
- The other racers did not finish.
On the third day:
- Andrew finished 19.51sec out to score 180.29 points.
- All other racers did not finish.
On the fourth day:
- Mattieu finished 13.09 sec out, scoring 123.29 points.
- All other racers did not finish.
Some of the U19 racers head to Waterville Valley next week for Eastern Cup races.
