LAKE PLACID, N.Y. – Day number two of the first carnival weekend has come and gone and the Williams College Nordic team is already climbing in ranks.

 

After the women’s race was delayed 30 minutes, due to freezing temperatures, the women commenced their 10-kilometer individual start classic race. By the end of the day, senior captain Sonya Jampel led the women, finishing 13th, only 6 seconds out of seventh place. Behind Jampel was sophomore Magdalen York, who ended her day in 22nd and junior Ingrid Thyr in 29th. The Ephs ended the day in the fifth place seat as a team, only 38 points out of third place overall.

 

The Williams men went on improve drastically from the previous day. Racing the same course as the women, a 10k individual start classic race, senior Braden Becker led the pack with a podium finish in third place. After qualifying for U23 World Championships located in Lahti, Finland, during Senior Nationals last week in Craftsbury, Vt., Becker made the decision to sit out on Saturday.

 

Closely following Becker on Sunday was fellow senior Nick Gardner in 17th, followed by senior Evan Carr in 19th. Williams put eight men in the top 30 and finished behind UVM in second overall place as a team.