HANOVER — Dartmouth College skiers Tanguy Nef and Katharine Ogden are the top performers in their genders and disciplines for the second straight year, thanks to a vote of members from the United States Collegiate Ski Coaches Association.
A junior from Geneva, Switzerland, Nef was chosen as the men’s Alpine skier of the year for having won the individual giant slalom title at last month’s NCAA Championship last month at Stowe, Vt. Nef also held the lead one run into the men’s slalom in an effort to repeat as champion before a mishap relegated him to 27th place. During the carnival season, Nef won each of the four slalom races in which he competed.
Ogden, the women’s Nordic skier of the year and a sophomore from Landgrove, Vt., successfully defended her classical crown at the NCAA Championships, winning the 15K by more than 23 seconds, giving her three individual national titles in two years with the Big Green. She also finished fourth in the 5K freestyle race to earn two first-team All-America honors. Ogden won all four classic races she participated in throughout the season and hit the podium nine times in 10 races for the Big Green.
CONCORD — Depth toward the bottom of the ladder served the Marauders well in a season-opening win.
Hanover (1-0) claimed the last four singles positions for a 4-2 lead heading into doubles, leaving Andrew Enelow and Chris Lee to clinch the team decision with an 8-2 verdict at second doubles. Enelow (8-3), Lee (8-2), Trevor Siegel (8-3) and Will Blinkhorn (8-0) provided the singles points.
“Andrew and Chris had a fantastic doubles match in which they clicked on all cylinders,” Hanover coach Jarrod Shaheen said in an email. “To quote the opposing coach, we are as deep as any team in New Hampshire this season.”
The Marauders visit Manchester Memorial on Monday.
LEBANON — The Maurauders (1-0) won five of six singles matches to kick off their season with at win on the Carter Community Building Association courts.
Freshman Eleanor van Aalst led the charge with an 8-0 sweep at No. 1. Carly Miles, Lyric Wilson, Emma Marks and Amelia Wallis added victories for a 5-1 lead, to which Hanover claimed points at first and third doubles to cap the day.
The Marauders visit Manchester Memorial on Monday.
ST. JOHNSBURY, Vt. — The Hurricanes (0-1) needed to adjust to the unfamiliar surface of St. Johnsbury’s indoor fieldhouse courts before seeing some success.
Phelan O’Keefe had Hartford’s lone point with a 6-0, 6-0 sweep of St. Jay’s Alice An at first singles. The rest of the Canes won at least one game, most of them coming in the their second sets.
The Hartford girls are off until April 24 at North Country.
NEW LONDON — The Chargers (11-3) raced past the Gulls (12-3).
Yashu Yang, Maddy Gemerek, Aislinn O’Connor, Alexa Conlin and Hilary Boucher picked up singles wins after Colby-Sawyer took a 2-1 lead through doubles.
The Chargers visit Springfield on Sunday.