HANCOCK, Vt. – Sophomores Laurence Bouchard (Québec City, Québec) and Megan Heckey (Québec City, Québec) earned top-15 finishes to lead the Plymouth State University alpine ski teams in the slalom at the Middlebury Carnival, which doubled as the EISA Championships, at Middlebury Snow Bowl on Saturday.
 
Heavy snow overnight created challenging course conditions, but the duo powered through to close out their seasons in impressive fashion. Bouchard recorded her second straight top-15 finish in the slalom, while Heckey notched her third top-15 performance in the discipline this season.
 
Senior Vincent Fosser (Helsingborg, Sweden) and freshman Charlie Howe (Lake Placid, N.Y.) were the only men's skiers to complete both runs. Fosser capped his collegiate career with a 39th-place finish, while Howe placed 44th.
 
The women placed sixth as a team, while the men finished 11th.
 
 
The Basics:

• EISA Championship / Middlebury Carnival (Women's SL)
  • Highest finish: 14th (Bouchard)
  • Team finish: 6th
• EISA Championship / Middlebury Carnival (Men's SL)
  • Highest finish: 39th (Fosser)
  • Team finish: 11th

 
How it Happened (Women's SL):

• Bouchard posted a dynamic first run of 50.00 seconds to rank 16th. She climbed two spots with an afternoon run of 50.38 to place 14th overall in 1:40.38.
• Heckey was right on her heels, finishing 15th in 1:40.66. She ranked 22nd after her opening run of 50.33 before jumping seven spots with an identical time in the afternoon.
• Sophomore Marlene Sophie Krohn (Drammen, Norway) sat 43rd following her opening run of 51.51. She moved up to 39th after clocking 52.17 on her second run for a combined 1:43.68.
• Sophomore Olivia Andersson (Vaxholm, Sweden) posted a 51.69 in the morning to rank 47th. She followed with a 52.64 second run to finish 43rd in 1:44.33.
• Senior Gill Hamilton (Ottawa, Ontario) recorded a 52.07 opening run to sit in 53rd. She completed her final collegiate run in 53.55 to place 49th in 1:45.62.
• Freshman Märta Hahlin (Arvidsjaur, Sweden) stood 57th after a morning time of 52.61. She used a strong 52.44 second run to climb to 47th with a combined 1:45.05.

How it Happened (Men's SL):

• Fosser posted a 54.98 to lead the Panthers in the morning. He capped his collegiate career with a 50.85 afternoon run to finish 39th overall in 1:45.83.
• Howe clocked an opening run of 56.80 to rank 53rd. He moved up nine spots with a 51.45 second run to place 44th in 1:48.25.
• Both Fosser and Howe finished more than 20 spots ahead of their bib numbers.
• Freshmen Emile Prouvost (Charleston, S.C.), Hjalmar Nyman (Stockholm, Sweden), Axel Hafsett (Lausanne, Switzerland) and sophomore Alvin Guteland Beiming (Södertälje, Sweden) were unable to complete their first runs in the challenging conditions.