The Plymouth State ski teams participated in three different Winter Carnivals over Spring Break, in which they traveled to Sunday River, Stowe, and Smuggler’s Notch. All of these events, which took place in January, had mixed results for Plymouth. The Men’s Slalom team has done great this season, as they finished 5th overall at Sunday River (the best of any PSU team this season), and captured 6th spot over at Stowe. A big contributor to this was sophomore Kyle Farrow (Collingwood, Ontario), as he finished 20th and 26th overall between both competitions. Takehiro Watanabe (Sapporo, Japan) also had a strong showing at Sunday River, as he finished 27th overall in the event. On the women’s side of skiing, Charlotte Lemgart (Vaerloese, Denmark) finished 16th in the team’s most recent event, which took place last weekend over at Smuggler’s Notch. Lemgart was able to finish 16th of 81 skiers to help the women’s slalom team capture their best finish of the year, finishing in 8th for the team standing, besting colleges such as Harvard University, Williams College, and Boston College. The Panthers are midway through their season, as they have three more events left this season. This weekend, PSU will travel over to Dartmouth Skiway to participate in the Dartmouth Carnival. Watch for Plymouth to continue the momentum they have started to make, and will look to continue to improve their respective times within the Eastern Intercollegiate Ski Association (EISA) division.
Swimming & Diving has already matched their win total from last season with three wins, and this is despite not being able to compete last weekend against Simmons College last weekend due to their bus breaking down. The previous four meets for the Panthers have been successful, though, as they have resulted in three wins for PSU. Senior San Carberry (Shrewsbury, PA) had a great meet in PSU’s last win, as she won three different events (the 100-yard backstroke, 200-yard freestyle,and the 50-yard butterfly), while helping the relay team win their respective race. Not to be outdone, sophomore Katia Wyman (Portsmouth, N.H.) and freshman Megan Farmer (Plainville, CT) won two of their events. The Panthers will have one more opportunity to improve their respective times this season, as the New England Championships will take place from February 13th-15th.
Clay Callahan (Milford, CT) was able to be one of the bright spots for the wrestling team, as the sophomore was able to win his three contests within the 165 pound class. In the WPI Quad meet, PSU dropped all three matches to WPI, University of Southern Maine, and SUNY Oneonta. Chris Perreault (St. Johnsbury, VT) had a relatively successful day as well, as he went 2-0 in the 184 pound division, but dropped his 197 pound match. The junior is now 17-4 this season, good for third within New England. For the 2014-2015 season, other wrestlers who have had good season up to this point include Cody Carrillo (Middletown, CT, 13-6 overall at 197 pounds), and Ray Welch (Rochester, NY, 11-4 at 157 pounds). There is one more regular season meet for the Panthers, as they will attend the JWU Quad meet this weekend, in which they will face host Johnson & Wales, Trinity, and Springfield. PSU will look to rely on their top wrestlers to get them points in their respective weight divisions.