NEWRY, Maine – The 2023 EISA circuit opened Thursday morning with difficult conditions on Day 1 of the Bates Carnival from Sunday River. Sophomore Moa Clementson was the Catamounts top finisher of the day placing ninth overall in the giant slalom. After the opening day of competition UVM sits in seventh place with 112 points. Dartmouth leads the way with 226 points after claiming three podiums.
 
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Clementson had a two-run time of 2:10.31 finishing 2.09 seconds behind Dartmouth's Allie Resnick who claimed her first-ever EISA win. Ella Renzoni was Vermont's next scorer placing 17th overall with combined run time of 2:11.30. Her teammate Marina Vilanova finished in 18th and was UVM's final scorer with a combined time .20 seconds behind Renzoni.
 
Mathias Tefre was the Catamounts top finisher in the men's giant slalom Thursday. He placed 12th overall with a two-run time of 2:05.77. Saint Michael's Eirik Ranheim Kveno won the day with a combined run time of 2:04.00. Declan McCormack and Cole Palchak DNF'd in the second run after posting sub-one minute first runs and Diego Holscher DNF'd on the first run.
 
The Nordic season begins tomorrow at Black Mountain in Rumford, Maine. The men's 7.5k Freestyle is slated for 10 a.m. while the women will compete in the same distance and discipline at noon. The men's and women's slalom will begin with the men's first run at 9:15 a.m. followed by the women at 9:50 from Sunday River.
 
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