Five Panthers were named All-East honorees.
Five members of the Middlebury alpine skiing team secured recognition from the Eastern Intercollegiate Skiing Association (EISA). Julian Arthur headlined the honorees with Rookie of the Year and First-Team All-EISA accolades. Earning all-region second-team honors were Thomas Carnahan, Kjersti Moritz, Milan Novak and Sophia Tozzi.
HONOREE HIGHLIGHTS
- Arthur (Rookie of the Year & First Team)
- Arthur excelled in his initial season representing the navy and white, accumulating 214 points.
- The Panther earned four top-five finishes during the campaign, headlined by runner-up honors in the slalom at the University of Vermont Carnival.
- Arthur also placed third in the giant slalom (GS) at the UVM invite to secure EISA Rookie of the Week.
- He becomes the second consecutive Middlebury skier to be regarded as the circuit's top rookie after Moritz claimed the honor a season ago.
- Carnahan (Second Team)
- Carnahan earns his initial All-East award.
- The rookie has been a key contributor down the stretch for the Panthers, earning a pair of podium finishes across the last two carnivals.
- He tallied his first discipline victory in the navy and white last weekend at the EISA Championships, completing his two trips down the mountain at 1:38.63 for the slalom title.
- Moritz (Second Team)
- Earning a position on the second team for the second consecutive campaign is Moritz.
- The Panther has been dominant in limited action, taking all three GS titles she contested during carnival season.
- Moritz helped lead Middlebury to its lone discipline team victory last weekend with 121 points in the giant slalom.
- Novak (Second Team)
- Novak secures his initial All-East honor.
- He has competed at each carnival, finishing 15th or better in seven of the 12 disciplines.
- The Panther tallied his first victory earlier this season with a triumph in the GS at UVM's carnival (2:02.62).
- Tozzi (Second Team)
- Securing her second all-region honor is Tozzi.
- She has earned two podium finishes this season, headlined by a runner-up placing in the giant slalom during the Williams Carnival.
- The Panther also secured top-10 showings during the slalom at Dartmouth (sixth) and St. Lawrence (eighth).
Middlebury awaits its fate in the NCAA Championships when the field is announced on Tuesday, March 3.