Kaiden Villeneuve recorded a season-best performance in the men's giant slalom to lead the St. Lawrence University Alpine ski team on day one of the Middlebury College Carnival/NCAA Eastern Regionals on Friday at the Middlebury Snowbowl.

Villeneuve posted the top result for the Saints, clocking a two-run time of 1:57.95 to finish 17th. Charlie Welch and Jacob Foote posted top-30 results, finishing 24th and 27th, respectively.

Audrey Higgins-Lopez led the women with a 30th-place finish in 2:05.45. Lauren Haerter placed 33rd in 2:05.86, while Norah Dempsey placed 35th in 2:06.08 to also score for the Saints.

The Saints' men's team placed eighth overall, while the women placed 10th. Combined with the Nordic scores, SLU placed ninth after day one of the carnival.

Up Next: Slalom, Middlebury Snowbowl, February 21.

St. Lawrence Results
Women's Giant Slalom Results
30 – Audrey Higgins-Lopez – 2:05.45
33 – Lauren Haerter – 2:05.86
35 – Norah Dempsey – 2:06.08
37 – Arielle Haccoun Choquette – 2:06.20
40 – Mollie McTigue – 2:06.81
43 – Emma Gatcliffe – 2:07.62

Men's Giant Slalom Results
17 – Kaiden Villeneuve – 1:57.95
24 – Charlie Welch – 1:59.13
27 – Jacob Foote – 1:59.32
42 – Colin Kagan – 2:01.19
45 – Alec Nolan – 2:02.16
Simon Trudeau – DNF Run 2