March 8, 2007
For Immediate Release
Contact:   Carole Grills
(413) 585-7203

 Martineau Takes Second, Smith Sixth at USCSA National Championships

 Northampton, MA:  Junior Mikaela Martineau (Providence, UT) had the best performance in Smith College Ski history yesterday as she raced to second place in the giant slalom at the 2007 United States Collegiate Ski Association (USCSA) National Championships held in Winter Park, CO.  Martineau, who earned All American First Team honors, had a combined time of 2.11.84, just 0:02.25 behind Lea Lozar of Sierra Nevada College who won the event in 2:09.59.

             The Pioneers, who finished sixth out of nineteen teams in the giant slalom event, had outstanding runs by junior Lindsey MacNabb (Vernon, British Columbia) who finished 16^th overall and first year Kara Munsey (Burnt Hills, NY) who placed 33^rd for a combined team time of 406.67, just 11.57 seconds out of first place.

            Smith trains today for the slalom event which will be held tomorrow.