Victory for both the KUA Girls' and Boys' Alpine Teams!

The KUA alpine team traveled Wednesday to Pat’s Peak in Henniker, New Hampshire for the final stop in a 3-week championship series. Through snowy conditions and tons of fresh, loose snow in the course, the KUA team skied very well and walked away with a convincing victory over the competition for both men and women. The kids hung tough all season long, and put an exclamation point on the year by capturing 4 of 6 championship titles!! In the end, skiers Caysea Benner, Addie Herbert, Ethan Creeger, and Geoff Ballou stood on the podium as the top Wildcat finishers, supported by outstanding results from their teammates without whom the titles would have been unattainable.

What an exciting way to finish the season! We the coaches would like to thank and congratulate this fine group of young men and women for what we believe is the most successful season in the history of the alpine program. It has been a real pleasure, and we would like to once again bid a reluctant farewell to Cyrus Western, Brett Marshall and Guillermo Ungria, our three varsity seniors.

2008 Kimball Union Academy Alpine Ski Team
2008 NEPSAC Class A Champions (Women)
2008 Lakes Region Slalom Champions (Men)
2008 Lakes Region Giant Slalom Champions (Women and Men)

Girls (out of 38)
1^st Caysea Benner
3^rd Addie Herbert
10^th Charlotte Herbert
11^th Kelley Noonan
12^th Clare Menzel
14^th Molly Fontaine
23^rd Alyssa Reetz

Boys (out of 59)
1^st Ethan Creeger
2^nd Geoff Ballou
6^th Brian Moses
8^th Cyrus Western
14^th Eric Plausteiner
15^th Guillermo Ungria
18^th Nat Houston
24^th Brett Marshall