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Mangan had been lurking in the background the past two weekends while her freshmen teammates Alena Tofte and Esther Kennedy garnered attention, but the Williams course suited the senior’s 5’9’’ stature...
...amidst the sea of green was the continued emergence of freshman Alena Tofte and the women’s nordic team, which placed sixth in the women’s 15k classic mass start race. The weekend before, Tofte had placed 18th in the classic event despite falling over. Nordic coach Chris City ’94 had estimated that she would have placed 13th or 14th had she stayed on her skis...
...Throughout the race, Esther kept moving up and Alena was always a little behind her,” City said. “Alena passed her somewhere in the woods, and as she passed her she said ‘Come on, let’s go!’ She finished just a few strides ahead of Esther. It was really exciting to watch...
...scrambled for us,” City said. “She was keeping up with the top skiers. Esther kept us in the same spot, Alena picked up a spot and ran out of gas—she’d given her all the day before...
Just as in the alpine races, a freshman led the way. This time it was Alena Tofte, a rookie from Duluth, Minn., who placed 18th overall in the classic event despite falling over at one of the turns...