Word: fajtova
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Hampered by the defection of alpine star, Kristin Hodgkins, who quit the team after it was forced into Division II for a week, only alpine captain Vera Fajtova, nordic captain Maureen Devlin, and fellow cross-country specialist Missy Holbrook put together memorable races...
...Fajtova skiied to her best results of the winter, placing second in the slalom and fourth in the giant slalom. Devlin and Holbrook poled to second and fourth finishes in the cross-country event. In a bright spot for next year, Yvonne Nomizu finished in the top 30, placing in her first ever cross-country race...
...alpine skiers were paced by Kristin Hodgkin's top fifteen placing in the giant slalom but the slalom proved the Crimson's undoing as Hodgkins and Kerry Laing-Ronay toppled and senior captain Vera Fajtova placed 28th. Overall Harvard dropped to ninth place with 74 points in the team standings...
...Harvard's worries, Fajtova reports that "the women's teams this year are really amazing. The women who missed the Olympic team decided to go to college." Bravely, she added, "It's exciting to ski against these people...
That third scorer will be crucial because Harvard needs to retain the eighth place ranking after next week's Dartmouth Carnival in order to continue competing in Division I. Leading ninth place Bates College by a single point, Harvard is, as Fajtova confessed "barely hanging in there...