Bates College

Senior Laurel Fiddler finished 15th out of 70 collegiate skiers in the 15K Freestyle race to pace the Bates women's Nordic skiing team on day one of the Middlebury Carnival Friday at the Rikert Nordic Center.

Fiddler (Crowley Lake, Calif.) skied to the finish in 42:22.9, good for 28 carnival points and 16 NCAA points. 

On Saturday, she helped the women's Nordic skiing team compile 74 carnival points to finish in fourth place out of 12 schools in the classic sprint relay.

Fiddler teamed with senior Sadie James (Avon, Maine) to finish in 24:07.7, seventh fastest out of 34 pairs of collegiate skiers. They earned 45 carnival points for their efforts.