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2017 Alpine Ski Roster

Kara Van Herwarde

  • Class Senior
  • Highschool Killington Mountain School
  • Hometown Killington, VT

Biography

2017: Finished ninth overall in the MacConnell Division standings, marking her fourth All-Star honor...Scored in nine of the 10 regular-season races...Came in 21st place in the combined standings (out of 111 skiers) at the USCSA National Championships.

USCSA National Championships (at Mount Bachelor - Bend, OR)
3/7 (Slalom) - 41st out of 102 (2:29.06)
3/11 (Giant Slalom) - 24th out of 97 (2:24.09)

USCSA Eastern Regionals (at West Mountain - Queenbury, NY)
2/18 (Giant Slalom) - 12th out of 61 (1:34.39)
2/19 (Slalom) - DNF (62)

MacConnell Division Races
1/12 (Slalom, Okemo Mountain) - 6th out of 74 (1:44.79)
1/13 (Giant Slalom, Okemo Mountain) - DNF (74)
1/21 (Giant Slalom, West Mountain) - 10th out of 74 (1:43.35)
1/22 (Slalom, West Mountain) - 6th out of 73 (1:51.95)
1/27 (Giant Slalom, Whiteface Mountain) - 8th out of 46 (2:13.14)
1/28 (Giant Slalom, Whiteface Mountain) - 12th out of 46 (2:15.02)
2/4 (Slalom, Crotched Mountain) - 10th out of 73 (1:51.05)
2/5 (Giant Slalom, Crotched Mountain) - 6th out of 74 (2:02.84)
2/11 (Slalom, Blackwater Ski Area) - 11th out of 46 (1:35.78)
2/12 (Slalom, Blackwater Ski Area) - 6th out of 45 (1:41.00)

2016: Finished eighth in the MacConnell Division standings to earn all-star honors for third straight year...Scored in nine of the 10 events, including five top-10 finishes and three top-3 finishes...Best runs of the season came on final weekend when she placed second in the giant slalom in New Hampshire...Posted pair of top-15 finishes at USCSA Eastern Regionals, coming in 15th in giant slalom in 1:16.52 and 12th in slalom with time of 1:20.90...Was top female performer for Clarkson at USCSA Nationals, tying for 20th among 106 competitors in giant slalom in 2:17.09 and coming in 16th out of 107 skiers in slalom in 1:33.07.

2015: Strong finish pushed her to sixth in the MacConnell Division standings, providing her a second straight MacConnell Division All-Star honor...Became first Clarkson female skier to win an event in the MacConnell Division, placing first in the slalom at West Mountain during the regular season's final weekend...Scored in nine of the 10 races and enjoyed six top-10 finishes...Continued strong run down the stretch by coming in third out of 62 skiers in the slalom (1:49.87) and fifth out of 61 skiers in the giant slalom (1:42.67) at the USCSA Eastern Regionals...Came in 11th overall at the USCSA Nationals by taking 18th in both the giant slalom (2:06.66) and slalom (1:49.75), gaining USCSA Second-Team All-American status in the combined results.

2014: Came in 15th in the MacConnell Division standings, scoring in all 10 races...Enjoyed three top 10 finishes...Came in eighth on three separate occasions...Took eighth in the slalom at the USCSA Regionals with a time of 1:32.65...Placed 56th among 92 skiers at the USCSA National Championships in the slalom with a two-run time of 2:12.49...MacConnell Division All-Star.

Historical Player Information

  • 2014Freshman

  • 2015Sophomore

  • 2016Junior

  • 2017Senior