Ben Ogden, skiing for the University of Vermont, captured the gold medal at the Bates Carnival EISA 7.5k freestyle race at Black Mountain of Maine on January 13th. 
Ogden’s winning time was 18:08.1 on the modified course that the Chisholm Ski Club and the Black Mountain crew prepared. Coming in second place was teammate Jacob Nystedt with a time of 18:13.7. Taking the bronze was Dartmouth’s Luke Allen, who completed the course in 18:29.7.
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