This past weekend UDFS traveled to Sport-O-Rama Ice Rink to compete in the Violet Classic. This was the first competition of the season. After two tough days of competition, UDFS was crowned the champions.
University of Delaware’s Ice Skating Team
UDFS had a total of 169 points. Boston University came in second with a total of 152 points. And Dartmouth claimed the bronze with 130.5 points.
The 2018-2019 UDFS president Samantha Puhl said, “I’m so proud of each and every one of the individuals who competed and supported UDFS this weekend. Whether they were battling illness or injury, each athlete in every skill level was able to rise to the occasion and contribute their hardest efforts to our first victory of the season. We’re off to a great start and you can bet that this season is sure to be a very promising one.”
Paige Conners debuts her first collegiate competition with two gold medal winning performances. She spoke about her first collegiate competition by saying, “I had such an incredible time at my first intercollegiate sectional competition! I loved the energy and excitement from my team!”
We are so excited to continue training and head into MIT even stronger! UDFS will be competing at MIT February 1st-3rd, 2019 for the second competition of the season.