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2007 UPDATE: Complete Results
Posted 40th (1:47.08) in the Brown Slalom and came in 47th in the MIT Giant Slalom (Feb. 4)...Competed in both the Slalom and Giant Slalom race at the Colby/St. Anslem's Carnival (Jan.29)...Finished 40th overall, but did not place, at Plymouth State Slalom race (Jan. 22) ... Finished in 40th overall (1:54.22) in UConn Carnival Giant Slalom (Jan. 15)
AS A FRESHMAN IN 2006: Complete Results
Established herself as a solid and reliable member of the women's team, finishing all the collegiate races she entered and qualifying for both the National and the Conference Championships ... Finished 61st overall, third on the team, in the giant slalom, and finished 58th in the slalom for a combined finish of 47th at the USCSA National Championships (3/8 & 3/10) ... Finished 40th in the slalom and 34th in the giant slalom at the ECSC Championships (2/25-26) ... Was the only UMass skier (both men's and women's teams) who competed in the majority of the events without a DNF ... Posted career best finish in the slalom at the Boston College Carnival (2/11), finishing second on the team and 22nd overall ... Finished 41st in the slalom and 35th in the giant slalom in first collegiate race at the Plymouth State Carnival (1/21) ... Finished third on the team, 32nd overall, at the UConn Carnival Slalom (2/5)
BEFORE UMASS: Skied for Fairfield Warde High School in Fairfield, Conn. all four years ... Was the first Varsity skier her junior and senior years ... Named CISL All Conference her sophomore, junior, and senior years ... Selected to the All-State 1st Team her junior and senior years ... As a senior she was named captain and received the CISL Oustanding Performance Award
PERSONAL: Born Amanda Katherine Lea on August 29, 1987 in Bridgeport, Conn. ... Intends to major in Biology and minor in Psychology ... Plans to conduct medical research as well as teach after college ... Lists her most admired person as her mother and her most admired athlete as Bode Miller ... Personal goals for the season are to ski fast and avoid injury ... Believes her biggest contribution to the team is her dependability.
