NCAA All-American (First Team 20K FS; Second Team 7.5K CL)
All-RMISA Second Team
Utah Ski Team David Novelle Memorial Award (outstanding male skier)
Raced in 12 competitions, recording 11 top-10 finishes and four podium results.
Placed in the top-six in both events at the NCAA Championships, taking third in the 20K freestyle (March 8) and sixth in the 7.5K classic (March 6).
Top finish of the season was a silver medal in the Montana State 20K freestyle (Jan. 24).
Had two other freestyle podiums at Utah’s home meet and at UAF.
Made two starts at the U23 World Championships, placing top-30 in both with a 28th-place race in the 10K freestyle.
2024 – Junior
NCAA Second Team All-American (20K Classic)
All-RMISA Second Team
RMISA Skier of the Meet – Utah Invitational
Nine collegiate starts on the season, with seven top-10 finishes and two podiums.
First collegiate win came during the 7.5K freestyle at the Utah Invitational (Jan. 12).
Made his NCAA Championships debut (March 7 and 9), placing 12th in the 7.5K freestyle and eighth in the 20K classic.
Represented the United States at the FIS U-23 World Championships in Slovenia, including a top-10 result as part of the 4x5K relay team.
Inaugural World Cup start came in Minneapolis (Feb. 18) when he raced in the 10K freestyle.
2023 – Sophomore
All-RMISA Second Team
Started all 12 races during the collegiate regular season, earning nine top-10 finishes and four in the top-five.
Took fourth in the 15K classic at the Montana State Invitational (Jan. 13).
Was top-five at the Denver Invitational in both the 5K freestyle and 10K classic.
Also placed fifth in the 10K freestyle at the Colorado Invitational (Feb. 4).
2022 – Freshman
Eight races on the year with five finishes in the top-10 and one fifth-place effort.
Made his collegiate debut with an eighth-place tally in freestyle sprints at the Utah Invitational (Jan. 2).
Took ninth in 10K freestyle at the MSU Invitational (Jan. 15).
Top classic finish on the year came in 5K at the UAF Nanook Invitational (Feb. 1; seventh).
Final college result of the year was fifth place in 10K freestyle at the RMISA Invitational (Feb. 5).
Traveled to Lygna, Norway for the FIS World Junior Championships.
Prior to Utah
Placed 13th at the Youth Olympics in the 10k Classic in Lausanne, Switzerland and 10th in the Scandinavian Cup Freestyle Spring in Falun, Sweden.
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