On Engel: Competed two seasons at Utah (2014, 2019) with four years with the U.S. Ski Team in between, including competing in the 2018 Olympics … 2014 NCAA giant slalom champion … two-time All-American (2014 GS, 2019 slalom) … retired from World Cup racing shortly after the 2019 college season began … two-time All-RMISA (first team in 2014) … two career victories.
2019: Earned All-America honors with a ninth-place finish in the slalom at the NCAA Championships while finishing 12th in the giant slalom, helping lead Utah to the team title … second-team All-RMISA … tied for second in the league with four podium finishes … season-best finishes second in the giant slalom at the Colorado Invite and tied for second in the slalom at the UAA Invite … third in the slalom at the RMISA Championships … third at the Colorado RMISA giant slalom qualifier … five top five finishes … ranked 31st in the slalom in the FIS points through the season.
2014: NCAA giant slalom champion … first-team All-RMISA … four podium finishes … won the slalom and finished second in the giant slalom at the RMISA Championship … second in the slalom at the New Mexico Invite … finished fifth in both the giant slalom and slalom at the Pat Miller Utah Invite … sixth in the slalom at Colorado … six top-five finishes … made first World Cup start in the Hahnenkaam race in Kitzbuehel, Austria, competing in the super-G and slalom … also competed in NorAm Cup.
Ski Career: Six-year member of the U.S. Ski Team (2011-13, 2014-18) … finished 31st in the slalom at the 2018 PyeongChang Olympics … 34th in the slalom at the 2017 FIS World Ski Championships … competed in World Cup from 2014-19 with a best finish of 19th in the slalom at Kranjska Gora in 2018 … second in the slalom at the 2018 U.S. National Championships … won 2018 NorAm slalom title … Sugar Bowl Ski Team.
Personal: Son of Joan and Kurt Engel … one sister and one brother … plays guitar, banjo and fiddle, released an album and has a music video for the song Problem … history major.
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