Utah Ski Team Academic Award (Nordic – highest cumulative GPA)
Dr. Burtis Evans Scholar-Athlete Award
Ten collegiate starts on the year with five podiums and nine results in the top-10.
Finished the season with a fourth-place result in the 20K classic at the NCAA Championships.
Won the 10K freestyle at the Colorado Invitational (Feb. 4).
Also was runner-up in the 20K classic that same weekend at the CU Invitational.
Second runner-up result of the year was in the 10K classic at the Denver Invitational.
Completed the seven-stage Tour de Ski and is believed to be among a limited number of Canadians to accomplish the feat.
2022 – Junior
NCAA First Team All-American (20K freestyle)
CoSIDA Academic All-America Second Team
CoSIDA Academic All-District First Team
All-RMISA Second Team
Utah Ski Team David Novelle Memorial Award – Outstanding Male Skier
USCSCA All-Academic Team
Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll
Seven races on the year with three podiums.
Began the season with a pair of podiums at the MSU Invitational, taking third in 10K freestyle (Jan. 15) and runner-up in 15K classic (Jan. 16).
Added a fourth-place result in 10K freestyle at the RMISA Invitational (Feb. 5).
Raced to 18th in 10K classic at the NCAA Championships (March 10).
Capped the year as the NCAA individual runner-up in 20K freestyle (March 12), helping the Utes seal the team title.
Also traveled to Lygna, Norway for the FIS U-23 World Championships.
2021 – Sophomore
NCAA First Team All-American (5K classic, 20K freestyle)
All-RMISA First Team
RMISA Skier of the Meet (Denver Invitational)
USCSCA All-Academic Team
Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll
Hit the podium in nine of his 10 races, culminating with the NCAA Championship for Utah.
First of two wins came in 20K classic at the RMISA Invitational (Jan. 18).
Also had a triumph in 15K freestyle in the RMISA Invitational (Feb. 23).
Opened NCAA Championships competition with a third-place effort in 10K classic (March 11).
Capped the year as the individual NCAA runner-up in 20K freestyle (March 13).
2020 – Freshman
NCAA First Team All-American (10K freestyle)
All-RMISA First Team
USCSCA All-Academic Team
Had four podiums and two wins in five total races during his first college season.
Won both races in his debut meet, the CU Invitational (Jan. 18-19), taking both the 10K freestyle and 20K classic.
Also skied to the podium in 10K freestyle at the Utah Invitational (Feb. 14).
Concluded the season as the individual NCAA runner-up in 10K freestyle (March 12).
Member of the 2020 Canadian National Senior Development Team … competed at the U23 FIS Cross Country World Championships, finishing 18th in the 15-km classic … finished 12th in the 30-km classic and 13th in the 15-km freestyle at the U.S. National Championships.
Prior to Utah
Won the 50-km classic at the 2019 Canadian National Championships … member of the 2019 Canadian Junior National Team … competed at the 2019 FIS Junior World Championships, finishing 20th in the 30-km classic and 21st in the 10-km freestyle … third in the 15-km classic and fifth in the sprint free at the 2019 Canada Games … third in the junior boys 30-km classic at the 2018 Canadian National Championships … won junior boys 7.5-km classic at the 2017 Canadian National Championships.
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