2014-15 Women's Nordic Skiing Roster
Biography
2014 (Junior)
Named to the USCSCA All-Academic Team … Finished second at Mt. Itasca in the 5km classic … Placed third at the CCSA Championships in the 5km classic … Was sixth at the NCAA Central Regionals in the 5km classic … Finished eighth at the Huskies Christmas Classic in the 5km classic … Was 10th in the Telemark Chase 5km classic.
New Mexico
Competed for the University of New Mexico for two seasons … Earned academic distinction as a Lobo Scholar-Athlete ... Recorded two top-20 RMISA finishes … Was 13th at the Seawolf Invitational in the 15fm classic in 2012 ... Placed 21st in Colorado Invitational Freestyle in 2013 … Was 18th in the Seawolf Invitational 5km Freestyle … Was 22nd in the Colorado Invitational Classic in 2013 … Placed 21st at the RMISA Championships/NCAA West Regional in the 15km Classic and 22nd in the 5km Freestyle in 2012 … Was 23rd at the RMISA Championship/NCAA West Regionals in the 5km Classic and 23rd in the 10km Freestyle in 2013.
Joensuun Yhteiskoulun Lukio (high school)/ Itä-Suomen yliopisto/University of Eastern Finland
Competed in the Finnish Youth Championships during all four years of high school and her first year of college finishing in the top-10 eleven times.
Personal
Health Prevention Major … Daughter of Marja-Liisa and Harri Kirvesniemi … Finished 14th in the 1.0km Classic Sprint at the 2010 Finnish National Championships … Comes from Finnish skiing “royalty”--mother won all three Olympic golds in cross country skiing in Sarajevo in 1984, was World Champion in 1989, and 2x Olympic bronze medalist in Lillehammer in 1994; father was a cross country skiing world champion in 1989; sister competes at the Finnish national level in track and field … Has been in the U.S. for only two years.
Favorite Food: Italian
Favorite Movie: The Holiday
Favorite Professional Team(s): Numerous Finnish Teams and Minnesota Wild
Career Goal: To have a rewarding career in the field of public health
What I Like About St. Scholastica: The people and beautiful architecture
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