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2023-24 SKIING Roster

Chris Schmidt

Ari Endestad

  • Position Nordic
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Fairbanks, Alaska
  • Instagram ari.endestad

Biography

2023-24: Finished 13th in the 7.5-kilometer freestyle and 25th in the 20-kilometer classic race at the NCAA Skiing National Championships...competed in 13 races, with three top-10 finishes...finished sixth in the 10-kilometer classic at the Denver Invite...placed ninth in the 7.5-kilometer freestyle at the Utah Invite and ninth in the five-kilometer freestyle at the Denver Invite. 

2022-23: Finished 23rd in the 10-kilometer freestyle and 30th in the 20-kilometer classic at the NCAA National Championships...placed ninth in the freestyle sprints at the UAA Invite...posted three top-10 finishes, including a season-best seventh in the classic race at the MSU Invite. 

Prior to UAA: Won the 10-kilometer classic race at the 2020 Junior Nationals...represented Alaska Pacific University the last two years placing 23rd in the 30-kilometer classic at the 2022 Senior Nationals...finished 12th overall, and eighth among RMISA skiers, at the 2022 UAF Invite, which was open to all skiers, and finished 21st in the classic sprint at the 2022 Canadian National Championships...regional champion in cross country, Nordic skiing and track. 

Personal: Son of Sally and Audun...has one sister Anja...father competed in Nordic skiing at the 1984 Olympics in Sarajevo...mother Sally ran track at Southern Illinois and competed in the cycling road race at the 1988 Seoul and 1992 Barcelona Olympics...enjoys backcountry skiing, biking, surfing, hunting and fishing.

Historical Player Information

  • 2022-23Junior

    Nordic
  • 2023-24Senior

    Nordic