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2023 Skiing Roster

Galena Wardle

  • Position Alpine
  • Height 5-5
  • Class Senior
  • Highschool USSA Team Academy
  • Hometown Aspen, Colorado

Biography

Race-by-Race Results
Awards:
2022 Second-Team All-American in women's giant slalom … 2022 All-RMISA Second Team in women's alpine … 2022 National Collegiate All-Academic Ski Team ... 2021 National Collegiate All-Academic Ski Team

2023 (Senior): Recorded seven top-20 finishes, had six results in the top 15 and placed in the top 10 twice during her senior campaign … Finished seven-of-11 races … Placed 12th in the first slalom race to begin the year at the Westminster Invitational on Jan. 26 before following it up later in the day with a season-best result in the event by coming in 10th in slalom #2 … Had her best overall result of the season by placing fifth in giant slalom at the RMISA Alpine Qualifier on Jan. 31 in Bozeman, marking her fourth career top-five finish … Came in 18th and 14th in two GS races at the CU Invite on Feb. 9-10 … After posting a DNF in the first of two slalom events at the Denver Invitational, responded the next day on Feb. 12 by coming in 11th in slalom #2 … Did not finish either race at the UAA Invite on Feb. 21-23 or the GS at the RMISA Championships on Feb. 22 … Finished her collegiate career by placing 14th in slalom at the RMISA Championships in Alaska on Feb. 24.
 
2022 (Junior): Finished 12-of-14 races during the season and placed in the top 15 in 11 of them … Posted nine top-10 results in 2022, with five coming in giant slalom and four in slalom … Began the season by recording her then-best-ever NCAA result in sixth place in giant slalom at the Montana State Invitational on Jan. 18 … Followed it up with a fifth-place finish in slalom at the RMISA Invitational on Jan. 20 in Bozeman, Mont.; it was her first of three top-5 results during the year … Came in 12th in GS at the RMISA Invitational in Park City on Jan. 23 … Began a streak of six straight races in the top 10 by placing fourth in slalom at the Utah Invitational on Jan. 25 … Had season-best, fourth-place finish in giant slalom on Feb. 18 at the Denver Invitational at Copper Mountain, Colo., and wrapped up the DU Invite in eighth place in slalom on Feb. 21 at Keystone, Colo. … Recorded a pair of top-10 results at the RMISA Championships in Steamboat Springs, Colo., by placing ninth in giant slalom and 10th in slalom on Feb. 23-24 … Was sixth in GS on Feb. 17 and 16th in slalom on Feb. 25 in RMISA Alpine Qualifier events … Made her NCAA Championship debut on March 10 with a seventh-place finish in the giant slalom at Park City, Utah, earning Second-Team All-American honors … Wrapped up her national championships by coming in 13th in slalom on March 11 … Did not finish the slalom at the MSU Invite on Jan. 19 and the GS at the Utah Invite on Jan. 24 … Named to the 2022 All-RMISA Second Team in women's alpine … Member of the 2022 National Collegiate All-Academic Ski Team.

2021 (Sophomore): Placed 21st in both women's slaloms races at the RMISA Invitational at Westminster & Soldier Hollow ... Finished 17th in the first race of the women's giant slaloms at the RMISA Invitational at Utah ... Took 22nd in the women's giant slalom at the RMISA Championships ... Named to National Collegiate All-Academic Ski Team by USCSCA.

Before Denver: Attended the USSA Team Academy and graduated in 2016 ... Was a member of the US Ski Team and Aspen Valley Ski/Snowboard Club.

Personal: Daughter of Christine and Greg Wardle ... Chose the University of Denver for the great ski team and opportunity to balance athletics and education ... Hopes to one day compete on the FIS Alpine World Cup circuit ... Majoring in international business.

Historical Player Information

  • 2021Sophomore

    Alpine
    5'5"
  • 2022Junior

    Alpine
    5'5"
  • 2023Senior

    Alpine
    5'5"