Race-by-Race Results
Honors & Awards: 2025 All-RMISA Honorable Mention (Women’s Nordic) … National Collegiate All-Academic Ski Team (2025)
2025: Recorded three top-10 finishes and six top-15 results in her freshman campaign … Made her collegiate debut in the 10K freestyle at Alaska Anchorage Invitational and U.S. Cross Country National Championships on Jan. 2, placing 14th … Picked up her first top 10 of her career in sixth in the 20K classic at the UAA meet on Jan. 5 … Was 11th in the 7.5K classic and 20th in the 15K freestyle at the Utah Invitational on Jan. 18-19 … Came in 24th in the 20K freestyle on Jan. 24 before earning her second top-10 of the year in ninth in the 7.5K classic on Jan. 26 at the Montana State Invite … Did not race in the Denver Invitational at Maloit Park on Feb. 8-9 … Came in sixth in classic sprints before placing 15th in the 10K freestyle at the Alaska Fairbanks Invite on Feb. 16-17 … Was 17th in the 7.5K classic at the RMISA Championships in Anchorage on Feb. 21 … Did not start the 20K freestyle at the conference meet on Feb. 22 … Served as an alternate for DU’s women’s Nordic team for the 2025 NCAA Championships.
Before Denver: Member of the Canadian National Team (2020, 2022, 2024) and also competed for the Alberta World Cup Academy … Won four Canadian National Championships in her career, including taking first in the 20K classic at the 2023 National Junior Championships … Was second overall in freestyle sprints and fourth overall in the 10K freestyle at the 2023 Canadian National Championships, finishing tops among all U20 athletes in each race to take the junior title… Also won the U16 freestyle sprints championship in Canada in 2019 … Placed fourth and fifth in the two 10K freestyle races and came in third in classic sprints at the 2024 Canadian Championships … Made her FIS World Cup debut in winter 2024 with races in Canmore, Alberta, on Feb. 9-13 and in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on Feb. 17-18 … Placed 34th in the 20K classic mass start at the World Cup in Canmore on Feb. 11 … Represented Canada at the 2023 Junior World Championships in Whistler, British Columbia.
Personal: Full name is Sophie Anna Stewart … Has two sisters … Graduated from Hammarskjold High School in 2021 … Majoring in psychology at DU … Career goals include competing at the FIS U23 World Championships and upcoming Olympics … Started skiing at age 2 … Favorite place to ski is Sovereign Lake Nordic Center in British Columbia … Enjoys making jewelry in her spare time and also hanging out with friends … Favorite music artists are Taylor Swift, Doja Cat, Billie Eilish and Tate McRae … Favorite TV show is “Greys Anatomy” … Previously ran track in high school, including at the 100, 200 and 400-meter distances.
Why DU: “I chose DU to be able to focus on school and skiing equally at the same time. I want to be high-achieving in the sport and university at the same time, and DU allows me to pursue that.”
