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2018-19 Skiing Roster

Eivind Kvaale

  • Height 6-2
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Hoydalsmo, Norway

Biography

Awards
RMISA Skier of the Week (Feb. 25)

2019:
Opened the year taking 11th in the 10K freestyle and 17th in the 10K classical at the CU Invite…Placed 16th in the 10K freestyle and 7th in the 20K classical at the MSU Invitational…Continued his solid season, finishing 17th in the 7.5 classical and 22nd in the 5K freestyle at the New Mexico Invitational…Hit the podium twice, taking 2nd in both the 10K freestyle and classic sprint at the UAA Invite…Did not race at the RMISA Championships…Finished his collegiate career at the NCAA Championships, placing 11th in the 10K freestyle and 12th in the 20K classical.

2018:
NCAA All-Academic...Earned two first-team All-American honors at the NCAA Championships, placing third in the freestyle and the fourth in the classical events...One of 12 skiers to compete at the NCAA Championships in Steamboat Springs...Skied in dominant fashion in his second season as a Pioneer, finishing in the top-10 in all but one meet he competed in...Made the 1st RMISA All-Conference Team...RMISA Skier of the Week...Raced for third in both the sprint and freestyle at the U.S. Cross Country Championships...Took third in the freestyle and sixth in the classical at Montana State...Earned fifth in both events at Utah...Placed fourth in the freestyle at the New Mexico Invitational...At the Denver Invitational, raced for fourth in the freestyle and eighth in the classical...At the RMISA Championships, earned podium finishes with second in the classical and first in the freestyle.

2017:
Made the 2nd RMSIA All-Conference Team...Finished sixth in the 20k Freestyle and seventh in the 10k Classic at the RMISA Championships...Collected a fifth in 20k Freestyle and a seventh place finish in the 10k Classic race at the University of Alaska Anchorage Invitational...Finished 11th in the Freestyle sprint at the Seawolf Invitational and helped Denver 2 in the Mixed 4*5k relay to make the 10th place...Laid claim to an eighth place finish in the 10k Freestyle race at the Montana State Invitational...Skied impressive races at the Utah Invitational, finishing in fifth in the 15k Freestyle and fourth place in the Classic Sprint, collecting his best finishes of the season. 

Before Denver: 
Attended Lillehammer University College...Graduated at the top of his class in high school.  

Personal: 
Born March 5th, 1994...Parents are Ketil Kvaale and Anne Kristin Romberg Kvaale...Has two siblings, Steinar (33) and Silje (30)...Chose the University of Denver because "they have the best ski team competing in the NCAA and also because of their great business school."..Hobbies include all outdoor activities, cycling, hiking, and hunting...Kvaale is also a classically trained pianist, he loves playing the piano as well as other instruments. 

Historical Player Information

  • 2016-17Freshman

    Nordic
    6'2"
  • 2017-18Sophomore

    Nordic
    6'2"
  • 2018-19Senior

    Nordic
    6'2"