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Elijah Weenig

  • Position Nordic
  • Height 5-11
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Jackson, Wyoming
  • High School Jackson Hole H.S.
  • Prev Team Jackson Hole Ski and Snowboard Club

Biography

Race-by-Race Results

Awards:
 2025 All-RMISA Second Team (Men’s Nordic) ... National Collegiate All-Academic Ski Team (2022) ... 2x DU Skiing’s Nordic Most Improved Skier (2023, 2024)
 
2025 (Senior): Made his second career NCAA Championships team after recording his best collegiate season with seven top-10 finishes and two top-five results … Placed in the top 20 in 13-of-14 races throughout his senior campaign … Began the year by coming in eighth in the 10K freestyle on Jan. 2 at the Alaska Anchorage Invitational, with the meet also doubling as the U.S. Cross Country National Championship … Was 16th in the UAA’s 20K classic on Jan. 5 … Came in 15th in the 7.5K classic at the Utah Invitational on Jan. 18 before beginning a stretch of five-straight top-10 results with a sixth-place finish in the 15K freestyle on Jan. 19 at Soldier Hollow … Earned his first career top five by placing fourth in the 20K freestyle at the Montana State Invitational on Jan. 24 … Was seventh at the MSU Invite’s 7.5K classic on Jan. 26 … Began the Denver Invitational by coming in seventh in the 7.5K classic on Feb. 8 before posting the fastest time of the day on Feb. 9 to climb up to fourth place in the 10K freestyle pursuit to conclude the Pioneers’ home meet at Maloit Park … Was 16th in classic sprints on Feb. 16 before earning a sixth-place result in the 10K freestyle on Feb. 17 to help DU to the team win at the Alaska Fairbanks Invitational … Was 14th in the 7.5K classic on Feb. 21 and 18th in the 20K freestyle on Feb. 22 at the RMISA Championships in Anchorage, Alaska … Led Denver’s men with his best finish at an NCAA Championship race on March 6 by coming in 12th in the 7.5K classic in Hanover, New Hampshire … Was 21st in his final collegiate race on March 8 … Finished his career by earning 11 top-10 finishes and placing in the top 20 in 33 events while finishing all 44 races he participated in.

2024 (Junior): Produced top-12 finishes in each of the five races he’s competed in, including four top-10 results … Opened the season in 12th in the Westminster Invitational’s 10K classic during the U.S. Cross Country National Championships on Jan. 2 … Recorded his first career top 10s later at the U.S. Nationals by placing seventh in freestyle sprints at the Westminster Invite on Jan. 4 before coming in 10th in RMISA Nordic Qualifier classic sprints on Jan. 7 … Finished fourth in the 20K classical mass start at the U.S. National Championship in a non-RMISA race on Jan. 5 … Put together back-to-back top-10 finishes at the Utah Invitational by placing eighth in the 7.5K freestyle and ninth in the 10K classic pursuit on Jan. 12-13 … Did not race at the Colorado Invitational on Feb 2-3 and Denver Invitational on Feb. 9-10 while representing the United States at the FIS Nordic U23 World Championships in Planica, Slovenia … Was 45th in freestyle sprints and 39th in the 20K freestyle mass start during the U23 Worlds from Feb. 6-8 … Placed 24th in the 7.5K freestyle on Feb. 24 and 18th in the 20K classic on Feb. 25 at the RMISA Championships in Bozeman, Mont.

2023 (Sophomore): Registered five top-15 finishes (4 FS/1 CL) and scored for the Pioneers in 10-of-14 races during his sophomore campaign … Came in the top 20 in eight-of-14 events … Began the year by placing 26th in the 10K freestyle on Jan. 2 and 27th in classic sprints in the RMISA Nordic Qualifiers/U.S. Cross Country National Championships … Posted a career-best finish in classic by coming in 12th in the 15K distance on Jan. 13 and came in 13th in the 10K freestyle at the Montana State Invitational, beginning a stretch of five straight races inside the top 20 … Was 16th in the 20K classic and 18th in the 10K freestyle at the Colorado Invite on Feb. 3-4 … Recorded the best finish of his career in 11th in the 5K freestyle at the Denver Invitational on Feb. 10 … Placed 24th in the 10K classic at the DU Invite on Feb. 11 … Came in 12th in freestyle sprints and 22nd in the 10K classical at the UAA Invitational on Feb. 20-21 … Placed 20th in the 10K freestyle and 21st in 20K classic on Feb. 24-25 … Made his first NCAA Championship roster for the Pioneers and finished 13th in 10K freestyle on March 9 and 24th in 20K classic on March 11 in Lake Placid, New York.

2022 (Freshman): Made his collegiate debut at the Utah Invitational/U.S. National Championships on Jan. 2 in freestyle sprints and finished 21st … Posted his first of three top-15 results during the year on Jan. 6 by coming in 14th in the 15K classic at the Utah Invite/U.S. Nationals … Did not race in the RMISA Qualifier classical sprints event in Utah on Jan. 7 … Came in 18th in the 10K freestyle before posting a season-best 13th-place finish in the 15K classic at the Montana State Invitational on Jan. 15-16 in Sun Valley, Idaho … Placed 23rd in 5K classic and 21st in 10K freestyle at the UAF Nanook Invitational on Feb. 1-2 … Placed 16th at the RMISA Invite on Feb. 5 in Fairbanks, Alaska … Came in 18th in the 10K classic on Feb. 25 at the RMISA Championships before finishing 15th in the 20K freestyle on Feb. 26 for his best result of the season in the skate discipline … Member of the 2022 National Collegiate All-Academic Ski Team.

Before Denver: Named to the 2021 U.S. Ski Team National Training Group … Previously skied with the Jackson Hole Ski and Snowboard Club from 2011-2020 and Sun Valley Ski Education Foundation in 2020-21 … Was a four-time Wyoming high school individual state champion in Nordic (2019 and 2020) and was the team captain of the Jackson Hole High School squad in 2020 … Was eighth in the 10K classic and qualified third and finished sixth overall in the freestyle sprint at the 2020 U.S. Junior National Championships … Finished fourth in the freestyle sprint, ninth in the 5K freestyle and second in the classic relay at the 2018 U.S. junior nationals.
 
Personal: Son of Andy and Andrea Weenig … Has four younger siblings … Graduated from Jackson Hole High School in 2020 … Also enjoys mountain biking and backcountry and free skiing.
 
Why DU: "The University of Denver has a very high-caliber ski team and is one of the top teams in the country. It also has high-quality training and close access to the mountains."

Historical Player Information

  • 2022Freshman

    Nordic
    5'11"
  • 2023Sophomore

    Nordic
    5'11"
  • 2024Junior

    Nordic
    5'11"
  • 2025Senior

    Nordic
    5'11"