Awards:
Two-Time All-American 2019 (5K freestyle and 15K freestyle)
Made Dean's list winter quarter for 2017-18.
2019:
Recorded two All-American finishes at the NCAA Championships, taking second in the 5K freestyle and 8th in the 15K freestyle…Finished 26th at the World Junior Championships after recording the 14th fastest qualifying time…Began her collegiate season at the UNM Invitational, finishing 16th in the 7.5 classical and 12th in the 5K freestyle…Took first place in the 10k freestyle at the UAA Invite for her first podium finish of the year…Reached the podium again, taking third in the classic sprint at the UAA Invite…Finished just off the podium, in 4th place in the 5K freestyle at the RMISA Championships.
2018:
One of 12 skiers to compete at the NCAA Championships in Steamboat Springs...Placed seventh in the freestyle at the NCAA Championships, earning second-team All-American...Took 10th and 11th at the U.S. Cross Country Championships in the freestyle sprint and freestyle respectively...Raced for 12th in the freestyle in New Mexico...Skied for fifth in the freestyle at the RMISA Championships.
2017:
NCAA All-Academic...Run to 17th place at the 5k Classic race at the RMISA Championships...Finished 4th in the 5k Classic race and 9th in the 15k Freestyle race at the University of Alaska Anchorage Invitational...Came in at fifth place in the Freestyle Sprint at the Seawolf Invitational and helped the Mixed 4*5k relay Denver 1 to finish 3rd...Placed fifth at the University of Utah Invitational in the Classic Sprint...Collected a 10th place finish in the 15k Classic race followed up by a 12th place finish in the 5k Freestyle race at the Montana State University Invitational...Earned a 5th place in the Classic sprint and a 17th place in the 10k Freestyle race at the Utah Invitational.
2016:
Member of the Denver ski team which won its 23rd NCAA National Championship...Finished 15th overall in the 15K classical and 12th overall in the 5K freestyle race at the Utah Invitational...Ninth and 22nd place finishes in the classic/freestyle races at the Montana State Invitational...Earned a 14th place finish in the freestyle race at the CU Invitational and 17th overall in the classical race at the New Mexico Invitational...Placed 20th overall in the women's classical race at the RMISA Championships.
Before Denver:
2014-15Â individual medal (2) and one relay medal winner at the U20 Finnish Championships...Participated in the 2014 Junior World Championship in Val di Fiemme, Italy and the 2015 Junior World Championship in Almaty, Kazakstan...Five time individual champion and one time relay champion at the U18 Finnish Championships in 2013-14...First place finish at the 2012-13 Scandinavian Championship...U17 bronze medal champion in sprint in Trondheim...Participated in the European Youth Olympic festival in Romania (4th in relay, 11th in 5km Classic).
Personal:
Born May 7, 1996 in Kuortane, Finland...Daughter of Timo-Jaakko and Kirsi Joensuu...Has one older brother, Joona (21)...Chose DU for the ski team and high level of both athletics and academics...Enjoys orienteering and horseback riding...Majoring in Business
