Race-by-Race Results
Honors & Awards: 2025
All-RMISA Second Team (Women’s Nordic) … 3x National Collegiate All-Academic Ski Team (2024, 2025, 2026) … DU Skiing’s 2026 Nordic Pioneer Award ... DU Skiing’s 2025 Nordic Most Improved Skier … DU Skiing’s 2024 Nordic Pioneer Award
2026 (Junior): Took part in all 13 races and recorded four top-10 finishes and placed in the top 20 in 10 events … Opened her junior campaign by coming in 18th in the RMISA Invitational’s 10K classic on Jan. 4 and wrapped up the Nordic-only meet at the U.S. Cross Country National Championships in Lake Placid, N.Y., by placing 22nd in classic sprints on Jan. 9 … Also came in 14th in the 20K freestyle in a RMISA Nordic Qualifier at U.S. Nationals on Jan. 7 … Put together consecutive eighth-place finishes at the Utah Invitational in the 7.5K freestyle and 15K classic on Jan. 24-25 at Soldier Hollow Nordic Center in Midway … Placed 23rd in the 10K classic at the Denver Invitational on Feb. 7 and concluded the Pioneers-hosted meet in 12th place in the 7.5K freestyle on Feb. 8 at Frisco Nordic Center … Finished 20th in both the 20K freestyle and 7.5K classic at the Colorado Invitational on Feb. 13-14 at Howelsen Hill Ski Area in Steamboat Springs … Picked up a pair of top-10 results at the RMISA Championships at Soldier Hollow by placing ninth in the 7.5K classic on Feb. 27 and eighth in the 20K freestyle on Feb. 28 … Qualified for her third career NCAA Championships and took part in her second collegiate nationals where she was 20th in the 7.5K classic on March 12 and 26th in the 20K freestyle on March 14 at Soldier Hollow Nordic Center.
2025 (Sophomore): Recorded five top-10 finishes and three top-five results in her second campaign with the Pioneers … Placed in the top 20 in each of her 10 RMISA races during the season … Began the year with her first career top-five result in fifth place in the 10K freestyle at the Alaska Anchorage Invitational and U.S. Cross Country National Championships on Jan. 2 … Placed 11th in the 20K classic at the UAA Invite on Jan. 5 and 10th in the 7.5K classic at the Utah Invitational on Jan. 18 before posting a career-best finish in fourth in the 15K freestyle on Jan. 19 in Utah … Was 13th in the 20K freestyle on Jan. 24 before leading all Denver women in fifth place in the 7.5K classic on Jan. 26 at the Montana State Invitational … Was 13th in the 7.5K classic and 11th in the 10K freestyle pursuit at the Denver Invitational on Feb. 8-9 in Maloit Park … Came in 17th in classic sprints and ninth in the 10K freestyle at the Alaska Fairbanks Invite on Feb. 16-17 … Did not start either race at the RMISA Championships on Feb. 21-22 in Anchorage … Made her first NCAA Championship squad and was 35th in the 7.5K classic and 37th in the 20K freestyle on March 6-8.
2024 (Freshman): Competed in each of the first 11 races of the season and served as an alternate for DU’s women’s Nordic team at the 2024 NCAA Championships … Made her college debut and placed 17th in the 10K classic at the Westminster Invitational during the U.S. Cross Country National Championships on Jan. 2 … Had a season-best performance and first career top-10 finish in eighth in freestyle sprints on Jan. 4 during the Westminster Invite … Came in 14th in classic sprints at the RMISA Nordic Qualifier event at U.S. Nationals on Jan. 7 … Was 17th in the 7.5K freestyle and 23rd in the 10K classic pursuit at the Utah Invitational on Jan. 12-13 … Placed 24th in the Colorado Invitational’s 7.5K freestyle on Feb. 2 before placing 17th in the 20K classic the next day in Steamboat Springs, Colo. … Produced back-to-back top-15 finishes at the Denver Invitational, coming in 15th in the 10K classic on Feb. 9 and 12th and scoring for the Pioneers in the 5K freestyle on Feb. 10 at Maloit Park in Minturn, Colo. … Registered a pair of 21st-place finishes at the RMISA Championships in the 7.5K freestyle and 20K classical on Feb. 24-25 in Bozeman, Mont.
Before Denver: Primarily competed for the Lillehammer Skiklub, but was also a member of Stokke IL Ski and NTG Lillehammer … Placed eighth overall in the 2022 Norwegian Junior Cup … Also won a Norway relay championship in 2022 … Placed seventh in the 15K freestyle and ninth in the 5K classic at the 2022 Norwegian Junior Championships … Came in third in a 10K freestyle and fifth in 10K classic at 2022 Norway Juniors … Was recognized with the Oppland Skikrets honorary award in 2022 … Came in sixth in freestyle sprints at a junior race in Holmenkollen, Norway, and 10th in the 5K classic in a under-20 event at Lygna, Norway in winter 2020 … Finished 10th overall in the 2020 Norwegian Junior Cup … Has participated in seven Scandinavian Cup races.
Personal: Full name is Maja Kjaeraas Moland … Has a brother and sister … Graduated high school in 2021 from NTG Lillehammer … Intends to major in business at DU … Wants to compete at the international level after college … Hobbies include cycling and ski touring.
Why DU: “I choose the University of Denver because of the exceptional skiing program, and it gives me the opportunity to compete at a high level while pursuing my academic goals.”
