Race-by-Race Results
Awards: 2022 All-RMISA Honorable Mention in men's Nordic … 2020-2022 National Collegiate All-Academic Ski Team
2022 (Senior): Had his best career season by earning 10 top-20, five top-10 and two top-five finishes in 2022 … Recorded his first top 10 of the year by placing sixth in classic sprints on Jan. 7 at the RMISA Nordic Qualifier/U.S. National Championships on Jan. 7 … Earned his first career podium by placing second behind younger brother Andreas Kirkeng in the 5K classic in the UAF Nanook Invitational on Feb. 1 … Picked up his second-straight and second of four consecutive top-10 finishes by coming in fifth in the 10K freestyle on Feb. 2 at the UAF Invite … Was 10th in the 10K freestyle at the RMISA Invitational on Feb. 5 … Had his best-ever result at the RMISA Championships by placing seventh in the 10K classic on Feb. 7 … Finished 16th in the 20K freestyle at the conference championships on Feb. 8 … Began the year by coming in 23rd in freestyle sprints on Jan. 2 and 13th in the 15K classical on Jan. 6 at the Utah Invitational/U.S. Nationals … Was 20th in 10K freestyle and 14th in 15K classic at the Montana State Invitational on Jan. 15-16 in Sun Valley, Idaho … Competed at his fourth NCAA Championships and earned his best finish at nationals in 13th in the 10K classic on March 10 … Was 37th in the 20K freestyle at the national championships on March 12 … Member of the 2022 National Collegiate All-Academic Ski Team.
2021 (Junior): Took 25th in the men's 10K Freestyle at the RMISA Invitational at Utah ... Placed 14th in the men's 20K classical at the RMISA Invitational at Utah ... Finished 22nd in the men's 7.5K freestyle at the Denver Invitational ... Recorded an 18th-place finish in the men's 10K classical at the Denver Invitational ... Placed 17th in the men's freestyle sprints at the Spencer James Nelson Memorial Invitational ... Took 13th in the men's 10K classical at the Spencer James Nelson Memorial Invitational ... Finished 19th in the 10K classic and 19th in the 15K freestyle at the RMISA Invitational at Westminster & Soldier Hollow ... Took 18th in the 10K classical and 22nd in the 20K freestyle at the RMISA Championships ... Named to National Collegiate All-Academic Ski Team by USCSCA ... Took 20th in the 10K classic and 16th in the 20K freestyle at the NCAA Championships.
2020 (Sophomore): Finished 11th in the 10K classic and 12th in the 10K freestyle pursuit at the Denver Invitational ... Placed 13th in the 10K freestyle and 10th in the 20K classic at the CU Invitational ... Took seventh in the 21K classic and 16th in the 10K freestyle at the Aspen RMISA Qualifier ... Claimed 19th in the 10K freestyle and ninth in the 10K classic at the Utah Invitational ... Took 24th in the 10K freestyle and 13th in the 20K classic at the RMISA Championships ... Placed 33rd in the 10K freestyle at the NCAA Championships ... USCSCA All-Academic Team.
2019 (Freshman): Opened the season with a 19th-place finish and 10th-place finish in the 10K races at the CU Invite ... Placed 21st in the MSU 10K race but took ninth for his best finish of the year in the 20K race ... Did not race at the UNM Invite ... Ended the year with a 15th-place finish in the classic race at the UAA Invite ... Finished 27th in the 10K freestyle and 31st in the 20K classical at the NCAA Championships.
Before Denver: Participated in soccer and track alongside of his skiing endeavors in Norway.
Personal: Born on May 27, 1998 … Son of Lars Erik and Hilde … Has two younger brothers, Andreas and Kristian … Chose Denver because it has the best ski team in the country and great academics.
