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2023 Skiing Roster

Sivert Wulff

  • Position Nordic
  • Height 6-0
  • Class Freshman
  • Hometown Trondheim, Norway
  • Highschool Heimdal VGS Trondheim

Biography

2023 (Freshman): Finished 10-of-11 races during his freshman campaign … Had seven top-25 results … Made his collegiate debut at the RMISA Nordic Qualifiers at the U.S. Cross Country National Championships on Jan. 2-4, placing 34th in both the 10K freestyle and classic sprints … DNF in the 15K Classic at the Montana State Invitational on Jan. 13 … Recorded a pair of season-best performances at the Colorado Invite, coming in 21st in the 20K classic on Feb. 3 and the 21st in the 10K freestyle on Feb. 4 … Scored for Denver by placing 21st in the 10K classic at the Alaska Anchorage Invitational on Feb 21 … Registered three-straight 25th-place finishes in the 5K freestyle and 10K classic at the Denver Invite on Feb. 10-11 and in freestyle sprints at the UAA Invite on Feb. 20 … Placed 31st in the 10K freestyle on Feb. 24 and 23rd in the 20K classic on Feb. 25 at the RMISA Championships in Alaska.

Before Denver: Was team captain for Heimdal VGS and a member of the Elite Ski Team of the school … Had eight top-10 finishes and two podiums as a junior on the Norwegian Cup circuit … Competed in the 10K freestyle at the 2022 Norwegian National Championships … Placed 16th in the 1.5K classic sprints at the 2020 Junior National Championships in Norway … Was 14th in the 10K freestyle, 25th in the 10K classic and 17th in the 1.6K freestyle sprints at Norway's National Juniors in 2019.
 
Personal: Is both American and Norwegian … Son of Kurt Wulff and Kristin Tjelle … Both of his parents skied for the University of Utah and won NCAA National Championships with the Utes in the late 1990s … Enjoys playing music, including the bass guitar, as well as backcountry skiing and being in the mountains.
 
Why DU: "DU is a great school, and I want to get a good education while ripping it in the Rockies. Also, 300 days of sunshine can't be beat."