Sondre Oestervold

Position:
Nordic
Height:
6-0
Class:
Graduate Student
Hometown:
Kristiansand, Norway
High School:
Hovden Skigymnasium
Prev Team:
Vindbjart Ski

Race-by-Race Results

Honors & Awards: 2026 National Collegiate All-Academic Ski Team ... 2026 CSC Academic All-District Team

2026: Recorded three top-10 finishes, six top-15s and placed in the top 20 nine times in 10 races during his only collegiate season with the Pioneers … Earned one top-five finish by coming in fifth in the Denver Invitational's 10K classic on Feb. 7 … Posted back-to-back, top-10 results in the Pioneers’ home race as he wrapped up the DU Invite in ninth place in the 7.5K freestyle on Feb. 8 at Frisco Nordic Center … Made his collegiate debut in the RMISA Nordic Qualifier 20K freestyle on Jan. 7 during the U.S. Cross Country National Championships in Lake Placid, N.Y. … Finished 11th in classic sprints at the RMISA Invitational during the U.S. Nationals on Jan. 9 after not racing in the 10K classic to open the college meet on Jan. 4 … Came in 16th in the 7.5K freestyle on Jan. 24 and 24th in the 15K classic at the Utah Invitational … Did not race at the Colorado Invitational on Feb. 13-14 in Steamboat Springs after recording his first career top-10 finishes at the DU Invite a week earlier … Placed 11th in the 7.5K classic on Feb. 27 before registering his final top 10 of the year in eighth in the 20K freestyle on Feb. 28 during the RMISA Championships at Soldier Hollow Nordic Center in Midway, Utah … Qualified for the NCAA Championships and finished 12th in the 7.5K classic on March 12 and 18th in the 20K freestyle on March 14 at Soldier Hollow in Utah.

Before Denver: Placed third among U23 skiers and sixth overall in the freestyle sprint at 2025 Norwegian Cup in Gaalaa … Finished the 2025 season 11th overall in the senior Norwegian Cup sprint standings, with a fifth-place finish among his countrymen (sixth overall) in a freestyle sprint race in Gaalaa … Has served as a reserve for Norway’s Senior World Cup squad.

Personal: Graduated high school from Hovden Skigymnasium in 2022 … Earned his bachelor’s degree in business administration from the University of Inland Norway in spring 2025 … Earning his master’s degree in finance at DU … Strives to perform at a high level both academically and athletically, with the ambition of competing for and earning a medal on the World Cup circuit … Hobbies include backcountry skiing and climbing … Enjoys all types of music, including house, classic hits and rap.

Why DU: “I chose the University of Denver because it offers a strong academic program combined with excellent opportunities to pursue sports at a high level, allowing me to develop both academically and athletically in an international environment.”