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2026 Alpine Skiing Roster

Aaron Grzelak

  • Class Graduate Student
  • Hometown Marquette, Mich.
  • Highschool Marquette

Biography

2025 (Senior)

  • USCSA 2025 Nationals Mt. Bachelor, OR
    • Giant Slalom - 11th place - 2nd Team All-America
    • Slalom - 3rd Place - 1st Team All-America
    • Individual Combined:  7th Place - 2nd Team All-America
      • TEAM OVERALL: 3rd Place
        • Giant Slalom - 3rd Place
        • Slalom - 3rd Place
  • Regionals - Marquette Mountain
    • Giant Slalom - 4th Place
    • Slalom - 33rd Place
      • TEAM: 1st Place Overall
    • Individual: 14th place overall
  • Spirit Mountain - 2/1/25-2/2/25
    • Giant Slalom - 1st Place
    • Slalom - 1st Place
  • Giants Ridge - 1/25/25-1/26/25
    • Giant Slalom - 2nd Place
    • Slalom - 1st Place
  • Mt. Lacrosse 1/18/25-1/19/25
    • Giant Slalom - DNS
    • Slalom - DNS

2024 (Senior)

  • 2024 Wildcat Award: Most Valuable
  • Nationals Whiteface Mountain Lake Placid 03/04/2024–03/08/2024
    • Giant Slalom: 19th place
    • Slalom: 3rd Place
    • Individual Combined: 6th Place
    • Team Overall: 4th place
      • Giant Slalom Team Overall: 4th place
      • Slalom Team Overall: 2nd place
      • Dual Slalom Team Overall: 4th place
  • Regionals Marquette Mountain 02/17/2024-02/18/2024
    • Giant Slalom- 5th place
    • Slalom- 1st Place
    • Overall - 1st place
  • Spirit Mountain 01/27/2024-01/28/2024
    • Giant Slalom- 2nd  place
    • Slalom- 1st place
  • Giants Ridge 01/20/2024-01/21/2024
    • Giant Slalom- 4th place
    • Slalom- 1st place

2023 (Junior)

  • Earned 1st in the Slalom and 6th in the Giant Slalom at Wild Mountain
  • Took 1st in the Slalom and 3rd in the Giant Slalom at Mt. LaCrosse
  • Earned 1st place in the Slalom and 3rd in the Giant Slalom at the Lake Superior Divisional Championship at Spirit Mountain
  • Earned 2nd in the Slalom and 5th in the Giant Slalom at Regionals at Marquette Mountain
  • Earned 6th in the Slalom at the USCSA National Championship at Mammoth Mountain, California
  • Received Second Team All-American Award

2022 (Sophomore) 

  • Finished second in Men’s Slalom helping the team win gold at Marquette Mountain
  • Finished second at Wild Mountain in Minnesota
  • Finished in 18th place with a time of 2:15.93 in Men’s Giant Slalom
  • Finished 7th with a time of 1:31.57 in Men’s Slalom at USCSA Nationals in Lake Placid, N.Y
  • Earned Second Team All-American honors

Before NMU

  • Four varsity letters as a member of the alpine ski team at Marquette High School
  • 1st place in the Division I State Slalom in 2018 and 2020
  • 1st place in the Division I State Giant Slalom in 2020
  • 1st place in the 2019 Eastern High School Championships Slalom
  • 1st place Overall in the 2019 and 2020 Eastern High School Championships in New Hampshire
  • 2020 MHSAA Athlete Performance of the Week
  • Helped his team to four Division I State Championships

Personal

  • Son of Ted and Michelle Grzelak
  • From Marquette, Michigan
     

Historical Player Information

  • 2021Freshman

  • 2022Sophomore

  • 2023Junior

  • 2024Senior

  • 2025Senior

  • 2026Graduate Student