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2025 Alpine Skiing Roster

Ainsley Kirk

  • Height 5-5
  • Class Senior
  • Highschool Marquette
  • Hometown Marquette, Mich.

Biography

2025 (Senior)

  • USCSA Nationals - Mt. Bachelor, OR 2025 
    • Giant Slalom - 11th place -  2nd Team All-America
    • Slalom - 9th Place - 2nd Team All-America
    • Individual - 7th Overall - 2nd Team All-America Overall
      • TEAM OVERALL: 11 Place
        • Team Giant Slalom - 22nd Place
        • Team Slalom - 2nd Place
        • Scholar All-America - 2nd Team
  • Regionals - Marquette Mountain - 2/15/2025-2/16/25
    • Giant Slalom - 4th Place
    • Slalom - 2nd Place
    • TEAM: 1st Place
    • Individual: 2nd Overall
  • Spirit Mountain - 2/1/25-2/2/25
    • Giant Slalom - 5th Place
    • Slalom - 1st Place
  • Giants Ridge - 1/25/25-1/26/25
    • Giant Slalom - 2nd Place
    • Slalom - 24th Place
  • Mt. Lacrosse - 1/18/25-1/19/25
    • Giant Slalom - 5th Place
    • Slalom - 3rd Place
2024 (Senior) 
  • Spirit Mountain 1/27/2024-1/28/2024
    • Giant Slalom- DNF
    • Slalom- 3rd place
  • Regionals Marquette Mountain 2/17/2024-2/18/2024
    • Giant Slalom- 3rd Place
    • Slalom- 4th place
  • Nationals Whiteface Mountain Lake Placid 3/04/2024–3/08/2024
  • Giant Slalom: 10th place, All-America Second Team
  • Slalom: 15th place, All-America Second Team
  • Team Overall: 2nd place
    • Giant Slalom Team Overall: 2nd place
    • Slalom Team Overall: 4th place
    • Dual Slalom Team Overall: 2nd place
  • 2023 (Junior)
  • Wild Mountain 01/7/2024-01/08/2023
    • Giant Slalom- 3rd place
    • Slalom- DNF
  • Mt. LaCrosse 01/28/2023-1/29/2023
    • Giant Slalom- 2nd place
    • Slalom- 3rd place
  • Spirit Mountain 02/04/2023-02/05/2023
    • Giant Slalom- 4th place
    • Slalom- 23rd place
  • Regionals Marquette Mountain 02/18/2023-02/19/2022
    • Giant Slalom- 18th place
    • Slalom- DNF
  • Nationals Mammoth Mountain 03/09/2023
  • Slalom Individual: 10th place-All-American
    • Slalom Team Overall: 2nd place
    • Team Overall: 2nd place
  • Scholar All-America Second Team
  • Women’s Alpine Breakthrough Athlete (2023)
  • 2022 (Sophomore)
  • Wild Mountain 01/15/2022-01/16/2022
    • Giant Slalom- 12th place
    • Slalom- 3rd place
  • Giants Ridge 01/29/2022-01/30/2022
    • Giant Slalom- 3rd place
    • Slalom- 5th place
  • Spirit Mountain 02/12/2022
    • Giant Slalom- 4th place
    • Slalom- 3rd place
  • Regionals Marquette Moutain 02/19/2022-02/20/2022
    • Giant Slalom- 2nd place
    • Slalom- DNF
  • Nationals Whiteface Mountain Lake Placid 03/08/2022-03/12/2022
    • Giant Slalom: 16th place
    • Slalom: DNF
    • Team Overall: 6th place 
  • Scholar All-American
  • Before NMU 
  • MHSAA Division 1 Individual Slalom Champion in 2018 and 2019
  • Giant Slalom Champion in 2020
  • Placed 5th in the slalom and 7th in the giant slalom at the USSA Eastern High School Championships
  • Helped guide Marquette High School to MHSAA Division 1 State Championships all four years
  • Personal
  • Daughter of Shelia and Chris Kirk
  • From Marquette, Michigan

Historical Player Information

  • 2021Freshman

  • 2022Sophomore

  • 2023Junior

  • 2024Senior

  • 2025Senior

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