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2025-26 Men's Skiing Roster

Luke Fricker

  • Height 5-8
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Canmore, Alb.
  • Highschool Canmore Collegiate

Biography

2024-25 (Junior)
  • Finished first in the CCSA with 154 points, thanks to back-to-back wins in the Freestyle Mass Start and Classic Interval Start at the NCAA Central Regional Championships
  • Earned Silver at the CCSA Championship in the Classic Interval Start at the Michigan Tech Trails
  • Maintained being the No. 1 or No. 2 skier in the conference for the entire season
  • Member of the GLIAC At-Large Academic Excellence Team
2023-24 (Sophomore)
TOP TIME(S):

Duluth CXC Cup - 12/9/23-12/10/23
  • Freestyle Sprint Finals, 12/9 - 6th place, time of 3:01.06
  • Classic 7.5KM, 12/10 - 3rd place, time of 17:17.8
Cable CXC Cup - 12/16/23-12/17/23
  • Classic Sprint Finals, 12/16 - 4th place, time of 3:27.7
US Cross Country Ski National Championships - 1/2/24-1/7/24
  • Skate Sprints, 1/4 - 2nd place among CCSA schools, time of 3:21.78
  • 20k Freestyle - 1/5, 3rd place among CCSA schools, time of 52:34.3
Coleraine CXC Cup  - 1/20/24-1/21/24
  • Freestyle 7.5k - 1/20 - 3rd place among CCSA schools, time of 18:19:8. 
  • Classic 15k - 1/21- 2nd among CCSA schools, time of 40:50:1. 
2022-23 (Freshman)
  • Member of the All-Region Second Team (20K Classic Mass Start)
Salomon CXC Cup - Duluth - December 10 to 11, 2022:
  • Recorded a 2:49.36 in the men's Freestyle Sprint Finals, placed second of 128
  • Recorded a 18:00.5 in the men's Classic Interval Start, placed seventh of 127
Salomon CXC Cup - Houghton - December 17 to 18, 2022:
  • Recorded a 27:17.0 in the men's 10KM Freestyle Interval Start, placed 12 of 111
  • Recorded a 2:44.55 in the men's Freestyle Sprint finals, placed third of 108
U.S. Cross Country Ski Championships - January 2 to January 7, 2023:
  • Recorded a 28:09.0 in the men's 10KM Freestyle Interval Start, placed 92 of 254
  • Recorded a 2:54.54 in the men's Classic Sprint quarter finals, placed 21 of 239
  • Recorded a 2:30.45 in the men's Freestyle Sprint quarter finals, placed 16 of 161
Seeley Hills SuperTour - January 14 to January 15, 2023:
  • Recorded a 1:30:29 in the men's 32K Classic Sprint, placed 10 of 55
CCSA Conference Championships - February 18 to February 19, 2023:
  • Recorded a 2:39.76 in the men's Freestyle Sprint finals, placed sixth of 29
  • Recorded a 54:03.6 in the men's 20KM Classic Mass Start, placed 15 of 48
NCAA Central Regional Skiing Championships - February 25 to February 26, 2023:
  • Recorded a 28:04.9 in the men's Freestyle Interval Start, placed 14 of 29
  • Recorded a 1:02:39.4 in the 20K men's Classic Mass Start, placed sixth of 29
NCAA Skiing Championships - March 9 to March 11, 2023:
  • Recorded a 26:21.2 in the men's 10K Freestyle, placed 37 of 40
  • Recorded a 1:02:36.8 in the men's 20K Classic, placed 33 of 40
SuperTour Finals - March 22 to March 25, 2023:
  • Recorded a 30:48.2 in the men's 10K Classic, placed 27 of 57
  • Recorded a 3:06:28 in the men's 1.5K Sprint , placed 18 of 50
  • Was part of a team that recorded a 48:47.3 in the relay, placed eighth of 14
  • Recorded a 2:20:38.7 in the men's 44KM Classic, placed 16 of 48
Before NMU
  • Alberta ski team member, top five National Championships placing
  • Skied for Canmore Nordic
  • Placed seventh in the 10K Freestyle at the Canadian National Championships.
  • Won National Trials sprint race
  • Was selected to the provincial ski team for international race trips
Personal
  • Son of Heidi and Patrick Fricker
  • From Canmore, Alberta, Canada

Historical Player Information

  • 2022-23Freshman

  • 2023-24Sophomore

    5'8"
  • 2024-25Junior

    5'8"
  • 2025-26Senior

    5'8"