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2021-22 Nordic Skiing

Kristoffer Karsrud

  • Class Redshirt Freshman
  • Hometown Raufoss, Norway
  • Highschool Norwegian School of Top Level Sports

Biography

2024-25:

  • Finished third on the team and fourth in the CCSA with 131 points
  • The only collegiate skier to make the sprint finals at this seasons SuperTour Finals, finishing fifth place
  • His top three finishes in the CCSA all came in the classic, including a win at the College of St. Scholastica Invite
  • Member of the GLIAC At-Large Academic Excellence Team

2023-24:
TOP TIME(S):

Duluth CXC Cup - 12/9/23-12/10/23

  • Freestyle Sprint, 12/9 - 2nd place, time of 2:51.79
  • Classic 7.5KM, 12/10 - 4th place, time of 12:23.8
US Cross Country Ski National Championships - 1/2/24-1/7/24
  • Skate Sprints final heat, 1/4 - 1st among CCSA schools and third among NCAA athletes with a time of 3:24.87
Coleraine CXC Cup - 1/20/24-1/21/24
  • Freestyle 7.5k, 1/20, 2nd among CCSA schools and 3rd overall, time of 18:14.3
  • Classic 15k, 1/21, 1st place, time of 40:48:7. 

2022-23:

  • Member of the All-CCSA First Team
  • Member of the All-Region First Team (20K Mass Start)
  • Member of the GLIAC All Academic-Excellence Team
  • Recipient of a Wildcat Award for Male Performance of the Year for capturing gold in both the classic sprint and freestyle sprint at the U.S. Cross Country Ski National Championships

Salomon CXC Cup - Duluth - December 10 to December 11, 2022:

  • Recorded a 2:45.26 in the men's 1311m Freestyle Sprint Finals, placed first of 128
  • Recorded a 17:41.2 in the men's 7.5 KM Classic Interval Start, placed third of 127
Salomon CXC Cup - Houghton - December 17 to December 18, 2022:
  • Recorded a 26:54.7 in the men's 10KM Freestyle Interval Start, placed sixth of 111
  • Recorded a 2:36.84 in the mens's 1244m Freestyle Sprint finals, placed first of 108
U.S. Cross Country Ski Championships - January 2 to January 7, 2023:
  • Recorded a 27:47.9 in the men's 10KM Freestyle Interval Start, placed 75 of 254
  • Recorded a 2:54.42 in the men's 1244m Classic Sprint finals, placed first of 239
  • Recorded a 55:22.7 in the men's 20KM Classic Mass Start, placed 36 of 90
  • Recorded a 2:23.87 in the men's 1244m Freestyle Sprint finals, placed first of 161
World University Games
  • Finished fifth in the Skate Sprint
2023 CCSA NCAA Qualifier - February 4 to February 5, 2023:
  • Recorded a 27:04.2 in the men's 10KM Freestyle Interval Start, placed sixth of 36
  • Recorded a 59:57.8 in the men's 20KM Classic Mass Start, placed first of 30
CCSA Conference Championships - February 18 to February 19, 2023:
  • Recorded a 2:36.69 in the men's 1304m Freestyle Sprint finals, placed first of 39
  • Recorded a 51:48.0 in the men's 20KM Classic Mass Start, placed sixth of 48
NCAA Central Regional Skiing Championships - February 25 to February 26, 2023:
  • Recorded a 28:27.2 in the men's 10KM Freestyle Interval Start, placed 18 of 29
  • Recorded a 1:02:14.4 in the men's 20KM Classic Mass Start, placed third of 29
NCAA Skiing Championships - March 9 to March 11, 2023:
  • Recorded a 26:21.9 in the men's 10K Freestyle, placed 38 of 40
  • Recorded a 1:05:31.9 in the men's 20K Classic, placed 38 of 40
SuperTour Finals - March 22 to March 25, 2023:
  • Recorded a 3:17.55 in the men's Sprint finals, placed sixth
  • Was part of a team that recorded a 48:47.3 in the relay, placed eighth of 14
  • Recorded a 2:25:30.1 in the men's Classic Distance, placed 29 of 48

2020-21: At the CCSA Championships he saw a seventh-place finish in the 10K Classic and 16th in the 20K Freestyle. When he competed at Regionals he finished 10th in the 10K Classic with a time of 28:32.9 and in the 20K Freestyle he placed 15th. 
Before NMU

  • Named team Player of the Year in 2019
  • Placed fourth in the Norwegian Cup
  • Placed 11th in the Classic 10K in Norwegian Nationals for juniors

Personal

  • Son of Trond Karsrud and Gunhild Karsrud
  • From Raufoss, Innlandet, Norway
  • Born on February 9, 2000

Historical Player Information

  • 2020-21Sophomore

  • 2021-22Redshirt Freshman