University of New Hampshire Athletics
2015-16 Men's Skiing Roster
Roster
Eirik Fosnaes
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Hovik, Norway
- High School:
- Nadderud VGS
- Prev School:
- University of Maine at Presque Isle
- Major:
- Business Administration/Finance
Personal
The son of Ola Fosnaes and Randi Austgulen Fosnaes
Career Accolades: Inducted into National College Athletic Honor Society, Chi Alpha Sigma (2015, 2016)
2016
Finished 39th in the 10K FS and 29th in the 20K Classic at the NCAA Nationals in Steamboat Springs, Colo.
Finished 7th in the 20K Classic and 13th in the 10K FS at the Middlebury Winter Carnival.
Finished 13th in the 5K Classic Pursuit and 19th in the 10K FS at the Williams Winter Carnival.
Finished 12th at the 20K Classic at Dartmouth
Finished 15th in the 10K FS at UVM Winter Carnival.
Finished 5th in Freestyle and 10th in the 15K Classic at Colby College.
?Finished 8th in the 10K FS and 11th in the Classic Sprint at the Bates Winter Carnival.
2015
Competed at NCAA Championships (St. Lawrence) for third straight year (second time with Wildcats)… member of National Collegiate All-Academic Team for second time… combined No. 6 ranking in classical with No. 10 in freestyle for East’s overall No. 9 rank… named to EISA All-East Second Team… notched four Top-10 results… posted season-best second-place finish in 10K classic at St. Michael’s; was also part of fourth-place 4x3K free mixed relay team (with Larusson, Lindgren, Ramey)… placed 15th in 20K classic at NCAAs (top Wildcat performance); placed 37th in 10K free… finished 32nd in 10K free at EISAs (St. Lawrence)… finished 16th in 10K classic at Middlebury… finished eighth in 10K free and 17th in classic sprint at Dartmouth… took sixth in 10K free and 16th in 15K classic at UVM… placed 15th in 20K classic and 18th in 10K free at Bates
2014
Named men’s Nordic team MVP… qualified and competed at NCAA Championships, hosted by University of Utah… was top ‘Cat at NCAAs with 19th-place finish in 20K free and 30th place in 10K classic… earned berth on EISA All-East Second Team as No. 7-ranked skier… skied to second place in the 10K freestyle at Vermont Carnival for a season best in that discipline… top classic results included sixth place in 20K classic at Dartmouth Carnival, third place in 10K classic at Williams Carnival and fifth place in 10K classic at Middlebury Carnival/EISA Championships… registered points in 11 of 12 carnivals
Before UNH
A transfer from the University of Maine at Presque Isle... placed 17th in the 20K mass start freestyle and 25th in the 10K classic at the NCAA Skiing Championships in 2013... claimed 10th place in the 10K classic at the 2013 EISA Championship
