Jay Woodbeck
Jay Woodbeck
  • Year:
    Jr.
  • Hometown:
    Hancock, Mich.

Bio

(2012-13): Nordic Skiing - Finished 10th in the freestyle sprints and 18th in the 20-kilometer freestyle at the CCSA Championships ... Finished 14th in the 15-kilometer freestyle and 25th in the 10-kilometer classic at the NCAA Regional Championships.

Junior Season (2011-12): Cross Country - Competed in two races. Nordic Skiing - Finished 15th at the Ironwood 10-kilometer freestyle in a tim of 24:43...Followed up with a 24th place finish in the 10-kilometer classic race in 28:03...Finished eighth in the Michigan Tech 10-kilometer freestyle in 29:56.

Sophomore Season (2010-11): Cross Country -
Competed in two races. Nordic Skiing - Competed in 11 races ... Posted a pair of top-10 finishes at the Super Tour ... Finished 22nd in the freetyle race and 30th in the classic race at the NCAA Regional.

Freshman Season (2009-10): Cross Country - Competed in three races. Nordic Skiing - Redshirted.

Prior to Michigan Tech: Was a four-year member of the Great Lakes Division Junior National Team ... Won the freestyle race at Mesabi East as a senior ... A two-time all-conference selection in cross country for the Bulldogs ... A three-time academic all-state selection ... Served as cross country team captain as a senior ... Particpated in Quiz Bowl, National Honor Society and U.P. Honors Band, including first chair honors as a senior ... A 2009 graduate of Hancock High School ... Finished the year ranked 186 in the USSA Rankings.

Personal:
Hobbies include skiing, running, mountain biking, triathlon, backpacking, ultimate frisbee, saunas and building snow forts ... Son of Dean and Janice Woodbeck ... Has one older sister who also attended Michigan Tech ... Born June 18, 1991 in Hancock, Mich. ... A biomedical engineering major.

Personal Bests
Cross Country
5K:
17:58 Lake Superior State Challenge (2009)
8K: 31:58 Northland Invitational (2011)