Patrick Acton
Patrick Acton
  • Year:
    Sr.
  • Hometown:
    Eagan, Minn.
  • High School:
    Eagan

Bio

2020-21: USCSA All-Academic Ski Team… Earned All-Region honors in the 10k classic… Earned All-Region honors in the 20k freestyle… Had a runner-up finish in the 20k freestyle at the NCAA Regional… Had a runner-up finish in the 15k skate at the MTU Holiday Championships… Placed sixth in the 10k classic at the NCAA Regional… Placed seventh in the CCSA Championship 20k freestyle... Placed ninth in the CCSA Championship 10k classic... Placed ninth in the NMU Invitational 10k skate... Placed 23rd in the 10k classic at the NCAA Championships... Placed 27th in the 20k freestyle at the NCAA Championships…

2019-20: All-CCSA First Team... All-Region... NCAA National Qualifier... USCSCA All-Academic Team... Team Scholastic Achievment Award... Placed 36th in the 10k Skate race at the NCAA National Championships with a time of 27:01.6... Finished sixth in a time of 25:03.9 at the Cenrtral Region Championships... 

2018-19: NCAA All-Region First Team … All-CCSA First Team … Finished 34th in the 10K Freestyle and 37th in the 20K Classic at the 2019 NCAA National Championships … Finished fourth in the 20K Classic and third in the 10K Skate at the Central Region Skiing Championship … Finished third in the Junior Skate Sprint final at U.S. Cross Country Ski Championships … Finished fourth in the 10K Freestyle at the CCSA Conference Championships … USCSCA All-Academic … Named Most Improved Male Skier... 

2017-18: Finished 5th in 15k Skate at 2018 Gitchi Gami Games (34:44) ... Finished 5th in 20k Skate at 2018 MTU CCSA Race (59:58) ... Finished 4th in 15k Skate at 2018 USSA Junior National Championships (33:39)...

High School: 2nd place overall in MSHSL State Ski Meet (2016 & 2017) ... First place in skate race (2017) ... Junior National All American ... 3 Time All-State ... 3 Time Section Champion ... 3 Time Conference Champion

Personal: Enjoys gardening, camping, sodoku ... majoring in pharmaceutical chemistry.