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- Year:
- Sr.
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- Hometown:
- Stockholm, Sweden
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- High School:
- Täby Ensklida Gymnasium
Bio
2022-23: GLIAC Academic Excellence Team… All-Region First Team 5km freestyle interval start… All-Conference First Team… Won the freestyle interval start at the Salomon Cup - Duluth… Placed sixth in the 5km freestyle interval start at the GANC CCSA Invite… Placed sixth in the 20km classic mass start at the GANC CCSA Invite… Placed seventh in the freestyle sprint at the Salomon Cup - Duluth… Placed fifth in the 5km freestyle interval start at the NCAA Central Regional Championships… Placed 10th in the freestyle sprint at the Pre-Nationals CCSA Invite/CXC Cup… Placed 12th in the 20km mass start at the CCSA Conference Championships… Placed 12th in the 32km classic mass start at the Seeley Hills SuperTour/CCSA Invite… Placed 13th in the 20km classic mass start at the NCAA Central Regional Skiing Championships… Placed 31st in the 20km classic mass start at the U.S. Cross Country Ski National Championships… Placed 32nd in the 10km freestyle interval start at the U.S. Cross Country Ski National Championships… Placed 33rd in the 5km freestyle at the NCAA Skiing Championships… Placed 39th in the 20km classic mass start at the NCAA Skiing Championships… Placed 78th in the freestyle sprint at the U.S. Cross Country Ski National Championships… Placed 108th in the Classic Sprint at the U.S. Cross Country Ski National Championships…
2021-22: USCSA All-Academic Ski Team… Earned All-Region honors in the 5k classic… Earned All-Region honors in the 15k mass start skate… Placed fourth in the 15k mass start skate at the NCAA Regional… Placed fourth in the 10k individual start freestyle at the CCSA Mt. Itasca CXC Cup… Placed eighth in the 15k mass start skate at the CCSA Championships… Placed 11th in the individual skate 5k classic at the CCSA Championships… Placed 16th overall in the 15k freestyle at the Gitchi Gami Games… Placed 17th in the 5k classic at the NCAA Regional… Placed 21st overall and seventh collegiately in the 5k skate at the Duluth SuperTour… Placed 32nd overall and 15th collegiately in the 20k skate at the US Cross Country Ski National Championships… Placed 47th overall and 28th collegiately in the interval start classic at the US Cross Country Ski National Championships…
2020-21: USCSA All-Academic Ski Team… Placed third overall in the 10k skate at the MTU Holiday Championships… Placed seventh in the 15k freestyle at the NCAA Regional... Placed eighth in the NMU Invitational 5k classic… Placed 13th in the NMU Invitational 15k skate... Placed 15th in the CCSA Championship 5k classic... Placed 18th in the CCSA Championship 15k freestyle... Placed 18th in the quarter finals of the skate sprint at the Duluth SuperTour… Placed 29th in the 15k freestyle at the NCAA Championships… Placed 36th in the 5k classic at the NCAA Championships…
Major: Engineering Management
About Olivia: Olivia Laven is a stellar student and athlete that we know will continue to excel with our Nordic Huskies! Olivia had a 12th place U18 finish in the 5km skate at Swedish National Junior Championships. She earned an eighth-place U20 finish in the 30km skate in Bruksvallarna, 2019, and fifth-place U20 in the 10km skate in Idre this past season. We know Olivia will excel not just as an athlete with us but also as a student as she comes in with a 3.92 cumulative GPA and 1340 SAT!
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