CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – Devin Wong – a former four-year varsity skier at Colby College – has joined the Harvard University nordic skiing coaching staff as an assistant coach, Cate Brams, The Paul J. Finnegan Family Head Coach for Harvard Nordic Skiing, announced on Friday.
 
Wong joins the Crimson after competing for Colby from 2020-24, skiing for the Mules on the competitive EISA circuit. In 2024, Wong began his nordic skiing coaching career, working with EMXC in Dublin, New Hampshire.
 
With EMXC, Wong served as a coach and counselor for the organization's camps with responsibilities including route planning, logistical organization, and training design.
 
Prior to his collegiate career, Wong spent a postgraduate year in Idaho, training with the Sun Valley Ski Education Foundation (SVSEF) as part of their nordic postgraduate team in 2019-20.
 
Wong also completed scientific research around the sport during his time as a research assistant at Colby, executing research to determine the applicability of salivary cortisol as a quantifiable molecular marker for fatigue in nordic skiers.
 
A product of Wayland High School, Wong earned a bachelor's degree in chemistry – biochemistry with a concentration in cell and molecular biology from Colby College in 2024.