CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – Harvard University skiing will introduce five first-years to the program in 2025-26 as part of the Class of 2029, Cate Brams, the Paul J. Finnegan Family Head Coach for Harvard Nordic Skiing, and Scott MacPherson, The Peter H. Carter '69 Head Coach for Harvard Alpine Skiing, announced on Thursday.
 
The Crimson's Class of 2029 includes three skiers on the nordic side and two skiers for the alpine team. The group includes one student-athlete each from Alaska, California, Idaho, New York, and Ontario.
 
Harvard's incoming class features Braden Bellizzi (Honeoye Falls, N.Y.), Caleb Boyce (Boise, Idaho), and Logan Cuddy (Anchorage, Alaska) on the nordic side as well as Maya Eisner (Pacific Palisades, Calif.) and Tristan Leightell (Toronto, Ontario) on the alpine side.
 
The group joins a Harvard program that has qualified skiers on both the alpine and nordic sides for the NCAA Championships in each of the last five competitive seasons.

Braden Bellizzi
Nordic | Honeoye Falls, N.Y. | Honeoye Falls-Lima

Earned All-Greater Rochester Skier of the Year honors in 2023 … Gained First Team All-Greater Rochester from 2021-23 … Garnered First Team All-Monroe County from 2021-23 … Represented the Mid-Atlantic Region at Junior Nationals from 2022-25 … Won an individual New York state title in 2023 … Helped team win New York state titles in 2022 and 2023 … Captured an individual sectional championship in 2023 and team sectional championships from 2021-23 … Also competed in soccer and track and field … National Honor Society member and chapter president … Enjoys surfing, whitewater kayaking, and exploring nature … Son of Kellin King '99 and Matt Bellizzi '96; both parents competed in nordic skiing at Harvard. 

Caleb Boyce
Nordic | Boise, Idaho | Boise High School

Earned the Hummel-Fereday Award as a junior … Raced for the Bogus Basin Nordic Team … Also competed with the Boise Brave Mountain Bike Team … Won the Tour de Bogus 25k … Helped mountain bike team win the state championship three times … National Merit Finalist and an AP Scholar … Selected as the Idaho winner of the "Celebrate the West" art competition … Plays the piano … Son of Heidi and Cody Boyce. 

Logan Cuddy
Nordic | Anchorage, Alaska | Robert Service High School

Earned All-America honors in 2023 … Gained All-State accolades in 2024 … Captured Team MVP laurels in 2024 … Helped team win a state title in 2022 and finish as state runner-up in 2023 and 2024 … Part of team that garnered a rating as the top high school team in the nation in 2022 according to U.S. Skiing … Served team as a two-year captain … Raced for Alaska Pacific University Nordic Ski Center … Earned the 2024 Youth Volunteer Award … Selected as an Outstanding Youth in Philanthropy … Served as the President of high school's Special Olympics Partners Club … Aunt Nina Kemppel competed in nordic skiing at Dartmouth and represented Team USA at four Olympics (1992, 1994, 1998, 2002) … Son of Denali Kemppel and Kevin Cuddy; Denali competed in nordic skiing at Dartmouth, earning All-America honors.

Maya Eisner
Alpine | Pacific Palisades, Calif. | Rowland Hall (Utah)

Qualified for U.S. Nationals in 2024 and 2025, for U18 Nationals in 2024 and 2025, and for U16 Nationals in 2022 and 2023 … Qualified for U16 NPS at Burke Mountain in 2023 … Competed for the Mammouth Mountain Ski Team from 2021-23 and for Rowmark Ski Academy from 2023-25 … Earned Academic All-State honors … Also played soccer; helped team win a Utah 2A State Championship in 2023 … An AP Scholar with Distinction … A volunteer and student chapter co-founder of Grow the Flow, an organization advocating for the Great Salt Lake's survival through legislation and research … Daughter of Sydney and Brian Eisner.

Tristan Leightell
Alpine | Toronto, Ontario | Green Mountain Valley School (Vt.)

Earned a bronze medal at the U19 Canadian Giant Slalom National Championships in 2025 … Ranked in the top five overall in the Canadian Giant Slalom standings in 2023, 2024, and 2025 … Placed first at the Ontario Cup in 2020 and 2021 … Selected as the Best Ontario Cup Boy at the U14 level in 2019 and the U16 level in 2021 … Raced for the Georgian Peaks Alpine Club, Ontario Development Ski Team, Green Mountain Valley School, and the Burke Mountain Academy E-Team … Also played ice hockey and lacrosse … Organized a skateboarding marathon, raising over $5000 for Beaver Valley Outreach … Son of Karen and Stephen Leightell.