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2019-20 Skiing

Clara Cousins

  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Lincoln, Mass.
  • High School Lincoln-Sudbury Regional
  • Position Nordic
  • House Affiliation Cabot

Biography

Senior (2019-20)
Co-captain of the 2019-20 women's nordic team...Named to the USCSCA All-Academic Team...Appeared in all six carnivals for the Crimson...At the Harvard Carnival (Jan. 17-18): Placed 53rd to open the season in the 5k skate, also placing 63rd in the 15k classic...At the UVM Carnival (Jan. 24-25): Tallied 13 points with her finish in the classic sprint (44th), also registering a 53rd place finish in the freestyle 5k...At the Colby Carnival (Jan. 29-Feb 1): Placed 65th and 67th in the 5k freestyle and the 10k classic...At the Bates Carnival (Feb. 7-8): Placed 56th and 69th in the classic 15k and the freestyle 5k...At the Williams Carnival (Feb. 14-15): Registered a 68th place finish in the classic 10k, while also recording a 28th place finish in the 3x5 relay...At the Middlebury Carnival/EISA Regionals (Feb. 28-29): Placed 55th in the freestyle 5k and captured a 57th place finish in the classic 15k. 

Junior (2018-19)
Contested all six carnivals for the Crimson...At the St. Lawrence Carnival (Jan. 12-13): Contested the 5K freestyle to open the season, finishing 78th overall with a time of 19:13.3, before returning to take 81st in the 10K classic with a time of 43:28.2...At the UNH Carnival (Jan. 18-19): Registered a time of 56:40.9 in the women's 15K classic, before taking 58th in the women's freestyle sprints with a time of 3:30.41...At the UVM Carnival (Feb. 1-2): Completed the women's 5K freestyle in 19:26 for 84th overall, before taking 71st in the women's 15K classic mass start with a time of 1:02:19.9...At the Dartmouth Carnival (Feb. 8-9): Placed 69th in the women's 10K skate with a time of 38:11.1 and took 24th in the 3x5 classic relay alongside Lily Koffman and Isabel Cole (59:08.3)...At the Middlebury Carnival (Feb. 15-16): Finished 53rd in the women's 10K classic mass start with a time of 37:04.2, before completing the women's 5K freestyle in 16:33.0 for 59th place...At the Bates Carnival/EISA Regionals (Feb. 22-23): Finished the women's 5K skate in 17:40.5 for 61st place and then took 58th place in the women's 15K Classic off a time of 56:06.4.

Sophomore (2017-18)
Competed in every race of the season .... Contested in the 5K classic at Colby Carnvial (Jan. 14) to start the year, finishing in 19:06.2 for 74th overall ... At the St. Michael's Carnival (Jan. 20-21): took 76th in the 5K classic in 15:52.9, before returning to take 68th in the 10K freestyle in 34:26.4 ... At the Vermont Carnival (Feb. 2-3): placed 56th in the 5K classic at 17:59.1 and 68th in the 15K freestyle in 58:21 ... At the Dartmouth Carnival (Feb. 9-10): finished the 5K classic in 71st at 47:09.5 and the 5K freestyle in 67th at 17:13.3 ... At the Williams Carnival (Feb. 16-17): placed 62nd in the 5K classic with a time of 21:04.0 and 61st in the 3.8K freestyle with time of 11:11.4 ... At the Middlebury Carnival/NCAA Regional (Feb. 23-24): took 62nd in the 5K classic in 17:46.9, before placing 57th in the 15K freestyle in 50:40.5.

Freshman (2016-17)
Competed in the classic sprint at the St. Lawrence Carnival (Jan. 21) … Recorded 79th in the 15K at the UNH Carnival (Jan. 28) … Collected 83rd overall in the 10K at the UVM Carnival (Feb. 4). 

Before Harvard 
Member of Cambridge Sports Union... A two-time Duel County League all-star (2013, 2014) … Received Boston Globe all-scholastic honors in 2014 … Placed sixth in the U20 division at US Nationals in the classic sprint … Had eight top-10 results at the Eastern Cup Circuit in the U20 division … Placed second at the Harry Eldridge 10k Classic (2015) … Placed second in the U20 A Final Classic Sprint at Black Mountain Eastern Cup (2015) … Captained the Lincoln-Sudbury ski team in 2014 … A national merit scholar … Part of the cum laude society … Received an AP Scholar award … In 2014, proposed, funded, and constructed a greenhouse on the Lincoln-Sudbury campus … Taught in the villages of Alaska on a gap year … Brother, Henry Cousins '17, is part of the Harvard wrestling team.

Historical Player Information

  • 2016-17First-Year

    Nordic
  • 2017-18Sophomore

    Nordic
  • 2018-19Junior

    Nordic
  • 2019-20Senior

    Nordic