Harvard University

Best Finish

55^th (15k freestyle) at 2025 New Hampshire Carnival

First-year (2024-25)

Earned USCSCA All-Academic Ski Team honors … Competed in five carnivals for the Crimson … At the Bates Carnival (Jan. 10-11): Came in 67^th in the freestyle sprint and 82^nd in the 9.1k freestyle … At the St. Lawrence Carnival (Jan. 17-18): Placed 86^th in the 7.5k classic … At the Saint Michael’s Carnival (Jan. 31-Feb. 1): Finished 55^th in the 10k freestyle and 16^th in the classic team relay … At the Dartmouth Carnival (Feb. 7-8): Came in 74^th in the 7.5k classic and 61^st in the 20k freestyle … At the New Hampshire Carnival/NCAA Regional Championships (Feb. 21-22): Finished 62^nd in the 7.5k classic and 55^th in the 15k freestyle. 

Before Harvard

Placed third in the U18/20 skate sprint junior national qualifier … Qualified for the senior men’s heats as a top-30 finisher to end the 2024 season in Jackson Hole, Wyoming … Placed as a top-30 finisher twice in skate distance individual events in Rocky Mountain Intercollegiate Ski Association races … Represented the Rocky Mountain Nordic Select Team in 2022 and Rocky Mountain Nordic Junior National Team from 2022-24 … Competed on the club level for Aspen Valley Ski and Snowboard Club (AVSC) … Also competed in cross country running; captained team as a junior and senior … Chosen as graduation speaker at Aspen High School … National Merit Commended Scholar … Won the AVSC Tage Pederson Commitment Award in 2024 … Gained the AVSC Willoughby Academic and Athletic Excellence Award in 2024 … Garnered the AVSC Robert Oden Teamwork Award in 2024 … Founded school’s Alcohol and Drug Awareness Club … Great great uncle Dr. Edwin Warner Ryerson graduated from Harvard Medical School in 1897 … Uncle John Ryerson played football at Beloit College … Cousin Daniel Ryerson played football at Grinnell College … Son of Heather and Ned Ryerson.