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2024-25 Skiing Roster

Matt Ryan

  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Duxbury, Mass.
  • High School Waterville Valley Academy (N.H.)
  • Position Alpine
  • Concentration Applied Mathematics
  • House Affiliation Currier

Biography

Best Finish

Sixth (slalom) at 2022 Dartmouth Carnival 

Senior (2024-25)

Served the Crimson as team captain … Won the team’s Coaches Award … Earned USCSCA All-Academic Ski Team honors … Competed in six carnivals for the Crimson … Tallied six top-30 finishes and three top-20 efforts … At the Bates Carnival (Jan. 10-11): Placed 27th in the giant slalom and 31st in the slalom … At the St. Lawrence Carnival (Jan. 16-17): Came in 24th in the slalom … At the St. Michael’s Carnival (Jan. 31-Feb. 1): Finished 35th in the giant slalom and 18th in the slalom … At the Dartmouth Carnival (Feb. 7-8): Placed 18th in the slalom … At the Middlebury Carnival (Feb. 14-15): Came in 12th in the slalom and 42nd in the giant slalom … At the New Hampshire Carnival/NCAA Regional Championships (Feb. 21-22): Finished 31st in the giant slalom and 23rd in the slalom. 

Junior (2023-24)

Gained Team MVP honors … Earned USCSCA All-Academic Ski Team accolades … Tallied eight top-30 finishes and five top-20 finishes on the season … Competed in six carnivals for the Crimson … At the Vermont Carnival (Feb. 8, 18): Placed 10th in the slalom and 47th in the giant slalom … At the Colby Carnival (Jan. 19-20): Placed 11th in the slalom and 40th in the giant slalom … At the Harvard Carnival (Feb. 2-3): Placed 10th in the slalom … At the Dartmouth Carnival (Feb. 9-10): Placed 19th in the slalom and 30th in the giant slalom … At the Williams Carnival (Feb. 16-17): Placed 15th in the slalom and 42nd in the giant slalom … At the Middlebury Carnival/EISA Championships (Feb. 23-24): Placed 24th in the slalom and 24th in the giant slalom. 

Sophomore (2022-23)

Earned USCSCA All-Academic Ski Team accolades … Appeared in five carnivals for the Crimson … At the Bates Carnival (Jan.12-13): Placed 25th in the giant slalom and 22nd in the slalom … At the UNH Carnival (Jan. 27-28): Placed 41st in the giant slalom and 23rd in the slalom … At the Harvard Carnival (Feb.10-11): Placed 17th in the slalom … At the Williams Carnival (Feb. 17-18): Placed 32nd in the giant slalom and 19th in slalom … At the St. Lawrence Carnival (Feb. 24-25): Placed 11th in the slalom. 

First-year (2021-22)

Qualified for the NCAA Championships … Earned USCSCA All-Academic Ski Team accolades … Appeared in five carnivals for the Crimson … At the Colby Carnival (Jan. 14-15): Placed 24th (16 points) in collegiate debut in the giant slalom before an eighth-place finish (35 points) in the slalom, collecting 51 points … At the Saint Michael's Carnival (Jan. 21-22): DNF in the giant slalom and 15th in the slalom, collecting 26 points … At the Dartmouth Carnival (Feb. 11-12): Tabbed a career-best sixth-place finish in Friday's slalom, earning 37 points before a 12th-place showing in Saturday's slalom, adding 30 points … At the Middlebury Carnival (Feb. 18-19): DNF in the giant slalom before tabbing 46th in the individual NCAA qualifier GS on Sunday … At the UNH Carnival/EISA Regionals (Feb. 25-26): DNF in the slalom and giant slalom … At the NCAA Championships (Mar. 9-12): Placed 28th in the giant slalom before a 30th-place finish in the slalom. 

Before Harvard

Multi-sport athlete at Milton Academy, playing football, lacrosse and skiing in the 2017 and 2018 seasons … Skied for Waterville Valley Academy for two seasons … Waterville Valley Academy Black and Blue award winner in 2018 and 2019 … Two-time All ISL Skier … Boston Globe All-Scholastic honoree … Competed at the 2019 and 2020 youth Olympic Games, representing Ireland … Sister, Emma Ryan, competed for the Harvard ski team from 2018-23.

Historical Player Information

  • 2021-22First-Year

    Alpine
  • 2022-23Sophomore

    Alpine
  • 2023-24Junior

    Alpine
  • 2024-25Senior

    Alpine