33 Saint Michael's Skiers Earn USCSCA All-Academic National Accolades

COLCHESTER, Vt. - Thirty-three Saint Michael's College skiers earned United States Collegiate Ski Coaches Association (USCSCA) National Collegiate All-Academic Ski Team honors for the 2026 season, being recognized for posting a minimum 3.5 cumulative grade-point average through the most recent semester.

At least 10 Purple Knight student-athletes between both the Alpine and Nordic teams have now landed USCSCA honors in 15 consecutive school years. Seventeen members of the Nordic team and 16 Alpine representatives garnered laurels.

Fourth-Time Qualifiers

May graduate Astrid Bakke (Nedre Høvik, Norway/Dønski VGS), Nordic women
May graduate Lawton Jones (Williston, Vt./Green Mountain Valley School), Alpine men
May graduate Clara Wyatt (Bozeman, Mont./Bozeman), Nordic women

Third-Time Qualifiers

Rising senior Kayley Bell (Caribou, Maine/Caribou), Nordic women
Rising senior Emma Bergner (Malung-Sälen, Dalarna, Sweden/Stjerneskolan), Alpine women
Rising senior Michael Brännare-Gran (Haslum, Norway/Dønski VGS), Nordic men
Rising senior Zoe Devine (Ely, Minn./Memorial), Nordic women
Rising senior Phoebe Hussey (Ripton, Vt./Green Mountain Valley School), Nordic women
Rising senior Ada Jones (Williston, Vt./Green Mountain Valley School), Alpine women
Rising senior Kyleena Lathram (Avon, Colo./Vail Ski & Snowboard Academy), Alpine women
Rising senior Oliver Miatke (Duluth, Minn./Duluth East), Nordic men
Rising senior Fran Peterson (Barron, Wis./Barron), Nordic women
Rising senior Aidan Robin (Stowe, Vt./Burke Mountain Academy), Alpine men
Rising senior Henrik Wist (Trondheim, Norway/Heimdal VGS), Nordic men

Second-Time Qualifiers

Rising junior Albin Åhs (Stockholm, Sweden/Malung-Sälens gymnasieskola), Alpine men
Rising junior Gilbert Aubert (Oslo, Norway/Persbråten VGS), Alpine men
Rising junior Leah DeFilippo (Elmira, N.Y./Northwood School), Alpine women
Rising junior Keely Hendricks (Vail, Colo./Vail Ski & Snowboard Academy), Nordic women
Rising junior Barrett Hibshman (Burke, Vt./Burke Mountain Academy), Alpine men
Rising junior Isabella Knutsen (Bergen, Vestland, Norway/Norges Toppidrettsgymnas Geilo), Alpine women
Rising junior Christian Lødemel (Oslo, Norway/Persbråten VGS), Alpine men
Rising junior Jersey Miller (Minneapolis, Minn./Saint Louis Park), Nordic women
Rising senior Lola Ribe (Logroño, La Rioja, Spain/Green Mountain Valley School), Alpine women
Rising junior Sophie Stephenson (Madison, Wis./Madison West), Nordic women

First-Time Qualifiers

Rising sophomore Julianne Brochu (Saint-Ferréol-les-Neiges, Quebec/Northwood School), Alpine women
Rising sophomore Whit Brown (Hailey, Idaho/Wood River), Nordic men
Rising sophomore Mazzy Conners (Hailey, Idaho/Wood River), Nordic women
Rising sophomore Paige Fieldhouse (Rutland, Vt./Green Mountain Valley School), Nordic women
Rising junior Eulalie Giraud (Les Carroz, France/Lycée du Mont-Blanc René Dayve/Rocky Mountain), Alpine women
Rising senior Maxime Guillemaud (Carry-le-Rouet, Bouche-du-Rhône, France/International Bilingual School of Provence), Alpine men
Rising sophomore Louise Hagman (Stockholm, Sweden/Jämtlands Gymnasium Åre), Alpine women
Rising sophomore Naida Hutchinson (Duluth, Minn./Marshall School), Nordic women
Rising sophomore Quinn Uva (Woodstock, Vt./Woodstock Union), Nordic men