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2024 Nordic Skiing Roster

Grace Castonguay

  • Year Senior
  • Hometown Jackson, N.H.
  • High School Kennett

Biography

Athletic Honors

  • 2023-24 Captain
  • 2022-23 Captain

Academic Honors

  • 2022-23 D2 ADA Academic Achievement Award
  • 2022-23 USCSCA National Collegiate All-Academic Ski Team
  • 2021-22 D2 ADA Academic Achievement Award

As a Junior

  • Led team 4 times
  • Appeared in 5 races at 3 carnivals
  • Top 10 finishes: 1
  • Top 20 finishes: 1
  • Top 30 finishes: 1
  • Best classic placement: 34th at Saint Lawrence Carnival/EISA Championship on Feb. 25 (20K)
  • Best freestyle placement: 10th at Williams Carnival on Feb. 18 (Sprint)
  • Member of U.S. Biathlon team that competed at IBU Cup in early 2023
  • Also qualified for Open European Championships and IBU Junior World Championships

As a Sophomore

  • Led team 11 times
  • Appeared in 11 races at 6 carnivals
  • Top 30 finishes: 2
  • Best classic placement: 28th at Middlebury Carnival on Feb. 18 (5K)
  • Best freestyle placement: 27th at UVM Carnival on Feb. 4 (Sprint)
  • Mid-year transfer
  • Attended University of Vermont during first semester; did not compete in any sports at UVM

As a Freshman

  • Attended University of Vermont; did not compete in any sports at UVM
  • Placed fifth at US Biathlon National Championship in Montana

High School: Graduated from Kennett High School in 2020 after attending Oyster River High School for first three years ... between the two schools, competed in four years of varsity cross country, three years of varsity track & field, two years of varsity Nordic skiing and one year of varsity lacrosse ... captain of Nordic skiing and lacrosse teams ... posted four career top-10 finishes at New Hampshire Interscholastic Athletic Association (NHIAA) Division II Nordic skiing championships, taking second in both freestyle and classic as senior after nabbing seventh in freestyle and ninth in classic as junior ... helped Kennett win state championship as senior ... member of Team New Hampshire at 2020 Eastern High School Championship ... qualified for New England Cross Country Championship as junior ... member of National Honor Society, Spanish National Honor Society, orchestra, jazz band, DECAKEY Club and prom committee ... student body vice president ... layout editor for student journalism publication ... ranked ninth in graduating class.

Personal: Grace Helen Castonguay ... daughter of Ted and Lynne Castonguay ... economics major, accounting minor ... Dean's List student ... member of Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) during time at UVM, was Dean's List student and Grossman School of Business Student of Distinction ... father wrestled at University of New Hampshire ... brother Theo '26 is also Saint Michael's Nordic skier.

Historical Player Information

  • 2022Sophomore

  • 2023Junior

  • 2024Senior