Carolyn Lucca

Prior to UNM:  Graduated from Michigan Tech, where she raced for three seasons … as a junior in 2016, she finished 11th in the 5-kilometer freestyle race and 12th in the 10-kilometer classic race at the Michigan Tech Invitational … finished 16th in the 5-kilometer freestyle race at the CCSA Championships … finished 40th in the 20-kilometer freestyle race the US National Championships … as a sophomore, she finished 9th in the 5-kilometer freestyle race and 15th in the sprint race at the US Junior National Championships … finished 8th in the junior freestyle sprint at the US National Championships … finished 23rd in the 15-kilometer classic race the CCSA Distance Championships … earned team’s Rookie of the Year award … as a freshman in 2014, she finished 16th in the 5-kilometer freestyle and 17th in the 5-kilometer classic at the MTU Opener … finished 22nd in the 10-kilometer freestyle at the US Junior National Championships … finished 28th in the skate race at the American Birkebeiner … finished 26th in both the classic 5-kilometer and the classic sprint races at the US Junior National Championships.

High School:  2013 graduate of Duluth East High School, helped ski team to state championship titles in 2011 and 2012 and a second place finish in 2013.

Personal: Birthdate is February 1, 1995 … working on a master’s in earth and planetary sciences