Karoline Søvik Myklebust

Junior (2016): Saw action in all 10 races after coming back from a 2015 leg injury … scored in six races and totaled 130 points … had eight top 20 finishes, good for third on the women’s alpine team … opened the season with her best meet, recording a pair of top 10s at the Utah Invitational, coming in fifth in the slalom and seventh in the giant slalom … finished ninth at the CU/Spencer Nelson Invitational in the slalom … recorded a 10th  place finish in the giant slalom at the RMISA Championships.

Sophomore (2015): Had a good start to the season, but it was derailed when she broke a bone after hitting a gate inthe RMISA Qualifier second run in Colorado … only giant slalom finish was 12th in the season opeming run, the Utah RMISA GS Qualifier … finished seventh in the slalom for her only top-10 finish of the season, coming at the University of Utah Invitational.

Freshman (2014): Turned in one of the great freshman alpine campaigns in school history with eight top-10 finishes … earned All-American status in the giant slalom, an event she struggled with during the season, suffering four straight DNFs during the season … got her rookie campaign off to a great start with a fourth place finish in the slalom and a seventh place finish in the giant slalom at the Pat Miller Invitational in Utah … hit a tough patch where her only finish in her next six races was a sixth place showing in the slalom at the Montana State Invitational … got back on track with two superb slalom runs at the Jade Enterprises/New Mexico Invitational … was named the RMISA Women’s Alpine Skier of the Week for her efforts … opened the meet with a fourth place finish and then earned her first podium with a third place run … had her best finishes of the season at the RMISA/NCAA West Regionals with two podiums, second in the slalom and third in the giant slalom … finished seventh in the giant slalom at the NCAA Championships, earning Second Team All-America honors … her technically worst finish of the year, 28th in the NCAA slalom, might have been her most courageous, as she missed a late gate, and knowing UNM needed the points to stay in third place, climbed back up the mountain to the gate, went around it and finished the course, earning a huge ovation from the crowd on hand.

Prior to UNM: Graduated from Oppdal Vidergående Skole in Oppdal, Norway…skied for Haugen IL under coach Erik Skaslien…lists Harpefossen as her home ski hill…also played soccer in secondary school.

Personal: Born December 5 in Oslo, Norway to Bjørn Myklebust and Wenche Søvik Myklebust…has a younger sister, Synnøve Søvik Myklebust…chose to attend New Mexico because she talked to former Lobo skiers and they had only nice things to say about their time here…favorite athlete is Marcel Hircher…favorite food is tacos…favorite movies are The Lord of the Rings trilogy…undecided on a major.

Point Totals (RMISA GS Not Included)
Races: 10    
Counters: 6
2016 Points: 130
Career Points: 400.5