Katharine Irwin

Junior (2018): Earned All-America honors in the giant slalom for a second straight year, capping a terrific season in which she was featured in Sports Illustrated’s “Faces in the Crowd” … saw action in 14 races, completing 24 of 26 races … picked up her first two career victories, both in her specialty, the giant slalom … earned her first career victory with a win at the Montana State Invitational … also won the Denver Invitational … opened the season with a fourth-place finish in Montana at the first RMISA giant slalom qualifier … nearly won a national title, coming in second place at the NCAAs in the giant slalom, scoring 37 points … in her six giant slalom finishes she recorded two wins, three podiums, four top fives and six top 10s … had three top 20 finishes in the slalom, with her best finish 17th at the first UNM Invitational race. 

Sophomore (2017): Earned All-America honors in the giant slalom, finishing tied for 10th … overall had a perfect season with 14 races and 28 completed runs … scored 172.5 points on the season … had her best finish of the season, coming in eighth place in the giant slalom at the Utah Invitational … finished in the top 20 in all seven giant slaloms on the year … finished 11th at the RMISA championships in the giant slalom … had her best finish in the slalom at the UAA Invitational, coming in ninth place … also finished 14th at the Seawolf Invitational in the slalom … had her best overall invitational point-wise at the Utah Invitational, scoring 38, one more than she scored at the RMISA Championships. 

Freshman (2016): Had a great rookie campaign, competing in 12 races and scoring in eight of them, including the NCAA Championships … was third on the women’s alpine squad with 136 points … completed 23 of her 26 runs …recorded a pair of top 10s in the giant slalom including her first career podium finish at the CU/Spencer Nelson Invitational … was also seventh at the Montana State Invitational … finished 15th in the giant slalom at the NCAA Championships after coming in 12th at the RMISA Championships … best slalom finish was 11th at the Jade Enterprises/UNM Invitational and 13th at the RMISA Championships.

Prior to UNM: A 2015 graduate of the Vail Ski and Snowboard Academy … has been a member of the U.S. Ski Team since 2010 … Also competed for Ski and Snowboard Club Vail … very strong in the giant slalom … took fourth and sixth in the GS in April, 2015 at Vail, Colorado … went to Stowe Mountain Resort and picked up a first and second place finish in the Super G … those results followed two more top-10s, finishing fifth and seventh in the giant slalom … competed in Hafjell, Norway at the FIS Junior World Ski Championships, where she finished 48th in the giant slalom and 15th in the downhill … had a streak in 2014-15 with 10 top-20 finishes in 12 races, with eight of those top-10 finishes … took 15th in the slalom at the Canadian Nor-Am in 2014 at Canada Olympic Park.

Personal: Born May 6, 1994 … is majoring in biology.

2018 Point Totals (RMISA GS Not Included)
Races: 12    
Counters: 9
2018 Points: 200
Career Points: 508.5