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Erica Lavén makes her way to the podium following a victory at the 2025 Utah Invitational at Soldier Hollow Nordic Center.
Photo by: Eli Rehmer/Utah Athletics
Lavén Sweeps RMISA Women’s Nordic MVP Awards
2/27/2025 10:47 AM | Skiing
Freshman has seven wins and at least a podium in all 11 starts this season
SALT LAKE CITY – University of Utah freshman Nordic skier Erica Lavén has been named the RMISA MVP for both women's classic and freestyle, it was announced today by the conference. The award is given to the skier who accumulates the most NCAA qualification points during the regular season.
A Utah women's Nordic skier has now won an RMISA MVP in four of the last five seasons, with Sydney Palmer-Leger (2022) and Julia Richter (2021) also sweeping both disciplines in that span. In addition, Novie McCabe was the women's freestyle MVP in 2023.
The RMISA will announce the alpine MVPs on Friday.
Lavén scored a league-leading 151 points in freestyle races during the regular season, even in sitting out the Denver Invitational freestyle race for a rest day. In classic, she tallied 197 points—a commanding 58-point cushion in the MVP standings. She was named RMISA Skier of the Meet for the Utah Invitational.
Joining the Utes this season from Täby, Sweden, Lavén has recorded a podium result in all of her 11 starts prior to next week's NCAA Championships. Seven of those podiums were victories, including a run of six straight starts between both races at the Utah and Montana State invitationals, plus the classic events at both Denver and Alaska Fairbanks.
Lavén returned to the top step of the podium in the 20K freestyle during the RMISA Championships, which also counted as an individual West regional championship. She will make her NCAA Championships racing debut next week in New Hampshire.
2025 RMISA Nordic MVP Awards
Women's Classic - Erica Lavén, Utah
Women's Freestyle - Erica Lavén, Utah
Men's Classic - Florian Knopf, Denver
Men's Freestyle - Andreas Kirkeng, Denver
Next Up | NCAA Championship Central
The Utah Ski Team will depart Salt Lake City this weekend and head East for the 2025 NCAA Ski Championships. Dartmouth College in New Hampshire is serving as this year's host, with events running from March 5-8.
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A Utah women's Nordic skier has now won an RMISA MVP in four of the last five seasons, with Sydney Palmer-Leger (2022) and Julia Richter (2021) also sweeping both disciplines in that span. In addition, Novie McCabe was the women's freestyle MVP in 2023.
The RMISA will announce the alpine MVPs on Friday.
Lavén scored a league-leading 151 points in freestyle races during the regular season, even in sitting out the Denver Invitational freestyle race for a rest day. In classic, she tallied 197 points—a commanding 58-point cushion in the MVP standings. She was named RMISA Skier of the Meet for the Utah Invitational.
Joining the Utes this season from Täby, Sweden, Lavén has recorded a podium result in all of her 11 starts prior to next week's NCAA Championships. Seven of those podiums were victories, including a run of six straight starts between both races at the Utah and Montana State invitationals, plus the classic events at both Denver and Alaska Fairbanks.
Lavén returned to the top step of the podium in the 20K freestyle during the RMISA Championships, which also counted as an individual West regional championship. She will make her NCAA Championships racing debut next week in New Hampshire.
2025 RMISA Nordic MVP Awards
Women's Classic - Erica Lavén, Utah
Women's Freestyle - Erica Lavén, Utah
Men's Classic - Florian Knopf, Denver
Men's Freestyle - Andreas Kirkeng, Denver
Next Up | NCAA Championship Central
The Utah Ski Team will depart Salt Lake City this weekend and head East for the 2025 NCAA Ski Championships. Dartmouth College in New Hampshire is serving as this year's host, with events running from March 5-8.
Official Mobile App of Utah Athletics – Utah 360
The official mobile app of Utah Athletics is Utah 360. Download it today for access to news and information, schedules, rosters, stats and behind-the-scenes videos directly from your mobile device. The app is available in both the Apple Store (download) and Google Play (download). Add it today, access your game tickets and download them to your smartphone's wallet to make yourself game-day ready!
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