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Joe Davies and Kaja Norbye Tabbed Academic All-America
7/11/2025 9:46 AM | Skiing
Davies placed on second team with third-team laurels going to Norbye
SALT LAKE CITY – Recent Utah Ski Team alumni Joe Davies and Kaja Norbye have hauled in Academic All-America honors, announced this week by College Sports Communicators (CSC). Davies earned a second team spot, while Norbye was placed on the third team.
It is the second straight season Davies has been recognized for his racing and academic prowess; in 2024 he was a third-team honoree. Norbye has earned third-team placement for the second straight year.
A civil engineering major, Davies came to Utah before the 2024 racing season as a transfer from Alaska Fairbanks. He made 14 collegiate starts over his two seasons with the Utes, totaling 11 podiums and four wins. Davies finished his overall four-year career as a two-time NCAA individual champion, seven-time all-American, four-time All-RMISA selection and an RMISA/NCAA West Regional Champion.
He made six starts with the Utes in 2025—each netting a podium result—with a pair of victories along the way. The native of Pemberton, British Columbia, put on a dominant victory at the NCAA Championships in the 20K freestyle mass start, winning that race by over a minute as Utah came away with its 17th team national title all-time. He took his talents to the World Cup circuit again this past season, making six starts with four top-20 finishes.
During his time with the Utes, the coaching staff presented Davies with the Alf Engen Sportsmanship Award (2025) and David Novelle Memorial Award (2024).
Norbye completed her Bachelor's degree in finance in 2024 and went on to complete a Master's in the same discipline this past May. She had a standout career on the alpine side, making 48 starts during her four-year career at Utah with 18 podiums and four wins. Originally from Oslo, Norway, she was a four-time all-American on the hill at Utah and named the 2024 RMISA MVP in women's slalom. She was part of national championship-winning teams in 2022, '23 and '25 as well as a runner-up squad in 2024.
In 2025, she started all 14 races, earning 11 individual top-10 results and first-team all-America in women's giant slalom. Over her final six starts, she skied to five podiums, including silver in slalom during the RMISA Championships. At NCAAs, Norbye placed fifth in GS and 15th in slalom.
Following her freshman season, the program's coaching staff named Norbye the recipient of the 2022 Toril Forland Award. She received that honor again in 2024 as the outstanding female skier, as well as the Alpine MVP Award in 2025.
With this pair of honorees, the Utah Ski Team now has had 23 Academic All-America selections (12 men, 11 women) in its recorded history, and at least one in four straight seasons. This honor is generally considered more difficult to attain in skiing than in other sports; most sports have their own CSC Academic All-America selections, but skiing is part of the "at-large" program which groups 10 sports together.
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It is the second straight season Davies has been recognized for his racing and academic prowess; in 2024 he was a third-team honoree. Norbye has earned third-team placement for the second straight year.
A civil engineering major, Davies came to Utah before the 2024 racing season as a transfer from Alaska Fairbanks. He made 14 collegiate starts over his two seasons with the Utes, totaling 11 podiums and four wins. Davies finished his overall four-year career as a two-time NCAA individual champion, seven-time all-American, four-time All-RMISA selection and an RMISA/NCAA West Regional Champion.
He made six starts with the Utes in 2025—each netting a podium result—with a pair of victories along the way. The native of Pemberton, British Columbia, put on a dominant victory at the NCAA Championships in the 20K freestyle mass start, winning that race by over a minute as Utah came away with its 17th team national title all-time. He took his talents to the World Cup circuit again this past season, making six starts with four top-20 finishes.
During his time with the Utes, the coaching staff presented Davies with the Alf Engen Sportsmanship Award (2025) and David Novelle Memorial Award (2024).
Norbye completed her Bachelor's degree in finance in 2024 and went on to complete a Master's in the same discipline this past May. She had a standout career on the alpine side, making 48 starts during her four-year career at Utah with 18 podiums and four wins. Originally from Oslo, Norway, she was a four-time all-American on the hill at Utah and named the 2024 RMISA MVP in women's slalom. She was part of national championship-winning teams in 2022, '23 and '25 as well as a runner-up squad in 2024.
In 2025, she started all 14 races, earning 11 individual top-10 results and first-team all-America in women's giant slalom. Over her final six starts, she skied to five podiums, including silver in slalom during the RMISA Championships. At NCAAs, Norbye placed fifth in GS and 15th in slalom.
Following her freshman season, the program's coaching staff named Norbye the recipient of the 2022 Toril Forland Award. She received that honor again in 2024 as the outstanding female skier, as well as the Alpine MVP Award in 2025.
With this pair of honorees, the Utah Ski Team now has had 23 Academic All-America selections (12 men, 11 women) in its recorded history, and at least one in four straight seasons. This honor is generally considered more difficult to attain in skiing than in other sports; most sports have their own CSC Academic All-America selections, but skiing is part of the "at-large" program which groups 10 sports together.
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