Career: 2016 giant slalom national champion … four-time All-American, twice in the slalom (2017 and 2016) and twice in the giant slalom (2015 and 2016) … three career victories and eight career podium finishes … three-time All-RMISA, earning first-team honors in 2016.
2017: Earned All-America honors in the slalom at the NCAA Championships, finishing fifth … also finished 12th in the giant slalom at NCAA's … second-team All-RMISA … three podium finishes … six top five finishes and 10 top 10 finishes … finished a season-high third in three slalom races: RMISA Championships, Seawolf Invite and UAA Invite … RMISA Skier of the Week for the UAA Invite, finishing fourth in the giant slalom in addition to third in the slalom … fourth in the RMISA giant slalom qualifier.
2016: Won the men's giant slalom at the NCAA Championships and finished 10th in the slalom to earn All-America honors in both events … first-team All-RMISA … won the giant slalom at the Colorado Invite and the second RMISA giant slalom qualifier … four podium finishes, finishing third in the giant slalom at the Montana State Invite … six top-five finishes and eight top-10 finishes … fourth in the slalom at the RMISA Championship … fourth in the first RMISA giant slalom qualifier and along with the win in the second qualifier was named the RMISA Skier of the Week for the series … tied for ninth in the giant slalom at the RMISA Championship.
2015: Earned All-America honors in the giant slalom at the NCAA Championships, finishing sixth ... also finished 26th in the slalom at NCAA's, skiing the fourth-fastest second run ... second-team All-RMISA ... finished second in the slalom at the RMISA Championships for his first career podium ... also finished 10th in the giant slalom at RMISA's ... two top-5 finishes and eight top-10 finishes ... fourth in the slalom at the Utah Invitational ... finished seventh and eighth in the RMISA giant slalom qualifier races ... named to the National Collegiate All-Academic Ski Team.
Before Utah: Finished second in the downhill at the 2013 Norwegian National Championships in Oppdal while finishing fifth in the slalom and seventh in the super G ... third in the combined at the 2013 FIS Junior World Championships, finishing eighth in both the downhill and slalom ... finished third in the downhill at the 2011 Norwegian National Championships ... competed with the Lommedalens IL ski club.
Personal: Son of Anne Grete and Erik Bjertness ... two brothers, Martin and Einar ... civil engineering major.
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