Completed Event: Skiing versus 20K Freestyle (M) on March 14, 2026 , , 1st
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Zachary Jayne
- Class:
- Senior
- Discipline:
- Nordic
- Hometown:
- Bend, Ore.
- Previous Team:
- College of St. Scholastica
- Major:
- Mechanical Engineering
FIS Profile | RMISA Profile
2026 – Senior
2025 – Junior
2024 – Sophomore
Prior to Utah
Prior to College
Personal
Jayne on the U
2026 – Senior
- NCAA All-American (Second Team 7.5K Classic, Second Team 20K Freestyle)
- U.S. SuperTour Champion (Men’s Overall, Men’s Sprint)
- All-RMISA First Team
- Skier of the Meet (RMISA Invitational)
- Utah Athletics High Performance Team
- Utah Athletics Men’s Athlete of the Year
- Nine collegiate starts on the season, racing to seven podiums and two wins.
- Made his World Cup debut and racked up seven starts, including a 27th-place in the Goms classic sprints.
- Won his season debut, a 10K classic in the RMISA Invitational, which was part of U.S. Nationals and had Jayne third on the U.S. podium.
- Also won the Colorado 20K freestyle and took bronze in the meet’s 7.5K classic race.
- Capped off the season at the NCAA Championships with sixth place in the 7.5K classic and ninth in the 20K freestyle.
2025 – Junior
- NCAA All-American (Second Team 7.5K CL; Second Team 20K FS)
- RMISA/NCAA West Regional Individual Champion (Men’s 7.5K Classic)
- All-RMISA First Team
- RMISA Skier of the Meet (Denver Invitational)
- Utah Ski Team Academic Award
- CSC Academic All-District
- Started all 14 races, tallying nine top-10 finishes, three podiums and two victories.
- Placed eighth in the 7.5K classic at the NCAA Championships, adding a 10th-place result two days later in the 20K freestyle.
- First win as a member of the Utah program was in the Denver 10K freestyle, edging Johannes Flaaten by a tenth of a second.
- Also won the 7.5K classic during the RMISA Championships.
- Had a silver medal performance in the Denver 7.5K classic.
2024 – Sophomore
- Made seven starts during his first season as a Ute, with five results in the top-20.
- Top finish was an 11th-place result at the Utah Invitational during the 10K classic pursuit (Jan. 13).
- Also took 13th in the 7.5K freestyle at the Utah Invitational (Jan. 12).
- Raced in the classic sprints RMISA qualifier (Jan. 7), logging a 12th-place finish.
- Qualified to represent the U.S. at the Junior World Championships.
Prior to Utah
- Spent the 2023 collegiate season at the College of St. Scholastica where he was an NCAA Championships qualifier.
- Five top-five finishes and three CCSA podiums.
- NCAA Central Region Champion in the 20K classic and finished third in the 10K freestyle.
- Had two top-15 SuperTour finishes in the 2022-23 season.
Prior to College
- Skied with Mt. Bachelor Ski Education Foundation.
- Was the 2022 Oregon High School state champion both in classic and skate.
Personal
- Parents are Gerald and Merry.
- Was born in Ventura, California.
- Began skiing at age 12 and started racing at age 14.
- Father ran cross country and track at Massachusetts; mother ran track at Sonoma State.
- Enjoys a variety of outdoor activities and cooking.
Jayne on the U
“Initially, I was unsure if I was good enough to ski collegiately, but I have progressed a lot in a short period of time. The Utah Ski Team is the best in the U.S.; for them to believe in me and my potential, there was no other team for me.”
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