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2020-21 Nordic Skiing

Mark Young

  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Gilford, N.H.
  • High School Gilford Middle HS

Biography

BEFORE COLBY

Mark graduated from Gilford High School, where he was a member of the cross country, baseball, track, and Nordic ski teams. He was a Division III Nordic state champion and a Concord Monitor Athlete of the Season. Mark was also a member of the National Honor Society.

AT COLBY

Mark is a Computational Biology and Statistics major and has a minor in Chemistry. Over the summer, he did research in the Angelini Lab concerning bumblebee microbiome diversity. 

2020 season highlights: Young skied in all six carnivals for the Mules, scoring for the team as one of Colby's top three skiers twice. Young also earned his first NCAA points of his career, finishing 30th in the 20km classic at the Harvard Carnival.

2019 season highlights: Young earned his top collegiate finish of his career with a 34th in the 15K at the Dartmouth Carnival. Young also earned 9th place at the NENSA Rikert Eastern Cup in the 15K Mass Start Classic.

2018 season highlights: Young finished off his first season as a Mule with a top finish of 48th in the 10K at the St. Michael's Carnival. He also placed in the Colby Carnival.

Historical Player Information

  • 2017-18Freshman

  • 2018-19Sophomore

  • 2019-20Junior

  • 2020-21Senior