PRESENTING THE 2026 ACADEMIC ELITE TEAM OF MMSST!!

Each year in late spring, MMCF opens applications for the Academic Elite Team Award to recognize student-athletes who balance academic and athletic excellence—a remarkable achievement given the demands of competitive winter sports.

Along with pertinent information the requirements are as follows:

• The student/athlete must be a member of MMSST or the Mammoth Nordic Team.

• The student/athlete is in the third grade or higher.

• The student/athlete has a 3.5 GPA or above.

• The student/athlete will write a 100-500 word essay response to one of the provided prompts.

We have reviewed all applications and are excited to officially announce our 2026 MMCF Academic Elite Team honorees!

Ana Swisher

Ashley Bien

Bresnan Bronk

Calvin Wong

Christian Lipana

Emerson Betz

Gunnar Guthrie

Jake Silvera

Jordy Van Veen

Lindzy Carroll

Logan Difley

Marco Silvera

Morgan Bien

Nathan Hatlavongsa

Nolan Hatlavongsa

Olivia Wallace

Owen Zhang

Parker Lipana

Piper Kastor

Quinn Wallace

Samuel Singh

Sophia Haas

Stella Reitman

True Chesak

Willa Valdez

Keep an eye out! Over the coming months, we’ll be featuring a selection of these brilliant, thoughtful, and creative essays—shared with full permission from the authors.