2011 Skiing Roster
Katie Stege
- Position:
- Nordic
- Height:
- 5-8
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Leadville, Colo. (Lake County/Boulder Junior Nordic)
• Top Career Classical Finish: 19th (2010 New Mexico Invitational)
• Top Career Freestyle Finish: 18th (2010 New Mexico Invitational)
Honors
• 2009 Division I National All-Academic Ski Team (3.5 GPA, Participation in Regionals)
• 2010 Division I National All-Academic Ski Team (3.5 GPA, Participation in Regionals)
• 2011 CU Scholar-Athlete Award (Highest accumulated GPA among junior student-athletes, 3.933)
• 2011 Division I National All-Academic Ski Team (3.5 GPA, Participation in Regionals)
• 2011 First-Team Academic All-Big 12 (3.2 GPA)
• 2012 CU Scholar-Athlete Award (Highest accumulated GPA amongst senior female student-athletes)
• 2012 CU 4.0 Club
• 2012 Division I National All-Academic Ski Team (3.5 GPA, Participation in Regionals)
• 2012 SAAC Distinguished Service Award
Career at Colorado—Stege completed her career in 2012 as one of the top students, earning honors for the top GPA amongst all junior and senior student-athletes. She was a four-time member of the Division I National All-Academic Ski Team and earned mention on CU’s 4.0 Club. On the trails, she competed in 32 career races with four top 20 finishes.
2012 (Senior)—Stege participated in 10 races for the Buffaloes in her final season, finishing nine, and she finished between 22nd and 31st in each race. Her best performance was at the Denver Invitational, where she finished 24th in the freestyle and 25th in the classical race. She finished the season with her best performance, a 22nd place showing in the classical race at the RMISA Championships. In the classroom, she was awarded with CU’s Scholar Athlete Award, given to the senior female student-athlete with the best GPA. She earned mention on the Division I National All-Academic Ski Team and CU’s 4.0 Club. She was also awarded with a Distinguished Service Award by the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee.
2011 (Junior)—Stege participated in eight races for the Buffaloes as a junior and finished in the top 25 four times and the top 20 twice in those races. Her best performances came in back-to-back meets, as she took 20th in the classical race at the New Mexico Invitational and followed that up in the next meet with a 20th place finish in the freestyle race at the Denver Invitational. She earned mention on the National Division I All-Academic Ski Team for maintaining a 3.5 GPA and participating in Regionals. She was also named on the first team to the inaugural Academic All-Big 12 team for maintaining a 3.2 GPA and won CU’s Scholar-Athlete Award for having the highest accumulated GPA among junior student athletes with a 3.933.
2010 (Sophomore)—Stege participated in eight races for the Buffaloes as a sophomore and finished in the top 25 in seven of those eight races. Her best weekend was at New Mexico, where she set her career high finishes in both classical (19th) and freestyle (18th), her first two collegiate top 20 finishes. She was CU’s third scorer in the women’s Nordic races both at the Utah Invitational, with a pair of 24th place finishes, and the two races in New Mexico, as well.
2009 (Freshman)—Stege, who originally planned to redshirt her freshman season, dove into the collegiate circuit as CU’s third women’s Nordic scorer in six of 10 regular season races. The Denver Invitational proved to be her strongest weekend of the year, taking 24th and 25th in the classical and freestyle disciplines, respectively.
High School—Stege was a multi-sport athlete at Lake County high school, excelling in Nordic skiing, as well as cross country and track. Stege was twice named the Most Valuable Girl’s Skier and was an all-state Classic and Skate performer as a senior. As a senior, she also was the recipient of the Don Quinn Award, which is a local skiing award. A two-time all-conference cross country selection, Stege was also named the Most Valuable female athlete in track and cross country as a senior and she was tabbed Rookie of the Year as a freshman. Stege currently holds the Lake County school record for the 4x800 meter relay, which she set in May of 2007.
Club—Stege was a member of the Rocky Mountain Junior National Ski Team in 2008 and spent time as part of the Leadville Nordic program from 2004-08. She was also a member of the Boulder Nordic Junior Racing Team.
In the Classroom—A three-time honor roll member at Lake County, Stege completed high school in just three years. As a senior, she was a Boettcher Foundation Scholarship recipient. Stege graduated with a degree in Architecture with well above a 3.9 grade point average. She was four times named to the Division I National All-Academic Ski Team and twice honored, as a junior and senior, by having the top grade point average among CU student-athletes.
Personal—Katherine Rose Stege was born on January 14, 1991 and is the daughter of Edward Stege and Michelle Mueggler. She has one sister, Emily, who studied at Colorado State University. She enjoys the outdoors, traveling, drawing and spending time with her family. She chose to attend Colorado because of its location, choices of majors and the skiing program.
• Top Career Freestyle Finish: 18th (2010 New Mexico Invitational)
Honors
• 2009 Division I National All-Academic Ski Team (3.5 GPA, Participation in Regionals)
• 2010 Division I National All-Academic Ski Team (3.5 GPA, Participation in Regionals)
• 2011 CU Scholar-Athlete Award (Highest accumulated GPA among junior student-athletes, 3.933)
• 2011 Division I National All-Academic Ski Team (3.5 GPA, Participation in Regionals)
• 2011 First-Team Academic All-Big 12 (3.2 GPA)
• 2012 CU Scholar-Athlete Award (Highest accumulated GPA amongst senior female student-athletes)
• 2012 CU 4.0 Club
• 2012 Division I National All-Academic Ski Team (3.5 GPA, Participation in Regionals)
• 2012 SAAC Distinguished Service Award
Career at Colorado—Stege completed her career in 2012 as one of the top students, earning honors for the top GPA amongst all junior and senior student-athletes. She was a four-time member of the Division I National All-Academic Ski Team and earned mention on CU’s 4.0 Club. On the trails, she competed in 32 career races with four top 20 finishes.
2012 (Senior)—Stege participated in 10 races for the Buffaloes in her final season, finishing nine, and she finished between 22nd and 31st in each race. Her best performance was at the Denver Invitational, where she finished 24th in the freestyle and 25th in the classical race. She finished the season with her best performance, a 22nd place showing in the classical race at the RMISA Championships. In the classroom, she was awarded with CU’s Scholar Athlete Award, given to the senior female student-athlete with the best GPA. She earned mention on the Division I National All-Academic Ski Team and CU’s 4.0 Club. She was also awarded with a Distinguished Service Award by the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee.
2011 (Junior)—Stege participated in eight races for the Buffaloes as a junior and finished in the top 25 four times and the top 20 twice in those races. Her best performances came in back-to-back meets, as she took 20th in the classical race at the New Mexico Invitational and followed that up in the next meet with a 20th place finish in the freestyle race at the Denver Invitational. She earned mention on the National Division I All-Academic Ski Team for maintaining a 3.5 GPA and participating in Regionals. She was also named on the first team to the inaugural Academic All-Big 12 team for maintaining a 3.2 GPA and won CU’s Scholar-Athlete Award for having the highest accumulated GPA among junior student athletes with a 3.933.
2010 (Sophomore)—Stege participated in eight races for the Buffaloes as a sophomore and finished in the top 25 in seven of those eight races. Her best weekend was at New Mexico, where she set her career high finishes in both classical (19th) and freestyle (18th), her first two collegiate top 20 finishes. She was CU’s third scorer in the women’s Nordic races both at the Utah Invitational, with a pair of 24th place finishes, and the two races in New Mexico, as well.
2009 (Freshman)—Stege, who originally planned to redshirt her freshman season, dove into the collegiate circuit as CU’s third women’s Nordic scorer in six of 10 regular season races. The Denver Invitational proved to be her strongest weekend of the year, taking 24th and 25th in the classical and freestyle disciplines, respectively.
High School—Stege was a multi-sport athlete at Lake County high school, excelling in Nordic skiing, as well as cross country and track. Stege was twice named the Most Valuable Girl’s Skier and was an all-state Classic and Skate performer as a senior. As a senior, she also was the recipient of the Don Quinn Award, which is a local skiing award. A two-time all-conference cross country selection, Stege was also named the Most Valuable female athlete in track and cross country as a senior and she was tabbed Rookie of the Year as a freshman. Stege currently holds the Lake County school record for the 4x800 meter relay, which she set in May of 2007.
Club—Stege was a member of the Rocky Mountain Junior National Ski Team in 2008 and spent time as part of the Leadville Nordic program from 2004-08. She was also a member of the Boulder Nordic Junior Racing Team.
In the Classroom—A three-time honor roll member at Lake County, Stege completed high school in just three years. As a senior, she was a Boettcher Foundation Scholarship recipient. Stege graduated with a degree in Architecture with well above a 3.9 grade point average. She was four times named to the Division I National All-Academic Ski Team and twice honored, as a junior and senior, by having the top grade point average among CU student-athletes.
Personal—Katherine Rose Stege was born on January 14, 1991 and is the daughter of Edward Stege and Michelle Mueggler. She has one sister, Emily, who studied at Colorado State University. She enjoys the outdoors, traveling, drawing and spending time with her family. She chose to attend Colorado because of its location, choices of majors and the skiing program.
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