Ryder Sarchett

Position:
Alpine
Height:
6-0
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Ketchum, Idaho
High School:
Sun Valley
Prev School:
Team USA

Prior To CU—He skied for the Sun Valley Ski Education Foundation team and the US Ski Team for the last several years. In 2021, he was ranked second in the US for all skiers born in his birth year. He was the Junior National Champion in the GS in 2023 and made the World Juniors team in both 2022 and ‘23 and earned a North American Cup (Nor-Am) podium. He was also the Whistler Cup Champion as part of SVSEF. In all, he has almost 60 starts in continental cup races, mostly North American but also on the European Cup and Australian New Zealand Cup circuits. He has also skied in multiple National Championship competitions since 2020 for the US, Canada and Italy and took eighth at the Canadian National Championships in the GS in 2023and 11th at the US National Championships in the same discipline. In all he has 70 top 30 finishes in FIS sanctioned races including 29 top 10 performances and 11 podium appearances, which includes four race victories.

High School—He graduated from Sun Valley Community School in Sun Valley, Idaho, in 2021.

In the Classroom—He is interested in majoring in Psychology at Colorado.

Personal—His birthday is July 28 and he was born in Ketchum, Idaho. His parents are Jeff and Dorothy Sarchett. His dad was a professional skier and bike racer. He has one younger sister, Josie. He enjoys hiking and would like to ski professionally after college.

Why CU—”It’s the best.”