Chris Acosta

Chris Acosta

Player Profile

Class:
Junior

Hometown:
Ashland, Wisc.

Event:
Alpine

Birthdate:
03/08/1990

Experience:
2L

03/10/2012

UNM Ski Takes Eighth at NCAA Championships

Acosta earns podium spot in slalom and doubles up on All-American honors

03/08/2012

Lobo Ski Moves Up to Eighth on Day Two of NCAA Chmpionships

Acosta and Triendl claim All-America honors

03/05/2012

Stevens: Lobo Ski Team Looking Up Hill at NCAA Championships

Lobos Armin Triendl and Linn Klaesson pace a solid UNM team that needs to overchieve a bit at NCAA finals

02/28/2012

Four Lobos Named to RMISA All-Conference Teams

Klaesson and Triendl take first team honors

02/28/2012

Lobos Field Team of 11 Athletes for 2012 NCAA Ski Championships

UNM heads into the championships ranked No. 5 by skiracing magazine

02/05/2011

Jade Enterprises / UNM Invite

The Lobo ski team competed in both Alpine and Nordic events in Red River, N.M. over the weekend.

05/13/2010

Board of Regents Meritorious Service Awards

April 30, 2010, UNM Board of Regents - photos courtesy of UNM Communications & Marketing

03/08/2010

2010 NCAA Ski National Championships

Activities during the week at 2010 NCAA Ski Championships

LoboTV: UNMasked - Chris Acosta

2011 (SOPHOMORE): Earned All-American honors after placing fifth in the giant slalom at the NCAA championships (March 12) ... finished fourth in the slalom with a time of 1:52.59 and eighth in the giant slalom with a time of 2:04.46 at the RMISA/2011 NCAA West Region Championship (Feb. 26) ...

2010 (FRESHMAN):
Earned All-American honors after placing eighth in the Slalom at the NCAA championships ... picked up a 10th-place finish at the Nevada Invitational in the Slalom ... placed sixth in the slalom at the Jade Enterprises/New Mexico Invitational

Prior to UNM: Trained in Winter Park, Colo. to push his training after competing for Team Duluth in the Midwest ... Graduated from Middle Park High School in Granby, Colo. ... Competed throughout the western United States in NorAm Cup and FiS races.


Personal: Born March 8, 1990, in Ashland, Wisc. ... Son of Jerry and Peggy Acosta ... Has a brother, Alex ... Plans to major in Environmental Science ... Collects hats and plays guitar.


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