University of Nevada Athletics

NCAA Championships Qualifier (2025)

SENIOR (2025): Qualified for the NCAA Skiing Championships ... Tied for 22nd on Slalom (1:29.25) and 28th on Giant Slalom (1:57.42) at NCAAs (March 5, March 7) ... Posted Top-7 finishes on Slalom at the Utah Invitational (Fifth, 1:23.32, Feb. 10) and Montana State Invitational (T-Seventh, 1:44.21, Feb. 4) ... Finished 11th on Slalom at the Denver Invitational (Jan. 7).

JUNIOR (2024) - Competed in six meets during the season ... Claimed third and fourth place finishes in slalom and a second-place finish in giant slalom at the WR FIS Open Tech Series (Dec. 17) ... Saw second and third place finishes at the Western Region Tech Elite Series in giant slalom (Jan. 9) ... Secured a 14th place finish on day two of the Spencer James Nelson Memorial Invitaitonal (Feb. 2) ... T-15th overall at the Denver Invitational (Feb. 6) ... Highest finish at the RMISA Championships was 12th in the slalom (Feb. 24) ... 

SOPHOMORE (2022-2023) - Competed in nine races this season... Earned a second place podium finish in the slalom and a 21st place finish in the giant slalom at the Western Region Elite... Placed 30th in the slalom in race one and 25th in race two at the Westminster Invitational... Recorded a 32nd place finish in giant slalom at Eldora Mountain Resort... Posted run one efforts (51.38) and (53:00) in the giant slalom races at the Spencer James Nelson Memorial Invitational... Earned a 17th place finish in giant slalom and 13th place finish in slalom at the Alaska Anchorage Invitational.

PRIOR TO NEVADA - Competed his freshman year of college at University of Nevada, Reno at Lake Tahoe... As a team won the conference and national championship at Lake Placid, N.Y... USCSA skiing All-America honor... Third place USCSA National Championships in men's slalom and giant slalom (2021)... 

HIGH SCHOOL - Graduated from Norges Toppidrettsgymnas Geilo in Buskerud, Norway in 2020... Competed in alpine skiing all four years... Fourth place at National Junior Championships in giant slalom (2021)... 14th place National Championships in slalom and 15th place in giant slalom (2021)... Third place team in parallel slalom at the National Championship (2019)... A part of his hometown ski club Hemsedal Alpingruppe and a part of of his high school team Norges Toppidrettsgymnas Geilo. 

PERSONAL - Son of Jan and Heidi Halbjoerhus... Has a younger brother Engebret who also competes in alpine skiing... Chose Nevada because of the skiing environment and being close to Lake Tahoe... Sports heroes are Aksel Lund Svindal and Viktor Hovland... Most memorable experience in his career was winning the USCSA National Championships at Lake Placid... Likes to play golf and hang out with friends in his free time.