Eliot Soderholm
Collegiate Sport(s): Cross Country and Snowshoe Teams
Hometown/State: Reston, Virginia.
High School: South Lakes High School 2023.
Athletic Honors Attained (before arriving at Paul Smith’s College): Member of Virginia Class 6 Northern Region runner-up teams (cross country 2022, indoor track 2022-23).
9th at 2022 Woodberry Forest XC Invitational
17th at 2022 Northern Region Cross Country Championship
Ranked top 50 in the state for the 3200 during indoor 2022-23
Personal bests: 400m 59.41, 1000m 2:50.16, 1600m 4:39.00, 3200m 9:47.58
Academic Major: Biology
Collegiate Athletic Honors/Highlights:
2023 Cross Country Season
Aug 26: Vergennes Day 5K: 17:23 for second place finish.
Sep 2: SUNY Plattsburgh Cardinal Classic 5K: 17:33 for 23rd place.
Sep 9: Vermont Tech Maple Syrup Invitational 8K: 30:06 for 14th place in his first 8K race.
Sep 16: Middlebury Aldrich Invitational 8K: 29:31 for 18th place.
Sept 25: Hampshire College Founding Tree Invitational 8K: 27:27 for 2nd place in a PR.
Oct 14: Cross Country Only Championships 8K: 27:08 for 4th place in a PR.
Nov 4: Yankee Small College Conference Championships: 28:41 for first place.
Nov 11: United States Collegiate Athletic Association Championships: 28:56 for 3rd place, earning 1st Team All American honors.
Other Athletic Interests and Activities:
Hiking/Backpacking
National Outdoor Leadership School (NOLS) “Alaska Wilderness” (AKW) Course Graduate 2023, Eagle Scout, and song writer.
Why Paul Smith’s?
It is the only place for me.
Eliot Soderholm led the Paul Smith's College Bobcats Snowshoe Team with a World Championship win in Fuente de, Spain.
March 7, 2024
Ellen Haas and Eliot Soderholm paced the women and men through the 7Km Dewey Mountain Challenge Snowshoe Race in Saranac Lake.
February 18, 2024
Olivia Bobbie and Eliot Soderholm both placed first at the US Collegiate Snowshoe Nationals in the 5K event held in Eau Claire, Wisconsin to lead...
February 13, 2024
Brooklynn Shumway and Eliot Soderholm had commanding performances with wins in the 800 meters and the 5K respectively, and Shumway also had the...
February 3, 2024
Eliot Soderholm placed second in the men's 5K at Gurney Lane Snowshoe race in Queensbury.
January 29, 2024
Eliot Soderholm won the Stonewall 10K Snowshoe Race while Cazimir Coubles placed fourth in the 5K in Mannsville, NY.
January 22, 2024