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- City:
- Reston
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- State:
- Virginia
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- Year:
- Sophomore
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- Hometown:
- Reston, VA
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- High School:
- South Lakes High School
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- Major:
- Biology
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- Favorite Food:
- BBQ salmon burger
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- Favorite Class:
- Algebra with Don Kirche
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- Go to warm up song:
- The Rising by Bruce Springsteen
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- Why did you chose PSC:
- Great community, awesome people
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- Fun Fact:
- I'm a songwriter
Bio
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.
News mentions
Burkit and Shumway lead the way for the Bobcats in decisive wins at the Garnet Hill Lodge Snowshoe Races to conclude the 2025 winter season.
Brooklynn Shumway won three gold medals in the snowshoe sprints at Empire State Games while the team had solid performances across the four events through the chilly day.
Eliot Soderholm and Ellen Haas both took first in the DAR Snowshoe Scramble to pace PSC to strong finishes in the 4.6 mile back country snowshoe race in Goshen, MA
Eliot Soderholm and Ellen Haas won back to back wins over the weekend with decisive wins at the Gurney Lane 5K in Queensbury on Sunday