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Olivia Cuneo

  • Major Neuroscience
  • Height 5-7
  • Class 2024
  • Hometown St. George, Vt.
  • High School Green Mountain Valley School

Biography

Career: One of 92 Senior Scholar Award-winners, who have participated in varsity sports for four years and maintained a cumulative grade point average of 3.50 or better. 

2024: Team captain.... NESCAC Winter All-Academic selection.... Led the Bates women's Nordic team in every race, qualifying for her first career NCAA Championships, where Cuneo placed 39th in the 20K classic in 1:13:07.2 and 39th in the 7.5K freestyle in 25:08.9.... Competed on the biggest stage of collegiate skiing thanks mostly to her superlative performances in freestyle races, highlighted by a second-place showing in the 1.3K freestyle at the Dartmouth Carnival (Feb. 9).... Her second-best result in a freestyle race of the season came at the Harvard Carnival, where Cuneo took 14th in a 7.5 skate (Feb. 3).... She also turned in strong performances all year in classic races, including a career-best 15th-place showing in the 15K classic at Dartmouth (Feb. 2) and a 22nd place finish in the 20K classic at Colby (Jan. 20).  

2023: Team captain.... Named to the College Sports Communicators Women's At-Large Academic All-District® Team.... NESCAC Winter All-Academic selection.... Led the Bobcats in every carnival race.... Ranked 26th in the EISA in the freestyle races and 33rd in the classical technique races.... Recorded a time of 1:08:50.3, good for 23rd place out of 65 competitors in the women's 20K classic at the St. Lawrence Carnival (Feb. 25).... Placed 37th out of 65 competitors in the 5K freestyle in 16:06.7, earning 15 carnival points for the Bobcats at the St. Lawrence Carnival (Feb. 24).... Placed 16th out of 83 competitors in the 5K freestyle in 12:44.7 at the Williams Carnival, earning Bates 25 carnival points and picking up 15 NCAA points (Feb. 18).... Once again led the way for the Bobcats, finishing in 23rd place out of 83 competitors with a time of 39:57.5 in the 10K classic at the Williams Carnival, enough for 22 carnival points and eight NCAA points (Feb. 17).... Continued her terrific season by taking 26th place out of 88 competitors in 35:30.5 in the 10K freestyle at the Harvard Carnival, good for 23 carnival points and seven NCAA points (Feb. 10).... Led the way in 31st place out of 85 competitors in the 20K classic at the UNH Carnival, crossing the finish line in 1:09:30.6, earning 16 carnival points and two NCAA points (Jan. 28).... Skated to the finish in 13:15.1 in the 5K freestyle at the UNH Carnival, grabbing 15th place out of 87 competitors, enough for 26 carnival points and 18 NCAA points (Jan. 27).... Finished in 19th place out of 83 competitors with her time of 50:45.72 in the 15K mass start classical technique race at the Saint Michael's Carnival (Jan. 21).... Was one of just 12 skiers to earn a spot in the semifinals of the Saint Michael's freestyle sprint races, taking eighth place overall out of 84 skiers, and earning 33 carnival points for Bates (Jan. 20).... Paced the Bates women, finishing in 26th place out of 81 skiers in 30:15.3 in the 10K freestyle at the Bates Carnival, earning 18 carnival points and five NCAA points (Jan. 14).... Got her season off to a strong start by finishing 14th out of 90 competitors at the Bates Carnival, completing the 7.5K freestyle race in 22:56.0, earning 26 carnival points and 18 NCAA points (Jan. 13).

2022: United States Collegiate Ski Coaches Association All-Academic selection... NESCAC Winter All-Academic selection.... Ranked 35th in the EISA in classical technique races and 41st in skate races.... Led the way for Bates at the NCAA East Regionals, taking 25th place out of 64 competitors with her time of 16:15.2 in the 5K classic, good for 21 carnival points and six NCAA points (Feb. 26).... Paced the Bobcats in the 15K freestyle mass start at the NCAA East Regionals, racing to the finish in 48:58.4, taking 37th place out of 64 competitors to earn 14 carnival points (Feb. 25).... Continued her strong season with a 30th place showing, finishing the 15K freestyle race in 50:36.5 and earning 17 carnival points along with one NCAA point at the Middlebury Carnival (Feb. 19).... Paced the Bobcats, taking 20th out of 73 competitors with a time of 14:33.4 in the 5K classic at the Middlebury Carnival, earning 25 carnival points and 11 NCAA points (Feb. 18).... Took 30th place with a time of 35:26.6 in the 10K freestyle, earning 20 carnival points and five NCAA points at the Dartmouth Carnival (Feb. 12).... Led the way for Bates in the 5K classic, finishing 33rd out of 86 skiers with a time of 18:29.9, earning 19 carnival points and picking up an NCAA point as well at the Dartmouth Carnival (Feb. 11).... Impressed in her home state, just missing a top-30 showing with a 33rd place finish out of 86 skiers in the 10K classic, picking up 17 carnival points and one NCAA point with her time of 35:15.0 at the UVM Carnival (Feb. 5).... Continued her impressive season, crossing the finish line in 4:25 in the freestyle sprint at the UVM Carnival, good for 21st out of 86 collegiate skiers and earning the Bobcats 25 carnival points (Feb. 4).... Finished in the top 30 for the first time in her career, taking 28th out of 84 women with a time of 16:01.0 in the 5K classic at the Saint Michael's Carnival (Jan. 22).

2021: No season due to COVID-19 pandemic.... Took leave of absence from Bates.

2020: Did not record any carnival points as a first-year.... Placed 62nd out of 78 collegiate skiers with a time of 4:35.96 in the classic sprints at the UVM Carnival.... Placed 73rd out of 90 collegiate skiers with a time of 16:53.7 in the 5K freestyle at the UVM Carnival.

Minor: Philosophy

Personal: 2018 graduate of Green Mountain Valley School (Vt.) where she competed in soccer, tennis, cross country, skiing, track & field, and swimming....  was captain of soccer team.

Favorite food: Thai food
TV show: Game of Thrones
Music artist: Morgan Wallen
Worst habit: Time management
Hobbies: Playing instruments and making coffee
Goals for upcoming year: Have a great last year :)

Historical Player Information

  • 2020First Year

  • 2022Sophomore

  • C

    2023Junior

    5'7"
    C
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    2024Senior

    5'7"
    C