Erica
Lavén
Erica Lavén is a University of Utah Nordic skier from Täby, Sweden, who won the women's 7.5K classic at the 2025 NCAA Championships in her first NCAA Championships start. She has won four NCAA individual medals across two seasons and is a four-time first-team All-American, and Utah won the NCAA team title in both of her seasons. She is a junior on the 2026-27 Utah ski team.
Who is Erica Lavén?
Erica Lavén is an Olympic sports athlete for Utah from Täby, Sweden. 2025 NCAA 7.5K classic champion; four NCAA individual medals; 2025 and 2026 NCAA team champion with Utah
From Täby to Salt Lake City
Utah's roster lists Lavén's hometown as Täby, Sweden, and her previous club as Aasarna IK. Her biography says she represented Sweden at three straight Junior World Ski Championships, from 2022 to 2024, before joining Utah, where she studies business administration.
An NCAA champion as a freshman
On March 6, 2025, at Oak Hill in Hanover, New Hampshire, she won the 7.5K classic at the NCAA Championships in 23:43.3, in her first NCAA Championships start, Utah reported. Two days later she was second in the 20K freestyle as Utah won its 17th national title. Read the full profile story.
Back-to-back titles
In 2026, at Soldier Hollow in Midway, she took silver in the 7.5K classic and bronze in the 20K freestyle, and Utah won the team title again. Her biography counts first-team All-America honors in both events in both seasons, and seven wins in 10 college starts in 2026.
At a glance
Key achievements
- 2025 NCAA champion, women's 7.5K classic (23:43.3), as a freshman
- NCAA silver, 20K freestyle, 2025; NCAA silver, 7.5K classic, and bronze, 20K freestyle, 2026
- First-team All-American in the 7.5K classic and 20K freestyle in 2025 and 2026, per Utah
- Member of Utah's 2025 and 2026 NCAA team champions
- RMISA MVP in 2025 (classic and freestyle) and 2026 (classic)
- Represented Sweden at three Junior World Ski Championships (2022-24)
Official sources
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Photo: Utah Athletics
- Utah Athletics: Erica Lavén ski team bioutahutes.com
- Utah Athletics: Lavén wins 7.5K individual title at NCAA Championships (March 6, 2025)utahutes.com
- Utah Athletics: Utah ski team back on top with 17th national championship (March 8, 2025)utahutes.com
- Utah Athletics: National champions, Utah ski team wins 2026 NCAA title (March 14, 2026)utahutes.com
- Utah Athletics: Utah moves into lead at halfway point of NCAA Championships (March 12, 2026)utahutes.com
What each source confirms
- Utah Athletics: Erica Lavén ski team bio
- Read 2026-11-01: '2027 Utah Ski Team Roster'; junior, Nordic, hometown Täby, Sweden, previous team Aasarna IK, business administration; 2025 NCAA champion 7.5K classic; first-team All-American 7.5K CL and 20K FS in 2025 and 2026; RMISA MVP; ten 2026 starts, seven wins; Sweden at three Junior World Ski Championships 2022-24. Source of the headshot (original https://dxbhsrqyrr690.cloudfront.net/sidearm.nextgen.sites/utahutes.com/images/2026/10/7/Lave__n__Erica.JPG; no photographer printed; agency grep 0).
- Utah Athletics: Lavén wins 7.5K individual title at NCAA Championships (March 6, 2025)
- 23:43.3, 11.1 seconds ahead of Annie McColgan of Vermont; her first NCAA Championships start.
- Utah Athletics: Utah ski team back on top with 17th national championship (March 8, 2025)
- Lavén second in the 20K freestyle, 50:50.0; Utah 590, Colorado 513, Dartmouth 508.
- Utah Athletics: National champions, Utah ski team wins 2026 NCAA title (March 14, 2026)
- Lavén third in the 20K freestyle, 52:22.7; Utah 549.5, Colorado 539; 18th national title, back-to-back.
- Utah Athletics: Utah moves into lead at halfway point of NCAA Championships (March 12, 2026)
- Lavén second in the 7.5K classic, 25:11.0, at Soldier Hollow.
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