Junior Season (2008-09): Competed in 15 races, finishing first on the team in nine of them ... Became the first Michigan Tech male Nordic skier to earn NCAA All-America honors after finishing eighth in the 20-kilometer freestyle at the NCAA Skiing Championships in Rumford, Maine ... Finished 31st in the 10-kilometer classical race at the NCAA Championships ... Finished second overall in the 15-kilometer freestyle and fourth in the 10-kilometer classic at the NCAA Central Regionals to earn All-Region honors in each event ... Earned All-CCSA second-team honors ... Finished second overall in the Kortelopet ... Named team’s co-most vaulable skier ... Finished the year ranked 47th in the USSA Rankings.
Sophomore Season (2007–08): Qualified for the 2008 NCAA Championships finishing 27th in the 20-kilometer classic and 36th in the 10-kilometer freestyle ... Earned All-CCSA honors and All-Region honors after finishing ninth in the 15-kilometer classic at the NCAA Central Regionals ... Finished third in the 10-kilometer freestyle at the UP Collegiate Opener ... Finished second in the 15-kilometer classic and fourth in the 10-kilometer freestyle at the Pre-US Nationals ... Was the top finisher for the Huskies at the US National Championships finishing ninth in the 15-kilometer classic and 11th in the 10-kilometer freestyle ... Was the first Tech skier to cross the line in the 10-kilometer freestyle at the Central Super Tour ... Finished the year ranked 63rd in the USSA Rankings.
Freshman Season (2006–07): Finished 19th in the 20-kilometer classic at the NCAA Championships ... Earned All-CCSA First Team Honors ... Earned All-Region honors in both classic and freestyle after finishing fourth in the 15-kilometer classic and seventh in the 10-kilometer freestyle at the NCAA Central Regional ... Tied for third place in the 10-kilometer freestyle at the Wildcat Open ... Posted three top-20 finishes at the Central Super Tour ... Finished 35th in the 15-kilometer freestyle and 36th in the 10-kilometer classic at the US National Championships ... Finished the year 61st in the USSA rankings ... Finished eighth at the Grandview XC Challenge ... Was named the team’s Most Valuable Skiier and Rookie of the Year.
Redshirt Season (2005–06): After breaking both wrists, finished among top 15 in three races at the Junior Olympic Nordic Championships in Houghton ... Took fourth in the 10-kilometer freestyle, fifth in the 15-kilometer classic and 12th in the sprint competition ... Highest ranking on USSA National Points List was 102nd ... Participated in several races as an independent.
Prior to Michigan Tech: Was the 2005 Minnesota State Nordic Ski Racing Meet Freestyle Champion ... A four-time all-state and all-conference selection as a prep ... Helped high school team win a section and state championship in 2002 ... A 2005 graduate of St. Louis Park (Minn.) High School ... Highest ranking on 2004–05 USSA National Points List was 137th ... Skied at the 2005 Junior Olympic Nordic Championships in Soda Springs, Calif.
Personal: Lists biking and working with R.C. cars as hobbies ... Has two older sisters ... Son of Ray and Sheila Lang of St. Louis Park, Minn. ... Born Jesse Ray Lang on Dec. 13, 1986, in St. Louis Park, Minn. ... Owns a 3.04 cumulative grade point average in electrical engineering.
