Monique Merrill (born May 26, 1969) is an American world champion adventure racer,

ski mountaineer Ski mountaineering (abbreviated to skimo) is a skiing discipline that involves climbing mountains either on skis or carrying them, depending on the steepness of the ascent, and then descending on skis. There are two major categories of equipmen ...

and

marathon The marathon is a long-distance foot race with a distance of , usually run as a road race, but the distance can be covered on trail routes. The marathon can be completed by running or with a run/walk strategy. There are also wheelchair div ...

mountain biker Mountain biking is a sport of riding bicycles off-road, often over rough terrain, usually using specially designed mountain bikes. Mountain bikes share similarities with other bikes but incorporate features designed to enhance durability and pe ...

. She studied at the

University of Virginia The University of Virginia (UVA) is a public research university in Charlottesville, Virginia. Founded in 1819 by Thomas Jefferson, the university is ranked among the top academic institutions in the United States, with highly selective ad ...

. Merrill attended the

Pine Crest School Pine Crest School is a private preparatory school with campuses in Fort Lauderdale and Boca Raton, Florida, United States. It was founded in Fort Lauderdale in 1934 by Mae McMillan, who also served as the school's first president. The School has ...

until 1987, and studied at the

until 1991. She lives in

Crested Butte, Colorado Crested Butte is a home rule municipality located in Gunnison County, Colorado, United States. The town population was 1,639 at the 2020 United States Census. The former coal mining town is now called "the last great Colorado ski town". Creste ...

Selected results

''Monique Merrill''
Dynafit. * Six-time champion and record holder for Imperial Challenge Multisport, Breckenridge * Three-time champion and record holder, Co-ed Grand Traverse-Crested Butte to Aspen ski race * 1999: ** 1st, Montezuma's Revenge Mountain Bike 24 Hour Race * 2000: ** 1st, Montezuma's Revenge Mountain Bike 24 Hour Race * 2003: ** 1st,

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National Overall, Keystone ** 1st, Montezuma's Revenge Mountain Bike 24 Hour Race * 2005: ** 1st, Life-Link Ski Mountaineering Series * 2006: ** 1st, World Championship

Adventure Racing Adventure racing (also called expedition racing) is typically a multidisciplinary team sport involving navigation over an unmarked wilderness course with races extending anywhere from two hours up to two weeks in length. Some races offer solo co ...

, Sweden ** 1st, Primal Quest Adventure Race,

Utah Utah ( , ) is a state in the Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. Utah is a landlocked U.S. state bordered to its east by Colorado, to its northeast by Wyoming, to its north by Idaho, to its south by Arizona, and to its ...

** 1st, Raid Galouise,

Alberta Alberta ( ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada. It is part of Western Canada and is one of the three prairie provinces. Alberta is bordered by British Columbia to the west, Saskatchewan to the east, the Northwest T ...

, Canada ** 3rd,

National Championships,

Colorado Colorado (, other variants) is a state in the Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. It encompasses most of the Southern Rocky Mountains, as well as the northeastern portion of the Colorado Plateau and the western edge of the ...

** 10th,

World Championship A world championship is generally an international competition open to elite competitors from around the world, representing their nations, and winning such an event will be considered the highest or near highest achievement in the sport, game, ...

vertical race A Vertical Race is a special kind of ski mountaineering without the typical downhill skiing after ascending. At the mountain running and climbing passages the runners have to carry their skis in their backpacks. Vertical Races for women and men are ...

* 2007: ** 1st, World Championship Adventure Racing, Scotland ** 1st, North American Randonnee Rally,

Jackson Hole Jackson Hole (originally called Jackson's Hole by mountain men) is a valley between the Gros Ventre and Teton mountain ranges in the U.S. state of Wyoming, near the border with Idaho, in Teton County, one of the richest counties in the Unit ...

** 1st, 100 Mile Mountain Bike Marathon, Breckenridge ** 1st, Mountain Crest Marathon 27.2 miles, Breckenridge * 2009: ** 1st, US Ski Mountaineering National Championship,

* 2010: ** 7th,

team race (together with Amy Fulywer) ** 9th, World Championship single race ** 9th, World Championship vertical race ** 9th, World Championship combination rankingISMF World championship combined ranking - women
, ISMF. * 2011: ** 1st, Power of Four, Aspen Mountain, mixed team, together with Mike Kloser

Pierra Menta

* 2009: 7th, together with Sari Anderson

Patrouille des Glaciers

* 2010: 7th (and 4th in the "international civilian women" ranking), together with

Lyndsay Meyer Lyndsay Meyer (born December 26, 1973) is an American ski mountaineer. Maeyer was born in Minnetonka, Minnesota, and attended the Blake School (Minneapolis, Minnesota), Blake School, before she studied at Colgate University. She lives in Aspen, C ...

and

Nina Cook Silitch Nina Cook Silitch (born December 5, 1972) is an American ski mountaineer, is married to Michael Silitch, has 2 children; Birken and Anders Silitch. Selected results * 2010: ** 1st, World Championship team race, together with Jari Kirkland * 201 ...

''2010 Patrouille des Glaciers''

References

External links

Monique Merrill
at ''skimountaineers.org'' {{DEFAULTSORT:Merrill, Monique 1969 births Living people American female ski mountaineers Marathon mountain bikers University of Virginia alumni People from Breckenridge, Colorado American mountain bikers American female cyclists 21st-century American women