Murphy Kimball of Anchorage, AK, is a dynamic skier who will start his second year with the Stifel U.S. Cross Country Ski Team D team.

When Kimball was 17, he made history as one of the youngest American males to compete in a World Cup race, rubbing shoulders with Olympic medalists and nearly cracking the Top 30. Then, back home, he led his West Anchorage high school ski team to a state championship and claimed his state title in a photo finish. A Junior National Champion in the sprint, Murphy is inspired by fellow teammate and Stifel U.S. Cross Country Ski Team athlete Gus Schumacher. He has his sights set on making the A Team and continuing his top-level sprinting. 

A freshman at the University of Alaska Anchorage, Kimball trains with Alaska Winter Stars and will begin his second year with the Seawolves. 

Outside of skiing, Kimball loves sports of all kinds, fresh baked goods and studying Russian and German.