About
New Zealand-born American biathlete from Rotorua, raised in Wānaka, New Zealand, the son of American parents who emigrated to NZ in 1993. Represented New Zealand at the 2022 Beijing Olympics (only the second-ever Kiwi Olympic biathlete) before switching to the US National Team in October 2023 via a nationality-transfer agreement between the two federations, made possible by his dual citizenship. Became the first New Zealander and Southern Hemisphere athlete to medal in biathlon (2023 Junior World Championship sprint gold), then the most decorated American biathlete in a single World Championship after winning back-to-back silvers in the sprint and pursuit at the 2025 Lenzerheide Worlds - the first US biathlon medals since Susan Dunklee (2020) and first men's medal since Lowell Bailey's 2017 gold. Competed for the US at the 2026 Milano-Cortina Olympics.
Nationality note: born in Rotorua, New Zealand to American parents; represented New Zealand 2017-2023, then transferred to the US National Team in October 2023 under a nationality-swap agreement between the two federations (dual citizen). he currently competes for the United States.