STANDISH, Maine – Saint Joseph's College added men's and women's skiing to the list of sports offered at the institution. Alpine skiing remains a club sport this year but will be a varsity program starting with the 2019-20 school year. The addition of alpine skiing marks the first time since the 2012-13 academic year that the college has added new varsity sports. That year, St. Joe's introduced men's and women's indoor and outdoor track & field as varsity programs.

This week we'd like to introduce you to senior skier Eryk Bean (Londonderry, N.H.)

HOMETOWN/HIGH SCHOOL: Londonderry High School, Londonderry, NH

HIGH SCHOOL MASCOT: Lancer

WHICH OTHER COLLEGES DID YOU CONSIDER? Saint Michael's College, Colby Sawyer College

WHY SJC? Location, campus, business program, small size/classes

FAVORITE ASPECT OF SJC? Location and small classes

FAVORITE SJC TEAM TO WATCH (OTHER THAN YOUR OWN!): Soccer

MAJOR: Business Management/Finance

DREAM JOB: Business Owner

SERVED AN INTERNSHIP? IF SO, WHERE? Gibson Bagpipes, LLC

FAVORITE SJC PROFESSOR: Steve Wallace

FAVORITE PEARSON'S CAFE FOOD: Buffalo Chicken Pizza

FAVORITE FOOD IN WINDHAM/STANDISH AREA: Fortune Cookie

MOST PEOPLE DON'T KNOW… I'm a bagpiper

STRANDED ON DESERT ISLAND - WITH WHICH TEAMMATE? Burke

NICKNAME: N/A

PREGAME SUPERSTITION: N/A

HOW DO YOU PASS TIME ON LONG AWAY TRIPS? Talking to teammates, listening to music.

MOST MEMORABLE MOMENT AS AN SJC ATHLETE: Cardboard canoe race/some good wipeouts

YOUR COACH'S MOST USED PHRASE: Picture time!

FAVORITE PRO ATHLETE/TEAM: Mikaela Shiffrin

WHAT ARE YOU READING? N/A

LAST SONG DOWNLOADED: Shoot Me Straight by Brothers Osborne

FAVORITE FOLLOW ON TWITTER: N/A

APPLE OR ANDROID? Android

MOST USED APP ON YOUR PHONE: Bank