Kris Odegard

Kris Odegard (born February 29, 1980) is a Canadian retired racquetball player from Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.

Odegard won four Canadian Championships – two in singles and two in doubles.

His three Boys' doubles titles were also consecutive, as he won Boy's U14 Doubles in 1993 with Eric Urteaga, then two more U14 titles with Alan Chong in 1994 and 1995.

Odegard won two singles titles at the International Racquetball Federation World Junior Championships.

He won Boy's U12 in 1993, and Boys U16 in 1997, when defeated fellow Canadian Kane Waselenchuk in the final, 15–8, 15–8.

He won back to back Boy's U14 Canadian Junior Championships in 1994 and 1995, then back to back Boy's U16 titles in 1996 and 1997.

He won it in 1996 with Amanda MacDonald, and then back to back titles with his sister Karina Odegard in 1998 and 1999.

After the win in 1997, Odegard was the Saskatchewan Sport Athlete of the Month in December 1997.

In 1998 his last year of junior eligibility, Odegard was a quarterfinalist in Boy's U18 Singles at World Juniors.

Odegard won three U18 Mixed Doubles titles at World Juniors.

Odegard attended the University of Southern Colorado at Pueblo in 1998–99, and was a member of their team that won the 1999 USA Racquetball Intercollegiate Men's Team title by winning both the Men's #5 Singles title and the Men's #2 Doubles title with Erin Brannigan

As Odegard moved from junior competition to national team competitions, he was hampered by a debilitating injury.

Nonetheless, he had some success in doubles playing with Ryan Powell.

Odegard and Powell were 4th in Men's Doubles at the 2000 Canadian Championships in Burnaby, British Columbia.

Then they were finalists at the 2001 National Team Doubles Selection Event in Winnipeg, where they lost to Vincent Gagnon and Francis Guillemette, narrowly missing out on a spot on Team Canada for the Pan American Championships.

Odegard and Ryan Powell were 6th in Men's Doubles at the 2001 Canadian Championships in Vancouver, British Columbia.

In the 2001–02 season, Odegard and Ryan Powell lost to Mike Green and Tom O’Brien in the quarterfinals of the 2002 National Team Doubles Selection Event in Saskatoon, and lost the 5th place match to Vincent Gagnon and Francis Guillemette, and then at the 2002 National Team Singles Selection Event in Brossard, Québec, Odegard lost in the quarterfinals to Brian Istace, 15–6, 15–4.

Odegard lost in the Round of 16 in Men's Singles to Kam Barteski, 16–14, 5–15, 11–0, at the 2002 Canadian Championships in Brossard, Québec.

In Men's Doubles, Odegard and Ryan Powell lost to Mike Ceresia and Gary Waite in the quarterfinals, 15–4, 9–15, 11–4.

In the 2002–03 season, Odegard played doubles with Greg Starodub, and they reached the quarterfinals of the 2003 National Team Doubles Selection Event in Saskatoon, where they lost to Corey Osborne and François Viens.

At the 2003 National Team Selection Event in Niagara on the Lake, Ontario, Odegard lost in the quarterfinals to Brian Istace, 15–4, 15–5.

Odegard lost in the Round of 16 at the 2003 Canadian Championships in Vancouver, British Columbia to Chris Brumwell in a tie-breaker.

He and Greg Starodub lost in the Men's Doubles quarterfinals to Vincent Gagnon and Francis Guillemette, 15–8, 15–11.

Odegard and Brian Istace finished 3rd in the 2004 National Team Doubles Selection Event in Saskatoon, where they beat Mike McPhee and Bill Shepley for 3rd, 15–6, 15–12, after losing in the semi-finals to Corey Osborne and François Viens, 14–15, 15–4, 11–8.

In the 2004 National Team Singles Selection Event in Victoria, British Columbia, Odegard lost to Tom O’Brien, 15–6, 15–8, in the Round of 16, and ended up finishing 10th after losing the 9th place match to Jason Ully, 5–15, 15–7, 11–7.

Odegard was 6th in Men's Singles at the 2004 Canadian Championships in Burlington, Ontario, and 2nd in Men's Doubles with Brian Istace, as they lost the final to Mike Green and Tom O’Brien, 15–8, 15–5.

Odegard and Brian Istace finished 2nd in the 2005 National Team Doubles Selection Event in Calgary, losing to only Mike Green and Brian Valin in the final four playoff, 15–13, 15–9.

In the 2005 National Team Singles Selection Event, Odegard lost to Hugo Laprise, 3–15, 15–13, 11–9, in the Round of 16.

Odegard got to the Men's Singles final at the Canadian Championships for the first time in 2005 in Regina, Saskatchewan, where he was the 6th seed but beat 3rd seed Vincent Gagnon, 13–15, 15–3, 11–1, in the quarterfinals, then knocked of 2nd seed Brian Istace in the semi-finals, 15–13, 15–9.

But he lost the final to Corey Osborne in a tie-breaker, 15–5, 6–15, 11–5.

He also won several medals in international competition as part of Team Canada highlighted by gold in Men's Singles at the 2006 Pan American Championships.

Odegard was a prodigious junior player, winning four Canadian Junior titles in singles and three in doubles.

Odegard and Francis Guillemette finished 2nd in the 2006 National Team Doubles Selection Event in Calgary, losing to only Mike Green and Brian Istace in the final four playoff, 17–15, 14–16, 11–1.

In the 2006 National Team Singles Selection Event, Odegard finished 4th, as he qualified for the final four playoff but lost to the other three players: Mike Green, Vincent Gagnon and Brian Istace.

Odegard first played on Team Canada at the 2006 Pan American Championships in Guatemala City, Guatemala, where he won gold in Men's Singles.

He defeated John Ellis of the US in the semi-finals, 15–12, 15–12, and then Ellis's team-mate Woody Clouse, 9–15, 15–14, 11–9, in the final.

As a result of the win, Odegard was named SaskSport's Athlete of the month for April 2006.

At the 2006 Canadian Championships in Edmonton, Odegard lost to Kane Waselenchuk in the Men's Singles semi-finals, 15–7, 15–4, but defeated Tim Landeryou in the 3rd place match, 15–12, 15–14.

In Men's Doubles, Odegard and Ryan Powell beat Tim Landeryou and Hugo Laprise, 15–7, 9–15, 11–3, in the quarterfinals, but lost in the semi-finals to Vincent Gagnon and François Viens, 15–8, 15–6, and dropped the 3rd place match to Eric Desrochers and Osborne, 17–15, 15–11.

In Men's Doubles, Odegard and Francis Guillemette lost to Vincent Gagnon and François Viens in the semi-finals of Men's Doubles, 18–16, 11–15, 11–8, but won the 3rd place match against Kelly Kerr and Ken St. Laurent, 15–8, 15–10.