Baltazar Wiger-Nordas

Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Bergen, Norway

2025-26 (Sr.):
• Big Sky Player of the Week (3.18)
Returns as one of the top players in the Mountain Region as a senior in 2026... Became the first Grizzly to earn ATP Tour points over the summer after strong performances on the European Circuit... Won the singles draw at the ISU Invitational in the fall tournament season.

2024-25 (Jr.):
• First Team All-Big Sky singles
• ITA Mountain Region No. 20 singles
• ITA Mountain Region No. 10 doubles
• Big Sky Player of the Week (2.12)
Had one of the best overall seasons in program history... Helped Montana win the Big Sky tournament and reach the NCAA tournament for the first time in over a decade. A first-team all-conference pick in singles on court two... One of two Montana selections to the ITA Mountain Regional postseason teams - a first fo the Grizzlies... Had one of the best fall tournament seasons in program history as well with two tournament titles… Advanced to the final round of the consolation round doubles at Air Force’s Bedford Cup… Won the singles title at the Peak Club Fall Championship… Followed that up with a win at Gonzaga’s Bulldog Invitational with singles wins over opponents from Portland State, Idaho, and two from Boise State.
Fall Singles: 10-2
Fall Doubles: 5-5
Spring Singles: 14-6
Spring Doubles: 9-6

2023-24 (So.):
• Second Team All-Big Sky Doubles
• co-Recipient of the UM President’s Award
• ITA Scholar Athlete
• Academic All-Big Sky
Elevated to a more prominent role in the lineup, went 9-10 overall singles and 5-3 in Big Sky singles, with a 6-4 record on court two… Excelled in doubles with a 12-10 overall record and a 4-4 record in Big Sky doubles, with a 10-6 mark record on court three… Was the co-recipient of the UM President’s Award for the top individual GPA in Grizzly Athletics, carrying a perfect 4.0.

2022-23 (Fr.)
• ITA Scholar Athlete
• Academic All-Big Sky
Went 9-3 in overall singles and 1-1 in Big Sky singles with a 4-2 record on court six… Went 1-2 overall in doubles in his first year at Montana.

High School: One of the top overall players in Norway… Is a three-time national team champion with Paradis Tennis Club in 2019, 2020, and 2021... Won a Norwegian singles and mixed doubles championship in 2021 and a doubles championship in 2020… In ITF junior competition, he won a singles and doubles title in Stavanger in 2021 as well.

Personal: Father is Pär Wiger and mother is Vibeke Nordås of Bergen. An avid chess player, he is in the top 99 percent of online players on chess.com. He is named after one of the three kings in the Bible and has five siblings.