2014-15 st. scholastica nordic skiing yearbook

Coaching StaffHead Coach Chad Salmela .........................................................1Assistant Coaches ......................................................................2Athletic Training Staff .................................................................3

2014-15 Season OutlookMen’s Team ...............................................................................4-5Women’s Team .............................................................................6

About St. ScholasticaFast Facts .....................................................................................8About Duluth ...............................................................................9

Central Collegiate Ski AssociationAbout the CCSA .........................................................................102014 CCSA Championships Results .......................................112014 All-CCSA Teams ................................................................11

2013-14 Season Review2013-14 Men’s Statistics ...........................................................122013-14 Women’s Statistics......................................................13

Program HistoryThrough the Years .....................................................................142013-14 Milestones ....................................................................14All-CCSA/All-Region Accolades ..............................................15Paul Schommer 2014 All-Americans .......................................15Other Past CSS National Qualifiers .........................................162014 Athletics Hall of Fame Inductees ..................................IBC

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Athletics Directory (email)@css.edu (218) 723-Athletic DirectorDon Olson dolson4 -5934Administrative AssistantMerissa Edwards medwards -6551Director of Athletics CommunicationsJesse Robinson jrobinso -6643Head Athletic TrainerTom Rheaume trheaume 625-4915Assistant Athletic TrainersLuke Kasper lkasper1 625-4915Dani Schroeder dschroeder 625-4915BaseballCorey Kemp ckemp -6298Basketball – Men’sDavid Staniger dstanige -6609Basketball – Women’sStacy Deadrick sdeadric -6299Cross Country – Men’s & Women’sSteve Pfingsten spfingst -6001FootballKurt Ramler kramler1 -6737Ice Hockey – Men’sMark Wick mwick2 -6610Ice Hockey – Women’sJackie MacMillan jmacmill -7069Nordic Skiing – Men’s & Women’sChad Salmela csalmela -6149Soccer – Men’sBarry Chastey bchastey -6635Soccer – Women’sDave Reyelts dreyelts -6603SoftballJen Walter jwalter -6422Tennis – Men’s & Women’sWells Patten rpatten -7050Track and Field – Men’s & Women’sKirk Nauman knauman -6100VolleyballDana Moore dmoore -6721

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Chad Salmela enters his ninth season as the St. Scho-lastica men’s and women’s ski team’s head coach in 2014-15. Salmela has been the only coach in the CSS Nordic program’s young history. Salmela has placed the St. Scholastica Nordic Ski Pro-gram on the national stage, despite regularly competing against scholarship programs. In 2014, Paul Schommer became the program’s first All-American, placing eighth in the 20km freestyle. Between the men and the women, the Saints had a program-best eight All-Region performanc-es. The third place finish between the two programs at the region championships was an all-time best. The 2014 season also saw the women’s program earn its first team win and individual win at Mount Itasca. Sarah Allen took home the first individual win for the program. The women finished a program-best second at both the CCSA Championships and the NCAA Central Region Championships. In 2012-13, Salmela coached Jeremy Hecker to his second consecutive NCAA Championships appearance and Hecker also became the first men’s skier to earn first team All-Conference laurels in program history. Hecker was the only skier on the first or second teams that was from a non-scholarship program. The men’s squad finished a program-best second at the conference championships, beating out three scholar-ship programs. At the NCAA Region championships, the Saints finished a program-best third, beating out two scholarship programs. Salmela also guided the first female in program history to the NCAA Championships in 2013. Not only did Sharmila Ahmed qualify for nationals, but she also became the first female to earn all-conference honors in program history with a first team selection. In 2011-12, the men’s team registered its first individual win, podium, and team win in program history, as well as qualified two skiers to the NCAA Championships for the first time in program history, where Jeremy Hecker and Paul Schommer posted three top-20 finishes out of four

races in Bozeman, Mont. Sharmila Ahmed also chalked up the Saints first ever individual Junior National Cham-pionship title, winning the 10km mass start freestyle at Soldier Hollow, Utah, after a regular season in which the Saints women as a team, placed their highest team plac-ing in every event of the season but one. As a junior competitor, Salmela was one of the Midwest’s top junior cross country ski racers, then switched to the sport of biathlon at age 19. After eight years of competing nationally and internationally as a member of the United States Biathlon Team, he moved directly into the assis-tant coach position for the U.S. Biathlon Team in 1998, while finishing his college degree at Middlebury College in Vermont.

After graduation, Salmela built and coached a national junior development program for biathlon, managed the 2002 Olympic Games biathlon competitions in Salt Lake City, served as assistant coach and wax technician for the U.S. junior world championship biathlon team, coached cross country running at the Marshall School in Duluth, and announced ski events across the country and on television. Salmela was the biathlon color commentator for NBC’s coverage of 2006 Torino Olympics and added cross country skiing and Nordic combined to his duties at the 2010 Vancouver Olympics. At the 2014 Sochi Olympics, Salmela was the analyst of the cross country ski events, biathlon and the cross country skiing portion of the Nordic Combined. Salmela became a household name for his exciting calls of the action.

Head Coach Chad Salmela

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Kate Tesch enters her fourth season as part of the Saints ski team coaching staff in 2014-15. She was a top-10 Wisconsin State Meet skier for Wausau West in Wisconsin, and a four-year varsity scholarship athlete at the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay as a Nordic skier and soccer player. With husband and Saints assistant coach, Josh, Kate continues to race on skis with her dog, Pontus J, with whom she is a past U.S. skijoring champion. Tesch brings with her a wealth of coaching experience. She has been the varsity soccer coach at three Wisconsin High Schools; Pulaski (girls), New Berlin (boys and girls), and Superior (girls).

She is the Bryant Elementary School Principal in Superior.

Josh Tesch enters his sixth season as assistant ski coach in 2014-15. During the 2014 season, when head coach Chad Salmela was at the Sochi Olympics, Tesch filled in and led the women’s team to runner-up finishes at the CCSA Championships and the NCAA Central Region Championships. Tesch walked on as a skier at the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay and was the first of two Phoenix skiers in program history to qualify four consecutive seasons for the NCAA Skiing Championships. His highest finish at the NCAA Championships was 13th during the 2000 season. Tesch assisted current U.S. National Ski Team Development coach, Bryan Fish, at UWGB after graduating.

Tesch is a full-time faculty member at Lake Superior College.

Andre Watt begins his fifth season as assistant coach in 2014-15 after volunteering with the Saints from the team’s inception in 2007. Watt was a skiing prodigy, winning the Minnesota State High School meet as a sophomore for the Duluth East Greyhounds. As a junior competitor, he was one of the top skiers his age in the United States, finishing second to Kris Freeman at the USSA Junior Olympics as a J1. Watt trained under respected Russian coaches Nikolai and Antonina Anikin as an independent racer before moving onto the CXC Elite Team in 2005. Watt continues to train and race, splitting his time with the Saints coaching staff while racing for the Rossignol Marathon Team. His father, Adrian, was a 1968 US Olympic Team member in ski jumping. Watt is the store manager for Continental Ski and Bike in Duluth.

Assistant Coaches


AnDre WAttAssistant Coach 5th Season

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Josh teschAssistant Coach 6th Season

KAte teschAssistant Coach 4th Season

Saint athletes and fans—running, jumping, screaming and shouting

P R O U D LY K E E P I N G

Caring for athletes is part of our bigger commitment to the community. Essentia Health

donates more than $600,000 of our sports medicine services to the region’s schools each year.

We are the official team physicians to the Duluth Huskies, UMD, UWS, Hibbing Community College,

and The College of St. Scholastica. We’re medical directors for Grandma’s Marathon, the NorthShore

Inline Marathon and company physicians for the Minnesota Ballet. And we’re certified athletic

trainers for high school athletes at Duluth Central, Duluth East, Esko, Hayward, Hermantown,

Hibbing, Marshall, Northwestern, Proctor and Superior.

To us, that’s what sharing expert orthopaedic care is all about.

Tom has been at The College of St. Scholastica since August 2002 and is presently working with Football and Baseball. He also has worked on call for SMDC (St. Mary’s Hospital-Duluth). Tom graduated from CSS with a Master of Arts in Exercise Physiology in 2002 and a Bachelor of Arts in Exercise Physiology in 2001. He is a member of the National Athletic Trainers’ Association, Great Lakes Athletic Trainers’ Association and Minnesota Athletic Trainers’ Association.

tom rheAumeMA, ATR, ATCHead Athletic Trainer

Luke joined The College of St. Scholastica in October 2013 as an Assistant Athletic Trainer and also serves as a preceptor. Luke completed his MA in Health Promotion at the University of Alabama and obtained a BS in Athletic Training from the University of Illinois.

luKe KAsperMA, ATR, ATCAssistant Athletic Trainer

Dani joined The College of St. Scholastica in August 2014 as an Assistant Athletic Trainer after receiving her MS in Athletic Training from CSS in May 2014. She received her BA in biology from Wartburg College in Waverly, IA in 2011. Dani is a certified member of the National Athletic Trainers’ Association, the Great Lakes Athletic Trainers’ Association, and the Minnesota Athletic Trainers’ Association. She is also a Certified Strength & Conditioning Specialist.

DAni schroeDerMS, ATC, CSCSAssistant Athletic Trainer

Athletic Training Staff

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Men's Team


Jon HaaversenSrEly, Minn.Ely HSExErciSE PHySiology

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Nick PowerSrDulutH, Minn.MarSHall ScHoolHiStory

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Paul SchommerSrKiMbErly, WiS.KiMbErly HScHEMiStry

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Mike WidmerSrbEnD, orE.SuMMit HS PrE-MED

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Joe Dubayjrcoon raPiDS, Minn.anDovEr HSPSycHology

sAintsKyle HellmanjranDovEr, Minn.anDovEr HSHiStory

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Calvin Mehrhofjrcoon raPiDS, Minn.coon raPiDS HSart anD graPHic DESign

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Jake RichardsjrcallaWay, Minn.DEtroit laKES HSManagEMEnt

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Harris DirnbergerSoHoPKinS, Minn.HoPKinS HSEDucation anD MarKEting

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Jake EgelhoffSoHobart, WiS.PulaSKi HSbiology (PrE-MED) anD SPaniSH

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Men's Team


Anders EvensonSoMaPlE grovE, Minn.oSSEo HSSPaniSH anD biology

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Gerrit GarberichSobrainErD, Minn.brainErD HSExErciSE PHySiology

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Chris HeckerSoHaM laKE, Minn.anoKa HSnurSing

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Reitler HodgertSobEnD, orE.SuMMit HSExErciSE PHySiology

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Mike JohnsonSoSavagE, Minn.burnSvillE HScHEMiStry

sAintsSteven MueggenbergSocoon raPiDS, Minn.coon raPiDS HScoMPutEr SciEncE

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Matt SwansonSocoon raPiDS, Minn.coon raPiDS HSExErciSE PHySiology (PrE-Pt)

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Erik HaaversenfrEly, Minn.Ely HSMatHEMaticS anD cHEMiStry

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Steve HokansonfrnortH oaKS, Minn.MounDS viEW HSbiology

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Women's Team


Sharmila AhmedSrburnSvillE, Minn.burnSvillE HSbiology

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Anita KirvesniemiSrSiMPElE, FinlanDJoEnSuun yHtEiSKoulun luKioHEaltH PrEvEntion

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Liz PetersonSrForESt laKE, Minn.ForESt laKE HSExErciSE PHySiology

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Rachael ColbathjrgilForD, n.H.gilForD HSExErciSE PHySiology

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Kelsey DickinsonjrWintHroP, WaSH.libErty bEll HSbiocHEMiStry

sAintsChelsey YoungbergjrDulutH, Minn.DulutH EaSt HSExErciSE PHySiology

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Evelyn DeLongSocaluMEt, MicH.caluMEt HSPSycHology (PrE-MED)

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Ellie EvansSonEW HoPE, Minn.robbinSDalE cooPEr HSbiology (PrE-MED)

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Anna NelsonSocoon raPiDS, Minn.coon raPiDS HSPSycHology

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Allison TernesfrvaDnaiS HEigHtS, Minn.WHitE bEar laKE HSEDucation

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About St. Scholastica


A Top-Ranked UniversityU.S.News & World Report magazine consistently ranks The College of St. Scholastica among the best colleges and universities in the region for academic excellence and for veterans.

Internships & Mentor Programs “Getting out in the real world” is an essential aspect of a degree program. This experience has real world results: 96.5 percent of our graduates report finding jobs or pursuing higher degrees within six months of graduation. (based on a five-year average).

Small Class SizesWith the average student to teacher ratio of 13 to 1, St. Scholastica’s small class sizes offer more personalized instruction and a friendly learning environment. All classes are taught by faculty.

Learning ValuesSt. Scholastica places great importance on preparing its students for a life of purpose - as well as for economic gain - by emphasizing core values of the Benedictine tradition. Learning here entails a commitment to meeting rigorous academic standards, broadening the scope of one’s vision and becoming accountable to both self and society.

CSS FAST FACTSAffiliation: Catholic, BenedictineFounded: 1912President: Dr. Larry GoodwinEnrollment: 4,240; 1,926 total undergraduate at main campus, 1,304 total graduate, 2,936 total undergraduate (main campus, ADEP, and extended studies)Campus: Duluth, Minnesota – 186 forested acres overlooking the beautiful Lake Superior.Financial aid: 99 percent of our first-year students were offered financial aid for 2012-2013. (average award = $19,654)Average Class Size: 21 studentsStudent/Faculty Ratio: 13 to 1Campus Housing: Somers Residence Hall; Willow, Maple, Grove, Birch, Pine, Cedar, Kerst and Scanlon ApartmentsStudent Body: 49 states and 38 countries represented in recent yearsStudy Abroad Programs are offered in: Belize, China, Germany, India, Ireland, Italy, Mexico, Morocco, Peru, Russia, Tanzania, Argentina, England, and more.

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Mid-America’s gateway to the sea, Duluth’s harbor hosts ships from dozens of nations each year. Duluthians enjoy the beauty and sport of four seasons. In close proximity to the College are beaches, biking and jogging trails, ski resorts, cross-country ski trails, boating and fishing sites and rinks for skating, curling and hockey. The Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness is close enough for week-end visits.

Duluth offers a wide variety of cultural activities as well. Each year the city’s auditorium hosts a long list of popular entertainers. The Minnesota Ballet, Duluth Playhouse, and Duluth-Superior Symphony Orchestra provide exciting year-round schedules. Duluth’s many historical attractions include Glensheen, a 39-room neo-Jacobean style mansion built on the Lake Superior shore, the St. Louis County Heritage and Arts Center, and the Marine Museum at Canal Park.

Duluth’s low crime rate, high quality of life and natural beauty frequently earn it high rankings in “best places to live” surveys. Recently, the nonprofit American Institute for Economic Research ranked Duluth one of America’s best small metropolitan areas for college students.

In June 2014, Duluth was voted “America’s Best Outdoor City” by Outside Magazine

About duluth


facts About Duluth

Population: 84,380; within 30-mile radius, population is • 184,134.Located at the westernmost tip of Lake Superior, halfway • between Minneapolis/St. Paul and the Canadian border.2,342 freshwater miles from the Atlantic Ocean to Duluth • via the Great Lakes/St. Lawrence Seaway.Area: 43,067 acres.• Altitude: Ranges from 605 feet (at Lake Superior’s • shoreline) to 1,485 feet above sea level.Terrain: City is built into a steep, rocky cliffside; almost • mountainous for the Midwest.Rated by Money magazine as one of the top four • Midwestern small cities, based on livability.

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ABoUTThe Central Collegiate Ski Association (CCSA) is the premier collegiate cross country skiing conference in the United States, consistently producing podium finishes at both the U.S. National Championships as well as the NCAA National Championships. In the past five seasons at the NCAA Nationals, the CCSA has won three gold medals and four silvers, and produced over three dozen NCAA All Americans.

The CCSA is comprised of one division I team, four division II teams, and three division III teams. CCSA competitors race head-to-head with some of the best skiers in North America, as the CCSA/NCAA qualifying events are combined with the NorAm SuperTour FIS races. The season culminates with the CCSA Regional Championships in mid-February. The top individuals, based on US Nationals, four SuperTour FIS races and Regionals, compete in the NCAA National Championships in March.

Central Collegiate Ski Association

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2014 CCSA Ski Championships

Men’s 1st team All-CCSAName Kyle Bratrud, NMUPaul Schommer, St. ScholasticaGeorge Cartwright, NMULogan Hanneman, AlaskaJake Brown, St. Olaf Men’s 2nd team All-CCSAName Fredrik Schwenke, NMUMatt Wong, Michigan TechMichael Fehrenbach, AlaskaChris Parr, St. ScholasticaMax Olex, Alaska

Women’s 1st team All-CCSAName Mary Kate Cirelli, NMUAlice Flanders, Michigan TechPaige Schember, St. OlafFelicia Gesior, NMUDeedra Irwin, Michigan Tech

Women’s 2nd team All-CCSAName Nichole Bathe, AlaskaHannah Boyer, NMUKailey Mucha, Green BaySarah Allen, St. ScholasticaRosie Frankowski, NMU

Men’s overall Points1. Northern Michigan 1292. Alaska 1183. St. Scholastica 964. Michigan Tech 885. St. Olaf 566. Gustavus Adolphus 527. UW-Green Bay 49

Women’s overall Points1. Northern Michigan 1332. St. Scholastica 953. Michigan Tech 924. Alaska 835. UW-Green Bay 656. St. Olaf 637. Gustavus Adolphus 508. St. Cloud State 19

Combined Team Scores1. Northern Michigan 2622. Alaska 2013. St. Scholastica 1914. Michigan Tech 1805. St. Olaf 1196. UW-Green Bay 1147. Gustavus Adolphus 1028. St. Cloud State 19

Central Collegiate Ski Association


Skier St. olaf Dual (12/15-16/12)

MTU X-Mas Classic

(12/14-15)

Wausau JoQ (12/21-22)

U.S. Champion-

ships (1/4-8)

Minnesota Champion-

ships (1/11)

Telemark Qualifier(1/18-19)

Mt. Itasca Qualifier(2/8-9)

CCSA Champion-

ships(2/8-9)

NCAA Central Champion-

ships(2/15-16)

NCAAChampionships

(3/6 & 3/8)

Geoff Ash Freestyle-33:06.9 (21)

Freestyle Relay-15:18.2 (8)

Harris Dirnberger Freestyle-30:19.0 (12)

Freestyle-49:42:00 (29)

Classic-33:57:00 (26)


Freestyle-45:49.6 (73)

Classic-31:13.9 (52)

Freestyle-0:29:09.1 (34)

Peter Donars Freestyle Relay-16:57.6 (11)

Joe Dubay Freestyle-27:13.3 (2)

Freestyle-46:19:00 (19)

Classic-31:29:00 (10)

Classic-45:49.6 (106)

Freestyle Sprint-DNQ (87)Freestyle-

1:27:11.3 (51)


Classic-29:21.2 (22)

Classic-29:32.5 (26)Freestyle-

0:27:26.4 (17)

Classic-22:24.1 (19)


45:31.9 (29)

Jake Egelhoff Freestyle-36:04.9 (27)


Classic-34:25.1 (99)

Anders Evenson Freestyle-33:13.7 (22)



Classic-30:48.6 (48)


0:28:59.7 (32)Gerrit Garberich Freestyle-

33:32.8 (23)Freestyle Relay-

14:59.8 (11)Freestyle-

47:02.5 (85)Classic-

32:50.6 (79)Chris Hecker Freestyle-



49:35.2 (107)Classic-

38:25.5 (120)Kyle Hellman Freestyle-


15:37.0 (4)Reitler Hodgert Freestyle-


45:40:60 (15)Classic-

33:19:00 (20)

Classic-DNF

Freestyle Sprint-DNQ (79)


Classic-30:08.1 (32)


0:27:39.6 (19)Scott Johanik Freestyle-


45:20:00 (11)Classic-

31:34:00 (11)

FS Sprint-DNQ (17)Classic-

31:39.96 (3)



Classic-29:11.8 (19)


0:27:11.8 (13)


43:18.7 (17)

Classic-31:55.3


Andrew Kreyer Freestyle-35:43.7 (26)

Matt Lee Freestyle-28:36.5 (6)

Freestyle-46:17:00 (18)

Classic-33:50:00 (25)

FS Sprint-B Final (10)

Classic-33:13.08 (15)


Classic-30:54.8 (49)


0:27:38.7 (18)Clavin Mehrhof Freestyle-


47:29:00 (23) Classic-

33:01:00 (19)

FS Sprint-B Final (9)Classic-

32:49.65 (12)



Classic-30:10.7 (34)


0:28:09.3 (24)Steven Mueggenberg Freestyle-


15:57.7 (8)Chris Parr Freestyle-


46:11:00 (17)Classic-

31:52:00 (13)

FS Sprint-A Final (3)Classic-

30:58.13 (1)

Classic-43:23.3 (60)


1:30:1.9 (67)


Classic-28:47.3 (12)


0:27:09.8 (12)


43:26.8 (20)


44:36.5 (23)

Nick Power Freestyle-31:33.0 (17)

Classic-33:56.22 (18)



Classic-29:39.3 (26)


0:28:18.9 (25)


43:30.1 (23)


44:39.0 (24)Jake Richards Freestyle-


46:58:00 (22)Classic-

34:19:00 (27)

FS Sprint-A Final (6)Classic-

32:53.25 (13)



Classic-30:45.6 (45)


0:28:27.2 (26)


43:29.5 (22)


46:56.2 (38)Kyle Sagedahl Freestyle-

33:32.8 (23)Paul Schommer Freestyle-

25:39.6 (1)Freestyle-42:54 (5)Classic-30:24 (6)


31:12.48 (2)

Classic-42:39 (45)


1:22.49 (25)


Classic-27:43.6 (4)


0:24:53.5 (1)

Classic-21:15.9 (6)Freestyle-40:26.7 (4)



John Wessling Freestyle-45:45:00 (16)

Classic-31:39:00 (12)

FS Sprint-DNQ (13)Classic-

32:01.74 (6)

Classic-46:06.5 (113)

Freestyle-1:30:17.6 (65)


Classic-28:21.7 (8)


0:26:50.2 (8)


43:45.8 (26)


45:07.5 (26)Mike Widmer Freestyle-


48:44:00 (26)Classic-

33:34:00 (23)


Ryan Wright Freestyle-31:14.8 (16)

Freestyle-50:46:00 (31)

Classic-34:29:00 (28)


Classic-35:02.08 (20)


Classic-32:32.7 (73)

Classic-30:36.1 (35)

2013-14 Men's Statistics


Skier St. olaf Dual (12/7)

MTU X-Mas Classic

(12/14-15)

Wausau JoQ (12/21-22)

Minnesota Championships

(1/11)

Telemark Qualifier(1/18-19)

Mt. Itasca Qualifier(2/8-9)

CCSA Championships

(2/8-9)

NCAA Central Championships

(2/15-16)

Brooke Adams Freestyle-16:54.1 (8)

Freestyle-35:32:00 (8)

Classic-18:36 (12)



Classic-17:40.8 (20)


0:16:20.0 (18)


39:21.9 (21)


34:54.3 (14)Sharmila Ahmed Freestyle-

16:07.2 (3)FS Sprint-A Final (6)Classic-

18:29.83 (6)



Classic-19:17.6 (56)

Classic-16:30.6 (10)



Sarah Allen Freestyle-15:53.8 (2)


Classic-18:46.61 (9)



Classic-17:24.5 (13)


0:15:31.3 (7)


37:39.3 (12)


Evelyn DeLong Freestyle-18:12.2 (11)

Freestyle-41:26:00 (25)

Classic-20:33 (22)

Freestyle Relay-17:25.2

Freestyle-0:17:24.5 (28)

Kelsey Dickinson Freestyle-17:48.9 (10)

Ellie Evans Freestyle-16:36.1 (6)

Freestyle-37:43:00 (19)

Classic-19:18 (18)



Classic-18:42.3 (45)


0:16:54.5 (25)


40:42.7 (26)


36:35.2 (25)Anita Kirvesniemi Freestyle-


36:44:00 (17)Classic-18:09 (9)


Classic-17:25.8 (16)


0:16:31.4 (21)


39:58.7 (22)


36:45.3 (26)Anna Nelson Freestyle-


40:27:00 (23)Classic-

19:57 (20)

Freestyle Relay-17:36.7


Classic-18:53.3 (50)

Freestyle-0:18:28.4 (34)

Liz Peterson Freestyle-16:35.9 (5)

Freestyle-36:20:00 (15)

Classic-18:37 (13)



Classic-18:17.8 (35)


0:16:25.9 (19)

Classic-13:07.5 (24)

Chelsey Young-berg


Freestyle-36:02:00 (13)

Classic-19:01 (15)


19:03.45 (11)



Classic-18:33.0 (43)


0:16:18.8 (17)


38:15.0 (16)


35:40.3 (21)

2013-14 Women's Statistics


Through the YearsMinnesota State Championships:Men:2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008Women:2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009

CCSA Team Finishes:Men:2014 - 3rd 2009 - 4th2013 - 2nd 2012 - 3rd2011 - 4th2010 - 4thWomen:2014 - 2nd 2009 - 7th2013 - 4th2012 - 4th2011 - 7th2010 - 5th

Program Firsts:Men:First Team Win: USSA SuperTour 15km freestyle in Lake Elmo, Minn. (1/29/2012)First Individual Win: Jeremy Hecker at USSA SuperTour 15km freestyle in Lake Elmo, Minn. (1/29/2012)First Indiv. Podium Finish: Paul Schommer at USSA SuperTour 10km classic in Lake Elmo, Minn. (1/28/2012)First Team Podium Finish at CCSA Championships: 2012 - 3rdWomen:First Team Win: CCSA Mt. Itasca 5km classic in Coleraine, Minn. (1/24/2014)First Individual Win: Sarah Allen at CCSA Mt. Itasca 5km classic in Coleraine, Minn. (1/24/2014)First Indiv. Podium Finish: Eleanor Magnuson at USSA SuperTour 5km classic in Lake Elmo, Minn. (1/28/2012)First Team Podium Finish at CCSA Championships: 2014 - 2nd

2013-14 MilestonesCombined-1st NCAA All-American-1st Combined Team 3rd at NCAA Central Regionals-1st CCSA team win with Northern Michigan and/or Alaska present-1st time CSS has beaten Northern Michigan -1st individual race winner with Northern Michigan and/or Alaska present-1st CCSA race with more than 1 Saint on the podium-Most All Conference award winners in a season—3 (previous best—2, 2013 & 2011)-Most All Region performances--8 (previous best—5, 2010)-1st sweep of CCSA Conference Skier of the Week honors (Schommer, Allen; Itasca)-Most CCSA Skier of the Week awards--3 (Schommer, Allen, Ahmed)-Most Saints Athlete of the Week awards—8. Most skiers to earn the honor--4. (Schommer 4x; Allen 2x; Ahmed 1x; Parr 1x)Women-1st Team Win (Itasca 5km CL)-1st x 2nd at CCSA Championships-1st x 2nd at NCAA central regionals-1st x beating Northern Michigan as a team-1st individual CCSA race winner (Allen, Itasca 5km CL)-1st individual podium at NCAA Central Regionals (Ahmed, 2nd, 10km FS) -1st individual podium at CCSA Championships (Kirvesniemi, 3rd, 5km CL)-1st race with 2 Saints on the podium (Allen 1st, Kirvesniemi 2nd; Itasca 5km CL)

-Most all-region performances in a season--4 (Allen 4th & 7th, Ahmed 2nd, Kirvesniemi 6th)-1st time 2 different Saints were CCSA skiers of the week (Allen, Ahmed)-1st time 2 different women’s skiers were Saints Athlete of the Week. (Allen 2x; Ahmed 1x)-2nd All CCSA Conference award winner (Allen, 2nd team)-2nd Individual to accrue 2 CCSA podiums in one season (Kirvesniemi: 2nd, Itasca 5km CL; 3rd CCSA Championships 5km CL. Ahmed was 2nd/3rd at 2013 Giants Ridge Saints Invitational)Men-2nd individual podium at NCAA Central Regionals (Schommer 3rd, 15km FS. Also 2nd 10km FS, 2012)-Best All-Conference showing with 2nd x 2 CCSA All-Conference Award Winners (Schommer 1st team/Parr 2nd team. Hecker/Manske both 2nd team, 2011)-Most All-Region performances in a season--4. (Schommer 3rd & 8th; Wessling 9th; Parr 10th)-Finished 2nd or 3rd every weekend of CCSA season-1st skier to finish All-Region twice, 2 years in a row (Schommer)-2nd 2x NCAA Qualifer (Schommer, ’12 & ‘14; Hecker ’12 & ‘13)-2nd CCSA Skier of the Week (Schommer. Hecker, 2013)-Best NCAA Championship finish in program history--8th (Schommer, 20km FS)-1st NCAA All American (Schommer, 20km FS)-1st x Top Division III skier in NCAA Championships in both races (Schommer, 25th 10km CL/8th 20km FS)

Program History/Accolades


NCAA Region Team Finishes:Men:2014 - 3rd 2009 - 4th2013 - 2nd 2008 - 4th2012 - 3rd2011 - 4th2010 - 4thWomen:2014 - 2nd 2009 - 7th 2013 - 4th 2008 - 7th2012 - 4th2011 - 7th2010 - 5th

MenAll-CCSA2013-14 Paul Schommer (1st) Chris Parr (2nd)2012-13 Jeremy Hecker (1st)2011-12 Jeremy Hecker (2nd)2010-11 Jeremy Hecker (2nd) Waylon Manke (2nd)2008-09 Tyler Kjorstad

All-Region2013-14 Chris Parr (Classic) Paul Schommer (Classic, Freestyle) John Wessling (Classic)2012-13 Jeremy Hecker (Classic) Paul Schommer (Classic, Freestyle)2011-12 Jeremy Hecker (Freestyle) Paul Schommer (Freestyle)2010-11 Waylon Manske (Classic)2009-10 Kasey Bacso (Classic) Mason Bacso (Freestyle) Waylon Manske (Freestyle)2008-09 Waylon Manske (Freestyle)2007-08 Bjorn Bakken (Freestyle)

WomenAll-CCSA2013-14 Sarah Allen (2nd)2012-13 Sharmila Ahmed (1st)All-Region2013-14 Sharmila Ahmed (Freestyle) Sarah Allen (Classic, Freestyle) Anita Kirvesniemi (Classic)2012-13 Sharmila Ahmed (Freestyle)2011-12 Sharmila Ahmed (Freestyle)2010-11 Eleanor Magnuson (Classic, Freestyle)2009-10 Eleanor Magnuson (Classic, Freestyle)

NCAA All-AmericanPaul Schommer

2014 20km FreestyleMarch 8, 2014Midway, Utah

All-CCSA/All-Region


Bjorn Bakken2008

Bozeman, Mont.-Finished 15th in the 10km Freestyle and 30th in the

20km Classic

Tyler Kjorstad2009

Rumford, Maine-Finished 37th in the 10km Classic and 30th in the

20km Freestyle

Jeremy Hecker2012


20km Classic

Paul Schommer2012


20km Classic

Jeremy Hecker2013

Ripton, Vt.-Finished 39th in the 10km Classic and 11th in the

20km Freestyle

Sharmila Ahmed2013

Ripton, Vt.-Finished 39th in the 5km Classic and 36th in the

15km Freestyle


Other Past CSS NCAA Qualifiers

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2014 INDUCTIoN CLASSDel Genereau – Men’s Hockey Coach/Athletic Director – 1972-1977Genereau was hired by fellow St. Scholastica Athletics Hall of Famer President Father Francis X. Shea to lead the institution’s first varsity athletics program, Men’s Hockey. Genereau, a former Duluth Cathedral High School Coach who was retired prior to taking the St. Scholastica gig, quickly built up the men’s hockey program into prominence. He guided the Saints to the 1975 NAIA Men’s Hockey National Championships and a 1976 runner-up finish. He was 72-36-3 in four seasons as head coach. Genereau continued as Athletic Director through the 1977 school year. Genereau was inducted into the Minnesota Hockey Coaches Hall of Fame in 2003. Genereau passed away in 1988.

Randy Norgard – Men’s Hockey – 1973-77Norgard was part of two NAIA Men’s Hockey National Championship squads in his time at CSS. A defenseman from Duluth Central High School, Norgard was named a NAIA All-American in 1977 and a three-time All-Tournament team selection. The three-time All-Conference choice was named the team’s MVP for the program’s second championship run in 1976-77 and was also a two-year captain.

Jeanne Fleck – Women’s Cross Country – 1994-96Fleck was the first CSS runner to individually qualify for a national meet multiple times as she competed in three NAIA National Championship events. Fleck first competed on the CSS cross country team as a 29-year-old sophomore. She was the team’s Most Valuable Runner all three seasons and became the first to win the Upper Midwest Athletic Conference (UMAC) Individual Title in 1996. Fleck was a recipient of the 1996-97 CSS Female Athlete of the Year award.

Jen Quale – Women’s Basketball – 1996-2000Quale was a two-time NAIA First Team All-Region selection in 1997 and 1998. She currently ranks second all-time in the St. Scholastica Women’s Basketball program with 1,574 career points. She led the team in scoring in three different seasons and was a member of back-to-back UMAC Championship squads. Quale has the most field goals made in a career in program history (624) and also ranks in the top 10 in career rebounds (497), free throws made (196) and steals (190). She was a four-time All-UMAC selection and was also named a NAIA Scholar-Athlete in 2000. Quale was the recipient of the 1997-98 CSS Female Athlete of the Year award.

Chris Lorentz – Softball – 1997-2001Lorentz holds numerous program records for the CSS Softball team. She is the only player in program history to record at least 100 hits, runs scored, RBIs and stolen bases in a career. The two-time NAIA All-Region selection holds program records for games played in a career (183), runs scored in a career (175) and season (50), triples in a career (18) and stolen bases in a season (32) and career (109). The 109 stolen bases is tied for the Minnesota Collegiate record. She ranks second all-time in career hits (209) and is a four-time All-UMAC selection. She is a member of CSS Softball’s 25th Anniversary Team and was a NFCA Scholar-Athlete in 2001. She was also a two-time NAIA Scholar-Athlete nominee. Lorentz also played soccer at CSS where she was named all-conference in 1998.

Neil Runbeck – Men’s Soccer – 1998-2002Runbeck was the men’s soccer program’s career leader in points for over a decade until it was broke last fall by Joe Watt. Runbeck’s 157-point total is currently second overall. He led the team in scoring all four seasons. He holds the record for most shots in a game (14) and is tied for most assists in a game (4). His 20 goals and 15 assists during the 2001 season both rank in the top five. Runbeck was named NAIA First Team All-Region, Honorable Mention NAIA All-American, UMAC Player of the Year and Team MVP that season. Career goals was another record that Runbeck had to relinquish last fall to Andrew Jenkins. Runbeck has the second-most career goals (57) and assists (43) in program history. Runbeck was a four-time all-conference selection, including a two-time first team choice. Runbeck also played four years as defenseman on the men’s hockey team and was named to the NCHA All-Academic Team in 2002.


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