Winona Nordic History Record
WINONA NORDIC
SKIING 1983-Present
Program Firsts
○ Started Nordic
Skiing program: 1983-1984
○ First Ski Meet:
Hopkins Relays (December 17th, 1983)
○ First Winona
skier to ski a meet: David Kellum
○ First Winona
skier to win a ski award: David Kellum (18th place ribbon)
○ First Girls
Team Trophy: 2nd Place - Stillwater Invitational 1986
○ First Boys Team
Trophy: 2nd Place - Section 1 Meet 1987
○ First Home Meet
on Man-Made snow. January 10, 2012 in Yon’s Valley Saint
Mary’s University against Northfield.
○ First year to
have a Co-Operative Program: 1987-1988
○ First Annual
Orienteering Day Race… dryland training (1999)
○ First Rollerski,
Rollerblade, Running meet: December 9, 1999 (Cleary Lake Park)
○ First
Pole-running meet: December 13, 2001 vs. Stillwater at Sunfish park in
Stillwater, MN
○ First night
Nordic race under lights: 5:30PM on January 21, 2014 at SMU (Winona vs
Northfield) (0 Degrees)
○ Longest Drive
to a Section Meet: 2007 – Mt. Itasca, Grand Rapids (312 miles)
State Meet Team Record:
○ 1986 Girls 4th
○ 1987 Girls 3rd
○ 1988 Girls Champions
○ 1988 Boys 4th
○ 1989 Girls 6th
○ 1990 Girls 4th
○ 1991 Girls 7th
○ 1994 Boys Champions
○ 1995 Boys 7th
○ 2000 Boys 3rd
○ 2001 Boys 4th
○ 2001 Girls 5th
○ 2004 Girls 7th
○ 2010 Girls 5th
○ 2012 Girls 8th
○ 2015 Boys 12th
○ 2017 Boys 16th
○ 2018 Girls 12th
○ 2019 Boys 16th
○ 2019 Girls 12th
○ 2022 Girls 14th
○ 2023 Girls 12th
State Meet (Individuals)
1. Warmest State
Meet participated in: 1994 - 48 degrees F
2. Highest score
at State Meet:
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GIRLS: 271 in 2023
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BOYS: 266 in 2015
1. First State
Meet Contestant: Christine Abbott 1985
2. First athlete
to ski in a State Meet: Bryan Adamczyk
3. First relay
teams to ski at State Meet:
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1993 Girls 2nd Missy Schriener, Megan
Dennis, Jesse Bauer
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1993 Boys 7th Matt Lund, Britt Moore, Dave Green
1. First Girls
State Championship:
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Amy Cichanowski
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Jackie Lindseth
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Heather Cichanowski
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Kari Sobeck
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Michelle Brewer
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Cindy Bently
1. First Boys
State Championship:
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Josh Brang
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Bryan Ihrke
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Pete Thern
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David Green
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Tim Borgan
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Britt Moore
- First Individual State
Champion: Amy Cichanowski
- Second Individual State
Champion: Heather Cichanowski
- Third Individual State
Champion: Garrett Heath
- Skiers to ski in FIVE State meets:
● Amy Cichanowski
● Bryan Ihrke
● Garrett Heath
(00-01-02-03-04)
● Anni Skillicorn
(16-17-18-19-20)
● Rory Briggs
(19-20-21-22-23)
9. Skiers to ski
in FOUR State Meets:
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Pamela Chapman (01-02-03-04)
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Julia Chapman (03-04-05-06)
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Jens Brabbit (04-05-06-07)
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Bethany Wolvington (01-03-04-05)
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Maureen Keane (03-04-05-06)
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Erin Keane (09-10-11-12)
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Anna Gilmer (21-22-23-24)
- Skiers to ski in THREE State Meets:
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Christine Abbott (85-86-87)
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Jackie Lindseth (86-87-88)
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Michelle Brewer (86-87-88)
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Megan Dennis (93-94-95)
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Dave Green (93-94-95)
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Britton Moore (93-94-95)
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Tim Borgan (93-94-95)
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Marijka Belgum-Gabbert 96-97-98
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Ben Mogren (99-00-01)
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Trevor Walz (99-00-01)
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Greta Bernatz (99-00-01)
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Jon-Michael Brandt (08-09-10)
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Kayla Ewert (08-09-10)
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Claire Guidinger (08-09-10)
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Cherisse Wolvington (10-11-12)
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Kaitlyn Lindaman (12-13-14)
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Noah Poling (12-14-15)
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Christine Young (12-14-15)
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Mitchell Ploetz (17-18-19)
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Ruby Kiesel 22-23-24
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Mollie Ping 22-23-24
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Sonja Semling 22-23-24
- Skiers to ski in TWO State Meets:
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Bryan Adamczyk
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Mike Weispfenning
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Cindy Bentley
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Kris Schultz
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Kari Sobeck
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Hans Johnson
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Kerry Dammen
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Robin McPeak
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Amy Dennis
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Jenny Ruggeberg
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Tony Thern
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Josh Brang
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Jesse Bauer
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Max Mogren 98-99
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Anna Huggenvik 99-00
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Sara Warnke 00-01
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Erin Oberton 00-01
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Nathan Wissman 00-01
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Bowie Hall 01-02
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Kim Chapman 01-02
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Kate Dennehy 04-05
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Erik Mundahl 04-05
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Gregg Brandt 04-05
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Darcy Mundahl 07-08
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Jacob Williams 15, 16
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Anders Braaten 15, 17
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Sam Williams 15, 17
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Noah Schultz 15, 17
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Marissa Lindaman (18-19)
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Emily Johnson (18-19)
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Lauren Whyte (18-19)
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Jill Serleth (18-19)
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Ryan Meyer (19-20)
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Ava Pike 22-23
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Calla Pike 23-24
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Tanner Benson 23-24
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Olivia Teichroew 23-24
- Highest Boys Individual Finish at a
State Meet:
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Josh Brang 2nd
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Lance Blaskowski 2nd (skate) 00
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Garrett Heath State Champion (all 3) 03
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Garrett Heath State Champion Pursuit 04
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Garrett Heath State Champion Classic 04
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Garrett Heath 2nd in Skate 04
- Highest Girls Individual Finish at a
State Meet:
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Amy Cichanowski State Champion 1988
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Heather Cichanowski State Champion 1991
Section 1 Championships
1. Section 1 Team
Champions:
● 1986 Girls
● 1987 Girls
● 1988 Girls Boys
● 1989 Girls
● 1990 Girls
● 1991 Girls Boys
● 1994 Boys
● 2000 Boys
● 2001 Girls Boys
● 2004 Girls
● 2010 Girls
● 2012 Girls
● 2018 Girls
● 2023 Girls
● 2024 Girls
2. Section 1 Team
Runner-Up:
● 1987 Boys
● 1989 Boys
● 1990 Boys
● 1992 Boys Girls
● 1993 Boys Girls
● 1994 Girls
● 1998 Girls
● 1999 Girls Boys
● 2000 Girls
● 2002 Boys Girls
● 2005 Boys Girls
● 2009 Boys
● 2013 Boys
● 2014 Boys Girls
● 2015 Boys
● 2017 Boys
● 2019 Boys Girls
● 2022 Girls
● 2024 Boys
3. Section 1
Individual Champions:
● Amy Cichanowski
● Heather Cichanowski
● Ben Nagel
● Tony Thern
● Max Mogren 98-99
(Pursuit)
● Greta Bernatz 99
(Cl)
● Ben Mogren 99
(Cl)
● Garrett
Heath 01 (Pursuit, Sk), 02 (Cl, Sk, Pursuit), 03 (Cl, Sk,
Pursuit), 04 (Cl, Sk, Pursuit)
● Jens Brabbit 06
(Sk, Cl, and Pursuit), 07 (Pursuit)
● Anni Skillicorn
18 (Sk, Cl, Pursuit), 19 (Sk, Cl, Pursuit)
● Anna Gilmer 23
(Pursuit), 24 (Pursuit)
4. Section 1
Runner-Up Individual:
● Noah
Poling 14 (Pursuit)
● Kaitlyn Lindaman 14
(Pursuit)
● Noah
Poling 15 (Pursuit)
● Anna Gilmer 22
(Pursuit)
5. Section 1
Sprint Champions:
● Max Horeck
& McKay Schultz 2024
Coaching Staff
1. Head Coaches:
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1983-1984 Doug Rosendahl
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1984-1995 Jim Flim
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1995-1998 Bob Heath
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1998-2001 Rick Miner
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2001-2002 Caleb Grace
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2002-2003 Bryan Ihrke
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2003-2005 Brad Dieringer
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2005-2012 Tom Brandt
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2012-2017 Jason Mork
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2017-pres Jacob
Teichroew
3. Coaches who
coached a team to state:
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Jim Flim 1986-1991, 1993-1995
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Rick Miner 2000-2001
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Brad Dieringer 2004
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Tom Brandt 2010, 2012
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Jason Mork 2015-2017
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Jacob Teichroew 2018-19, 22, 23, 24
3. Assistant
Coaches
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Pete Huggenvik (85-95)
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Rick Miner (96-97)
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Bryan Ihrke (96-97)
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Brad Skillicorn (98-02, 03-13, 2015)
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Jim Flim (98-02)
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Kelly Skillicorn (03-13, 2016)
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Heather Edens (02-03)
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Tom Brandt (03-05, 2012-2019)
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Jason Mork (05-06, 08-12, 17-present)
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Courtney McCloud (05-06)
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Brad Bullard (05-present)
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Mark Engen (05-10)
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Trevor Walz (06-07) (Alumnus)
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Kim Chapman (06-09)(Alumnus)
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Jamie Miller (08-10)
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Gregg Brandt (09-10) (Alumnus)
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Tim Stark (10-12)
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Darcy Mundahl (10-11) (Alumnus)
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Greta Bernatz (10-12) (Alumnus)
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Matt Schultz (2011-14)(2023-present)
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Erin (Oberton) Gervais (12) (Alumnus)
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Zoe Reker (12-14)
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Aaron Dahl (12-16) (Alumnus)
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John Sagan (12-17)
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Nick Couillard (12-14)
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Jacob Teichrow (13-17)
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Kelsey Meyer (13-2015) (Alumnus)
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Steve Young (13-23)
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Christine Young (2015-2019)
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Sam Miner (2016-2020) (Alumnus)
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Trish Johnson (2016-2019) (Alumnus)
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Kaylee Beyer (2020-21)
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Kole Koehler (2021-present) (Alumnus)
Racing Records
1. First
Undefeated Season: 1988
2. Years team
ranked in the coaches poll:
○ Girls: 86-93,
95, 00, 01,10
○ Boys: 86-95,
99-03, 14-15
3. First Boys Team
Victory: Winona vs. Blake 41-37 (1985)
4. First Girls
Team Victory: Winona vs. Prior Lake 52-26 (1985)
5. First
Individual Meet Winner:
○ Boy Craig Jarvinen vs.
Blake (1984)
○ Girl Christine
Abbott vs. Chaska (1985)
6. Most Trophies
in one season:
○ Girls: 5 (1986)
○ Boys: 4 (1991,
2001)
Miscellaneous
1. Longest ski
trips: Ely, MN 01/11/2003 for 12-team meet at Hidden Valley
2. First person to
forget their ski boots: Christine Abbott
3. First person to
lock their skies and keys in a car before a meet: Sam Mogren
4. First Parents
to be locked in their motel room: Ken Mogren and Bob Heath –
Ski View Mesabi Invite 2001
5. Most Broken
Poles in one season: Hans Johnson – 5 – 1986
6. Most Broken
Skis in one season: Sara Schumacher - 2
7. Broken
Bones/Injuries:
● Jeff Sambs
- Thumb
● Trician Ellings
- Wrist
● Colleen Vierus
- Thumb
● Brad Kellum
- Wrist
● Heidi Miller
- Wrist
● Cherisse Wolvington
- Thumb
● Coach Matt
Schultz - Thumb
● Emily Beguin -
Collarbone
● Grace Menke -
Humorous
● Justice Johnson
- Punctured Lung
8. First 911 call:
Josh Brang 1992 1k Hill Wipeout
9. Most Broken
skis by a team in one season: 3
10. Years with the
least snow: 1990, 2002, 2003 (worst snow season ever), 2006-2007 (10 weeks
of dryland training)
11. Years with the
most snow: 1991, 1993
12. Year with the
longest period of skiable snow: 2000-2001 (Nov. 17, 2000 (only 4 days of
dryland) to Feb. 16, 2001 state meet)
13. First Skier to
ski in a meet without poles (10k): Dave Green (1995)
14. First Tuba
Player to play the National Anthem at our home meet: Tim Gleason (Dec. 17,
1996)
15. First Coaches
Association Relay entered: 2000 2nd place
● Laura Heydt
● Rea Belgum-Gabbert
● Katie Keane
● Joanna Weispfenning
16. Weight room
attendance (max/avg): 26/23
17. Tallest Winona
Skier: John Killen, Jr. 6’6” (2011-2013)
18. Most overnight
ski trips: 6 2002-2003
All-State
1. All State Girl
Skiers:
● Amy Cichanowski
● Missy Schriener
● Heather Cichanowski
● Jesse Bauer
● Christine
Abbott
● Megan Dennis
● Michelle Brewer
● Sara Warnke 00
● Jackie Lindseth
● Maureen
Keane 06
● Anni Skillicorn
18-19-20
2. All State Boy
Skiers:
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Bryan Adamczyk
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Max Mogren 98-99
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Ben Nagel
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John Keane 99
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Chris Nagel
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Ben Mogren 00
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Bryan Ihrke
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Trevor Walz 00-01
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Josh Brang
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Lance Blaskowski 00
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Pete Thern
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Garrett Heath 01-02-03-04
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Tim Borgan
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Erik Mundahl 05
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Jens Brabbit 06-07
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Jon-Michael Brandt 09
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Sam Miner 10
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Noah Poling 15
3. Most All State
Skiers in one season:
● Four 1988 Amy Cichanowski,
Heather Cichanowski, Michelle Brewer, Jackie Lindseth
● Four 1994 Josh Brang,
Megan Dennis, Pete Thern, Tim Borgan
● Four 2000 Ben Mogren,
Trevor Walz, Lance Blaskowski, Sara Warnke
4. All State
Academic:
● Heather Cichanowski
● Sara Lawson
● Tim Borgan
● Justin Odegard 98
● Greta Bernatz 01
● Seth
Kneller 01
● Mitch Weegman 07
● Darcy Mundahl 08
● Ian
Nelson 09
● Kobi Dansingburg 12
● Alex
Stockhausen 14
● Anders Braaten
17
● Sam Young 17
● Jonas Trombetta
20
● Ryan Meyer 20
● Kole Koehler 20
● Anni Skillicorn
20
● Marissa
LIndaman 20
● Owen Ping 22
● Rory Briggs 23
● Ava Pike 23
5. Most All
Conference Skiers in one season: 1993
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Bryan Ihrke
●
Missy Schriener
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Lynn Berkley
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Dale Hengel
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Sara Lawson
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Denae Hafner
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Chuck Larson
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Megan Dennis
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Dave Green
●
Tim Borgan
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Jesse Bauer
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Jenny Ruggeberg
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Andy Bohnstengel
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Betsy Hagen
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Britt Moore
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Matt Lund
●
Mandy Slavin
Major sport shifts
● Skating
Revolution: 1985
● Started the
Nordic South Ski Conference 1990 Winona, Chaska, Visitation, Prior
Lake, Lakeville
● Nordic South
Ski Conference Championships: 1990-1993 Boys and Girls
● Ended the
Nordic South Ski Conference: 1993
● Name Change for
“Cross Country Skiing”: 1994-1995 “Nordic
Skiing”
● First year of
the Pursuit race: 1999
● Race changes
from three events/titles to a pursuit only format: 2006-2007 season
● Team operates
under self-funding for 2009-2011. Winona Nordic Ski Club formed during
this time to help fund the program, groom trails, secure man-made snow
equipment, trail improvements, and youth ski program.
● School District
funding reinstated for Nordic Ski team 2011-2012 season.
● First Pisten Bully: January
2000 Brother Jerome Radamacher
● Top two teams
in each section qualify for state meet (2014-2015)
● 83% percent
maximum pole length for classical races
● Sprint added to
State Meet format 2022
Alumnus
1. Skiers from our
program to qualify for a college National Meet:
● Amy Cichanowski 1990 St.
Mary’s University
● Ben
Nagel 1991 St. Olaf College
● Heather Cichanoski 1993 St.
Mary’s University
● Trevor Walz University
of Wisconsin-Green Bay
● Ben Mogren University
of Wisconsin-Green Bay
● Jens Brabbit 2010 Gustavus Adolphus
College