History of mounds park nordic skiing
In 1989, Joe Kordosky became the Athletic director of MPA and the development of the Nordic program began. He was instrumental in the formation of the Twin Cities conference which began in 1991. This was the first year of MPA skiing. The first coach was Randee Edmundson. She coached for a few years until moving to Africa. The next coach was MPA alumni Ginger Beattie. The team participated in the Twin Cities conference from 1991-1998, then the team joined the Tri-Metro Conference. Subsequent coaches included Tracy/Brock Lindberg, Renee Schaefer, Kevin Brochman, Laura Edlund, Rob Duijndam, Jerry Slater, Shannon Wald, Kathy Bourne In 2014, the Trimetro conference was realigned and in the 2014-2015 season became the IMAC.
Minnesota State High school league skiing has also significantly changed. The first year of competition was 1976. There was only a classic race from 1976-1995. From 1996-1998 you could qualify in classic, freestyle or both. From 1999-2006 you could also qualify in classic, freestyle or both. If qualifying in both, you also participated for the pursuit format. From 2007 until present we participate in pursuit only. In 2014/15 MPA moved from the Tri-metro conference to the newly aligned
IMAC conference (Independent Metro Athletic Conference)
Minnesota State High school league skiing has also significantly changed. The first year of competition was 1976. There was only a classic race from 1976-1995. From 1996-1998 you could qualify in classic, freestyle or both. From 1999-2006 you could also qualify in classic, freestyle or both. If qualifying in both, you also participated for the pursuit format. From 2007 until present we participate in pursuit only. In 2014/15 MPA moved from the Tri-metro conference to the newly aligned
IMAC conference (Independent Metro Athletic Conference)
Boys Nordic Skiing
All State Honors
Fritz Spiegel 1998
Nick Gardner 2013, 2014
Matthew Bourne 2018, 2019
Henry Snider 2019
State Qualifiers
Fritz Spiegel 1998-14th
Brandon Gorringe 1999
Justin Mallgrave 1999
Jack Sloan 2009-63rd
John Brooksbank 2012-58th
Nick Gardner 2012-68th 2013-17th 2014-2nd
Kethan Dahlberg 2013-75th 2014-26th
Declan Dahlberg 2015-95th 2016-38th 2017-32nd 2018- 26th
Matthew Bourne 2016-111th 2017-33rd 2018-7th 2019-5th
Henry Snider 2018- 49th 2019-6th
Isak Nightingale 2019-56th
All Conference Honors
Fritz Spiegel 1994-AC 1995-AC 1996-AC 1997-AC
Sam West 1995-AC
Chris Ward 1996-AC 1998-HM
Brandon Gorringe 1999-HM
Jordan Okie 1999-HM
Justin Mallgrave 1999-HM 2000-AC
Will Mitchell 2000-HM
David Slade 2001-HM
Jon McCann 2004-HM
Christian Ressler 2006-HM
Matt Caswell 2008-AC 2009-AC
Jack Sloan 2008-AC 2009-AC
Bryan Markhart 2009-HM
Robert Hest 2009-HM
John Brooksbank 2009-HM 2010-AC 2011-AC 2012-AC
Nick Gardner 2011-HM 2012-AC 2013-AC 2014-AC *
Ben Gardner 2012-AC 2013-AC
Kethan Dahlberg 2012-HM 2013-AC 2014-AC
Keith Loukas 2013-HM 2014-HM 2016-HM
Evan Ferlic 2013-HM
Declan Dahlberg 2015-AC 2016-AC 2017-AC 2081- AC
Matthew Bourne 2016-HM 2017-AC 2018- AC-2019 -AC*
Isak Nightingale 2017-HM 2018- AC
Aneesh Syal 2017-HM 2019-AC
Henry Snider 2018 -AC
Peter Manolis 2019 - AC
*Denotes Conference Champion
AC-All Conference HM Honorable Mention
Team Awards
2009 Tri-Metro Conference Champions
2019 ABC Relays Champions
Girls Nordic Skiing
All State Honors
Brenna Bray 2002
Kimberly Bourne 2012
Kristen Bourne 2012, 2013
Margo Nightingale 2019
State Qualifiers
Brenna Bray 2000-26th(C) 2001-25th(F) 23rd(C) 2002-15th(C) 29th(F)
Kristen Bourne 2010-60 2011-34th 2012-17th 2013 - 3rd
Kimberly Bourne 2011-44th 2012-22nd
Ellie Hands 2012-33rd 2013 - 43rd 2014-38th
Molly Gardner 2015 -121st
Izzy Quam 2018-73rd 2019-34th
Margo Nightingale 2018-77th 2019-24th
All Conference Honors
Ginger Beattie 1993-AC 1994-AC
Colleen McCarthy 1993-AC
Janet Thomas 1995-AC 1996-AC
Annie Beattie 1996-AC 1997-AC
Amy Fuller 1999-HM
Rachel London 1999-HM
Brenna Bray 1999-HM 2000-AC 2001-AC 2002-AC
Meghan Martineau 2000-HM 2001-HM
Nancy Dietman 2008-AC
Kristen Bourne 2009-AC 2010-AC** 2011-AC** 2012-AC**2013-AC*
Mimi Ide 2009-HM
Hannah Frudden 2009-HM 2010-HM
Kimberly Bourne 2009-HM 2010-AC** 2011-AC** 2012-AC**
Ellie Hands 2011-AC 2012-AC 2013-AC 2014-AC
Laura Nicholson 2011-HM 2012-AC 2013-AC 2014-AC
Kate Nicholson 2012-HM
Katie Hands 2014-HM 2015-HM 2016-HM 2017-AC
Molly Gardner 2014-HM 2015-AC 2016-HM 2017- AC
Erin Quam 2014-HM 2015-HM 2016-AC
Kian Dahlberg 2015-HM 2016-HM
Ellie Quam 2016-HM 2017-AC 2018-AC 2019-AC**
Izzie Quam 2016-HM 2017-AC 2018-AC 2019-AC**
Gabby Law 2017- HM 2018 -AC 2019-AC
Ana Manolis 2017- HM
Margo Nightingale 2018-AC
Katie Dayiha 2019- AC
Mari Bohacek 2019- HM
Ana Manolis 2019- HM
*Denotes Conference Champion
**Denotes Conference Co-Champion
AC-All Conference HM Honorable Mention
TEAM AWARDS
2012, 2014 Tri-Metro Conference Champions
2016/2017/2018/2019 IMAC Conference Champions
2012 ABC relays second place
All State Honors
Fritz Spiegel 1998
Nick Gardner 2013, 2014
Matthew Bourne 2018, 2019
Henry Snider 2019
State Qualifiers
Fritz Spiegel 1998-14th
Brandon Gorringe 1999
Justin Mallgrave 1999
Jack Sloan 2009-63rd
John Brooksbank 2012-58th
Nick Gardner 2012-68th 2013-17th 2014-2nd
Kethan Dahlberg 2013-75th 2014-26th
Declan Dahlberg 2015-95th 2016-38th 2017-32nd 2018- 26th
Matthew Bourne 2016-111th 2017-33rd 2018-7th 2019-5th
Henry Snider 2018- 49th 2019-6th
Isak Nightingale 2019-56th
All Conference Honors
Fritz Spiegel 1994-AC 1995-AC 1996-AC 1997-AC
Sam West 1995-AC
Chris Ward 1996-AC 1998-HM
Brandon Gorringe 1999-HM
Jordan Okie 1999-HM
Justin Mallgrave 1999-HM 2000-AC
Will Mitchell 2000-HM
David Slade 2001-HM
Jon McCann 2004-HM
Christian Ressler 2006-HM
Matt Caswell 2008-AC 2009-AC
Jack Sloan 2008-AC 2009-AC
Bryan Markhart 2009-HM
Robert Hest 2009-HM
John Brooksbank 2009-HM 2010-AC 2011-AC 2012-AC
Nick Gardner 2011-HM 2012-AC 2013-AC 2014-AC *
Ben Gardner 2012-AC 2013-AC
Kethan Dahlberg 2012-HM 2013-AC 2014-AC
Keith Loukas 2013-HM 2014-HM 2016-HM
Evan Ferlic 2013-HM
Declan Dahlberg 2015-AC 2016-AC 2017-AC 2081- AC
Matthew Bourne 2016-HM 2017-AC 2018- AC-2019 -AC*
Isak Nightingale 2017-HM 2018- AC
Aneesh Syal 2017-HM 2019-AC
Henry Snider 2018 -AC
Peter Manolis 2019 - AC
*Denotes Conference Champion
AC-All Conference HM Honorable Mention
Team Awards
2009 Tri-Metro Conference Champions
2019 ABC Relays Champions
Girls Nordic Skiing
All State Honors
Brenna Bray 2002
Kimberly Bourne 2012
Kristen Bourne 2012, 2013
Margo Nightingale 2019
State Qualifiers
Brenna Bray 2000-26th(C) 2001-25th(F) 23rd(C) 2002-15th(C) 29th(F)
Kristen Bourne 2010-60 2011-34th 2012-17th 2013 - 3rd
Kimberly Bourne 2011-44th 2012-22nd
Ellie Hands 2012-33rd 2013 - 43rd 2014-38th
Molly Gardner 2015 -121st
Izzy Quam 2018-73rd 2019-34th
Margo Nightingale 2018-77th 2019-24th
All Conference Honors
Ginger Beattie 1993-AC 1994-AC
Colleen McCarthy 1993-AC
Janet Thomas 1995-AC 1996-AC
Annie Beattie 1996-AC 1997-AC
Amy Fuller 1999-HM
Rachel London 1999-HM
Brenna Bray 1999-HM 2000-AC 2001-AC 2002-AC
Meghan Martineau 2000-HM 2001-HM
Nancy Dietman 2008-AC
Kristen Bourne 2009-AC 2010-AC** 2011-AC** 2012-AC**2013-AC*
Mimi Ide 2009-HM
Hannah Frudden 2009-HM 2010-HM
Kimberly Bourne 2009-HM 2010-AC** 2011-AC** 2012-AC**
Ellie Hands 2011-AC 2012-AC 2013-AC 2014-AC
Laura Nicholson 2011-HM 2012-AC 2013-AC 2014-AC
Kate Nicholson 2012-HM
Katie Hands 2014-HM 2015-HM 2016-HM 2017-AC
Molly Gardner 2014-HM 2015-AC 2016-HM 2017- AC
Erin Quam 2014-HM 2015-HM 2016-AC
Kian Dahlberg 2015-HM 2016-HM
Ellie Quam 2016-HM 2017-AC 2018-AC 2019-AC**
Izzie Quam 2016-HM 2017-AC 2018-AC 2019-AC**
Gabby Law 2017- HM 2018 -AC 2019-AC
Ana Manolis 2017- HM
Margo Nightingale 2018-AC
Katie Dayiha 2019- AC
Mari Bohacek 2019- HM
Ana Manolis 2019- HM
*Denotes Conference Champion
**Denotes Conference Co-Champion
AC-All Conference HM Honorable Mention
TEAM AWARDS
2012, 2014 Tri-Metro Conference Champions
2016/2017/2018/2019 IMAC Conference Champions
2012 ABC relays second place