St. Olaf Nordic Team

The St. Olaf Nordic team got some exciting news this spring! We have the opportunity to hire an official, paid assistant coach for next season! Here is what we would hope to expect out of an assistant: Help at afternoon team practices 2-3 times a week (3:30 or 4 pm during the week, and usually about 9 am on weekends. Season runs for 19 weeks, not including school breaks, early October - early March) Travel with either varsity team or development team to races to help with waxing and race support Scheduling of these duties is negotiable, pay is $2500 for the year If you or someone you know is interested, please contact Head Coach Tom Jorgenson: jorgenso[at]stolaf[dot]edu or 507-786-8107

Well, the banquet is over, the last day of classes is tomorrow, and finals week is upon us.  The school year is officially ending, and with it comes the beginning of the training year! Which means we should probably go over a few things! The team at the banquet 2014-2015 Captains:  Nels Thompson Jake Brown Amelia Schurke Nora Gilbertson Rachel Lee 2013-2014 MVPs: Jake Brown Paige Schember Matt Haugen Award: Kelsey Cork Best Coach Ever Award (no but actually, he won CCSA Women's Coach of the Year) : Tom Jorgenson It's not hard at all to say that this season was pretty amazing, but what's even more exciting is the direction that the St. Olaf Nordic program is headed.  The team has a multitude of wonderful ideas on how to keep the leaps and bounds of progress going, and with Tom returning, we hope to be unstoppable. We're excited to welcome new skiers, sad to say goodbye to our seniors, and excited for whatever life throws at us next. Speaking of ...