The Midwest Division Junior Leadership has completed its application process and developed coaching staffs for their three March Junior Trips.
Each coach on these staffs is a volunteer who is excited to be part of helping the junior athletes to have a great experience at the March Junior Trip each athlete may qualify for.
The staffs are as follows:
Midwest & Great Lakes NENSA U18 Trip Coaching Staff
(2020 NENSA U18 Championships at Gore Mountain in North Creek, New York)
Siiri Morse, Trip Leader/Head Coach, DXC
Paul Fraley, Asst. Coach, Copper Country Ski Tigers
Pasha Kahn, Asst. Coach
Logan Zueger - Asst. Coach, Superiorland Ski Team
Midwest & Great Lakes NENSA U16 Trip Coaching Staff
(2020 NENSA U16 Championships at Mountain Top Inn & Resort in Chittenden, Vermont)
Bjorn Hanson, Trip Leader/Head Coach (MW), 4591 Sports Development
Ellen McCarthy, Asst. Coach (MW), South Suburban Training Group
David Paulson, Asst. Coach (MW), Chaska - Chanhassen
Ted Thereyl, Head Coach (GLD), Chippewa Valley Nordic
Charil Reis, Asst. Coach (GLD), Northwoods Nordic - Rhinelander
Erich Kern, Asst. Coach (GLD), Lakeland Nordic
Midwest Junior National Team Coaching Staff
(2020 Junior Nationals at ASC Training Center in Truckee, CA)
Julia Curry, Head Coach, Loppet Nordic Racing
Chris Harvey, Trip Leader, Loppet Nordic Racing
Liz Peterson, Head Glide Coach, Endurance United
Tom Jorgenson, Head Kick Coach, Endurance United
Andy Dodds, Wax Tech, South Suburban training Group
Joe Haggenmiller, Wax Tech, DXC/CXC
Deno Johnson, Age-Group Coach, NordicWerks
Vivian Hett, Age-Group Coach, Loppet Nordic Racing
Brian McCollor, Age-Group Coach, Minneapolis Ski Club
Piotr Bednarski, Age-Group Coach, Loppet Nordic Racing
Elizabeth Smith, Physical Therapist