18 and Under
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Sean Haugen |
Sean is starting his 6th year with Northern Lights, and 4th year as a Head
Coach. Last year Sean head coached our highly successful 17-1 team, which
qualified for the 17 Open Division by taking 2nd at the Northern Lights
Qualifier. They went on to take 5th at USAV Nationals. The 17-1's also won the
East Coast Championship Beast of the East tournament in May & placed 5th at
AAU Nationals in June. Sean coached at Totino Grace for eight years, the last
three as head coach. He has played volleyball for over 15 years and is a MSHSL
High School official and a USAV Official.
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Lynne McDonald |
Lynne has coached with Northern Lights the past three years heading up our
16-1 & 15-1 teams, and assisting on our 17-1 team. Her teams have won the
Regional Championships the past three years. Last year Lynne agreed to take an
assistant role in order to help develop new coaches for the future, but yet
still use her vast experience to guide players. She will continue this role for
the 2008-09 season. Lynne played at USC and then continued her career with the
US National team. After retiring from the US National team Lynne began her 20+
year coaching career, with her last 4 years leading her daughter's Jr team into
Qualifying for the USJO Championships. After her daughter moved onto college
Lynne retired to watch her, but now has gotten back into coaching top level Jr
players. Lynne's ability to teach basic skills and then mold 10 players into a
winning team is matched by very few other coaches in the area.
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| 18-2 Head: |
Jeff Hoeg |
Jeff returned to coaching at Northern Lights last year after taking two
years off to be with his family. He has coached with Northern Lights for 12 of
our past 15 years. He has done over 30 camps for Northern Lights, and he has
coached for 17 years including 5 years as head coach at his High School. In his
last year at Northern Lights before he took a break, Jeff was the head coach
our 18-2 team which won the Omaha Presidents Day Tournament, finished 2nd at
the Colorado Crossroad Qualifier, and placed 5th in the National Division of
the USJO Championships. Last year he coached our 18-3 team.
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| 18-2 Asst: |
Rachel Langseth |
Rachel is in her 2nd year at Northern Lights. She is a former middle
blocker from the University of Minnesota Duluth campus. Last year she assisted
Jeff Hoeg at the 18's age level. She was extremely helpful in answering many of
our 18's various questions and concerns about their upcoming college years. We
are pleased to have Rachel in the gym again this year.
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17 and Under
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| 17-1 Head: |
Adam Beamer |
Adam has more elite club coaching experience than any other coach in the
area. This past year his 16-1 team won the 16 Open AAU National Championship,
and finished 3rd in the prestigious 16 Open Division at the USJO National
Championships. His 21 years of experience have given him 21 National Tournament
appearances with 4 National Championships and 9 top ten finishes. He is the
only coach in Minnesota to have led his team to a USJO National Championship
which he did three years ago in the 17 Open Division. He is the only coach in
Minnesota to have qualified and medaled teams in the 16 Open, 17 Open, and 18
Open divisions at USJO Nationals - proving his ability to get the most out of
any age group. He has coached 24 All Americans, was the volunteer assistant
coach at the University of Minnesota in 2008, and the assistant coach in 1994.
In 2006 Adam coached our 17-1 team to a 52-0 season winning both the USJO
Championships and the AAU Championships. Adam has also coached at Jefferson
High School, Mosquito Coast Jrs, and Minnesota Jrs. Besides his coaching Adam
co-directs the entire club operation along with Curt Glesmann.
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| 17-1 Asst: |
Jen Jacobs |
Jen is starting her 4th year with Northern Lights. Last year she was the
assistant coach on our highly successful 16-1 team, and two years ago was the
assistant coach for our very good 17-2 team. Jen is a former AVCA All American
outside hitter from Mankato State University. She has coached Jrs for 8 years
and done numerous camps. She also spent one year as an assistant coach at
Mankato. Jen is currently coaching high school at Harding and working as a
Special Education Assistant.
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Christine Denson |
Chris Denson has been playing and coaching volleyball for the past 20+
years. This is her seventh year with Northern Lights. For the past two years
she was our 12-1's head coach. Last year, the 12-1 team played in the 14 &
Under Power League, placed 3rd at the Northern Lights Qualifier, and won the
NCR Presidents' Day Festival! Prior to 2007, Chris led our 17-2 teams
qualifying them for the USJO Championships in both years. She was head coach at
Minnetonka High School for a total of 8 years. A graduate middle blocker of
Drake University, Chris has received several USAV All-American awards during
her playing days
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Sunny Choh |
Sunny is in her 4th year at Northern Lights. Last year, Sunny head coached
our 16-2 team, which boasted a 79-4 record. They won the Omaha President's Day
Classic, the Northern Lights Qualifier, and an AAU National Championship. Two
years ago Sunny's 16-2 team was 2nd at the AAU National Championships, and
placed 3rd at two National Qualifiers. She has the ability to not only teach
skills, but also bring a team together into a single working unit. Sunny
rejoined Northern Lights after having graduated from the club 9 years ago. She
has a Ph.D. in the Medical Field and is currently teaching college classes.
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Sunny & Marcia will be splitting the Asst duties. |
Marcia Kreklow |
Marcia is in her 3rd year with Northern Lights. Last year she was the
assistant coach for our highly successful 16-2 team which placed 1st at the AAU
National Championships and won the Northern Lights Qualifier. In 2007, Marcia
was the head coach for our 15-2 team, which placed 3rd at the AAU National
Championships. Marcia comes from a strong background of volleyball. She played
4 years of college ball at Drake as a middle & outside hitter. She has
coached numerous MVI Camps, Jr clubs and High School teams in the past 15
years. In a previous life, Marcia has also spent many hours on the sand court
with club director Curt Glesmann and 17-2's head coach Chris Denson.
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Jackie Richter |
Jackie is in her 2nd year at Northern Lights. Last year she coached our
16-4 team and led them to several silver and gold bracket finishes. Her players
love her and fiercely stand behind her. Jackie has been coaching for
Minneapolis Southwest High School for the past 4 years. She taken that program
from being at the bottom to now being tops in the conferance.
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| 17-3 Asst: |
Samantha More |
Samantha will be entering her first year with Northern Lights. During the
past two seasons, she coached 16's for Club Dakota. She is a former setter /
right side hitter, and is currently attending Normandale Community College.
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Jason Uller |
Jason is in his 2nd year at Northern Lights. Last year he was the head
coach for our 16-5 team which beat many other clubs #1 teams! Straight from
California Jason brings with him a knowledge and desire for the game that will
allow him to train high school athletes to become the best they can be. Jason
played for Ohio State University, and Santa Monica, before transferring to
UCLA. He is currently completing his 3rd year of law school at the University
of Minnesota.
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| 17-4 Asst: |
Adam Cress |
Adam is starting his first year at Northern Lights. During the 2008 High
School season he was the head coach at Northfield High School.
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16 and Under
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| 16-1 Head: |
Pam Dombeck |
Pam has coached at Northern Lights for 11 years in ages from 16-18's. This
past season Pam's 18-1 team took 3rd at the Northern Lights Qualifier, earning
them a spot in the 18-Open Division at USJO Nationals. Her team also placed 3rd
in the 18 Open Division at the AAU National Championships. Her teams have
always Qualified for USJO Nationals, they have won numerous regional
championships, won a few Qualifiers, and placed as high as 5th at the USJO
National Championships. Pam played for 4 years at the University of Minnesota,
was the assistant coach at the U of M from 1991-1993, and was the interim head
coach in1994. Pam is currently a teacher at Hastings High School.
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Liz Condon |
Liz enters her 6th year with Northern Lights as an assistant coach. Last
year she assisted our 18-1 team. Liz is a former graduate of Northern Lights.
She played with the club for 4 years before heading off to college to play. She
has coached numerous summer camps for Northern Lights and Jr. Club volleyball
while she was in college. Liz was known in Northern Lights as being the most
dependable passer in the program, and her knowledge and skills will be a great
benefit for players on this team. Liz had her first child last spring, and is
enjoying being a new mom.
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Raina Pilon |
Raina is in her 3rd year at Northern Lights. Last year her very athletic
16-3 team earned an American Bid for USJO Nationals and took 5th at the AAU
National Championships. In 2007, she led our 15-3 team to a 3rd place finish at
Regionals and qualified for USJO Nationals. This team also finished 3rd at the
Omaha Presidents Day Classic. Raina previously played for Northern Lights
during her high school career. Raina has had many players and parents informing
the staff of the wonderful job she does.
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Jared Rendell |
Jared joined the Northern Lights coaching staff halfway through our 2007-08
season and was the asst coach for our 16-4 team. He brings a ton of enthusiasm
and ambition, and is looking forward to another great season!
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Kari Raymond |
Now in her 6th year with Northern Lights. Last year she and Chad guided our
15-1 team to win the Regional Qualifier and place 9th at USJO Nationals by only
losing one match! Two seasons ago, Kari & Chad led our 15-1 team to an AAU
National Championship and 3rd place finish in the 15 Open Division at USJO
Nationals. Kari is a former middle blocker at Northern Lights. She played with
us for two years, graduated and attended Drake University. While at Drake she
not only played and studied, but she also coached Jrs for IPVA. After
graduating Kari took a teaching job in Iowa and coached/directed a club for 2
years in Indianola. Kari then moved back to the Twin Cities to teach math &
coach at the Bloomington Schools. She is currently a math teacher at Rosemount
HS. Kari also is our Middle Blocking Coach.
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Melinda Hoppe |
Melinda head coached for Moorhead Juniors the past couple years, and now is
joining the Northern Lights coaching staff for 2008-09. She played at MN
State-Moorhead between 2000-2003, where she was voted Team MVP and Captain
twice. Melinda is employed as a U.S. Probation Officer.
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Amanda Mackenthun |
Amanda helped found the Keewenaw Select Volleyball Club in Houghton,
Michigan. She coached the 18-1 team at that club, as well as coaching for High
Voltage 18-1s in 2007. She played for Michigan Tech University as their
starting setter all four years. Amanda is employed as a Management Trainee for
JCPenney Corp.
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| 16-4 Asst: |
Karyn Polland |
Karyn was the asst coach for our 16-5 team last season, and helped with
Northern Lights summer camps this past year.
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Jerry Beckmann |
Jerry was the head coach for the Northern Lights 15-5 team last year, and
has worked at several of our camps since 2007. Prior to Northern Lights, Jerry
coached for Burnsville Thunder. He still enjoys playing volleyball in his free
time.
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Melissa Johnson |
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Chad Becker |
Chad is entering his 9th year at Northern Lights, and his 7th year as a
full time staff member of the club. Chad has been the lead coach in our 15's
age division for the past 6 years and the lead coach in our 12's age division
for the past 3 years. His strong skill development training has unquestionably
given our players the basis they need for high level competition. Our older age
level teams' success in the past few years are a direct result of Chad's
dedication to teaching our young players strong basic skills.
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| 15-1 Head: |
Chad Becker |
Chad is entering his 9th year at Northern Lights, and his 7th year as a
full time staff member of the club. Last year, Chad led our 15-1 team to a 1st
place finish at the Regional Qualifier, and a 9th place finish at USJO
Nationals. In 2008, Chad coached our highly successful 15-1 team to win the AAU
National Championships and a 3rd place finish at the 15 Open USJO National
Championships. During the 2007 season, Chad's 15-1 team won 2 National
Qualifiers and the Omaha Presidents Day tournament. He has coached 9 All
Americans. Chad has also been coaching for 12 years at Eden Prairie High
School. Prior to his association with Northern Lights, Chad coached 3 years at
Club Tonka, and 5 years with the Eden Prairie Girls Athletic Association.
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| 15-1 Asst: |
Jessica Oldenburg |
Jessica is starting her 2nd year as a coach at Northern Lights. Last year
she assisted at the 17's age level. She is a former Northern Lights player who
attended Univ North Carolina Charlotte as a 4 year starter. She has coached
camps at UNC and has worked with players in her home town of Belle Plaine. Now
graduated and back in Minnesota Jessica loves working with our dedicated
athletes and is excited about working with some of the younger players this
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Hailey Cowles |
Hailey is in her 7th year at Northern Lights. 5 years as a player, and 2
years as a coach. Hailey played on Northern Lights 2006 National Championship
team, and is now a Golden Gopher. Last year Hailey assisted on our 15-3 team
and was ranked by the players as one of the most inspiring coaches in the club.
We are proud to watch Hailey not only on the court at the University of
Minnesota, but also on the court at Northern Lights. |
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Marlon Johnson |
Marlon has coached at Northern Lights for 10 years working with ages
14-16's. Last year Marlon worked with Angela Hoover on our 15-2 team and for
the previous 3 years Marlon has coached at the 15's & 16's level working
with Chad, Lynne & Kari. Marlon has coached for the past 14 years at
various levels, and in what he refers to as his "younger days" he was
an active player. Marlon combines loads of enthusiasm with solid knowledge to
get the most out his players
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Tiffini Christianson |
Tiffini comes to us from Nebraska, where she has coached the past few years
at the 16s level for Nebraska Impact and Nebraska Elite.
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Mike Domeier |
This is Mike's 3rd year at Northern Lights. Last year, Mike coached our
15-3 team to a 5th place finish at the Omaha Presidents Day Classic. In 2007,
he led our 16-3 team to qualify for USJO Nationals. His players have nothing
but great things to say about him, and he loves working with kids. Previously
Mike spent 3 years working with a Jr club out of Norwood-Young America, where
he was responsible for coaching and organizing the club.
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Tibi Mozes |
Tibi helped out with our 15-1 team last year, and is coming to us this
season in a more defined role. He has been coaching the past 7 years with the
Eden Prairie Volleyball Association. Tibi also played and coached for the
Swedish Amateur League for over a decade.
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Linda Laird |
Linda is starting her 5th year at Northern Lights. She has coached a
variety of ages ranging from 12's- 15's. A very sound technical coach, Linda
understands the small aspects of the game that make a big difference. Linda's
oldest daughter, Monica Laird, played for 6 years at Northern Lights as one of
our top setters and is now a Sr. in college.
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Holly Loeffler |
This is Holly's 4th year with Northern Lights, and her 2nd as the 15-4 asst
coach. Holly also coached previously with Northern Lights in our 12's program.
She has coached and managed the Eagan Aerial Attack club for several years, and
has also assisted at the 9th grade level at Eagan High School.
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Joanna Lyons |
Joanna is in her 3rd year at Northern Lights. Last year she was the head
coach of our 14-4 team. Joanna has also coached at Shakopee HS for the 4 years
at either the B squad or JV level. She has coached 12's for the Shakopee JO
program.
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Johnna Wangensteen |
Johnna is in her 2nd year at Northern Lights. Last year she assisted in our
14's program with the 14-3 team. Johnna is currently assisting the Woodbury
high school program. She has over 30 years of playing experience and has
coached at an elite level before. Johnna will share her abundant knowledge and
excitement for the game with our 15's
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14 and Under / 13 and Under
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| Lead Coach |
Kari Raymond |
Now in her 6th year with Northern Lights. Last year she and Chad guided our
15-1 tea, tp a 9th place finish at the USJO National Championships and a 5th
place finish at the AAU National Championships. Kari is a former middle blocker
at Northern Lights. She played with us for two years, graduated and attended
Drake University. While at Drake she not only played and studied, but she also
coached Jrs for IPVA. After graduating Kari took a teaching job in Iowa and
coached/directed a club for 2 years in Indianola. Kari then moved back to the
Twin Cities to teach math in the Bloomington Schools. She was the head coach at
Bloomington Kennedy for 3 years before moving to the Rosemount School system.
Kari also is our Middle Blocking Coach and is the Lead coach for 14's &
13's.
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Walt Weaver |
Walt Weaver is truly "The Master" of Minnesota coaches. He is
legendary for his 28 year coaching record at Apple Valley High School. Walt is
one of the founders of Junior Volleyball in Minnesota back in 1979, and has
coached Junior teams longer than any other coach in the state. His Jr teams
have finished as high as 5th at the USJO Championships in the 18's Division. In
addition to coaching High School and Jr players, Walt was the head coach of the
Minnesota Monarchs, a professional league that ran in the late 1980's. He is a
master of teaching basic skills to any age level player, and is known for his
unmatched ability to analyze his team's strengths and weaknesses and then get
the most out of them. Northern Lights is extremely pleased to have Walt on
staff and we are looking forward to learning from his vast experience. He
head-coached our 18-2 team last year, and led them to a 3rd place bronze medal
finish at AAU Nationals.
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Steve Getchell |
Steve Getchell is another legend in the Minnesota volleyball community.
Steve has coached volleyball for the past 25+ years. He has coached at numerous
schools and is currently the Co-Head coach at Maple Grove High School with his
wife Monika. Steve and Walt also run the MVI Volleyball Camps. |
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Amy Johnson |
Amy is in her 4th year with Northern Lights. Last year she led our 14-2
team to a 1st place finish in the Northern Lights Power League, and multiple
victories over 15 and 16-year-old teams. In 2007, she led our 14-3 team and
three years ago she was a floating coach taking positions as needed in our 13's
and 14's program. Amy has played volleyball since 5th grade. She is a Kennedy
HS graduate and played Jrs with Club Tonka and Northern Lights during her high
school career. She attended college at River Falls and played 4 years of
college volleyball there. She has coached summer camps for 4 years, and
previously coached with Bloomington Jrs.
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Kim Hook |
Kim is in her 3rd year at Northern Lights. Last year she was the assistant
to our 14-2 team. Kim is a teacher in the Burnsville School district and
coaches volleyball at Metcalf Junior HS. She is originally from Thief River
Falls where she played during her high school days. She attended University of
North Dakota in Grand Forks.
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Andrea Hannem |
Andrea is in her 2nd year at Northern Lights. Last year she assisted on our
13-2 team. She is a former player college player who is now in pharmacy school.
She loves working with young players and is looking forward to another great
year at Northern Lights.
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Brendan Erickson |
Brendan is in his 2nd year at Northern Lights. Last year he assisted at the
14's age level. He has been around volleyball most of his life, and played club
ball for Bloomington during high school. He is currently a Jr. at St. Thomas,
majoring in HR Management and Business Communication.
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Gary McCullum |
Gary enters his 6th year with us. Last year he was the head coach of our
14-3 team. He is highly liked by his players, and he makes the game fun for
everyone. Gary has been involved in volleyball starting in high school where he
played on the Apple Valley Waves boys JO team and learned VB from Walt Weaver.
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Nathan Loehrs |
Nathan has coached for Edina HS the past two seasons, and played for the
UMD Men's Club team from 2003-07.
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Vicki Seliger |
Vicki has worked with our 12's the past two seasons and will move up an age
group this year. Vicki is a graduate of Northern Lights back when it was known
as North Country Jrs. (We won't say how long ago that was.) She has coached on
and off at Northern Lights over the years, and she is currently the head coach
at Hopkins High School. She is a graduate of Iowa State where she played as a
middle blocker.
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Crystal Dohlman |
Crystal is in her 3rd year at Northern Lights. She head-coached our 13-1
team last season & our 16-3 team in 2007. Prior to that she coached for two
very successful seasons at New Prague. She has coached numerous camps,
including the Northern Lights camps the past three summers. She is currently
coaching Lakeville South Junior Varsity this fall. Crystal played with Northern
Lights during her high school career, but an injury prevented her from playing
in college. Crystal now has taken on coaching very passionately.
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Deanna Lemke |
Deanna is in her 5th year at Northern Lights. Last year she ran our 12-2
team. Deanna played volleyball for McGregor High School. She is an avid co-rec
and women's player for the last 13 years. Deanna has coached camps for the
Chaska area and is director of the Shakopee schools' in-house league, as well
as a Middle School / Junior High coach.
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Erin Flynn |
Erin is returning for her 2nd year at Northern Lights. Last year she
assisted on our very strong 17-2 team, qualifying them for USJO Nationals and
taking them to a 5th place finish at AAU Nationals. Erin played for the
University of Minnesota- Crookston and has a great knowledge of the game. She
previously coached in Crookston for two years.
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Gretchen Gilbertson |
Gretchen is in her 2nd year at Northern Lights. Last year she assisted at
our 12's age level. Previously she has coached at the 12's age level for Apple
Valley and at the 14's age level for Burnsville. Gretchen has also coached
Apple Valley's South Metro team for 3 years.
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Maddie Lenhard |
Maddy is a former Northern Lights setter. She is currently a sophomore at
Carleton College, where she majors in Biology and plays for the Knights Her
coaching experience includes head coaching for Northfield Juniors and working
Northern Lights summer camps. She is looking forward to returning to NL and
working with our 13's program.
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| Lead Coach |
Chad Becker |
Chad is entering his 9th year at Northern Lights, and his 7th year as a
full time staff member of the club. Chad has been the lead coach in our 15's
age division for the past 6 years and the lead coach in our 12's age division
for the past 3 years. His strong skill development training has unquestionably
given our players the basis they need for high level competition. Our older age
level teams success in the past few years are a direct result of Chad's
dedication to teaching our young players strong basic skills.
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Mark Roesner |
Mark is in his 3rd year of coaching at Northern Lights. Last year he was
the head coach of our very successful and mighty 11's team! They finished 3rd
in the 12's power league, 2nd in the annual Rochester 12's tournament, and 8th
in the 12's division of the Northern Lights Qualifier. He truly had them
motivated.
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Laura Lane |
Laura attended Iowa State University, where she played for four years and
helped run their volleyball camps. She now works for Midwest Volleyball
Warehouse, and is looking forward to working with our young athletes.
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Doug VanBenthuysen |
Doug is starting his 3rd year at Northern Lights. He has worked in the 12's
and 13's level at Lights for 3 years. He previously coached 4 years with Club
Extreme Jrs. He holds a CAP I coaching certification, and has seen his oldest
daughter go from 12's - 18's at Northern Lights. Doug and his wife Lynne, along
with Curt Glesmann own and operate Midwest Volleyball Warehouse.
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| 12-2 Asst: |
Kathi Mohr |
Last season, Kathi was the assistant for our 11-1 team. Prior to that, she
coached for the Eden Prairie Volleyball Assocation, as well as several
recreational youth leagues.
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| 11-1 Head: |
Megan Williams |
Megan enters her first season of coaching with Northern Lights. She is a
former Northern Lights player with 7 years of playing experience. Her degree in
Elementary Education from Iowa State and her current job as a nanny make her a
great fit for coaching young players. |
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Garrett Wardell |
Garrett is starting his first year at Northern Lights. He is currently a
student at Normandale Community College. |
