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Coaching Staff

Head Girls Coach - Kristin Weinzierl - kweinzierl@district110.org

Head Boys Coach - Matthew Montplaisir - WHStrackandfield@isd110.org

Short Sprints - Tom McDonald - tmcdonald@isd110.org�300 Hurdles & 400M - Nick Hackman - nhackman@isd110.org

100/110 Hurdles - Alisa Gilbert

Triple Jump - Matt Young - myoung@isd110.org�High Jump - Nathan Popkes�Pole Vault - Mark Bullis - mrbullis@isd110.org�Throws - Alex Schmidt - gophers2010@gmail.com�Distance - Peter Hess - peter.hess@thrivent.com

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2026 Captains

Boys:

Ethan Dykstra

Wyatt Grover

Wesley Hammarsten

Ian Lage

Gordon Westcott

Jonathan Phenix

Bo Pozega

Girls:

Elle Baggenstoss

Audrey Brown

Zoe Cordes

Makeala Heine

Danica Kendrick

Jada Steussy

Ayla Sufka

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2026 Managers

Ava Armstrong - 11th

Ashlie Hunt - 11th

Ella Beery - 10th

Ava Moonen - 12th

Ella Nass

Manager Expectations: Social media posts, action pictures and interviews, uniform distribution and tracking, handing out clothing, working field events at track meets, timing, results at meets, splits, posting meet information from the website in the tents at meets

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WACONIA TRACK & FIELD PHILOSOPHY

Promote life long lessons to help our athletes succeed in life
Focus on the PROCESS not the OUTCOME
We teach:

Focus
Commitment
Discipline
Adversity
Communication
Mental Toughness
Integrity
Goal Setting

**Running should always be a positive part of your life, never a burden**

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Track Communication w/ Parents:

#1 - Asking your Son or Daughter�#2 - Team Website = www.runwaconia.com�#3 - Sports You - text messaging

Access Code: X8LQ-HVWT� #4 - Social Media = Facebook “Waconia Schools Track & Field”

#4 - Social Media -

Instagram @ Waconia Track and Field
Newspaper write ups for local paper? Parent volunteers

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Team Apparel - Due Wednesday, March 18th Midnight

Dress for success.
Represent Waconia
Very important to look uniform.

Apparel Link

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2026 Track & Field Schedule

We are a 5-6 day/week competitive program.

Success comes from consistency
We support multi-sport athletes
Mon-Fri 3:30-5/5:30 pm
Sat 9-10:15 am

Lifting Schedule

Sprints/Jumps/Hurdles/Vault: After practice, varies by week
Middle Distance: 7:35-8:05 Mon & Fri
Throws: 3:15-3:45 Mon/Wed/Fri*

MARCH

Mon 9th - FIRST DAY OF PRACTICE 3:30 HS MAIN GYM
Mon 16th - FIRST DAY OF AFTER SCHOOL PRACTICE 3:30 HS MAIN GYM
Wed 18th & Thu 19th - TRACK UNIFORM DISTRIBUTION
Fri 20th - Fundraiser + Team Picture Day 3:30 HS Gym - Yard signs available
Sat - 21st - U of M INDOOR JV/VARSITY
TBD - TCO sports dietician

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2026 Track & Field Schedule

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2026 Track & Field FUNDRAISING

Snap! Raise: $30,000 Goal

80% of donations given to WAC Track
Championship Season Jerseys
Bands, block carts, poles
Sprint Timing System
Track Boss (Video sharing system)
Future Stadium Enhancements

Additional Fundraisers:

QDOBA 4/15 (25% sales)
MACKENTHUNS GROCERY BAGGING - June 28th�

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High School Track & Field Events

RUNNING EVENTS… FIELD EVENTS… � 4x800-Meter Relay Triple Jump� 100-Meter High Hurdles (Gals) Long Jump� 110-Meter High Hurdles (Guys) High Jump� 100-Meter Dash Pole Vault� 4x200-Meter Dash Discus� 1600-Meter Run Shot Put� 4x100-Meter Relay� 400-Meter Dash� 300-Meter Hurdles� 800-Meter Run� 200-Meter Dash� 3200-Meter Run� 4x400 Meter Relay

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Phrase of the Season = BUILD RELATIONSHIPS

#1 - YOU…how is your relationship with yourself? Challenge YOURSELF to be a better person, a better athlete, a better team member than you were the day before!

#2 - Parents/Guardians…are you thankful for their efforts so you can be here “living your best life”? Are you communicating important info about track? THEY WANT TO KNOW…so tell em! (Please)

#3 - Teammates…get to know AS MANY people on this team as possible…we are ALL in this together and having good relationships between each other is THE KEY to a successful season. Be a friend…be a cheerleader…be a supporter…be someone's BIGGEST FAN & let them know!

#3 - Teachers…being a student is #1 and YOUR JOB…are you doing enough academically to be able to represent your school and “PLAY”?

#4 - Coaches…communication is KEY and goes BOTH WAYS…meaning it is your job to reach out to your coaches to be coached! YOU are just as important to improving your track skills as they are…coaches WILL ALWAYS work with the kids WHO WANT TO WORK. Reach out, get to know them & simply try!!! FYI - we have one of the MOST COMPLETE coaching staffs in the state…you are working with EXPERTS IN THE FIELDS & and they are all pretty dang nice!

#5 - Get to know your Head Coach…a bad grade, a birthday, a family emergency, going on vacation, doctors appointment, going to be late to practice, injured…whatever it may be YOUR HEAD COACH needs and wants to know…why? Ultimately we (the entire coaching staff) is responsible for your well being, but the Head Coach needs to be “in the know” in order to be supportive of your needs as a human.

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