1955: GARDEN CITY WAS TRACK & FIELD CITY OF MINNESOTA

May 21, 2024 Minnesota track and field fans may remember Windom sprinter Heather Van Norman single-handedly winning the 1987 girls’ state Class A title in 1987 by capturing victories in the 100-, 200-, and 400-meter races.  The talented speedster then joined four teammates who placed 3rd in the 4 x 800-meter relay and again led

TWO MINNESOTA RUNNERS COMPETE IN U 20 WORLD CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS

March 29, 20234 2022 Minnesota state cross country champion Aidan Jones of Minneapolis Washburn and 2021 runner-up Noah Breker of Robbinsdale Armstrong competed at the U20 World Cross Country Championships in Belgrade, Serbia, earlier today in a meet dominated by Kenyan and Ethiopian distance runners. Noah, a two-time state track champion in the 3200-meter run,

DONNA GATHJE MUELLER: SUPPORT YOUR TEAM, SUPPORT YOUR COACH

April 26, 2022 Donna Gathje (pronounced get-key) believes she was blessed with great support and coaches.  Today, she promotes the healthy benefits of running and encourages the families of runners to support runners and their coaches. The Gathje family of Rochester, Minnesota, is known statewide and beyond for their running prowess, but parents Ron and

NED SHUCK: DIVISION I WRESTLING COACH KNEW FUTURE PROFESSION AS AN 8TH GRADER

Raised in Mapleton, Minnesota (also the hometown of Olympic curling gold medalist John Landsteiner), a town 18 miles south of Mankato in Blue Earth County, Ned Shuck did not feel confident about being on the wrestling mat in a second grade tournament.  He felt a bit tricked into competing at a tournament in nearby New

THE GATHJE FAMILY: CHERISHED MEMORIES OF MIAC TEAMMATES, COACHES, AND OTHER RUNNERS

Remember, the 1960s running community was miniscule compared to the broad appeal it enjoys today. Ron Gathje (pictured below with John Gathje, Steve, Jim Gathje, and Mike), a sheet metal worker originally from Stewartville, Minnesota, was perplexed when his son Steve started long distance running, but he and his wife, Helen, became huge fans of

LINDSEY HOREJSI KOZELSY: I WISHED THERE WAS A 500-METER BREASTSTROKE EVENT, I LOVED IT SO MUCH

June 21, 2022 Only 24 years old, Lindsey Horejsi (pronounced hoo-ray zhē) Kozelsky has achieved a lot in her young lifetime.  The Albert Lea, Minnesota, athlete set a national high school swimming record in the 100-yard breaststroke (58.56), qualified for three US Olympic Trials, graduated from high school a semester early and from undergraduate school