Physical Education
Full Time Staff: Kim
Chandler (Director of Athletics), Vanessa Seljeskog (Associate Director/PE
Chair),Ian Barker, Tom Cross, Jordan Cushing, Matt Haugen, Tony Jennison,
Curt Kietzer, Dan Larson, John Leaney, Marshall Mullenbach, Paula Natvig,
Matt Parrington, Bob Pearson, Martin Peper, Steph Schleuder, Ellen Thompson
The department of physical education provides students
with the opportunity to develop or improve skills in activity classes
and/or compete in a wide range of recreational, intramural, club and
intercollegiate sports.
The varsity athletic teams are members of the Minnesota
Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (MIAC) and the National Collegiate
Athletic Association, (NCAA Division III). Varsity sports for men include
baseball, basketball, cross country, football, golf, soccer, swimming and
diving, tennis, and indoor and outdoor track and field. Varsity sports for
women include basketball, cross country, golf, soccer, softball, swimming
and diving, tennis, indoor and outdoor track and field, water polo, and
volleyball.
Club sports include: M/W crew, M/W Climbing, M/W ice
hockey, M/W Nordic skiing, M/W rugby, M/W ultimate Frisbee, co-ed
volleyball, men’s water polo and women’s lacrosse.
Intramural competition is available in a wide variety
of sport activities throughout the school year. Team sports have
men’s, women’s and co-ed schedules. Individual sports have
men’s and women’s singles, doubles and co-ed doubles
tournaments.
Activity Courses
A variety of activity classes are offered through the
department of physical education. Students may earn a maximum of four
credits toward graduation for participating in four different physical
education activity classes. Each class is one credit and all activity
classes are graded S/NC. Some activity classes may have a participation
fee.
Water Activities
01 Swimming I 31 Scuba Diving
11 Swimming II 41 Lifeguard Training
21 Swim for Fitness 51 Aqua Aerobics
Lifetime Activities
02 Tennis I 15 Fencing II
03 Beginning Social Dance 16 Yoga II
04 Karate I 17 Running
05 Fencing I 18 Pilates I
06 Yoga I 20 Weight Training
07 Personal Health and Wellness 23 Beginning
Competitive Sport Dance
08 Step Aerobics 26 Tai Chi Chuan
09 Conditioning 28 Pilates II
10 Racquetball I 30 Golf
11 Racquet sports 33 Salsa Dance I
12 Tennis II 40 Self Defense
13 Intermediate Social Dance 43 Salsa Dance II
14 Karate II 50 Tae Kwon Do
Miscellaneous
90 Independent Study—Students with instructor sponsorship may design their own activity
course.
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