2026 Minnesota Cross Country Coaches Clinic
Schedule
Sun, 19 Jul, 2026 at 02:00 pm to Mon, 20 Jul, 2026 at 04:00 pm
UTC-05:00Location
Armory Square Event Center | Northfield, MN
About this Event
Registration Link:
https://mnstatehscoachesassoc.sportngin.com/register/form/995180688?_gl=1*sf4i44*_ga*MTM4MDQ4NTAwMi4xNzU2NjY4NDI4*_ga_PQ25JN9PJ8*czE3NjU2MzYxNDAkbzMzJGcxJHQxNzY1NjM2NjQ0JGo2MCRsMCRoMA..#_ga=2.88766047.551790621.1765846499-1380485002.1756668428
Single Day Registration (Sunday or Monday) - $55
Early Registration - prior to March 9 ($65)
Regular Registration - March 9 - July 19 ($80)
Here are some of the following door prizes being donated:
Rollga "Full Body" Bundle - 2 packages
Grandma's Marathon - Free 2027 Entry + gear swag
Human Powered Health (Edina) - Free Running Gait Analysis
Performance Running Gym - 3 Run Stronger Jump Start Packages, which include a Free Run Stronger Consultation and 60-Minute Strength Session
Oak Endurance - 2 packages Gait Analysis + Strength
Shannon Thompson - Two "30 Week" Focus Series Sessions
Loppet Foundation - 2 Loppet Trail Race Entries
RUN MN - Free Entry to Victory Race and City of Lakes Half Marathon
MN Brewery Run Series - 4 Free Entries
Birkie Trail Run - Multiple Entries
Mankato Marathon - Free Entry Into Any Race
Sioux Falls Marathon - 2 Free Entries Into Any Races
LMNT Electrolytes - TBD
Minnesota Distance Elite - Coffee with Coach Lundstrom
Pat Tyson - Coaching Cross Country Successfully
Patrick Mader - Minnesota Gold and More Minnesota Gold
Don Timm - Ten Yards Beyond the Finish Line: Coach Roy Griak A Journey in Maroon and Gold
Dennis Barker - The River Road and The First Season
Matt Fitzgerald - assortment of books from his collection
Hideaway Vault Coffeehouse - coffee mugs and gift cards
Sunday, July 19
🕑: 02:45 PM - 03:00 PM
Clinic Kick-Off
🕑: 03:00 PM - 03:50 PM
Shannon Thompson - The Mental Performance Toolbox for Coaches
🕑: 04:00 PM - 04:50 PM
Pat Hennes - Building a Winning Program From the Bottom Up
Info: Increasing Athlete Engagement: Building a Winning Program From the Bottom Up
🕑: 05:00 PM - 05:50 PM
Dominic Newman - The Mental Edge: The Body and Mind Connection
🕑: 06:00 PM - 07:15 PM
Dinner - Pasta Entrees Provided by B & L
🕑: 07:15 PM - 08:05 PM
Dr. Jeff Messer - Six Easy, Evidence-Based Training Program Refinements
Info: Six Easy, Expeditious, and Evidence-Based Training Program Refinements to Enhance Student-Athlete Outcomes
🕑: 08:15 PM - 09:00 PM
Q & A with 2025 Championship Coaches
Info: (Kalsey Beach, Shawn Everson, Tim Kersey, Matt Kingsbury, Disa Daucsavage, and Dominic Newman)
🕑: 09:00 PM - 12:00 AM
Social Time at Armory Square Event Center
Monday, July 20
🕑: 07:00 AM - 08:00 AM
Doors Open
🕑: 08:00 AM - 09:45 AM
Awards Ceremony
Info: Awards Ceremony (Introduction by Patrick “Packy” Mader): High School Scholarship Recipients, Coaches of the Year (Section and State), and Hall of Fame Coaches; ceremony sponsored by Josh Gerber and Wayzata Results
🕑: 10:00 AM - 10:50 AM
Shannon Thompson - Reframing Our Relationship with Performance in Athletics
🕑: 11:00 AM - 11:50 AM
Maria Hauger/Nichole Porath - Functional Strength Training
🕑: 12:00 PM - 01:00 PM
Lunch - On Your Own
🕑: 01:10 PM - 02:00 PM
Pat Hennes - Wisdom vs Knowledge
Info: Wisdom vs Knowledge: Coaching Through Aphorism, Axiom & Alliteration
🕑: 02:10 PM - 03:00 PM
Dr. Jeff Messer - “Our Feet Move Fast Everyday”
Info: “Our Feet Move Fast Everyday”: Daily Neuromuscular Preparation That Is Neither Physically or Cognitively Fatiguing
🕑: 03:10 PM - 04:00 PM
MN Cross Country Coaches Association Meeting
Where is it happening?
Armory Square Event Center, 519 Division Street South, Northfield, United StatesEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
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