The Southwest cross country ski team began with the 1976-1977 season. Coach Joan McNaughton undertook this job at a time when few women were skiing and no others were coaching. At the time of her retirement from SW coaching in 2002, Coach McNaughton had sent four girls teams, 25 individuals and one boys relay team to MN state competitions.

James Dundon began coaching the team for the 2003-2004 season.

ACADEMIC CHAMPIONS:
Boys Team 2000-2001 Section/State
Boys Team 1999-2000 Section/State
Girls Team 1996-1997 Section
Boys Team 1992-1993 Section/State
Girls Team 1989-1990 Section/State

ALL-CITY HONORS:
2006-2007 Jeremy Blazar, Jackson Bellaimey, Gordon Vermeer, Ari Resnick, Andy Preister, Joe Wells, Alex Syverson, Colin Westcott and Libby Ellis, Rosie Frankowski, Dagny Ramstad, Leah Russell, Hannah Callahan, Lauren Walburg

2005-2006  Adam Pellegrini, Collin Cousins, Jeremy Blazar, Ari Resnick, Andrew Priester, Niko Kubota, Will Bellaimey and Libby Ellis, Dagny Ramstad, Sarah Douglass, Leah Russell, Hannah Callahan.

2004-2005 Eric Carter, Collin Cousins, Niko Kubota, Adam Pelligrini, Andrew Priester, Jeremy Blazar, James Douglass, Will Bellaimey and Libby Ellis, Jamie Cheever, Amanda Meyer, Taylor Anderson, Sarah Douglass, Dagny Ramstad

2003-2004 Eric Carter, Erik Maloney, Niko Kubota, Collin Cousins and Libby Ellis, Taylor Anderson, Amanda Meyer, Courtney Larson, Emily Frederikson

2002-2003 Marcus Pratt, Micah Blazar, Eric Carter, Jamie Cheever

2001-2002 Andrew Nilsen, Marcus Pratt, Lena Suhner

2000-2001 Aaron Blazar, Andrew Sullivan, Kaj Thompson, Marcus Pratt, Summer Hills-Bonczyk

1999-2000 Dennis Curran, Peter Bell, Charles Collins-Chase, Charles Eddleston, Aaron Blazar, Kathryn Klatt 

1998-2000 Dennis Curran, Peter Bell, Charles Collins-Chase, Charles Eddleston, Aaron Blazar

1997-1998 Adam Lund, Allen Lundberg, Charles Collins-Chase

1996-1997 Jacob Beste, Caroline Hennen

1995-1996 Matt Teasdale, Jacob Beste, Caroline Hennen

1994-1995 Jacob Beste, Linn Schulte-Sasse, Sarah Alholm, Lisa Tilman, Gilllian Haro

1992-1993 Jacob Beste, Ann Rader, Stephanie Simones

1991-1992 Katie Archer

1981-1982 Dave Sarrazin

CITY TEAM CHAMPIONS:
Boys and Girls Teams 2007-2008

Boys and Girls Teams 2006-2007
Boys and Girls Teams 2005-2006
Boys and Girls Teams 2004-2005
Boys Team 2003-2004
Boys Team 2000-2001
Boys Team 1999-2000
Boys Team 1998-1999

SECTIONS:
Southwest Nordic teams compete for slots at the State meet in February 2006 in Section 6 with Bloomington Jefferson High School, Bloomington Kennedy High School, Chaska High School, Eden Prairie High School, Edina High School, Hopkins High School, Minnetonka High School, Richfield High School, Saint Louis Park High School, and Coop: 985--Orono High School and Watertown-Mayer High School.

2007-08 Boys and Girls Team Section 6 Champions

CHARLIE BANKS MN COACHES ASSOCIATION RELAY:
2005-2006 Jeremy Blazar, Ari Resnick, Andy Priester, and Will Belaimey won the varsity boys 4x3 Km race; Dagny Ramstad, Hannah Callahan, Edwina Gantzer, and Leah Russell placed 7th in the varsity girls 4x3 Km relay.

2004-2005 Libby Ellis, Taylor Anderson, Dagny Ramstad, Amanda Meyer placed 9th in the girls varsity team relay race; Jeremy Blazar, Mike Jensen, Ari Resnick, Andy Priester placed 11th in the boys varsity team relay race.

STATE PARTICIPANTS:

2007-2008 Boys and Girls Team - Ari Resnick, Jackson Bellaimy, Gordon Vermeer, James Mitchell, Colin Westcott, Patrick Howell, Libby Ellis, Rosie Frankowski, Lauren Wahlberg, Edwina Gantzer, Hannah Callahan, Rose Callahan, and Emily Minge.

2006-2007 (Format changed, only pursuit awards given.) Gordon Vermeer, Jeremy Blazar, Girls Team (4th place): Libby Ellis (2nd), Rosie Frankowski (15th), Leah Russell, Dagny Ramstad, Lauren Wahlberg, Hannah Callahan, Edwina Gantzer

2005-2006 Libby Ellis (All State Freestyle-7th), Adam Pellegrini (All State Pursuit), Niko Kubota, Collin Cousins (All State Freestyle-9th)

2004-2005 Jamie Cheever (3rd in skate), Eric Carter

2003-2004 Eric Carter, Niko Kubuto

2000-2001 Aaron Blazar, Andrew Sullivan

1999-2000 Aaron Blazar, Peter Bell, Charles Collins-Chase, Charles Eddleston

1998-1999 Charles Collins-Chase

1996-1997 Jacob Beste (3rd in classic), Matt Teasdale

1995-1996 Jacob Beste (3rd in classic), Girls Team: Linn Schulte-Sasse, Sarah Alholm, Lisa Tilman, Gillian Haro, Louise Eddleston, Jenny Harrison

1994-1995 Jacob Beste, Girls Team: Stephanie Simones, Ann  Rader, Gillian Haro, Linn Schulte-Sasse, Sarah Alholm, Lisa Tilman, and Boys 3X5 relay: Lars Eriksson, Matt Teasdale, Matt Liddy

1993-1994 Jacob Beste, Ann Rader

1992-1993 Stephanie Simones

1991-1992 Katie Archer

1990-1991 Sarah Rohwedder

1987-1988 Ben Lander, Girls Team: Betsy Leighton, Hillary Gibbon, Dana Carlson, Erin Sjoquist, Evan DeMoss, Ann Keeler

1986-1987 Erik Ringsrud, Girls Team: Betsy Leighton, Hillary Gibbon, Dana Carlson, Satish Weber, Erin Sjoquist, Evan DeMoss

1985-1986 Betsy Leighton

1984-1985 Hillary Gibbon

1983-1984 Betsy Leighton

1980-1981 Bob Ziebel

1979-1980 Jim Jahoda

1978-1979 Mary Idzorek

1977-1978 Jim Moller