Mounds View High School
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Mounds View High School is a public high school located in Arden Hills, Minnesota. A part of the Mounds View Public Schools district, the high school is located in a suburban area approximately nine miles north of downtown Minneapolis and Saint Paul, includes seven cities with 76,193 residents. Currently ('07-'08 school year) the school has a student enrollment of 1,926 students and a senior class of 514 students. The school is predominantly white with 13.5% of students being other races. It includes grade 9-12, and was founded in 1955.[1] It is one of two high schools that are in the 621 school district (the other being Irondale High School).
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[edit] Mounds View Track and Field
The Mounds View High School boys track and field team is located in Arden Hills, Minnesota. As of 2006, the Mustangs have eight Minnesota True Team State Track and Field Championships, five Minnesota State Championships, 13 regional championships and 19 conference championships, making the Mustangs statistically the most winning program in state history. Apple Valley won five True Team State Championships from 1988 to 1992
[edit] History
The program was created in 1955 by Martin Kranz, who also coached the football team. Mounds View High School opened for the 1954-55 school year. Kranz was with the team for one year. In 1958, Bob Stewart took over as the head coach. He would remain with the team until 2005 and bears the namesake of the school's track and field facilities. Stewart created the Mounds View cross country team in 1958 as well.
[edit] Championships
True Team State Championships: 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2006, 2007
Minnesota State Championships: 1999, 2000, 2001, 2006, 2007
The True Team State Championship determines the top overall team in the state by scoring all 27 competitors per individual event and all nine relay teams. The Minnesota State Meet determines the top individuals in the state and scores the top nine finishers.
[edit] Notable Alumni
- Trent Riter, class of 2001; state champion as a senior and holds the state record in the 800-meter run. Ran track and cross country for the Minnesota Gophers and competed in the 800-meter run at the 2004 United States Olympic Trials. Was an All-American in 2004. Qualified for the USA Championships in the 800-meters in 2007.
- Rob McClanahan, class of 1976; won an olympic gold medal as part of the Miracle on Ice U.S. hockey team in the 1980 Winter Olympics. Played 224 games in the NHL for the Buffalo Sabers, Hartford Whalers, and New York Rangers.
[edit] References
- ^ Mounds View Senior High 2007. Minnesota Department of Education. Retrieved on 2007-12-12.
[edit] External links
- Mounds View School District (Official Website)
- Mounds View Track and Field (Official Website)
- Mounds View Cross Country (Official Website)
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