Competitive
Cambridge-Isanti competes in the Mississippi 8 Conference, consisting of 8 other central Minnesota schools. Prior to the formation of the Mississippi 8 Conference CI competed in the North Suburban Conference
| Activity | Faculty | Season | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baseball | Todd Smrekar | Spring | |
| Basketball (Boys) | Mike McDonald | Winter | Section Champions 3 times, Most recently 2008. The best players in this school's history include Brian Bergman, Jason Cochran and Joe Swanson. |
| Basketball (Girls) | Jody Ledahl | Winter | |
| Bowling (Adapted) | Susan Kaspar | Spring | |
| Cheerleading | Angie Lindberg | Fall & Winter | Cheerleading tryouts are held in the spring. |
| Cross Country (Boys & Girls) | Josh Lowman | Fall | Conference champions in the 2008 and 2009 seasons. State tournament appearances in 2009 and 2010. 2011 Mississippi 8 Academic Conference Champions. |
| DECA | Roger Schultz | Winter | An international association of high school students studying marketing, management and entrepreneurship in business, finance, hospitality, law, and marketing sales and service. The DECA Chapter at CIHS is a Nationally recognized activity that has experienced huge success at the Region, State and International levels. The annual DECA Food Can Drive brings in thousands of pounds of food for the needy each year at the holiday season. |
| American football | Mike Hennen | Fall | Until 2007, held the record for all-time victories in Minnesota. State Champions in 1986, 1987, and 2000. |
| Golf (Boys) | Mike Hennen | Spring | |
| Math League | Mike Sorn | Winter | |
| Model United Nations | Mr. Woodbury | Fall-Spring | A national recognized policy group that researches, and advocates policy while representing selected countries around the world. This group has won national awards for five straight years at the University of Chicago Model United Nations Conference, the University of Michigan Model United Nations Conference, and the Northwestern University Model United Nations Conference. The group has produced national recognized delegates such as Ben Williams, Michael Gable, Jens Erickson and Ethan Yerigan who won the outstanding delegate awards in the University of Chicago conference and University of Michigan conference. Delegates have gone on to lead programs at the University of Chicago and Lake Forest University. |
| Golf (Girls) | Steve Hanson | Spring | |
| Gymnastics | Wendy Rooney | Winter | |
| Hockey (Boys) | Chad Carlson | Winter | |
| Hockey (Girls) | Jeff McCann | Winter | Back-to-back Mississippi 8 Conference Champions |
| Knowledge Bowl | Ms. Leding | Dec.-April | |
| Mock Trial | Ms. Thomsen | Oct.-Feb | |
| One-Act Play | Kelly Fahrni | Winter | |
| Soccer (Boys) | Randy Rouse | Fall | |
| Soccer (Girls) | Michael Galligan | Fall | |
| Softball | Dave Hanson | Spring | State Champions in 1978. |
| Speech | Kelly Fahrni | Winter | Speech is a public speaking and/or oral interpretation activity with 13 different competition categories. Sign up is early November with invitationals in February and March. Competitions for both teams and individuals continue from the end of March to mid-April. |
| Swimming (Boys) | Gary Gotz | Winter | Back to back conference champions in both the 2006-2007 and 2007-2008 seasons. Some of the best swimmers in the school's history include: Matt Peters, Aaron Marshall, Jake Berry, Mark Schornstein, and Chris Solomonson. |
| Swimming (Girls) | Jen Olson | Fall | |
| Tennis (Boys) | Thea Lowman | Spring | |
| Tennis (Girls) | Lee Orvik | Fall | |
| Track (Boys & Girls) | Kent Viesselman | Spring | |
| Volleyball | Vicki Courts | Fall | |
| Weightlifting | Neil Jennissen | School year | Open Mon., Wed. & Fri. 6-7:30 a.m. & 3-4:30 p.m. |
| Wrestling | Neil Jennissen | Winter | 2008 Mississippi 8 Conference Champions, 12 time Section Champions, Alum Luke Becker once held the record for all-time victories with a wrestling record of 210 wins, and went on to win an NCAA Division I National Title at the University of Minnesota. In addition to Becker, the Bluejackets have produced 5 state champions, including starting University of Minnesota heavyweight Tony Nelson. |
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