Mounds View Track and Field
With eight Minnesota True Team State Track and Field championships and five Minnesota State High School League state championships, Mounds View Track and Field is the most successful high school track and field program in Minnesota. The program became a powerhouse in the late 1990s under the tutelage of coach Ross Fleming. The program went undefeated in 1999, 2000, 2001, and 2007.
The program was created in the spring of 1955, during the school's first year. In 1958, Bob Stewart joined as an assistant. That same year, Stewart founded the school's cross country program and became its first coach. Stewart took over as head coach of the Mustangs in 1963 and maintained that position until 1985, when he stepped aside for Fleming to take the top position. In 22 years, Stewart led the Mustangs to 10 conference championships, six regional championships, eight individual state champions and one relay state championship. Stewart left the program for three years to coach his son at Hamline University before returning to Mounds View as an assistant from 1991 to 2004. Following his retirement, the school named its renovated facilities the Bob Stewart Track.
Numerous Mounds View alums have gone on to Division 1 track and field careers. Among them are: Burt Ewing (1961), Brad Buetow (1968), Bart Buetow (1968), Gordy Weaver (1975), Mark Pietrofesa (1984), Ryan Melena (1999), Trent Riter (2001), Sean Duling (2007), Tommy McNamara (2007), Mike Shelendich (2007), Kevin Bradley (2008), (University of Minnesota), Nate Englin (2004) (University of Missouri), Jeff Taylor (1985) (North Carolina State), and Quinn Evans (2007) (University of Wisconsin).
Current Captains for the 2010-2011 year are: Sean Emberley, Jordan Dornbush, Mitch Krause, David Kahat, and Don Roden
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