College of Saint Scholastica Saints
Location: Duluth, Minnesota
Head Coach: Chad Salmela (6th Season)
Assistant Coaches: Josh Tesch, Kate Tesch, Andre Watt
Website: http://www.csssaints.com/
Top men’s returners: Jeremy Hecker, Scott Johanik, Kasey Basco
Top women’s returners: Eleanor Magnuson, Brooke Adams
2011 CCSA Championships: Men – 4th, Women – 7th
2011 NCAA Central Region: Men – 4th, Women – 4th

The 2012 Saints ski team are led by four-time NCAA All-Region skier, Eleanor Magnuson, and US Junior World Championship alternate for 2011, Jeremy Hecker.

For the Saints women, Magnuson is flanked by returners, Brooke Adams, Christina Groulx, and Sarah Allen, while adding USST J1 trip qualifier and Minnesota State Champion, Sharmila Ahmed (Burnsville, MN), and Liz Peterson (Forest Lake, MN), who finished fourth in last year’s Minnesota State Meet. These six women constitute the deepest roster competitive roster that the Saints have ever fielded.

The Saints men field yet a deeper team than 2011, making the varsity nod a true level of accomplishment for 2012. While Hecker comes back strong, he will be pushed by returners Scott Johanik, Kasey Bacso, and Kelin Dunfee. However, newcomers Chris Parr (Eagan, MN) who finished 4th in the Minnesota State Meet, and Joe Dubay (Coon Rapids, MN) who has competed at the highest junior level in the US and Finland, along with a host of sophomores using their first year of eligibility like Paul Schommer (Appleton, WI), Nick Power (Duluth, MN), as well as sophomore returner from 2010, John Wessling, all have garnered top spots in intra-squad time trials and early season races.