Christine Denson
Head Coach 12-1
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Coaching Bio:
 
  • High Schools: McAllen, TX. HS 1986-88; Chaska HS 1989 Season; Minnetonka HS: 1990-96, 1998-2003
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  • Coached Chaska Juniors18's to 4th place finish at Jr. USA Nationals-1990
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    Playing Bio:
     
  • Drake University 4 years
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  • USA Womens Open 1989-2000
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  • Sand Doubles: 1989-1999
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    Education:
     
  • Drake University: BS Degree Physical Education K-12, Health Education, Coaching, Life Science Minor
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  • University of Minnesota: Masters Degree in D/APE
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  • Hamline UniversityL: Working on Environmental Education Certification at Masters Level.
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    Personal Bio:
     
  • I love the outdoors - put me in the woods or in the mountains and I think I'm in heaven.
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  • My favorite type of exercising is cycling. This past summer I put hundreds of miles on my bike cycling west of the cities, and trails out of Maple Grove. There is some beautiful country out there. Some huge houses I'll never be able to afford either:)
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  • I have a daughter, Bridget who is a freshman at the University of Connecticut. She just completed here first volleyball season for the Huskies where she is their setter. So far she loves it.
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  • I am currently happy to announce that Bruce and I are formally engagged. For those of you who don't know Bruce, he is a wonderful person and I couldn't be luckier. Both Bridget and the rest of my family are all very excited for us. Now we just need to s
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  • I'm currently teaching at Groveland Elementary School in the Minnetonka School District. It is a K-5 building with an average of 100 students in each grade. I teach physical education so get to work with almost all of them. One of my favorite units is
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  • Lastly, I have a Golden Retreiver named Rily who is 9 years old, and a 13 year old cat named Rough (because he is so rough and tough - but not really) Rily has been my best walking companion over the years and is always happy to see me - even when I'm a
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    Favorite Volleyball Moment:
     Three years ago when my 17-2's team finished 3rd at the Northern Lights Qualifier. Everybody contributed to our success and we finished higher than anybody thought we were ever capable. The girls were great competitors with even better attitudes. It's amazing what attitude, belief, and perseverance can accomplish.
     
     
    For more information call Northern Lights Juniors at 952-808-0110.