July 17, 2024
Mounds Park Academy has an incredibly rich history of athletic success. To highlight some of that success, take a look back at the top five athletic achievements by Panther athletics!
Boys Golf: Four Years of Dominance at the MSHSL State Tournament
The boys golf program exhibited remarkable success over four years, being state participants in 2017 and winning the state championships in 2015, 2016 and 2018.
Girls Tennis: Five Years of Dominance at the MSHSL State Tournament
The girls tennis program demonstrated exceptional performance over five years, finishing second in state in 2005, 2006, and 2008, and securing state championships in 2007 and 2009.
Boys Tennis: MPA’s First Team MSHSL State Championship (2005)
The boys tennis team clinched MPA’s first team state championship in 2005. Team members included Jake Sheehan, Paul Shapiro, Dan Mammel, Dan Stag, Dan Melum, Brendan Byrne, Bryan Kelly, Nate Eigenfeld, Ben Yates, Andy Brown, David Croonquist, Connor Brown, and Connor Hart, with Maddie Irvine as the team manager. The team was coached by Michelle Olson.
Girls Track and Field: MPA’s First Conference Championship (1994)
In 1994, the girls track and field team secured MPA’s first conference championship in the Tri-Valley Athletic Conference. The team was coached by MPA Hall of Fame coach Bev Docherty and Martha Connors.
Girls Golf: MPA’s First Individual MSHSL State Champion Stacey Geiser (1990)
Stacey Geiser became MPA’s first individual state champion in 1990, achieving this milestone while the school competed as an independent, not affiliated with any conference.
Did your top moment make the list? Do you know a coach, athlete, or Panther supporter who should be a part of the Mounds Park Academy Hall of Fame? Help us nominate them!
Judge Christa Moseng ’96 has been an Administrative Law Judge for Minnesota since 2021 and is the immediate-past chair of MNclusive, an LGBTQIA+ resource group for state employees. She graduated with her B.A. from Grinnell College and her J.D. with Distinction from the University of Iowa College of Law. While in law school, she was a senior managing editor of the Journal of Gender, Race, and Justice. Judge Moseng has nearly a decade of experience in public utility matters and rulemaking. She is known for her technical expertise, deep commitment to public service, excellence in legal writing, and commitment to inclusion and equity, particularly for the LGBTQIA+ community.
Congratulations to Eddie ’25 and Megan Snider ‘27 as the pair of Panthers punched their tickets to state during the two-day Section 4A track and field championships held on May 30 and June 1 at Bethel University! The siblings secured spots in the Class A state track and field championship meet in the 1,600 and 3,200-meter races.
Gardening at MPA
Upper School students invest significant time and effort into their work in ways that make the Mounds Park Academy community proud. To honor that, MPA hosted the Upper School Award Assembly on Friday, May 24, recognizing those who achieved accolades. Academic, National Merit, Scholarship, Yearbook, Choir, Band, Orchestra, Visual Art, Math, English, Science, Social Studies, Forensics, French, Spanish, Drama, Athletics, Service, Spirit of ’86, Junior Mission Statement, Certificate of Distinction, and Alumni Association awards were given. Please join us in congratulating the following students! View photos of the assembly 
from Jennifer Le Varge, Lower School director 
from Mark Segal, Upper School director 
from Dr. Bill Hudson, head of school
Congratulations to the six MPA students who were celebrated on College Athlete Recognition Day! Izzy Espinosa, Jay Green, Else Kunze-Hoeg, Ben Murr, Nora Pederson, and David Steinberger will all continue on to the collegiate level to compete in their respective athletics. Aiming to capture some of the emotions shown through on the day of celebration, the six shared sentiments from the day.