Waunakee MTB
Waunakee MTB is one of three Driftless MTB teams, for students in grades 6-12 in the Waunakee Community School District.
Waunakee MTB is a school-sponsored team. Go, Warriors!
Are you a student in Waunakee? Welcome to your team!
The Waunakee Board of Education voted to make mountain biking an official school-sponsored activity in the spring of 2021. Not all NICA teams are associated with their school district, so this is a unique opportunity for riders in our community.
Because Waunakee MTB is a school-sponsored team, it also means that Waunakee riders are not only representatives of Waunakee MTB and Driftless MTB, but they also represent their school and need to adhere to district athletic and co-curricular codes. Depending on an athlete’s grade level, they fall into one of two categories:
In grades 6-8, mountain biking is considered a co-curricular club. Students attending the middle school will need to complete all district activities health forms and sign up for mountain biking in Infinite Campus. Students in grade 6 do not have to complete any additional school-related paperwork requirements.
In grades 9-12, mountain biking athletes are required to follow the district athletic code and are eligible to receive a varsity letter. All Waunakee High School student athletes must complete district athletic paperwork, attend a school co-curricular meeting, complete WIAA physical requirements, and pay the WCSD district athletics fee - coaches are not permitted to allow athletes to participate in practices until all of the above requirements have been fulfilled. See the Waunakee Schools Co-Curricular Forms & Eligibility site below to get started.
Waunakee MTB, 2023
CONTACT WAUNAKEE MTB
Steve Lowery | Team Director - email Steve
Brad Kerl | Head Coach - email Brad
Waunakee Athletic Department
Nick Conrad | Activities Director - email Nick
Jen Lockman | Activities Admin. Assistant - email Jen
Sue Patz* | Activities Admin. Assistant - email Sue
*Contact Sue Patz for questions regarding co-curricular forms, physicals, and requirements.
Please note that while Waunakee fall sports registration remains open until August, we cannot accept late registrations to our team due to safety and risk management reasons. The deadline to register for our teams is July 1, barring extremely limited circumstances. Our teams spend the month of July practicing essential MTB skills and fundamentals. We require that our athletes attend at least 4 practices before August to ensure that they have fundamentals to be able to participate on the team safely. This is also required for riders who have previous mountain biking experience, so that student athletes become comfortable and familiar with our methods and language used for coaching. All of this is a non-negotiable part of our team policies. To find out more, please reference our RIDER & FAMILY AGREEMENT.
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