Kari (Maijala) Ornes (Athlete - 1988)
A 1988 graduate of Jefferson High School, Kari (Maijala) Ornes lettered in soccer, nordic skiing, track, basketball, and softball, for a total of 16 letters.
She was All Conference in soccer in 1984, 1985, 1986, and 1987, and in basketball and softball in 1988. She received All State honors in soccer in 1985, 1986, and 1987, and was All American in 1986 and 1987. She had 113 career goals in soccer at Jefferson.
Kari attended the University of Wisconsin in Madison, where she received All Academic, All Region, and All American honors in 1991. She participated in the Division 1 National Soccer Championships in 1988 and 1991.
She coached soccer at Carleton College from 2002-2005.
Presently, Kari lives in Prior Lake, where she coaches with the Prior Lake Soccer Club and serves as assistant coach for the Prior Lake High School varsity boys soccer team.