Coaches

Co-Head Coach Naomi Kiekintveld

While Naomi has been on skis since she was very young it wasn’t a major part of her life until middle school. From there, she went on to ski 4 years at South and also for Alaska Winter Stars for 5 years. After high school she went to ski for Michigan Technological University. While at Michigan Tech she began to teach skiing at the beginner level for the Michigan Tech Ski Club and loved it. While unfortunate circumstances took her from racing she didn’t want to leave the Nordic scene. She decided to start coaching with South in 2017. Naomi has also coached with the APU Junior and Devo teams from 2019-2023 and for Team Alaska at Junior Nationals and would have been a coach at Arctic Winter Games in 2020. This will be Naomi's 9th year coaching for South High, her sixth as Head Coach.

Naomi was a recipient of the Trail to Gold Fellowship and traveled to Finland and Norway at the start of the 2022/23 season to coach on the World Cup for Team USA. Naomi also worked with US Biathlon on a Fellowship during spring of the 2024/25 season.

Phone: (907) 529-4816

Email: kiekintveld_naomi@asdk12.org

Co-Head Coach Morgan Hartley

Coach Morgan has coached high school skiing for 10 seasons, 6 at Dimond High School, and this will be his fourth at South. He has a passion for the technical side of the sport and has provided ski service to athletes without a club participating in Besh Cups for many years. He also worked with Team Alaska coaching nordic skiing at Arctic Winter Games in 2024.

Contact: sportsYou

Co-Head Coach Stephanie Dow

This will be Coach Stephanie's fifth season at South and third season as co-head coach with Naomi. She skied for South High School back in the day and has a passion for coaching beginner skiers. Before becoming a coach at South High in 2021 she coached Junior Nordic and taught ski lessons for both college students and adults.

Phone: (907) 250-7444

Email: skdow907@gmail.com

Assistant Coach Tristan Ramey

This will be Coach Tristan's fifth season at South, she started coaching with South in 2021. She skied for South High School and the University of New Hampshire.

Assistant Coach Eli Stierwalt

This will be Coach Eli's second season at South, after starting coaching with South in 2024. He skied for South High School.

Assistant Coach Svea Lunoe

This will be Coach Svea's second season at South High School. She joined us in the 2024/25 season as chief of the spirit squad and master of morning workouts. This season she is looking forward to continuing to spread ski spirit and to start coaching on snow practices!

Assistant Coach TBD

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