Coach Tom Dooher talks about the history of the Moorhead High Nordic ski team

Last month, we brought on Spud Nordic ski coach Eric Wicklund to chat about how he makes things work in Moorhead. Inspired by that conversation, we decided we needed to hear more about how the team started. Today's guest is Tom Dooher, who coached cross-country and track and field at Moorhead High before starting the Nordic team in the fall of 2014. We picked his brain on how he built a program capable of sustained success, navigated challenges and built a culture where every athlete matters and relationships are what really matter. Enjoy!Moorhead High School Nordic competitive historyGirlsState Qualifiers Pursuit Celine Kjernsval (2016)Sofie Overturf (2017,2018) (2)Kate Ludwig (2017,2018) (2)Abbie Ishaug (2020*, 2023)Kennedy Olson (2020*,2022,2023) (3)Octavia Nerguson (2020*)Olivia Watson (2020*)Siri Overturf (2020*, 2022) (2)Jamie Raske (2020*, 2022) (2)Ava Nelson (2020*)Jacki Johnson (2025)Addy Stordahl (2025)*Denotes team qualifiersState Sprint Relay QualifiersJamie Raske & Siri Overturf (2022)Abbie Ishaug & Jackie Johnson (2023) (Fifth place finish)Chloe Pesek & Izzy Kupitz (2024)Team Section ChampionshipsGirls - 1st (2020)Individual Section ChampionsAbbie Ishaug (2020)State Team FinishesPursuit - 12th (2020) State Relay FinalistsAbbie Ishaug and Jackie Johnson - Sprints - 5th (2022)All StateAbbie Ishaug 17th (2020)Northstar Conference Team Champions (5) (2018, 2020, 2023, 2024, 2025)BoysState Qualifiers Pursuit Isaac Wicklund (2018)Jack Lee  (2018, 2019)Max Rogers (2022)Zaine Braaten (2022, 2023 - all-state) (2)Logan Olson (2024, 2025*) (2)Wes Brouillard (2025*)Eli Schlichting (2025*)Ian Schimmelpfennig (2025*)Barrett Hicks (2025*)*Denotes team qualifiersState Sprint Relay Qualifiers Tavan Schlichting & Jack Holston*Best Team Finish at Sections  Boys - 2nd (2025)Individual Section Champions  N/AState Team FinishesPursuit / Relay - 9th (2025)State Relay FinalistsN/A  (Best finish - 17th (2025))Support the Seder-Skier!⁠⁠⁠Our supporters:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠EnjoyWinter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Atomic⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Sporthill⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ We take the 4Cs: cquestions, comments, concerns AND compliments at [email protected] on striving. Keep on skiing.