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Sophomore Baasit Mahmood serves the ball to an opponent in a very close match.

Boys tennis battles cold and wet conditions, cancellations

Clara McKoy, RubicOnline May 1, 2022
Boys varsity tennis has been battling with rained out practices, windy courts, and frigid temperatures ever since the team held tryouts the week after spring break.
Ken McNish announces resignation, search for new athletic director begins

Ken McNish announces resignation, search for new athletic director begins

Elizabeth Trevathan, RubicOnline April 21, 2022

Former Upper School Athletic Director Ken McNish resigned before spring sports started. The community was informed of the decision on Mar. 31 in an email from Director of Athletics Dawn Wickstrum. Wickstrum...

Director of Athletics Dawn Wickstrum dressed as starting cornerback for her MS football team in 1992. I was around a great group of guys that sort of accepted me in their world, she said.

Dawn Wickstrum: starting cornerback in middle school; Director of Athletics today

Claire Kim, The Rubicon September 30, 2021
A season of Friday night lights, first-and-ten. This is an image of young men in a lineup... but for Director of Athletics Dawn Wickstrum, it was her sport of choice.
SPA boys varsity soccer in a team huddle on September 14, 2019, vs Providence Academy.

[HEAD IN THE GAME] What fall captains practices could look like

Hazel Waltenbaugh, The Rubicon May 26, 2020
With the 2020-21 fall school year up in the air, captains practices remain as something teams can only hope for
Interim US Athletic Director Rick Johns (pictured above) will spend the year at SPA during the search for Andrea Schmidts replacement.

New staff focuses on learning athletic culture

Elizabeth Trevathan, RubicOnline September 17, 2019
Rick Johns will serve as Interim US Athletic Director and a search is ongoing for a new assistant.
Team captains sit on the Huss stage Sept. 10, facing student athletes who will play on SPA teams this year. Director of Athletics Dawn Wickstrum said, “I think it was really powerful to have our captains up on the front of the stage, in front of all of their peers.

Athletes gather to promote positive team culture

Henry Burkhardt, Photo / Video September 13, 2019
A new student-athlete meeting explains in depth the contract that every athlete signs and gives ideas on team bonding.
SPA and Minnehaha Academys joint 2017-2018 dance team.

Dance team now open to all

Liv Larsen, RubicOnline Editor May 19, 2019
The Minnesota State High School League has officially changed their policies to allow boys to participate in competitive dance.
Senior Ryan Moore works on his hitting mechanics during a practice last season.

Boys baseball faces underpopulated varsity and JV teams

Meagan Massie, Rubicon Editor March 12, 2019
The boys baseball team is facing smaller roster sizes this year and hope to recruit more boys to play for JV.
Director of Athletics Dawn Wickstrum and Upper School Athletic Director Andrea Schmidt worked on new policies for the athletic department. As part of new developments in the athletic department, a screen was added in the athletic hallway. “We got a TV screen [in the athletic hallway] and all announcement stuff will go there, and all of that information will also be online,  Wickstrum said.

Athletic department implements new policies

Emily Thissen, RubicOnline Editor September 16, 2016
New policies streamline team practices around fundraising, transportation and celebrations.
Among the successes of St. Paul Academy and Summit Schools 2015-16 winter season was when the SPA fencing team took first place in the state once again. I think a lot of the student athletes that have been in the program have been working hard for years to really get to this moment and I think that its their future to own, Athletic Director Dawn Wickstrum said.

Athletic Director Dawn Wickstrum reflects on first winter season

Javier Whitaker-Castañeda, Managing Editor March 14, 2016
Athletic Director Dawn Wickstrum reflects on her first season as Athletic Director, a season that proved to be very successful.
Dawn Wickstrum sits at her new desk at SPA. I want people to learn life lessons from the athletics at our school, Wickstrum said.

Wickstrum wants athletics to provide valuable lessons

Breandan Gibbons, Online Sports Editor October 1, 2015
For the first time in Saint Paul Academy and Summit School history, there is a female Athletic Director.
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