Physical Education

Associate Vice President for Student Affairs/Director of Athletics: Donnie Brooks
Associate Director of Athletics for Internal Operations: Steve Murray
Assistant Athletic Director for Facilities: Ron Osterman
Assistant Athletic Director for Student Athlete Success and Development: Devyn Smith
Assistant Athletic Director for Student Well-Being/Head Athletic Trainer/SWA: Paula Natvig
Intramural Supervisor: Marissa
Club Sport Supervisor: Steve Murray

The department of physical education provides students with the opportunity to develop or improve skills in activity classes and/or compete in a wide range of recreational, intramural, club and intercollegiate sports.

The varsity athletic teams are members of the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (MIAC), Collegiate Water Polo Association (CWAPA) and the National Collegiate Athletic Association, (NCAA Division III). Varsity sports for men include baseball, basketball, cross country, football, golf, soccer, swimming and diving, tennis, and indoor and outdoor track and field. Varsity sports for women include basketball, cross country, golf, soccer, softball, swimming and diving, tennis, indoor and outdoor track and field, water polo, and volleyball.

Club sports include: M/W crew, M/W ice hockey, M/W Nordic skiing, M/W rugby, M/W ultimate Frisbee, co-ed volleyball, men’s water polo, Co-ed Tennis, Quadball, M/W Soccer and women’s lacrosse.

Intramural competition is available in a wide variety of sport activities throughout the school year. Team sports have men’s, women’s and co-ed schedules. Individual sports have men’s and women’s singles, doubles and co-ed doubles tournaments.

Activity Courses

A variety of activity classes are offered through the department of physical education. Students may earn a maximum of four credits toward graduation for participating in four different physical education activity classes. Each class is one credit and all activity classes are graded S/NC. Some activity classes may have a participation fee.

Water Activities

PE 01 - Swimming I	PE 41 - Lifeguard Training
PE 11 - Swimming II	PE 51 - Aqua Aerobics
PE 21 - Swim for Fitness	PE 61 - Water Polo

Lifetime Activities

PE 02 - Tennis I	PE 20 - Weight Training
PE 03 - Beginning Social Dance	PE 25 - Triathlon Training
PE 04 - Karate I	PE 26 - Tai Chi Chuan
PE 06 - Yoga I	PE 27 - Cardio Fitness
PE 07 - Personal Health, Wellness,and Mindfulness	PE 28 - Pilates II
PE 08 - Step Aerobics	PE 30 - Golf
PE 09 - Conditioning	PE 33 - Salsa Dance
PE 12 - Tennis II	PE 40 - Self Defense
PE 13 - Intermediate Social Dance	PE 43 - Salsa II
PE 14 - Karate II	PE 55 - Basketball
PE 16 - Yoga II	PE 56 - Bowling
PE 18 - Pilates	PE 57 - Indoor Soccer (Futsal)
PE 19 - Conditioning II	PE 70 - American Football: Philosophy and Fundamentals