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Patrick Casey
Head Coach
Appointed: 2010
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B.S., University of Utah, 2002. Continental Cup Team Coach, US Ski Team (Park City, UT), 2006 - 2010. Head Coach and Program Director, Bogus Basin Nordic Team (Boise, ID), 2004 - 2006. Assistant Coach, Sun Valley Ski Education Foundation (Sun Valley, ID), 2002 - 2004. Came to Holderness in 2010.
Peter Durnan
Coach
603-779-5305
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B.A., Dartmouth College, 1985; M.A., UCSB 1991. English Department Chair at the Cate School, 1994-96. Taught English at St. George’s, 1996-98. While at St. George’s, headed the ESL program for their summer school. Currently serves as a consultant for New England programs in AP English and is a grader for the annual AP Language and Composition Exam. Came to Holderness in 1998. Peter Hendel
Coach
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Princeton University, 1970. Came to Holderness in 1988 and and was Head Coach of the Nordic team through 2003. Named Head Coach of New England Nordic Team at Junior National Championships in Rumford, Maine (1992) and McCall, Idaho (1998). Founding director of New England Nordic Ski Association (NENSA) where he is currently treasurer. At Holderness he teaches mathematics and is business manager of the school.
Lindley van der Linde
Coach
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B.A., Williams College, 1993; M.S., Portland State University, 2005. Taught science, coach cross-country running and skiing, and served as a dorm parent, Kimball Union Academy, 2005-2006. Taught chemistry and math, directed the Nordic Skiing program, and served as a student advisor, Colorado Rocky Mountain School, 2000-2003.
Team Rossignol. Winner of Craftsbury, VT Marathon 2006, 2007. Coach of Nordic Forerunners at Olympic Winter Games in Salt Lake City (February 2002). Rocky Mountain Division Junior Olympic Coach ('00, '01, '03). Division I Nordic skier at Williams College ('90, '91, '92, '93 (Captain). Qualified for Division I NCAA Championships all four years. All-American and All-East recipient. Only U.S. woman to qualify for the World Junior Championships in Reit im Winkle, Germany (1991). Elected "1991 Female Junior Nordic Skier of the Year" by Ski Racing Magazine. Sports Illustrated "Athlete of the Week" (1991). U.S. Ski Team member for Swiss Week (March, 1989). Tiaan van der Linde
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B.A., University of Vermont, 1993; M.S., Portland State University, 2005. Taught history, served as a student advisor and dorm parent, and coached the Outing Club, Kimball Union Academy, 2005-2006. Associate editor for academic journal, Himalayan Research Bulletin, 2003-2005. Geography and music teacher, Colorado Rocky Mountain School, 2000-2003.Returned to Holderness in 2006. |