Award Winners

Economics Challenge State Competition 2008

Team Winners

Adam Smith Division (Advanced Placement)
1st: St. Thomas Academy

Mark Hiemenz (Ameriprise), St. Thomas Academy: Eric Harms, Jason Davis, Cody Evans, Charlie Nocker and (Coach) Dean Simmons 2nd: Moorhead High School: Serena Langerud, Jacob Lundborg, Reed Langerud, Jimmy Foley, and (Coach) Doug Johnson Individual High Scorer Steven Shonts, Eden Prairie High School

David Ricardo Division (Large School)
1st: Little Falls High School --- (won multi-state regional and will compete at national competition in New York City in May)

Mark Hiemenz (Ameriprise), Little Falls High School: Caitlin Opatz, Kjersten Odendahl, Heather Igoe, Kendra Hilmerson, and (Coach) Tom Stockard 2nd: Rosemount High School: Justin Bower, Sarah Weiler, DJ Fett, Nick Manning, and (Coach) Kurt Bills Individual High Scorer Sarah Weiler, Rosemount High School

Joan Robinson Division (Small School)
1st: Barnesville High School

Mark Hiemenz (Ameriprise), Barnesville High School: Kevin Heald, Zach Schmiess, Alec Albright, Dustin Ernst, and (Coach) Phil Trowbridge 2nd: Proctor High School: Eric Schwerdt, Claire Palokangas, Ryan Strapple, Aimee Foster, and (Coach) David Hylla Individual High Scorer Dustin Ernst, Barnesville High School

Economics Student of the Year

Steven Shonts, Eden Prairie High School
[pictured with Mark Hiemenz (Ameriprise)]

Lake Superior Economics Challenge 2008

Team Winners

David Ricardo Division
1st: Bemidji High School (Coach: Lori Hildenbrand)
2nd: Duluth East High School (Coach: Gayle Franckowiak)

Joan Robinson Division
1st: Proctor High School (Coach: David Hylla)
2nd: Cloquet High School (Coach: Tim Prosen)

Individual Winners

David Ricardo Division
1st: Timothy Andrew, Duluth East High School
2nd: Clara Goellmer, Duluth East High School
3rd: Marcus Wax, Bemidji High School

Joan Robinson Division
1st: Eric Schwerdt, Proctor High School
2nd: Matt Rossiter, Proctor High School
3rd: Claire Palokangas, Proctor High School

Twin Cities Economics Challenge 2008

Team Winners

Adam Smith Division
1st: Eden Prairie High School (Coach: Mark Anderson)
2nd: St. Thomas Academy (Coach: Dean Simmons)
3rd: Rosemount High School (Coach: Kurt Bills)

David Ricardo Division
1st: Mounds View High School (Coach: Martha Rush)
2nd: Rosemount High School (Coach: Kurt Bills)

Individual Winners

Adam Smith Division
1st: Dawen Shen, Mounds View High School
2nd: Brent Miller, Rosemount High School
3rd: Neil Fitzgerald, Eden Prairie High School

David Ricardo Division
1st: Conrad Zbikowski, Mounds View High School
2nd: Rushi Patel, Mounds View High School
3rd: Justin Bower, Rosemount High School

Minnesota Heartland Economics Challenge 2008

Team Winners

Adam Smith Division
1st: Moorhead High School (Coach: Doug Johnson)
2nd: St. Cloud Technical High School (Coach: Craig Swanberg)

Joan Robinson Division
1st: Little Falls High School (Coach: Tom Stockard)
2nd: Milaca High School (Coach: Josh Wimmer)

Individual Winners

Adam Smith Division
1st: Reed Langerud, Moorhead High School
2nd: Serene Schmidt, Moorhead High School
3rd: Jacob Lundborg, Moorhead High School
4th: Elizabeth Gioretsky, St. Cloud Technical High School

Joan Robinson Division
1st: Heather Igue, Little Falls High School
2nd: Kjersten Odendahl, Little Falls High School
3rd: Nica Carrillo, Little Falls High School
4th: Laura Brutscher, Little Falls High School

Great Plains Economics Challenge 2008

Team Winners

David Ricardo Division
1st: Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton High School (Coach: Adam Burnside)
2nd: Moorhead High School (Coach: Mike Kieseiback)

Joan Robinson Division
1st: Barnesville High School (Coach: Phil Trowbridge)
2nd: Fertile-Beltrami High School (Coach: Dale Solie)

Individual Winners

David Ricardo Division
1st: Nick Cullom, Moorhead High School
2nd: Bryce Heitman, Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton High School
3rd: Kate Hauge, Moorhead High School

Joan Robinson Division
1st: Alec Albright, Barnesville High School
2nd: Zach Schmeiss, Barnesville High School
3rd: Dustin Ernst, Barnesville High School

Southern Minnesota Economics Challenge 2008

Team Winners

Joan Robinson Division
1st: Lake Crystal Wellcome Memorial High School (Coach: Billy James)
2nd: Nicollet High School (Coach: Brad Koenig)

Individual Winners

Joan Robinson Division
1st: Diana Roberts, Lake Crystal Wellcome Memorial High School
2nd: Jeremiah Bernau, Nicollet High School
3rd: Josh Sonnabend, Lake Crystal Wellcome Memorial High School
4th: Rahel Brugger, Nicollet High School

Online Challenge 2008

Team Winners

Adam Smith Division
1st: Edian High School (Coach: Jason Szporn)
2nd: St. Paul Central High School (Coach: Ethan Cherin)

David Ricardo Division
1st: Red Lake Falls-Lafayette High School (Coach: Paula Miller)

Economics Challenge State Competition 2007

Team Winners

Adam Smith Division (Advanced Placement)
1st: Hibbing High School
2nd: St. Paul Central High School

Hibbing High School: Dan Werman, Ryan Boeckermann, Nick Sosalla, Tony Sterle and (Coach) Scott Wolla Individual High Scorer Max Keuhn, Brainerd High School

David Ricardo Division (Large School)
1st: Little Falls High School
2nd: Moorhead High School

Little Falls High School: Melissa Monnier, Kelly Stoy, Alex Westerberg, Jordan Gerads, (Coach) Tom Stockard not pictured Individual High Scorer Alex Westerberg, Little Falls High School

Joan Robinson Division (Small School)
1st: Melrose High School (went on to win 2nd Place in Nationals)
2nd: Virginia High School

Melrose High School: Kevin Welle, Bryan Rausch, Michael Schwieters, and Matt Herdering, (Coach) Rob Bahr not pictured Individual High Scorer Kevin Welle, Melrose High School

Economics Student of the Year

Max Keuhn, Brainerd High School

Lake Superior Economics Challenge 2007

Team Winners

David Ricardo Division
1st: Bemidji High School (Coach: John Deden)
2nd: Duluth Central High School (Coach: Don Erickson)

Joan Robinson Division
1st: Virginia High School (Coach: Steve Battaglia)
2nd: Proctor High School (Coach: David Hylla)

Individual Winners

David Ricardo Division
1st: Lucas Felts, Bemidji High School
2nd: Nate Schreiber, Bemidji High School
3rd: Nicole Leonard, Duluth Denfeld High School

Joan Robinson Division
1st: Noah Gettle, Virginia High School
2nd: Jason Wass, Proctor High School
3rd: Joseph Hansen, Proctor High School

Twin Cities Economics Challenge 2007

Team Winners

Adam Smith Division
1st: St. Paul Central High School (Coach: Ethan Cherin)
2nd: Hibbing High School (Coach: Scott Wolla)
3rd: St. Thomas Academy (Coach: Dean Simmons)

David Ricardo Division
1st: Valley View Middle School (Coach: Tom Sutliff)
2nd: Blaine High School (Coach: Emily Widen)

Individual Winners

Adam Smith Division
1st: Benjamin Miller, Edina High School
2nd: Nick Arnosti, St. Paul Central High School
3rd (tie): Elizabeth Lee, St. Paul Central High School
3rd (tie): Nick Sasella, Hibbing High School
3rd (tie): Molly Schnell, St. Paul Central High School

David Ricardo Division
1st: Charlotte Lerner, Valley View Middle School
2nd: Andrew Sattler, Valley View Middle School
3rd: Bennett Olson, Valley View Middle School
4th: Anna Nisi, Valley View Middle School

Minnesota Heartland Economics Challenge 2007

Team Winners

Adam Smith Division
1st: Moorhead High School (Coach: Doug Johnson)
2nd: Bemidji High School (Coach: Rick Toward)

David Ricardo Division
1st: Little Falls High School (Coach: Tom Stockard)
2nd: St. Cloud Apollo High School (Coach: Anna Heerts)

Joan Robinson Division
1st: Melrose High School (Coach: Rob Bahr)
2nd: Milaca High School (Coach: Josh Wimmer)

Individual Winners

Adam Smith Division
1st: Nick Holschul, Moorhead High School
2nd: Michaela Wagner, Bemidji High School
3rd: Paul Lillehaugen, Moorhead High School
4th: Caroline Moos, Moorhead High School

David Ricardo Division
1st: Kim Ledford, St. Cloud Apollo High School
2nd: Micah Bot-Miller, St. Cloud Apollo High School
3rd: Alex Westerberg, Little Falls High School
4th: Whitney Schultz, Little Falls High School

Joan Robinson Division
1st: Kevin Welle, Melrose High School
2nd: Matt Herdering, Melrose High School
3rd: Michael Schwieters, Melrose High School
4th: Brian Goslinga, Milaca High School

Great Plains Economics Challenge 2007

Team Winners

David Ricardo Division
1st: Moorhead High School (Coach: Michael Kieselbach)
2nd: Barnesville High School (Coach: Austin Czichotzki)

Joan Robinson Division
1st: Fertile-Beltrami High School (Coach: Dale Solie)
2nd: Kittson Central High School (Coach: Jeff Hart)

Individual Winners

David Ricardo Division
1st: Evan Christie, Moorhead High School
2nd: Val Fankhanel, Barnesville High School
3rd: Laura Brown, Barnesville High School

Joan Robinson Division
1st: Josh Hauert, Kittson Central High School
2nd: Amber Stola, Fertile-Beltrami High School
3rd: Kristen Halley, Fertile-Beltrami High School

Southern Minnesota Economics Challenge 2007

Team Winners

David Ricardo Division
1st: Mankato West High School (Coach: Billy James)
2nd: Fairmont High School (Coach: Loren Dunham)

Joan Robinson Division
1st: Lake Crystal Wellcome Memorial High School (Coach: Billy James)
2nd: Jackson County Central High School (Coach: Dwight L. Adamson)
3rd: Nicollet High School (Coach: Brad Koenig)

Individual Winners

David Ricardo Division
1st: Tom Johnson, Mankato West High School
2nd: Charles McLaughlin, Mankato West High School
3rd: Willis Krumholz, Fairmont High School
4th: Beth Walker, Fairmont High School

Joan Robinson Division
1st: Luke Buresch, Jackson County Central High School
2nd: Nate Heinze, Lake Crystal Wellcome Memorial High School
3rd: Bailey Hendryks, Nicollet High School
4th: Stewart Carlson, Lake Crystal Wellcome Memorial High School

Online Challenge 2007

Team Winners

Adam Smith Division
1st: Brainerd High School (Coach: Christian Barnett)
2nd: Eden Prairie High School (Coach: Jim Eisenreich)

David Ricardo Division
1st: Tartan High School (Coach: Gail Golbert)

Economics Challenge State Competition 2006

Team Winners

Adam Smith Division (Advanced Placement)
1st: Moorhead High School (went on to win 2nd place in Nationals)
2nd: Edina High School

Individual High Scorer
Stephen Nei, St. Cloud Apollo High School

Moorhead High School: (Coach) Doug Johnson, Andrew Chen, Andrew Bakken, Brian Hakk, and Stephen Zitzow

David Ricardo Division (Large School)
1st: Hibbing High School (went on to win 1st place in Nationals)
2nd: Little Falls High School

Individual High Scorer
Brit Vechell, Hibbing High School

Joan Robinson Division (Small School)
1st: Waubun-Ogema-White Earth High School
2nd: Cloquet High School

Individual High Scorer
Derrick Helmin, Foley High School

Economics Student of the Year

Stephen Nei, St. Cloud Apollo High School

Lake Superior Economics Challenge 2006

Team Winners

David Ricardo Division
1st: Hibbing High School (Coach: Scott Wolla)
2nd: Bemidji High School (Coach: John Deden)

Joan Robinson Division
1st: Cloquet High School (Coach: Tim Prosen)
2nd: Proctor High School (Coach: Dave Hylla)

Individual Winners

David Ricardo Division
1st: Evie Skoy, Hibbing High School
2nd (tie): Christine Anderson, Hibbing High School
2nd (tie): Beau Thurman, Hibbing High School

Joan Robinson Division
1st: Rachael Wolanski, Proctor High School
2nd: James Peterson, Proctor High School
3rd: Christopher Becker, Aitkin High School

Twin Cities Economics Challenge 2006

Team Winners

David Ricardo Division
1st: Irondale High School-Maroon (Coach: Thomas Rodefeld)
2nd: Champlin Park High School (Coach: Jamie Gau)

Individual Winners

David Ricardo Division
1st: David Bruck, Irondale High School
2nd: Chris Schafer, Irondale High School
3rd: Brent Whiting, Champlin High School
4th: Dan Harris, Irondale High School

Twin Cities Economics Challenge 2006

Team Winners

Adam Smith Division
1st: St. Paul Central High School (Coach: Ethan Cherin)
2nd: Edina High School (Coach: Jason Spzorn)

David Ricardo Division
1st: Valley View Middle School (Coach: Tom Sutliff)

Individual Winners

Adam Smith Division
1st (tie): Matt Togstad, Edina High School
1st (tie): Ben Johnson, St. Thomas Academy
3rd: Emily Iversen, White Bear Lake High School
4th: Andy Johnson, St. Thomas Academy

David Ricardo Division
1st: Hunter Gits, Valley View Middle School
2nd: Colton Gits, Valley View Middle School
3rd: Caroline Student, Valley View Middle School
4th: Joe Wagner, Valley View Middle School

Minnesota Heartland Economics Challenge 2006
January Competition

Team Winners

David Ricardo Division
1st: St. Cloud Apollo High School (Coach: Anna Heerts)
2nd: Little Falls High School (Coach: Tom Stockard)

Joan Robinson Division
1st: Albany High School (Coach: Al Amdahl)
2nd: Melrose High School (Coach: Vaughn Glasener)

Individual Winners

David Ricardo Division
1st: Stephen Nei, St. Cloud Apollo High School
2nd: Matthew Humbert, St. Cloud Apollo High School
3rd: Steve Rutz, Little Falls High School
4th: Mitch Reed, Little Falls High School

Joan Robinson Division
1st: Casey Gunderson, Albany High School
2nd: Ashley Beier, Albany High School
3rd: Cole Schindler, Melrose High School
4th: Sawyer Buttweiler, Albany High School

Minnesota Heartland Economics Challenge 2006
April Competition

Team Winners

Adam Smith Division
1st: Moorhead High School (Coach: Doug Johnson)
2nd: Brainerd High School (Coach: David Stark)
3rd: St. Cloud Tech (Coach: Craig Swanberg)

David Ricardo Division
1st: Hutchinson High School (Coach: Brian Beffert)
2nd: St. Cloud Apollo High School 'A' (Coach: Anna Heerts)
3rd: St. Cloud Apollo High School 'B' (Coach: Anna Heerts)

Joan Robinson Division
1st: Foley High School (Coach: Gerald Bettendorf)
2nd: Rocori High School (Coach: Julie Woods)
3rd: Albany High School (Coach: Al Amdahl)

Individual Winners

Adam Smith Division
1st: Stephen Zitzow, Moorhead High School
2nd: Andrew Chen, Moorhead High School
3rd: Brian Hakk, Moorhead High School
4th: Nick Holschuh, Moorhead High School

David Ricardo Division
1st: Greg Imholte, St. Cloud Apollo High School
2nd: Jay Thunstrom, Hutchinson High School
3rd: Brandon Budde, St. Cloud Apollo High School
4th: Abby Schutt, Hutchinson High School

Joan Robinson Division
1st: Billy McGee, Foley High School
2nd: Matt Schultz, Albany High School
3rd: Randy Goering, Rocori High School
4th: Danielle Rothstein, Rocori High School

Great Plains Economics Challenge 2006

Team Winners

David Ricardo Division
1st: Barnesville High School (Coach: Phil Trowbridge)
2nd: Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton High School (Coach: Adam Burnside)

Joan Robinson Division
1st: Waubun-Ogema-White Earth High School (Coach: Ann Wothe)
2nd: Climax High School (Coach: Katie Hedlund)

Individual Winners

David Ricardo Division
1st: Ashlee Randklev, Barnesville High School
2nd: Erica Nord, Barnesville High School
3rd: Heath Marvel, Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton Falls High School

Joan Robinson Division
1st: Charla Lanoue, Waubun-Ogema-White Earth High School
2nd: Aaron Ness, Fertile-Beltrami High School
3rd: Emily Moen, Climax High School

Southern Minnesota Economics Challenge 2006

Team Winners

David Ricardo Division
1st: Fairmont High School (Team #1) (Coach: Loren Dunham)
2nd: Fairmont High School (Team #2) (Coach: Loren Dunham)
3rd: Lake Crystal Wellcome Memorial High School (Team #2) (Coach: Billy James)

Joan Robinson Division
1st: Lake Crystal Wellcome Memorial High School (Team #1) (Coach: Billy James)
2nd: St. Charles High School (Coach: Kris Bertelsen)
3rd: Jackson County Central High School (Coach: Dwight L. Adamson)

Individual Winners

David Ricardo Division
1st: Ted Shaffer, Fairmont High School
2nd: Andy Williamson, Fairmont High School
3rd (tie): Jack Schutter, Fairmont High School
3rd (tie): Stewart Carlson, Lake Crystal Wellcome Memorial High School

Joan Robinson Division
1st: Dan Roberts, Lake Crystal Wellcome Memorial High School
2nd: Garett Monson, Lake Crystal Wellcome Memorial High School
3rd: Cory Smith, St. Charles High School
4th: Nate Heinze, Lake Crystal Wellcome Memorial High School

Economics Challenge State Competition 2005

Team Winners

Adam Smith Division (Advanced Placement)
1st: Brainerd High School
2nd: Moorhead High School

Individual High Scorer
Jason Houle, Brainerd High School

Brainerd High School: David Stark (Coach), Jacob Folkeringa, Jennifer Dens, Andrew Mehr, Jason Houle

Jason Houle, Brainerd High School

David Ricardo Division (Large School)
1st: Hibbing High School
2nd: Wayzata High School

Individual High Scorer
Jake Belanger, Hibbing High School

Joan Robinson Division (Small School)
1st: Melrose High School
2nd: Barnesville High School

Individual High Scorer
Jared Grommesh, Barnesville High School

Economics Student of the Year

Jake Belanger, Hibbing High School

Lake Superior Economics Challenge 2005

Team Winners

David Ricardo Division
1st: Hibbing High School (Coach: Scott Wolla)
2nd: Duluth Denfeld High School (Coach: Tom Tusken)
3rd: Cloquet High School (Coach: Tim Prosen)

Joan Robinson Division
1st: Aitkin High School (B) (Coach: Scott Miller)
2nd: Proctor High School (A) (Coach: Dave Hylla)

Individual Winners

David Ricardo Division
1st (tie): John Steinbauer, Hibbing High School
1st (tie): Pete Crosswell, Hibbing High School
2nd (tie): Beth Kiesel, Hibbing High School
2nd (tie): Jake Belanger, Hibbing High School
2nd (tie): Jon Dykhuis, Hibbing High School

Joan Robinson Division
1st: Sam Hilde, Aitkin High School
2nd: Kelly O'Brien, Proctor High School

Metropolitan Economics Challenge 2005

Team Winners

Adam Smith Division
1st: Tartan High School (Coach: Gail Colbert)
2nd: St. Paul Central High School (Coach: Ethan Cherin)

David Ricardo Division
1st: Wayzata High School (Coach: Dan Goodrich)

Individual Winners

Adam Smith Division
1st: Katie Waddle, St. Paul Central High School
2nd: Derek Galey, Hopkins High School
3rd: Suzanne Carter, White Bear Lake High School
4th: Samora Montanya, Tartan High School

Minnesota Heartland Economics Challenge 2005
April Competition

Team Winners

Adam Smith Division
1st: Moorhead High School (Coach: Doug Johnson)
2nd: Brainerd High School (1) (Coach: David Stark)

David Ricardo Division
1st: St. Cloud Apollo High School (Coach: Anna Heerts)
2nd: Grand Rapids High School (Coach: Lyn Ellingson)

Joan Robinson Division
1st: Melrose High School (Coach: Rob Bahr)
2nd: Milaca High School (Coach: Jere Day)
3rd: Rocori High School (Coach: Julie Woods)

Individual Winners

Adam Smith Division
1st: Ben Hanna, Moorhead High School
2nd: Andrew Chen, Moorhead High School
3rd: Eric Melquist, Moorhead High School

David Ricardo Division
1st: Don LaFountaine, St. Cloud Apollo High School
2nd: Corey Davbanton, St. Cloud Apollo High School
3rd: John Podvin, St. Cloud Apollo High School

Joan Robinson Division
1st: Tim Welle, Melrose High School
2nd: Sara Jepperson, Melrose High School
3rd: John Butlerfield, Onamia High School

Minnesota Heartland Economics Challenge 2005
January Competition

Team Winners

David Ricardo Division
1st: St. Cloud Apollo High School (Coach: Anna Heerts)
2nd: Little Falls High School (Coach: Tom Stockard)

Joan Robinson Division
1st: Albany High School (Coach: Al Amdahl)
2nd: Melrose High School (Coach: Rob Bahr)

Individual Winners

David Ricardo Division
1st: Paul Hedman-Dennis, Apollo High School
2nd: Paula Meyer, Apollo High School
3rd: David Christie, Apollo High School
4th: Darrell Cameron, Little Falls High School

Joan Robinson Division
1st: Thomas Zimmerman, Albany High School
2nd: Jason Dorman, Eden Valley-Watkins High School
3rd: Bradley Nix, Melrose High School
4th (tie): Kim Radtke, Albany High School
4th (tie): Mike Gondringer, Albany High School

Great Plains Economics Challenge 2005

Team Winners

David Ricardo Division
1st: Fergus Falls High School (Coach: Hal Johnson)
2nd: Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton High School (Coach: Adam Burnside)

Joan Robinson Division
1st: Barnesville High School (Coach: Phil Trowbridge)
2nd: Fertile High School (Coach: Dale Solie)

Individual Winners

David Ricardo Division
1st: Krista Schmidt, Fergus Falls High School
2nd: Sam Kalar, Fergus Falls High School
3rd: Dylan Lorenzen, Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton Falls High School

Joan Robinson Division
1st: Jared Grommesh, Barnesville High School
2nd: Cody Stangeland, Barnesville High School
3rd: Dana Brakke, Barnesville High School

Southern Minnesota Economics Challenge 2005

Team Winners

David Ricardo Division
1st: Fairmont High School (Coach: Loren Dunham)
2nd: Owatonna High School (Coach: Kory Kath)
3rd: Fairmont High School (Team #2) (Coach: Loren Dunham)

Joan Robinson Division
1st: Jackson County Central High School (Coach: Dwight L. Adamson)
2nd: Lake Crystal Wellcome Memorial High School (Coach: Billy James)
3rd: Lake Crystal Wellcome Memorial High School (Team #2) (Coach: Billy James)

Individual Winners

David Ricardo Division
1st: Sara Supalla, Owatonna High School
2nd: David Kopischke, Fairmont High School
3rd: Scott Davison, Fairmont High School
4th: James Wendler, Fairmont High School

Joan Robinson Division
1st: Daron Buresch, Jackson County Central High School
2nd: Bill Halverson, Madelia High School
3rd: Nate Heinze, Lake Crystal Wellcome Memorial High School
4th: Cole Fricke, Jackson County Central High School