Troy Thorson - Distance

• Coach Thorson has been coaching distance runners at Sheyenne since 2014. Troy started his coaching career in 2003 at Minot High.  He has also coached boys and girls XC in McLaughlin, SD.  While at McLaughlin he led the boys teams to a State Class A XC title and was named Region 8 XC Coach of the Year in 2006. Before coming to Sheyenne he was the Head Girls XC Coach at Fargo South where he was the EDC XC Coach of the Year in 2012. Thorson was named Asst. Coach of the Year by the NDHSCA in the spring of 2022 for track. Troy is currently a special education teacher at Sheyenne High School.  He is married to Heidi Thorson.  They have three boys; Henry, Charlie and Rylan. 

Adam Christensen - Pole Vault

• Coach Christensen, "AC", has been coaching the vaulters at Sheyenne since the inception of the program. AC has over 15 years of experience coaching and facilitating the pole vault. In 2022, he coached both the boys and girls Class A pole vault state champion. In the spring of 2023, AC was named the Assistant Coach of The Year by the NDHSCA.

Josh Karch - Throws/Shotput

• Coach Karch has been coaching the shot put throwers at Sheyenne since 2015. Karch also serves as a varsity football coach at Sheyenne, where he is also a technology coach and science teacher.

 

Eric Braasch - Throws/Javelin

• Coach Braasch has been coaching the javelin throwers at Sheyenne since 2018. Braasch also serves as an assistant football coach at Sheyenne, where he is a science teacher.

 

Matt Kingland - High Jump

• Coach Kingland has been coaching the high jumpers at Sheyenne since 2022. He arrives to Sheyenne after a collegiate career at UM-Morris. Matt works at Aldeveron in Fargo.

 

Parker Sander - Boys Horizontal Jumps

• Coach Sander has been coaching the long and triple jumpers at Sheyenne since 2021. Parker also serves as an assistant football coach for Sheyenne. He works at All-Terrain in Fargo.

Luke McDonald – middle distance

• Coach McDonald started coaching middle distance runners at Sheyenne in 2025 and also serves as an assistant cross country coach for the Mustangs. He is currently pursuing a teaching degree in psychical education and health at NDSU.

Onnica Stansbury – distance

• Onnica Stansbury joined the Sheyenne coaching staff helping with distance runners in 2025. She is a 2021 graduate of Sheyenne High School and currently holds school records in the 800m, 1600m, 3200m, 4x800m and in the 5k (cross country). She joins the staff after competing collegiately at NDSU.

Ty Schlichting – sprints

• Ty Schlichting joined the Sheyenne staff in 2025. He graduated from Sheyenne in 2023 where he was a standout sprinter and long jumper and currently is in the top five in school history in the 100m, 200m, long jump, 4x100m and 4x200m.

Bryce Westphal – throws

• Bryce Westphal began helping coach all three throwing events at Sheyenne High School in 2025. He also currently serves as an assistant coach for the Sheyenne football team.