Meet the new Albany, Sauk Rapids and ROCORI head coaches for the 2022-23 school year

Brian Mozey, St. Cloud Times

July 11, 2022 at 6:45 AM·4 min read

There have been many coaching changes over the past few months after the 2021-22 school year ended. There are a few familiar faces that switched schools or took new positions in the St. Cloud area and there are some newer faces to the community that will become new head coaches for the upcoming school year.

Here's a breakdown of some of the new head coaches for various programs throughout the St. Cloud area for the 2022-23 school year.

Albany

Mike Ellingson - Football

Ellingson comes from Triton Public Schools where he spent 19 years with the Triton football program. He was an assistant coach for 15 years and a head coach for the last four years starting in 2018. During his time there, the Cobras won one Class 2A state championship and a Class 2A second place state finish.

Ellingson will be the fourth head coach in Albany football history after former coach Mike Kleinschmidt stepped down after 19 years as head coach and 37 years in the Huskies football program. He will also be a middle school math teacher at Albany Area Schools.

Olivia Maus - Dance

Maus is familiar with the Albany dance program as she was an assistant coach last season. She'll be stepping into the head coach role this year and replacing Madelyn Woods.

The Pawettes have always been a strong team and look to compete in the conference and section this season with a new head coach.

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Ron Reszel - Wrestling

Reszel will replace former coach Alex Evan, who took over the program in the 2016-17 season. Reszel has been a head coach for Montevideo and understands the Minnesota wrestling community.

He was also an assistant coach when Montevideo merged with Dawson Boyd and Lac qui Parle Valley. Reszel will be a middle school social studies teacher at Albany Area Schools.

Apollo basketball coach Jason Allen runs players through drills during practice Thursday, Dec. 20, at Apollo High School.

Sauk Rapids-Rice

Jason Allen - Boys basketball

Allen is a familiar name in the St. Cloud area as he's been the Apollo boys basketball coach for five years. Now, he's made the switch over to Sauk Rapids-Rice as Derek Peterson stepped down after six years as head coach.

Allen understands the Central Lakes Conference and has played against Sauk Rapids-Rice for a number of years. He will get the chance to wear green and gold for the first time in the 2022-23 school year.

Open position with gymnastics

Elizabeth Walek stepped down as head coach for Sauk Rapids-Rice gymnastics. The Storm activities department is still looking for a head coach for the 2022-23 season.

A ROCORI logo is photographed during the Spartan Challenge Thursday, July 29, 2021, at ROCORI High School.

ROCORI

Tyler Barker - Boys basketball

Barker has been surrounded by basketball throughout his entire life. He played basketball at Maple Grove High School before heading to Bethel University where he led the MIAC with 145 assists in his senior season.

He became an assistant men's basketball coach at Bethel for a couple of seasons after graduating from the program. Before coming to ROCORI, Barker was the head junior varsity coach and assistant varsity coach for boys basketball at Monticello High School. Barker will be replacing Levi Patterson, who was the head coach since the 2018-19 season.

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Andrew Marod - Girls hockey

Marod just graduated from Bethel University this past spring and he has a passion for hockey. He played boys hockey at Little Falls High School from 2015-18 and then played one season of NCAA Division III men's hockey with Bethel.

After that, he played three season of ACHA Division II men's hockey with Bethel and just finished his last season in the 2021-22 school year. Marod replaces Alexis Klatt, who was the head coach for the Stars over the past two seasons and earned trips to state both years.

Gary Janson - Girls tennis

Janson has been around the ROCORI girls tennis program for a while as he was an assistant coach and helped start the program. He will be taking over a program with a handful of experienced players as well as developing the future of the ROCORI girls tennis team.

Janson will replace Mark Grelson, who stepped down after the 2021 tennis season.

This article originally appeared on St. Cloud Times: Meet the new Albany, Sauk Rapids and ROCORI head coaches for 2022-23

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