Gustavus Adolphus College

COACHING RESUME Gustavus Adolphus College - 2014-Present Equipment Manager and Club Nordic Ski Coach Gustavus Adolphus College - 2008-14 Head Nordic Ski Coach Gustavus Adolphus College - 2004-08 Head Nordic Ski and Cross Country Coach Northern Michigan University - 2002-04 Assistant Nordic Ski Coach ATHLETIC CAREER Northern Michigan University - 1999-2002 NCAA DI Nordic Ski EDUCATION B.A. Northern Michigan University - 2003 HOMETOWN St. Cloud, Minn.

Jed Friedrich begins his 21st year at Gustavus in the 2024-25 academic year. He currently serves as the equipment manager and club nordic ski coach after serving 10 years as the varsity nordic ski coach. Friedrich also spent five years as the head cross country coach and taught courses in the HES department.

While leading the men's and women's nordic ski team, Friedrich's skiers qualified for the Division I NCAA Championships on five different occasions. Chandra Daw was the first ever Gustie to qualify in 2006, Kelly Chaudoin, Laura Edlund, and Kathleen DeWahl in 2008; Kelly Chaudoin in 2009; and Jens Brabbit qualified in both 2010 and 2011.

Friedrich was named the CCSA Women's Nordic Ski Coach of the Year in 2008 after the team finished second at the NCAA Regional Championships behind his alma mater, Northern Michigan University.

Friedrich, a St. Cloud native and 2003 graduate of Northern Michigan University, was a two-time All-State honoree in nordic skiing at St. Cloud Apollo High School. He enrolled at Northern Michigan University in the fall of 1999 and was a member of the Central Region Championship teams in 1999, 2000 and 2001. He received All-America Scholar honors from the Nordic Ski Coaches Association in 2000. Friedrich served as an assistant at his alma mater in 2002 and accepted a teaching and coaching position at Herman-Norcross Community School in 2003. While there, he taught health and physical education and served as the assistant girls' volleyball coach, assistant boy's basketball coach and assistant track and field coach.

Jed and his wife, Jennie, live in Saint Peter with their children, Keira, Brielle, and Kellen.
 

Jed Friedrich's Year-by-Year Coaching History - Cross Country
Year	Men - MIAC	Men - Region	Women - MIAC	Women - Region
2004	7th	14th	2nd	8th
2005	8th	13th	4th	6th
2006	8th	8th	4th	8th
2007	5th	7th	6th	14th
2008	6th	14th	7th	11th
5 Seasons