Coaches

Pete Seng, Head Coach

Pete is a NICA certified level 3 coach. He has been coaching with Edina the past 5 seasons at both the middle school and high school levels, and enjoys riding with the Performance Group. New to mountain biking in 2012, he entered his first race at Chequamegon, and since then has fully embraced the sport. He enjoys the exercise, thrills and camaraderie of mountain bike coaching and racing. Pete is focused on helping kids achieve their best.

Leigh Mazion, Team Director

Leigh is a NICA certified level 3 coach. He has been with the Edina team since the 2014 season and became team director in 2015 season. Like many kids, Leigh started biking for transportation but soon fell in love with the excitement of riding. Leigh's racing career started on the road during his college years at the University of Minnesota. He discovered mountain biking in the 1990's, both riding for fun and racing. After a prolonged break from mountain biking, Leigh rediscovered the sport when his daughters, Gabi and Bella, became involved in racing through the Edina team. Now mountain biking is a family affair!

Ted Jackson

Ted is a NICA level 3 certified coach. He is an avid mountain bike rider and distance runner. He rides his road bike only under duress. His son, Henry, joined the team in 2014 and was a member until his 2019 high school graduation. Because Ted sees the team, league and NICA as amazing youth development organizations he remains active with the team.

Andrew Leddick

Andrew is a NICA level 3 certified coach and became active with the team in 2017. His love affair with bikes has not abated since it began in grade school. Bikes make things better. Andrew moved to Edina in 2012 and was thrilled to discover its vibrant bike culture. He has been a board member of several non-profits over the years.

Katrina Budde

Katrina is a NICA level 1 certified coach and has been with ECT since 2018 coaching our Middle School teams. She started mountain biking in 2018 when she somewhat accidently registered for an XTERRA MTB triathlon. It was only her second time off road, but she took first place in her age ground and was hooked. Katrina loves traveling with her bike and hitting lift assisted downhills. She is passionate about getting more kids, especially girls on bikes.

Ryan Horkey

Ryan is a NICA certified level 3 coach. He was the head coach from 2017-2019, and is an incredibly skilled mountain biker. In college he started working at a bike shop and began mountain biking with his friends. Ryan did his first mountain bike race around 2000 at Mt. Kato. Since that Citizen race he's participated in all types of races and events across the county. He enjoys sharing his passion for cycling with the NICA community and his young son Gilbert.

Greg Loxtercamp

Greg is a NICA level 3 certified coach and became active with the team in 2016 when his son, Quentin joined. Greg's love of biking extends from mountain biking to simply commuting. Biking has made Greg feel freedom since his childhood and he enjoys helping others find this freedom.

Randy Bell

Randy is a NICA certified level 3 coach with 25 years of experience coaching youth sports. He’s coached cycling for 6 years with 3 of these in NICA. He’s also a steward for the cycling community through VeloGuide and Free Bikes for Kids. Randy actively races in endurance events such as the Almanzo 100, Lutsen 99er and Leadville 100. Randy wants children to become passionate about cycling. He has two children, Sam and Isaac, on the Edina team.

Shelly Howe

Shelly is a NICA level 1 certified coach who has been with the team since 2015 when Peyton, her son, joined the team. She is passionate about teaching kids how to have fun and work together. Shelly enjoys the outdoors and love biking. She and her husband, Steve, have raced road bikes and picked up mountain biking when living in Utah.

Tim Bergeson

Tim is a NICA level 3 certified coach. Tim enjoyed building jumps and catching air on a bike as a kid. He honed his MTB skills riding in Sun Valley, Idaho and Breckenridge, Colorado while in college. Tim's favorite bike is the one he is on. He is passionate about helping kids challenge their perceived limitations through sports and supports the Positive Coaching Alliance. Tim has completed two Leadville 100 races largely to impress his wife and two kids, displaying "Grit, Guts, and Determination"

Kirsten Rain

Kirsten is a 2nd year coach on our team, and is dedicated to making practice fun for all! She is passionate about overcoming fear to try new things and encouraging the people around her to do the same. Kirsten also teaches snowboarding in the winter and tries to get people to sign up for running races with her any time she can. Always game for a new challenge she would love to hear what you are working on.

Tracy Hartmann

Tracy Hartmann is a NICA certified Level 1 coach. She began volunteer coaching in 2019 because her entire family joined the ECT/BBB team and she didn’t want to be left out. She enjoys all aspects of the Minnesota High School Cycling League including getting more kids on bikes, inclusivity and challenging kids to be their best selves. She especially loves the weekend race events where she has witnessed the camaraderie and grit of this sport. Tracy has coached youth soccer, mountain biked most of her life and recently has joined in on the fun of mountain bike racing herself.

Mike Hartmann

Mike Hartmann is a NICA Certified Level 1 coach. He was first introduced to mountain biking when landing a job at a local bike shop during high school. There was no turning back. He began volunteer coaching with the Loppet Trail Kids program when his two children began riding trails, and he started coaching with the Edina / BBB team in 2018 when his daughter joined the team. He is thrilled to be a part of the MN cycling league which continues to provide wonderful opportunities for student athletes to challenge themselves to do their best in a safe, fun and collaborative environment.