Alex Norden Named Brown Skiing Head Coach
12/6/2016 12:00:00 AM | Women's Skiing
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Alex Norden has been named the head coach of the Brown University women's varsity ski program and the head coach of the men's club team in an announcement made by Brown Director of Athletics Jack Hayes on December 6, 2016.
"Alex is one of the top up-and-coming head coaches in the country and we're excited to welcome her to the Brown community," said Hayes. "Her extensive background in coaching and teaching will be a major asset to our program."
Norden was most recently the head men's and women's varsity alpine ski coach at New England College, where she reinstated the program to varsity status last season.
"I am thrilled to be given this opportunity to lead these competitive athletes and engage with the Brown community," said Norden. "The Brown ski team has established itself on the national level, and I hope to help the program succeed on and off the hill."
For the past year, Norden was also the Board Chairman and Treasurer of the MacConnell Division. In the position, she was in charge of scheduling division races with mountain management, clubs, USSA and FIS.
Prior to NEC, Norden spent three years as the graduate assistant and strength and conditioning coach for the men's and women's alpine ski team at St. Lawrence University. There, she worked with four student-athletes who received NCAA All-Academic recognition, as well as three who were NCAA National Championship contenders. While at St. Lawrence, Norden earned her master's degree in education leadership.
From 2010-12, Norden served as the U19 women's ski coach at Killington Mountain School in Vermont.
A 2010 graduate of the University of New Hampshire, Norden was a four-year member of the Wildcats' alpine ski team, captaining the squad in 2009 and earning NCAA All-Academic honors. Norden also competed with the UNH track & field team. She graduated with a bachelor's degree in psychology and a minor in sports studies.
