cross country

Coach Christian Skaret has been with PVXC since 2021. At Minnetonka High School (MN), he ran cross country, track and field and Nordic skied. He was the 2011 AA Minnesota State Champion in the 1600 and also won True Team state titles in the 1600 and 3200 on the track. He continued his distance running career at the University of Minnesota. While at Minnesota, he competed in 9 Big Ten Championship meets between indoor track, outdoor track and cross country. During his senior season, he was 5th man on the Gopher cross country team that placed 19th in the nation. After graduating, he moved to Jacksonville and began his career with the PGA TOUR where he currently works as a Digital Product Manager. He met his wife, Marissa, in Tampa and they currently live in Jacksonville. Coach Skaret got into coaching because he loves the team component of distance running and being a part of something larger than himself. He owes his passion for cross country to his high school and college coaches and hopes to provide the same mentorship to young athletes that he was given.