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AL BEKKEDAL -- Downers Grove North
 

Returning to his alma mater to coach, Bekkedal guided the Trojans teams to eight West Suburban Conference titles and six Illinois High School Association sectional championships.  In his 33 years as head boys gymnastics coach, from 1981 to 2013, Al coached 38 gymnasts who gained All-State recognition.  Bekkedal won WSC titles in 1986, 2005, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2013.  During his tenure, DGN captured sectional team titles in 1986, 2007, 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2013; and qualified for the state finals as a team ten times.  Bekkedal's teams in 2011 and 2012 earned back-to-back third place finishes at the IHSA state championships.  Bekkedal was inducted into the Downers Grove North Hall of Fame in 2018.





 
   
   
   
Links to WSC-100 Honor Roll Coaches & Contributors:  Sandy Abbinanti ● Al Allen ● Howard Amerlan ● Max Armer ● Tom Babyar ● Bob Barber ● Larry Bassett ● Al Bekkedal ● Taylor Bell ● John Belskis ● Chuck Bennett ● Fred Biester ● Forrest Birks ● Blaise Blasko ● Carol Bobo ● Jim Brown ● Steve Busa ● Anthony Calderone ● Dick Campbell ● Al Carstens ● Dick Carstens ● Bill Cartwright ● Mike Caruso ● Joe Chapetta ● John Charters ● Terry Clarke ● Randy Conrad ● Jim Covert ● Robert Crispin ● Russ Deason ● Fred Dennis ● Harvey Dickinson ● Tom Domin ● Bill Duchon ● Barney Dudley ● Clarence East ● Chuck Farina ● Ralph Faucher ● Tim Feigh ● Phil Fox ● Carlos Fuentes ● Christine Giunta-Mayer ● Joe Goddard ● Jack Gregg ● Steve Gross ● Gary Grouwinkel ● John Grundke ● Ron Havelka ● Jan Heiteen ● Chad Hetlett ● Rick Hibbert ● Bill Hitt ● Paul Hoel ● Barry Jacobson ● Clarence Johnson ● Jack Kaiser ● Kari Karubas-Powell ● Denise Kavanaugh ● Kevin Keough ● Mark King ● Mel Kolbusz ● Brian Kopecky ● Jay Kramer ● Jess Krueger ● Mark Krueger ● Neil Krupicka ●Paul Labbato ● Curtis Larsen ● Murney Lazier ● Lowell Lucas ● Craig Lynch ● Lee Maciejewski ● Tony Martinucci ● Sam Marzulo ● Jim Mizener ● Mike Morris ● John Nesbitt ● Joe Newton ● Ron Nikcevich ● Jim O'Connell ● Stephen Oracko ● Darren Orel ● Paul Parpet ● Jim Perkins ● Doug Plunkett ● Dick Pond ● Mike Powell ● Joann Pyritz ● Stan Reddel ● Shirley Redmond ● Claire Riessen ● Bruce Ritter ● Chuck Rossetti ● Bob Sakamoto ● Jerilyn Scardina ● Dawn Shabacker ● Kevin Schmitt ● Ken Schreiner ● Tom Schweer ● Ken Scorza ● Jerry Shnay ● Bernie Skul ● Greg Sloan ● Dave Smith ● Joe Spagnolo ● Bill Stone ● Gene Strode ● Matt Thompson ● Jack Tosh ● George Ushela ● William Vandemerkt ● Pete Ventrelli ● Scott Walker ● Don Watson ● Brenda Whitesell ● Rex Whitlach ● Glenn Whittenberg ● Michael Wiggins ● Gary Wolf ● Go to WSC-100 Athletes