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Team Challenges

Congratulations to our top Plunge Team Challenge teams! Your hard work and competitive spirit raised hundreds of thousands of dollars for our Special Olympics Minnesota athletes!

The Polar Bear Plunge Team Challenge consists of teams competing in four separate categories — Corporate, School, Restaurant, Law Enforcement and Open Division — to see who can raise the most funds. Only online funds are counted. Teams face off at the local Plunge level and we also crown one overall team winner!

View top 10 teams for each category

2013 Overall Team Champions

Corporate $124,530 US Bank
School $26,200 University of Minnesota Twin Cities
Restaurant $23,535 Cowboy Jacks
Law Enforcement $16,510 Minnesota Department of Corrections

2013 Plunge Location Champions

White Bear Lake
Corporate $10,650 Access America Transport
School $2,145 Mad Cappers
Law Enforcement $10,552 Stillwater Hard Time Plungers
Restaurant $11,237 Sherwood Lounge
Open Division $17,562 Susie Q and Her Crazy Crew

Willmar Spicer
Corporate $5,429 Green Lake Liquors Dippers
School $5,326 ACFC Falcons
Law Enforcement $409 FOP Lodge 23
Restaurant $690 The Mischievous Sandwich Artists
Open Division $2,747 "I Can't Believe You Talked Me Into This!"

Maple Grove
Corporate $5,951 Genisbergs
School $2,376 Lionsgate Academy
Law Enforcement $6,523 BC Copsicles
Restaurant $1,590 The Lookout Bar and Grill
Open Division $10,798 Common Senseless

St. Peter
Corporate $3,060 Angie's Kettle Corn
School $1,560 MSU Law Enforcement Club
Law Enforcement $1,930 Nicollet County Shivering Sheriffs
Restaurant $939 Club New Yorker
Open Division 09.TCC TC Slurpees

Rochester
Corporate $21,117 Walmart and Sams Clubs
School $4,306 John Marshall Rockets
Law Enforcement $3,085 FMC Frosty Feds
Restaurant $6,083 Whistle Binkies
Open Division $9,426 Super Plungers

Anoka County
Corporate $2,823 Walgreens Wet Bandits
School $7,963 Coon Rapids Middle School
Law Enforcement $9,439 Sheriff's Posse
Restaurant $200 Boston's Designated Divers
Open Division $6,588 Shockwave

Prior Lake
Corporate $12,571 Lifetime Fitness Savage
School $635 ISD 917 Team
Law Enforcement $5,450 Scott County Law Enforcement
Restaurant $15 Doherty's Tavern
Open Division $17,410 Freezin' for Steven

St. Cloud
Corporate $1,420 BioLife Plasma Services
School $3,155 07.ALB Hollywood Huskies
Law Enforcement $485 Greystone Plungers
Restaurant $2,671 Cowboy Jack's St. Cloud
Open Division $4,440 Bubble Trouble

Duluth
Corporate $16,869 UHC/Optum Duluth
School $2,667 Kappa Psi
Law Enforcement $4,465 Hermantown PD
Restaurant $740 Canal Park Brewery's Ice Water Hoppers
Open Division $4,904 Arrrctic Pirates

South Metro
Corporate $49,928 Restaurant Technologies, Inc.
School $5,080 Rosemount High School NHS
Law Enforcement $12,470 Aaron's Anchors
Restaurant $18,138 Rascals
Open Division $5,853 Purple People Plungers

Alexandria
Corporate $11,457 Team Massman
School St. Mary's School Plunging Saints
Law Enforcement $1,000 Thin Blue Line
Restaurant n/a
Open Division $2,538 Callaghan's Crew

Minneapolis
Corporate $31,175 Rapid Packaging
School $5,865 Wayzata Football
Law Enforcement $4,410 Team Dani
Restaurant $20,864 Cowboy Jack's Mpls
Open Division $75,862 Frozen Ice Holes

Brainerd
Corporate $1,843 Aqua-Vu
School $3,837 05.STM Staples/Motley Schools Gavens' Grannies
Law Enforcement $580 CWC Jail
Restaurant n/a
Open Division $6,140 The Plunging Presleys

Eden Prairie
Corporate $2,535 Frozen Assets
School $4,491 Delta Tau Delta/Kappa Kappa Gamma
Law Enforcement $3,961 Spider Pigs
Restaurant n/a
Open Division MN.11.WNG Western Wings Special Olympics Team

Mille Lacs
Corporate n/a
School $1,055 05.ONP Mille Lacs Raiders Plunging Panthers
Law Enforcement $450 Mille Lacs Tribal Police
Restaurant $1,589 Frozen Concoctions
Open Division $1,755 Super Mommies

Grand Rapids
Corporate $3,263 Affinity Plus Grand Rapids
School $2,802 Thunshelle's Tools
Law Enforcement $2,243 Hill City Police Department
Restaurant n/a
Open Division $2,534 Peyton

Current Team Stats

This list only includes the top 10 teams that have online pledges associated with them.

Corporations10 teams found 
TeamEventPledges
US Bankvarious$124,556
Restaurant Technologies, Inc.South Metro$49,952
Rapid PackagingMinneapolis$31,175
IWCO DirectMinneapolis$27,121
Delta Air Linesvarious$24,833
Walmartvarious$22,034
UnitedHealthcare/Optum Healthvarious$21,843
SMSCPrior Lake$18,360
JNBA Financial Advisorsvarious$17,271
Cub Foodsvarious$15,285


Law Enforcement10 teams found 
TeamEventPledges
Minnesota Department of CorrectionsWhite Bear Lake$16,510
Savage PDSouth Metro$12,470
Anoka County SheriffAnoka County$9,439
Maplewood and North St Paul Police DepartmentWhite Bear Lake$8,855
Eagan Police DepartmentSouth Metro$7,862
Brooklyn Center Police DepartmentMaple Grove$6,523
Coon Rapids Police DepartmentAnoka County$5,778
Scott County SheriffPrior Lake$5,450
Dakota County SheriffSouth Metro$4,834
Minneapolis Police DepartmentMinneapolis$4,755


Restaurants10 teams found 
TeamEventPledges
Cowboy JacksMinneapolis$23,535
Rascals Apple Valley Bar and GrillSouth Metro$18,138
Sherwood LoungeWhite Bear Lake$11,237
CulverPlunge 5K$9,008
Whistle BinkiesRochester$6,083
Whitey's BarWhite Bear Lake$5,651
Moose Bar and GrillMinneapolis$5,269
Bar AbileneMinneapolis$4,464
NEBAMinneapolis$4,000
Stanley's NE Bar RoomMinneapolis$3,750


Schools10 teams found 
TeamEventPledges
University of Minnesota Twin Citiesvarious$26,250
University of Minnesota DuluthDuluth$14,644
Wayzatavarious$9,080
St. Cloud State Universityvarious$8,903
Coon Rapids Middle SchoolAnoka County$7,963
UW- River Fallsvarious$7,141
St Mary's SchoolAlexandria$6,142
ACGC Public SchoolsWillmar/Spicer$5,326
Rosemount High SchoolSouth Metro$5,080
Grand Rapids High SchoolGrand Rapids$4,753


Other10 teams found 
TeamEventPledges
FROZEN ICE HOLESMinneapolis$75,862
Minnesota VikingsMinneapolis$21,661
No Daddy No- Dads, family and friends of kids with Down syndromeMinneapolis$18,532
LPSMinneapolis$18,058
Susie Q and her Crazy CrewWhite Bear Lake$17,562
Freezin' for StevenPrior Lake$17,410
MN.11.WNG - Western Wings Special Olympics TeamEden Prairie$11,220
Common Senseless Maple Grove$10,798
12.BEA **The BEARS**White Bear Lake$9,465
Super PlungersRochester$9,426