FHS grad Kelli Johnson, a key player in the Tigers run to a second place finish in the 2007 Class A girls state hockey tournament, has helped the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire to its first-ever top four-seed in the Northern Collegiate Hockey Association (NCHA) playoffs.
Johnson, a four-year starter on defense for the BluGolds, tallied three goals and eight assists during the regular season. UW-Eau Claire hosts fifth-seeded Concordia (Wisconsin) this weekend in the opening round of the NCHA post-season.
Two other members of the 2007 Tiger state tournament team are wrapping up collegiate careers. Erin Johnson had five goals and seven assists for Bemidji State University of the Western Collegiate Athletic Conference (WCHA) this winter while goalie Erin McNamara posted a 1.94 goals against average and .920 save percentage in Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (MIAC) games for St. Olaf College.
2006 FHS female Athlete of the Year Kallie Flor who holds all of the Tiger girls hockey scoring records is back in the area after a distinguished collegiate career at Quinnipiac University (Connecticut). Flor works for the The Hartford Company and in her spare time helps coach the Farmignton girls 12 and Under girls hockey team.
Erik Huls
Former Tiger swimming standout Erik Huls had a productive weekend at the MIAC men's swimming and diving meet held last Friday and Saturday at the University of Minnesota Aquatic Center. Huls won the 100 butterfly and swam a leg on two fourth place relay teams to help the University of St. Thomas to a second place finish in the team standings....Ex-Tiger Jaymes Awbery swam the 500 freestyle for Carleton College in the MIAC meet.
Tyler Smith placed eighth in the 100 butterfly and swam in the 100 and 200 breaststroke races for Carthage College who won the team title at the College Conference of Illinois Wisconsin (CCIW) Championships held last weekend at Wheaton College (Illinois)...Another ex-Tiger swimmer, Michael Brasgalla, is a member of the Pacific Lutheran University (Washington) men's swimming and diving team.
Abby Kenealy
Abby Kenealy of the FHS class of 2008 finished as the second leading scorer (11.2 points per game) and rebounder (4.9) for Southwest Minnesota State University this season...2009 Tiger female Athlete of the Year Kirstee Rotty averaged 6.2 points and 3.9 rebounds a night for St. Olaf College after joining the team late because she was playing volleyball for the Oles who won the MIAC championship last fall.
Kyle Winkelman, a 2010 Tiger grad has played in eight games for the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire men's basketball team...Jake Lippert, a member of the Tigers 2009 Missota Conference championship team, is a back-up forward for the University of St. Thomas...David Steege, another member of the first Farmington Missota Conference championship basketball team in almost four decades, is the tallest player on the Jamestown College (North Dakota) men's team.
Kaitlin Mincke
2007 FHS male Athlete of the Year Trey Davis won the shot put and ranked fourth in the weight throw at the Snowshoe Open indoor track meet held at the University of Minnesota last Sunday....Logan Hussung, the Tigers 2010 male Athlete of the Year and a redshirt this season at the U of M, placed 11th in the shot put...The day before former Tiger middle distance standout Kaitlin Mincke took second in the 1000-meter run for Minnesota in the Parent's Day Invitational at the U of M. Mincke is a redshirt freshman for the Gopher women's team.
