Drew Schaeppi played linebacker in his playing days at FHS but after three years and a lot of time in the weight room, the ex-Tiger has earned a spot in the starting lineup as a defensive end for Minnesota State, Mankato. Through four games Schaeppi ranks as the Mavericks eighth leading tackler with 15 stops...Cody Eich, who has already played on two NCAA Division II championship teams at the University of Minnesota-Duluth, is the leading tackler for UMD in his senior season. Eich has been in on 35 tackles and forced a pair of fumbles for the Bulldogs who fell from No. 1 to 11th in the national rankings after a 7-0 loss to Wayne State (Nebraska) two weeks ago..
Ex-Tiger Mike Doherty had four tackles, including a quarterback sack, in Hamline's loss to Carleton College last week. Doherty is a senor defensive lineman for the Pipers...Tiger grad Jimmy O'Meara is a defensive lineman for Vermillion Community College in Ely...2011 FHS graduate Dillon Pariseau is an offensive tackle for the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire. He and high school classmate CJ Record were on the sidelines cheering on the Tigers in their 17-14 win over Chanhassen at Tiger Stadium two weeks ago. Record is redshirting this season at Southwest State University in Marshall..
A pair of former Tiger soccer players have seen extended playing time for collegiate teams this fall. 2011 FHS Athlete of the Year Devyn Alberts has played in 11 of 12 games for the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay and Laine Trowbridge has played in three of eight contests for Concordia University-St. Paul.
Katie Habeck
Katie Habeck, an all-state volleyball player at FHS, has helped four-time NCAA Division II champion Concordia-St. Paul to a perfect 13-0 start to the 2011 season. The freshman middle blocker leads the team in blocks with 45 and ranks third in kills with 99...2009 FHS female Athlete of the Year Kirstee Rotty has the third most digs for the St. Olaf College volleyball team that is off to a 7-7 start...Former all-Missota Conference volleyball player Danielle Dombeck has played in 10 of 16 matches for North Dakota State University this season.
Former state meet golfer and ex-Tiger Greg Werner was the low scorer for the Minnesota State, Mankato men's golf team that finished second in the Husky Invitational tournament at the St. Cloud Country Club earlier this month. Werner tied for fourth overall with a 36-hole total of even-par 144...Another former Tiger state meet golfer, 1999 Tiger alum Sammy Schmitz, finished tied for 37th after the two qualifying rounds in the United States Golf Association Mid-Amateur played in Richmond, Texas, two weeks ago. The top 64 golfers went on to match play where Schmitz lost in the opening round.
