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| Jared Wolt and Isabelle Ferm 2nd team All-State |
Isabelle Ferm and Jared Wolt, both senior captains, were each named to the all-state second team.
The trip to the all-state awards dinner was the second straight for Ferm who made the first team as a junior.
The senior standout, also an all-state track performer last spring, was the linchpin of a Farmington defense that allowed just 16 goals in 19 games and carried the team to its second straight appearance in the Section 1AA finals.
First-year coach Tracie Randall said having Ferm on the field made her coaching duties a lot easier.
"Izzie is an exception student athlete," Randall said. "She led the team as a captain and helped transition me into my new position.
"She made contributions with her winning attitude, her respect for her team, school, and all coaches, and her desire to help the program grow by setting a good example of how a student athlete performs on and off the field."
Wolt also led his team to a berth in the section finals but from the other end of the field. He was the team's leading scorer with 14 goals despite sustaining a knee injury in the eighth game of the season that caused him to miss two games and limited his mobility the rest of the way.
"Jared drew attention when he was on the field," Tiger coach Julian Buss said. "He was double and triple-teamed and had to battle for the goals he got...Our season would have turned out quite differently if we hadn't had him up at the forward position."
Buss added that Wolt, also a standout 800-meter track runner for the Tigers, brought more to his team than goals.
"He was the vocal leader of the squad, directing players effectively on the field and emotionally leading the group as well," he said. "In games when Jared was injured he took notes and contributed to the half-time analysis of the game.
