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Lyle Gerdes – WHS Class of 1960

Football – Co-Captain for 2 years, Conference Champs 1959-1960, All-Conference; WCCO Radio All State Team; Minneapolis Tribune All-State

Track – Two year State Participant in Discus & Shot; School record in discus & shot, Conference Champ, District Champ, Region Champ, State Champ

Academics & Activities – National Honor Society; Homecoming King; President of Trojannaires

College – University of North Dakota; participated in football and track; Masters Degree in 1972

Lyle was killed in an automobile accident one day before his 30th birthday on July 21, 1972. He was inducted into the Trojan Hall of Fame in 1989.

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Tim Leiser – WHS Class of 1977

Baseball – 3 year letter winner; All Conference 2 years

Basketball –  3 year letter winner; Conference Championship; All Conference 2 years

Football – 3 year letter winner; Conference Championship; All Conference 2 years

College – St. John’s Collegeville, BS in Social Work, Football for John Gigliardi as freshman, Baseball, 3 year starter, All Conference as a senior; Regis University, Denver, Masters Degree in Non-Profit Management 2008

Other – Coached hi son’s baseball team to a State Championship title for Minnesota Babe Ruth 2000; played amateur baseball for Richmond Royals from 1985-1998 with five State Tournament appearances

Tim celebrated his 25th anniversary with his wife, Judy, who is a kindergarten teacher.  They have 4 children: Matt, Ryan, Megan, and Derek.  The family lives in Cold Springs.  Tim currently has been the manager for Catholic Charities Day Programs for Children and Families Mental Health Services for 26 years. He was inducted into the Trojan Hall of Fame in 2007.

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Jennifer (O’Neill) Krekelberg – WHS Class of 1987

Volleyball – 3 year letter winner; Most Valuable Player; All Conference

Basketball – 2 year letter winner; Most Valuable Player; Leading Rebounder

Golf – 3 year letter winner; Best Average; Most Valuable Player

Awards – Ken Thompson Award; Most Valuable Female Athlete

Academics and Activities –  Student Council 4 years; National Honor Society 2 years; Class Secretary; Peer Counselor; Choir 3 years

College – The College of St. Benedict, lettered in Golf and Volleyball, highest GPA on the Volleyball team

Jen is currently in living in Burnsville with her husband, Jon, and their 2 children, Maris and Charlie. She was inducted into the Trojan Hall of Fame in 2007.

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Brian Drent – WHS Class of 1992

Football – lettered 3 years; All Conference 2 years; All Area 2 years; All State Honorable Mention, played in the All Star Game, Most Valuable Player

Basketball – lettered 3 years; All Conference 2 years; All Area 2 years; held the all time rebound record for many years

Baseball – lettered 4 years; All Conference 2 years; All Area 2 years; Played in the All Star Game; Most Valuable Player 2 years; Conference Champs 1992

College – Morningside College, Baseball, All Conference Award; Indian Hills Community College, Baseball, All State, All Region, All District; North Dakota State, Football

Professional Baseball –  13th Round selection by the Chicago White Sox in 1994 draft, Played 3 years in the White Sox organization at various levels

Brian is married to Angela (Donovan).  They have a daughter, Taylor.  Brian is currently living in Sioux City where he is the baseball coach and 9th grade basketball coach at Sioux City North High School. He was inducted into the Trojan Hall of Fame in 2007.

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David Habbena – WHS Class of 1967

Football  – 2  year letter winner; Captain ‘67

Basketball – 2 year letter winner; Conference Champs ‘66; Region Runner-up ‘66

Track – 3 year letter winner; District 220 Champion

Academics – National Honor Society

Awards – Lem Herting Award

College – Worthington Junior College 67-68; Outstanding Back; All-Conference; Conference Champs; Region Champions; Nominated for Little All-American 68; St. Cloud State ‘71-BS in Elementary EducationAwards

Dave taught 3rd grade in Willmar for 34 years. He coached Junior High football, boys tennis, and girls tennis. Dave retired in 2005 and now substitutes.  Dave and his wife, Deb, of 36 years continue to live in Willmar. They have two children and 3 grandchildren. He was inducted into the Trojan Hall of Fame in 2006.

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Tom Nystrom – WHS Class of 1949

Football – three time letter winner; member of undefeated Conference Champs (’46 & ’47)

Baseball – three time letter winner (’47, ’48, ’49)

College – Worthington Junior College 50-52; Football and Basketball; Navy Flight School 52-53, Commissioned into the US Marine Corps as a fighter pilot, flying in Hawaii, Korea, and Japan. Also served in the reserve for 23 years; University of Minnesota 56-59; Majoring in Physics

Bio
Tom worked the 3M Company in St. Paul from 1959-1975 and then with Global Thermoelectric in Bassano, Alberta, Canada until 1982. He then worked for Teledyne Energy System in Baltimore until he retired in 1995 but worked as a consult for another 9 years. He and his wife are now retired and living in Monkton, MD.  They  have 2 daughters, one son, and 6 grandchildren. He was inducted into the Trojan Hall of Fame in 2006.

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Teresa (Lang) Johnson – WHS Class of 1989

Volleyball – 3 time letter winner; All Conference

Basketball – 3 time letter winner; All Conference 3 years; All Area; All State ‘89; Conference Champs ‘89; Scored the first 3-pt basket in school history

Awards – Dan Regnier Award ‘89

College – Worthington Community College ’89, Basketball, All-Region, All-State; Volleyball

Teresa lives in Lakefield with her daughter Ashley. She works as a Phlebotomist at Avera. She was inducted into the Trojan Hall of Fame in 2006.

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Jennifer (Hale) Keenan – WHS Class of 1991

Volleyball –  letter winner; MVP; All Conference

Basketball – letter winner; MVP; All Conference; All Area 1st Team; All State Honorable Mention;  Academic All State; Played in the All Star Game

Track – letter winner; All Conference; MVP

Awards – Female Athlete of the Year

Academics and Activities – Choir; Musical; Fall Play; Student Council; National Honor Society; Class Valedictorian

College – Concordia College 91-95, 4 year Letter Winner, Graduated Magna Cum Laude with a BS in Biology, Master Degree of Physical Therapy, MIAC Conference Academic Awards

Jen is married to Brad Keenan.  She is employed as a physical therapist. She was inducted into the Trojan Hall of Fame in 2005.

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Jason Reitmeier- WHS Class of 1992

Wrestling – 6 time letter winner; All-conference; 4 time state tournament qualifier; 2 time state champion; 2nd place state tournament

Academics and Activities – FFA; Honor Roll; Peer counselor

College – University of Nebraska (2 years),Wrestling letter winner (2 years), Academic All Big 8 Conference; Augustana (2 years), Wrestling letter winner (2 years), Placed 3rd in Division II, National Champ in 1997

Coach – Augustana College, Wrestling Coach, Division II Coach of the Year 2005

Jason and his wife, Stacy, have a son, Wyatt.  They live in Sioux Falls, SD. He was inducted into the Trojan Hall of Fame in 2005.

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Rock (Roxie) Koepsell – WHS Class of 1952

Football – letter winner (3 years)

Basketball – letter winner (3 years)

Track  letter winner (3 years)

College – Worthington Junior College; North Dakota State University, Football letter winner, Basketball letter winner

Military – Air Force, Played Football for the London Rockets, MVP in the All-European Championship Football game

Coach – Starbuck 60-62 Swimming; Fergus Falls 63-68, Football, Track coach; Fulda 68-83 Football, Wrestling

Rock and his wife, Rhonna (both deceased), had five children: Roxanne, Mike, Mark, Kathy, and John. He was inducted into the Trojan Hall of Fame in 2005.

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