Two individuals and two teams will be added into the Cougar Hall of Fame on October 7.
MORRIS, Minn. – The University of Minnesota Morris has announced that they will induct two individuals and two teams into the Cougar Athletics Hall of Fame in 2022. An induction ceremony is scheduled for Friday, October 7 as a portion of UMN Morris Homecoming 2022. The Cougars 2022 Athletics Hall of Fame inductees are:
o Jill (Druley) Brown ’99
o Scott Cooper ’92
o 2003 Women’s Soccer Team
o 2010-11 Women’s Basketball Team
Jill (Druley) Brown
Jill (Druley) Brown was a pioneering member of the Minnesota Morris women’s soccer program, helping found a club team on campus that eventually became a varsity program and member of the NCAA Division II starting in 1998. Over the course of two seasons, Jill contributed 18 goals and 10 assists for 46 career points as a Cougar. In 1998, her 16 goals were more than half of the team’s goal total for the season and ranked her 12th nationally in Division II in points per game (2.60) and 14th nationally in goals per game (1.07). Then a member of the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference, Jill was an All-NSIC selection in 1998 as well as a National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) Scholar All-Region selection that season. She followed it up by being named NSIC Academic All-Conference in 1999.
Scott Cooper
Scott Cooper became the first Cougar track and field student-athlete to earn All-American honors and to this day is one of only two national champions in Minnesota Morris athletic history. Cooper won the long jump at the 1991 NAIA Indoor Championships with a leap of 23-11.50, a distance that ranks second in school history and he is among the track & field program’s Top 10 in six different categories. In indoor events, he has the fastest 55 Meter Dash in school history and ranks second in the 300 Meter Run, the long jump, and the triple jump. In outdoor events, he is second all-time in program history in the long jump and triple jump.
2003 Women’s Soccer Team
The 2003 Cougar women’s soccer team compiled a record of 15-3-1, including a 12-0-0 record in the UMAC to claim the conference’s title that season, a first in program history. Featuring current Cougar Hall of Famers Mari (Sandom) Destache and Rebecca (Witters) Gunn, the team set single-season school records in goals (82), assists (71), points (235), and shots (592) that still stand today. Sandom and Witters were named Co-UMAC Players of the Year and were First Team All-UMAC selections, as were Jessica (Rada) Cunniff and Christina Whitaker. Additionally, Angela Brath, Erin (Mahoney) Bohannan, and Nichole (Rick) Ridenour were Honorable Mention All-UMAC.
2003 Women’s Soccer Team
Angela Brath
Stephanie (Clark) Swanson
Claire Dalal
Stacy (Hanna) Wood
Kelsey (Heinemann) Beshansky
Kay Dee (Maddy) Burchfield
Erin (Mahoney) Bohannan
Teresa (McAlpin) LaCoille
Amanda (Prodger) Gohde
Brandi (Rada) Roberts
Jessica (Rada) Cunniff
Nichole (Rick) Ridenour
Mari (Sandom) Destache
Mandy Schoen
Mary Schuh
Abbey (Starzecki) Johnson
Christina Whitaker
Rebecca (Witters) Gunn
Sara Wolf
Christian Devries (Head Coach)
Dan Mowry (Assistant Coach)
2010-11 Women’s Basketball Team
The 2010-11 Minnesota Morris women’s basketball team started a run of six consecutive UMAC titles for the program, finishing with an overall record of 21-7 and going 14-0 in UMAC play to earn the conference’s first automatic bid into the NCAA Tournament. During the regular season, the Cougars did not lose to a Division III opponent, falling only to Division II or NAIA programs. At the conclusion of the season, Stephanie (Roggenbuck) Sandbakken was named UMAC Player of the Year and a First Team All-UMAC selection. Brandi (Cresap) Holleman was Second Team All-UMAC, Emily (Mehr) Jones and Tara (Thielke) Kroells were Honorable Mention All-UMAC, and Jenni (Noordmans) Vine was named to the UMAC All-Defensive Team.
2010-11 Women’s Basketball Team
Diane (Blommel) Gertken
Brandi (Cresap) Holleman
Kelsey (Erickson) Nolt
Abby (Fragodt) Ziegler
Heather Kamps
Kaila (Lindsay) Nicka
Abby McDaniel
Emily (Mehr) Jones
Jenni (Noordmans) Vine
Stephanie (Roggenbuck) Sandbakken
Alisha (Schuerman) Meyer
Alyssa (Silva) Rosebear
Tara (Thielke) Kroells
Tim Grove (Head Coach)
Amy Balk (Assistant Coach)
