MIAC ATHLETES WHO PLAYED PROFESSIONAL FOOTBALL SINCE 1960

February 8, 2024 With Saint John’s University of Collegeville, Minnesota, graduate Ben Bartch, a 4th  round NFL draft pick in 2020, on the roster of the Super Bowl-bound San Francisco 49ers as a reserve offensive lineman, Minnesota sports fans may wonder how many other Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (MIAC) athletes have played professional football atContinue reading “MIAC ATHLETES WHO PLAYED PROFESSIONAL FOOTBALL SINCE 1960”

DAVE LYNDGAARD:  SURROUNDED BY INSPIRATION

January 24, 2023 A brother, family support, a coach, teammates at New Richland-Hartland High School and St. John’s University in Collegeville, the campuses and students at Saint John’s and Saint Ben’s, runners coached, colleagues in administration, and a person who was both a teammate and runner he coached who had a historic impact on athleticsContinue reading “DAVE LYNDGAARD:  SURROUNDED BY INSPIRATION”

Kelly Skalicky: WELCOME THE BEST COMPETITION

October 12, 2021 Born in 1963 to an active and athletic family, Kelly Skalicky of Albany, Minnesota, quickly became acquainted with better competition through her older brother, Jeff, and became prominent in state basketball and on the national golf landscape. “I gravitated to what Jeff did in sports,” says Kelly. “I tagged along with himContinue reading “Kelly Skalicky: WELCOME THE BEST COMPETITION”