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Amy Belko
Amy Belko, a 1978 graduate of UWRF, was a four-year letter winner for the Falcons field hockey team. She was the team's Most Valuable Player and co-captain in 1977. She helped lead the Falcons to the conference championship in 1977. She was named to the North Central College North first team in 1975 and 1976 and was given honorable mention in 1974.
She played field hockey, basketball and track at Foxboro, Mass., High School. She graduated from high school in 1974.
After graduating from UWRF, she earned a master's degree from Cornell, N.Y., University in 1980 and her Ph.D. from the same university in 1983. In 1991 she earned her medical degree from the University of Vermont College of Medicine. She has had several articles published and has completed several marathons and 10-kilometer races. She also enjoys cycling, cross country skiing and skating.
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Sandra Cryer-Kocon
Sandra Cryer-Kocon, a 1983 graduate of UWRF, competed with the Falcons cross country and track teams. She earned three cross country and two track letters. In 1980 she won the MAIAW Region 5 individual championship, the first time a Falcons runner had accomplished that feat. She competed in the AIAW national meet in 1979, 1980 and 1981. She earned AIAW all-American honors in 1981 when she finished 14th in the national meet. That same year she was named the WWIAC Scholar-Athlete award winner.
In track she lettered in 1981 and 1982. She qualified both years for the AIAW national championships. She held school records in the 3,000, 5,000 and 10,000-meter races.
She earned her master's degree from the University of Minnesota in 1989. She is a 1977 graduate of Shakopee, Minn., High School where she competed in cross country and track.
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George Field
George Field, of River Falls, served 17 years as UW-River Falls chancellor. He provided leadership for numerous improvements to facilities, staffing and equipment.
Among campus advances made under Field were the construction of the Hunt Recreation and Athletic Building, a new football stadium and press box, initiation of a remodeling project at Karges Center and the steps toward approval of the Robert P. Knowles Physical Education and Recreation Center.
Field's contributions were more than bricks and mortar. He provided leadership in various progressive changes involving staffing and equipment purchases.
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Kenneth Flouro
Kenneth Flouro, a 1970 graduate of UWRF, earned four wrestling letters from 1967-70. He won WSUC weight class titles in 1967 and 1968 and placed third in 1970 and he was the State Intercollegiate Champion all four years he wrestled. He led the team in falls in 1968, 1969 and 1970, in takedowns in 1970 and was named the team's Most Valuable in 1969 and 1970. He competed in the NAIA national meet in all four years of competition at UWRF. He finished his career with an 82-11 record which was the best record at the University from 1970-84.
After graduating from UWRF, he has taught and coached at Ladysmith High School for the past 23 years. He coached the wrestling team from 1970-89 and his teams won three Heart of the North Conference titles and won Regional championship. He coached seven state qualifiers and finished with a 123-84-2 record. His 1980 team finished with a 13-0 record and was ranked fourth in the state. He has also coached football, track and golf. He has been a certified WIAA wrestling official for the past 26 years.
Flouro is a co-founder of the Rusk County Wrestling Club and has served as its vice-president. He is also a member of the Rusk County Wildlife Restoration Association. He has been a member of the Board of Directors since 1986 and served as president in 1992-93 and vice president from 1987-89. He earned a master's degree from UW-Eau Claire in 1973.
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Vicky Haley
Vicky Haley, a 1973 graduate of UW-River Falls, played field hockey for the Falcons from 1970-72 and was twice named to the North Central College North team. She was the first Falcon player to be named to the honor team. She also competed in track from 1970-72 and at one time held the school's 200-meter hurdles record. She helped lead the 1972 team to a third place finish in the conference meet.
After graduating from UWRF, Haley began teaching and coaching at Birchwood High School. She was responsible for starting the girl's sports program there. She coached volleyball for eight years, basketball for 11 seasons, track for seven years and softball for three years. The 1976 team finished with an 18-2 record and advanced to the state regional finals. The 1980 team finished second in conference play. Her career includes holding the position of her school's supervisor of women's sports for 10 years and health coordinator for the school district for 13 years. She has also been a volleyball and basketball official.
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Peggy Kothlow-Helland
Peggy Kothlow-Helland, a 1982 graduate of UWRF, earned six letters in three sports at the University. She lettered in cross country in 1978, in field hockey in 1979 and in track from 1978-81. She was named the field hockey team's Most Improved in 1979. In track she earned several honors. In 1981 she earned AIAW all-America honors when she finished fourth at the national meet in the 400 hurdles. At the 1981 WWIAC indoor championships she won the 300 yard dash. At that year's outdoor WWIAC meet she won the 400 meters in a then-record time of 57.5. She placed in three other events. She was named the team's captain and Most Valuable Performer that year. In the 1979 WWIAC outdoor meet she won the 400 hurdles events. In 1977 she was named the Most Valuable Freshman Award winner and won the team's Coaches Awards in 1977 and 1978.
After graduating she coached the Hudson High School's girl's track team in 1982. From 1984-88 she coached the Webster High School girl's track team and helped individuals to the state meet in all four years.
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Daryl Herrick
Daryl Herrick, a 1975 graduate of UW-River Falls, earned three football letters with the Falcons while playing from 1969-72. He was named the team's Most Valuable Player in 1971 and 1972. He received several all-WSUC honors; first team defense 1972, offense and defense honorable mention in 1971 and all-district in 1972. He signed a free agent contract in 1973 with the Cleveland Browns of the NFL. He played minor league football from 1974-83 with five teams. He was the league's Most Valuable Player in 1975 and was the Most Valuable Player for three teams. Herrick was named to the first all-league team each season and played in the Minor League Super Bowl.
From 1978-84 he was an assistant football coach at Hamilton Sussex High School. He was the defensive coordinator for Carroll College from 1984-88 and an assistant coach at UW-Stevens Point in 1989.
Herrick was an assistant principal in the Whitefish Bay School District. He has served as chair of the Hamilton School District Building Advisory Committee, as a member of the Board of Directors for Principal's Institute at Cardinal Stritch College and a volunteer assistant for YMCA youth sports programs. Herrick graduated in 1969 from Gilman High School and earned his master's degree from UW-Whitewater in 1986.
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Lindy Johnson
Lindy Johnson, a 1972 graduate of UW-River Falls, wrestled for four years with the Falcons earning letters from 1968-72. In 1969 he finished second in the WSUC meet and eighth in the NAIA national meet. He was also named to the NAIA All-District 14 team. In 1970 he won a WSUC title and placed second in the NAIA meet and earned all-American honors. In 1972 he was second in the WSUC meet.
He has taught and coached in the St. Croix Central school district. He has been the school's wrestling coach and led the team to the Div. III state title in 1989. The team finished second in the state in Div. III in 1988. His teams have won conference championships in 1987, 1988, 1989, 1991 and 1993. He was named the District I Coach of the Year in 1989. He has also coached the golf team since 1987 and the team has qualified for the state tournament from 1990-92.
Johnson has been a member of the Hammond Lions Club since 1983 and served as its president in 1991. He was named the Lion of the Year in 1990. He was also a Village Board member for four years.
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Dale Mueller
Dale Mueller earned four football letters from the University from 1977-80. In 1980 he he was named to the first all-WSUC team after leading the team in rushing and scoring. He was named the team's Offensive Player of the Week three times and was named the team's Offensive Player of the Year. Mueller was a halfback in 1979 when the Falcons finished with a 9-2 record and played in the NAIA Div. I national playoffs. He was named to the second all-WSUC team and was named the winner of the One Play at a Time award. He led the team in scoring. In 1978 he was named to the all-WSUC second team after leading the team in rushing and scoring. He was named the squad's Most Valuable Player and Most Valuable Offensive Player of the Year. He was named the team's Offensive Player of the Week three times. In 1977 he was named the team's Most Valuable Offensive Freshman and the team's Offensive Player of the Week twice. He also earned a letter in track in 1979.
He has worked for Mathy Construction. He has earned several safety awards. He has been a volunteer supervisor for athletic events and a coach for the Boys and Girls Clubs of La Crosse.
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Larry Pittman
Larry Pittman, a 1978 graduate of UW-River Falls, was a key player for the Falcons with the men's basketball team. He earned four letters. He was given honorable mention to the all-WSUC team in 1976 and named to the first team in 1977. A great shooting guard, Pittman was the team's captain and Most Valuable Player in 1977. He also won the team's Most Assists award. He also was given honorable mention to the NAIA all-America and the all-NAIA District 14 teams. Pittman also played football for the Falcons in 1974 and 1975.
Some of Pittman's statistics appear in the Falcons record book. He averaged 14.5 points a came in his career. He is second in game assists with 13 during the 1976-77 season. He had 163 assists in that same year and that is second on the all-time list. His 361 career assists is also second at the University. He is third in field goal attempts in a game (24), sixth in field goal attempts in a season (404) and seventh in career field goal attempts (1,004). He has worked for Xerox, Unysis and Haworth.
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Judy Wilson
Judy Wilson had an effect on thousands of athletes at UW-River Falls in her position as a teacher, coach and administrator in the Falcons athletic department. She joined the University in 1966 and continues to teach today. She retired as an associate athletic director in 1992.
She has coached nearly every women's sport at UWRF. She was the field hockey coach from 1966-84. She coached several players who were named to College North Association teams including Amy Belko and Vicky Haley who also are being inducted into the UWRF Athletic Hall of Fame this year. Her 1978 team won the WWIAC tournament and played in the AIAW Midwest Regional. She coached the College North Association team in 1972. She was named the WWIAC field hockey Coach of the Year in 1982.
She coached the women's tennis team from 1966-70 and again from 1984-89. The 1988 team placed third in the WWIAC and a player won the No. 1 singles title. She was named the WWIAC Coach of the Year in 1988. Wilson also coached women's track and field.
Wilson served as the top senior women's administrator for the Falcons athletic department for several years. She is one of the original founders of the WWIAC and served as its president in 1982, 1985 and 1990. She served as track sports chair in 1970, 1971, 1972 and 1977 as field hockey sports chair in 1977 and tennis sports chair in 1989.
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Ron Wunrow
Ron Wunrow, a 1957 graduate of UW-River Falls, played football and lettered from 1953-56. He was named to the all-WSUC team as a center in 1955 and 1956. He was one of the team's co-captains in 1956. While Wunrow played, the Falcons compiled a 24-7 record.
After graduating from UWRF, Wunrow coached with the River Falls High School football team from 1960-77. As an assistant coach from 1960-73 the Wildcats won five conference championships. He took over as head coach in 1974 and led the team to a 22-15 record in four seasons. The Wildcats finished 9-1 in 1975 and won the conference title. Wunrow helped organize and start the Wildcat wrestling program, which is recognized as one of the strongest in the state. He was an assistant coach with the first team in 1962-63 and then took over the head coaching duties for the next seven seasons. In his final season the Wildcats finished with a 10-2 record. Wunrow also coached the Wildcat baseball team from 1963-65. He helped reorganize the baseball program after it was inactive for 10 years.
At River Falls High School, Wunrow was a biology teacher and coach from 1960-78 and was the summer Recreation Director from 1961-65. He was named athletic director in 1970. He was an assistant principal in 1978-79 and again in 1985-86. He was the assistant principal for activities.
Wunrow was very active in the community. He was the chair of the River Falls Park Board from 1961-67 and an associate member of that group from 1968-71. He has been a member of the Luther Memorial Church since 1959, a congregational chair for four years and an elder or trustee for 12 years. He has been a DNR volunteer hunter education instructor since 1967, a snowmobile safety instructor since 1972 and an all-terrain vehicle instructor since 1988. He served as chair of the River Falls extra-territorial zoning committee from 1977-91.
In 1993 Wunrow was named the Wisconsin Athletic Directors Association District 3 Athletic Director of the Year. In 1992 he was given the River Falls Lions Club Community Service award and in 1972 won the River Falls Jaycees Distinguished Service award.
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