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Darwitz Selected for MSHSL Hall of Fame Induction
8/22/2019 5:26:00 PM | Women's Hockey
Gophers alumna Natalie Darwitz has been named to the Minnesota State High School League Hall of Fame Class of 2019.
MINNEAPOLIS -- Gophers alumna Natalie Darwitz has been chosen for induction into the Minnesota State High School League Hall of Fame as part of the Class of 2019, the MSHSL announced this week. Darwitz is being honored for her stellar hockey career at Eagan High School and is one of 11 individuals selected for this year's Hall of Fame class.
From her seventh-grade season at Eagan High School through her sophomore year, Darwitz compiled 487 points in 102 games before departing for the U.S. National Team. She and 2017 inductee Krissy Wendell own or share more than a dozen scoring records in the NFHS record book.
As a 15-year-old, Darwitz began her international career with Team USA and won silver medals in the 2002 and 2012 Olympic Games, and a bronze medal in the 2006 Olympics. At the University of Minnesota, she was a three-time All-American and still ranks third in all-time scoring. Last year, Darwitz was inducted into the U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame. She also coached Lakeville South to the state tournament and currently serves as the women's hockey coach at Hamline University, a squad that finished third in NCAA Division III last season.
This year's MSHSL Hall of Fame induction ceremony is scheduled for Sunday, Oct. 20 at 1 p.m. at the InterContinental Saint Paul Riverfront Hotel. The event is open to the public. For event tickets, contact the League office at 763-560-2262 or visit www.mshsl.org and click on the 2019 Hall of Fame Invitation link on the home page.
The League's Hall of Fame, sponsored by Wells Fargo, started in 1991. The 2019 class is the 23rd group to be inducted. The inductees were chosen through a multi-level selection process. With this class, there now are 231 individuals in the hall and one group.
Darwitz joins fellow Class of 2019 inductees St. Paul Academy soccer sensation Tony Sanneh; long-time League administrator Dave Stead; Minneapolis North basketball standout Khalid El-Amin; the Grand Meadow basketball program, which from 1929-39 won 94 consecutive games; Dave Harris, a former Alexandria coach, educator, media representative and the longtime Region 8AA Secretary; Cliff Janke, a long-time Fairmont Speech and Debate coach and leader; Faith Johnson Patterson, who led Minneapolis North and DeLaSalle to three consecutive championships each in girls basketball; Bill Kronschnabel, a longtime hockey official, rules clinician and state tournament administrator; Byron Olson, an activities administrator, wrestling official and state tournament manager; Gary Smith of Minneapolis, who is the first athletic trainer to be inducted, and Bill Webb, an Edina teaching icon, who spent nearly 30 years as a music educator and leader in the development of music education.
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From her seventh-grade season at Eagan High School through her sophomore year, Darwitz compiled 487 points in 102 games before departing for the U.S. National Team. She and 2017 inductee Krissy Wendell own or share more than a dozen scoring records in the NFHS record book.
As a 15-year-old, Darwitz began her international career with Team USA and won silver medals in the 2002 and 2012 Olympic Games, and a bronze medal in the 2006 Olympics. At the University of Minnesota, she was a three-time All-American and still ranks third in all-time scoring. Last year, Darwitz was inducted into the U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame. She also coached Lakeville South to the state tournament and currently serves as the women's hockey coach at Hamline University, a squad that finished third in NCAA Division III last season.
This year's MSHSL Hall of Fame induction ceremony is scheduled for Sunday, Oct. 20 at 1 p.m. at the InterContinental Saint Paul Riverfront Hotel. The event is open to the public. For event tickets, contact the League office at 763-560-2262 or visit www.mshsl.org and click on the 2019 Hall of Fame Invitation link on the home page.
The League's Hall of Fame, sponsored by Wells Fargo, started in 1991. The 2019 class is the 23rd group to be inducted. The inductees were chosen through a multi-level selection process. With this class, there now are 231 individuals in the hall and one group.
Darwitz joins fellow Class of 2019 inductees St. Paul Academy soccer sensation Tony Sanneh; long-time League administrator Dave Stead; Minneapolis North basketball standout Khalid El-Amin; the Grand Meadow basketball program, which from 1929-39 won 94 consecutive games; Dave Harris, a former Alexandria coach, educator, media representative and the longtime Region 8AA Secretary; Cliff Janke, a long-time Fairmont Speech and Debate coach and leader; Faith Johnson Patterson, who led Minneapolis North and DeLaSalle to three consecutive championships each in girls basketball; Bill Kronschnabel, a longtime hockey official, rules clinician and state tournament administrator; Byron Olson, an activities administrator, wrestling official and state tournament manager; Gary Smith of Minneapolis, who is the first athletic trainer to be inducted, and Bill Webb, an Edina teaching icon, who spent nearly 30 years as a music educator and leader in the development of music education.
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