2024 “Wake the Lakes” NCAA Tournament Madness Teams and NAMES

Atwater GM SOUTH REGION

#15  WESTERN KENTUCKY – Don Vaughn, Baxter 

#2 MARQUETTE – Ben Kinser, Pequot Lakes  

 #10 BOISE STATE/COLORADO Lorie Niskanen, Jenkins  

#7 FLORIDA Grant Gibson, Crosby MN 

#14 OAKLAND Mark Lund

#3 KENTUCKY Harry Ruikka, Fort Ripley

#11 NC STATE Matt Kraska, Breezy Point

#6 TEXAS TECH Terry Maybon, Baxter

#13 VERMONT Candyce Porter, Pine River

#4 DUKE Robert Bachman, Pine River 

#12 JAMES MADISON Adam Purcell, Baxter

#5 WISCONSIN Cory Niskanen, Jenkins

#9 TEXAS A & M Tim Mogensen, Brainerd

#8 NEBRASKA  Ryan Buell, Pequot Lakes 

#16 LONGWOOD Randy Wermter, Brainerd 

#1 HOUSTON Russ Hoppe, Aitkin

Yde’s Major Appliance MIDWEST REGION

#15 ST. PETER’S Dirk Jakubik, Aitkin 

#2 TENNESSEE Jim White, Rural Malmo

#10 VIRGINIA/COLORADO STATE Pat Noha, Crosslake 

#7 TEXAS Mitch Brinks, Baxter

#14 AKRON Scott Stenger, Pequot Lakes

#3 CREIGHTON James Tayloe, Pequot Lakes

#11 OREGON JASON DUERR, TROMMALD (CROSBY) 

#6 SOUTH CAROLINA Duane Niesen, Swatara  

#13 SAMFORD Tom Noha, Crosslake

#4 KANSAS Alvin Carey, Pequot Lakes 

#12 McNEESE STATE Tyler Jahnke, Staples 

#5 GONZAGA Linda Dennison, Backus

#9 TCU STEVEN WINDORSKI, DEERWOOD

#8 UTAH STATE Chris Westland, Glenville

#16 MIDDLE TN STATE/GRAMBLING STATE Matt Peterson, Sturgeon Lake  

#1 PURDUE Darren Mayers, Brainerd

Barstock Liquors EAST REGION

#15 SOUTH DAKOTA STATE Joel Johnson, Brainerd 

#2 IOWA STATE Mark Eggen

#10 DRAKE Mitch Kroells, Pine River

#7 WASHINGTON STATE Kenny Ritter, Brainerd

#14 MOREHEAD STATE Carol Breunig, Crosby

#3 ILLINOIS Becky Carlson, Palisade

#11 DUQUESNE John Bescheinen, Brainerd

#6 BYU Ben Schwarz,  Deerwood 

#13 YALE Shannon Manary, Crosby

#4 AUBURN Kyle Koep, Brainerd

#12 UAB Scott Keskitalo, New York Mills

#5 SAN DIEGO STATE Nancy Kunkel, Brainerd

#9 NORTHWESTERN Tom Kientzle, Pillager 

#8 FLORIDA ATLANTIC Charlie Carlson, Palisade

#16 STETSON Jennifer Franks, Brainerd  

#1 UCONN Joy Collin 

Cuyuna Regional Medical Center WEST REGION

#15 LONG BEACH STATE  Steve Johnson, Baxter

#2 ARIZONA Scott Besser, Mcgregor

#10 NEVADA Russ Burgoyne, Pine River

#7 DAYTON Trey Burgoyne, Pine River

#14 COLGATE Jim Reem

#3 BAYLOR Keith Yde

#11 NEW MEXICO Andrew Steffen, Baxter

#6 CLEMSON Roger D Hoplin, Backus

#13 CHARLESTON WENDEL BERNSTROM, McGregor

#4 ALABAMA John Seaberg, Pequot Lakes

#12 GRAND CANYON Shanna Dahlberg, Moose Lake

#5 ST. MARY’S Michael Ott, Outing

#9 MICHIGAN STATE Zach Turcotte, Breezy Point

#8 MISSISSIPPI STATE Brian Haag, Backus

#16 HOWARD/WAGNER Stephanie Murray, Pequot Lakes

#1 NORTH CAROLINA Blake Setness, Baxter