The Crookston High School Hall of Fame induction ceremony was held on Saturday, August 19, at the Crookston High School Commons.
The Crookston High School Hall of Fame Class of 2023 Inductees were:
Carl Hunt is a 2001 Crookston High School graduate who was active in football, basketball, and golf. Carl was the quarterback and led the Pirates to three Section 8AAA football championships, including a trip to the state semifinals at the Metrodome. In Carl’s four years of varsity basketball, the Pirates had a 71-28 record. Carl scored 1314 points in his career, which is good for third all-time. Carl qualified for state multiple times as a five-year letter winner in golf and finished in the top ten in 1999. Carl had a solid golf career at Concordia College in Moorhead, earning All-MIAC Conference honors.
Chris Peterson is a 1989 graduate of Central High School, where he was active in choir, show choir, speech one-act play, three-act play, and Community Theater. Chris received the senior art award and the TW Thorson Award his senior year. While working on his bachelor’s degree, Chris started working in costume/hair/make-up design. Since completing his bachelor’s degree, Chris has worked as a production costume assistant, working his way to primary costume designer in film and television.
Gordon Tolbert is a retired Industrial Arts teacher at Central High School. Gordon taught Industrial Arts and Technology at Central High School from 1958 to 1997. During his tenure at CHS, Gordon was also director of the Agassiz Valley Vocational Center, a cooperative endeavor between Crookston, Climax, and Fertile schools. As a member of the Crookston Development Authority, Gordon worked with city and state leaders to secure grants for downtown rehabilitation. Gordon worked tirelessly to lay the groundwork for vocational opportunities for all students.
Don Amiot is a 1959 Central High School graduate, active in football and track, earning all-conference honors in football in 1958. Don played football at Mayville State for four years, including the 1961 undefeated team. After graduating from Mayville, Don held teaching, coaching, and administrative positions at the high school and college levels. He ended his career as Director of Athletics at Mankato State University, assisting the men’s hockey team with transitioning to the D1 level. He also served on several D2 NCAA championship committees.
1985 Girls Track 1600m Relay Team (Christy Rongen Carlstrom, Jennifer Taus Klemens, Sara Bachmeier Robertson, and Denise Desplenter Deviney) Each athlete set records individually in the 1985 season but came together as a team to win the state championship 1600m relay with a time of 3:58.2, a Class A record at that time.
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