Bakke Skating Scholarship

A very special congratulations to our senior skaters.  Each received  a $500 Scholarship from Dennis and Joanie Bakke & Family.

Left to Right:  Dayle Dahlen, Brookie Bakke, Maryssa Mehrkens, Kennedy Bakke and Abigail Semanko;

Pictured Left to Right:  Dayle Dahlen, Brookie Bakke, Maryssa Mehrkens, Kennedy Bakke & Abigail Semanko;

TRFSC ANNUAL BANQUET

Congratulations to all of our Pre-Advanced and Advanced Skaters on another successful season!

A very special congratulations to our three graduating seniors, Abigail Semanko, Maryssa Mehrkens and Dayle Dahlen!  We will miss you!

NEWS!

Abigail Semanko, daughter of Marty and Lisa Semanko, recently became a United States Figure Skating Gold Medalist for the fourth time. Semanko is a senior at Lincoln High School and passed her Senior Free Skate test in Fergus Falls on March 8, 2019 to achieve this national recognition. She has previously achieved Gold Medal status in Moves in the Field, Dance, and Solo Free Dance. According to the United States Figure Skating Association, she is one of only 210 figure skaters in the United States to have ever achieved quadruple Gold Medalist status. Semanko is coached by Lisa Semanko and Chelsey Vettleson.

Congratulations to Brooklyn Bakke, daughter of Dennis and Joanie Bakke, on becoming Thief River Falls Skating Club’s newest United States Figure Skating Gold Medalist! Brookie is an 8th grader at Franklin Middle School and passed her Gold level Argentine Tango and Westminster Waltz this past weekend to achieve this national recognition. According to the United States Figure Skating Association, “In a typical year, approximately 40,000 U.S. Figure Skating test levels are completed by athletes; of those, about 1,300, or 3 percent, are at the gold or senior level.” Brookie joins only six other TRF skaters who, over the club’s 40+ year history, have achieved Gold Medalist status.  Brookie is coached by Lisa Semanko.

$1000 – Marty Peterson-Plummer, MN

$750 – Heidi Sorenson-Thief River Falls, MN

$500 – Jared Hofstad-Oklee, MN

$250 – Pat & Laura Brickson-Thief River Falls, MN

$100 – Heather Brown-Thief River Falls, MN

$100 – Brett Gerardy-Thief River Falls, MN

$50 – Monica Swanson-Thief River Falls, MN

$50 – Tyler Holmes-Thief River Falls, MN