PREP TRACK
Four from area join hall
Inductees this past weekend into the North Dakota High School Track and Field Hall of Fame included four people with strong area ties. They are:
- Dani Parkos Fluge: A standout thrower at Grand Forks Central, Fluge won four discus, three shot put and two javelin Class A state titles. She swept the throwing events in 1990 and 1992. She went on to win Big Ten discus and shot put championships at the University of Minnesota.
- Tim Delmore: Delmore is in his 39th season as jumping coach at Grand Forks Red River High School. Athletes he coached include North Dakota’s first 7-foot high jumper and the state record holder in the triple jump.
- Tim Tandeski: The Grand Forks javelin coach, Tandeski is in his 30th season of coaching. Tandeski-coached athletes are current Class A girls and boys state record holders. His throwers have won 28 state titles.
- Kinsey Coles Essler: The Hillsboro High School graduate won state titles in the 200 (twice), 400 (twice), 800 (twice) and 300 hurdles and in 2000 she was named Class B senior track athlete of the year. She went on to become a 13-time NCAA Division II All-American at North Dakota State University, winning five national championships, and was a 2004 U.S. Olympic Trials qualifier in the 800.
Other inductees were: Leslie Randich, Bismarck; Wayne Lunn, Bismarck; Jared Essler, Minot; Amanda Dietrich Marcuccio, Mandan; Tim Kolsrud, Bismarck; Jerry Swchwartz, Dickinson; and Don Blevins, Fort Yates.
