​Introducing the 2016 class
Minnesota Senior sports association
hall of fame

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​Marc Anderson
Swimming
  • Holds 51 of a possible 53 state records
  • Achieved personal bests after turning 50
  • Two National Senior Games records
  • World rankings
  • Two National Masters Championships
  • Swims both sprints and distances
  • Coaches senior swimmers
  • Masters Board Member
  • MN Masters Service Award
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​Mary Hossier
Bowling & Golf
  • Bowling average of 209 at age 56
  • United States Bowling Congress Hall of Fame
  • Has bowled a 300 game and made a hole-in-one in glolf
  • Four time State Senior Tour Ball Golf Champion
  • Two time first place State Senior Golf Championship Flight
  • State Championship Bowling Team
  • St. Paul Bowling Hall of Fame


Marsha Hultstrand
Curling
  • Minnesota State Bonspiel Champion
  • National Bonspiel Champion
  • Five time Gopher State Bonspiel winner 
  • Winner of many regional competitions including 2016 at age 79
  • Lives for winter, so she can curl
  • Played competitive softball into her 50s
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Tom Langenfeld
Track
  • 37 National Championships
  • One World Championship and two World runner-ups
  • Four American Records
  • Chair of USATF for 25 years
  • Minnesota Masters
  • Five National Triple Jump Championships
  • Thirty three State High Jump Championships
  • Seventeen state records

Barbara Larsen
​Swimming
  • Holds 36 of possible 53 state records
  • International Top Ten rankings
  • All American status
  • Four gold, one silver, one bronze at 2015 National Senior Games
  • Eighty-three Top Ten U.S. Swims
  • Active in Rochester Orca Masters Swim Club
  • Eleven relay Top Ten U.S. swim
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Jeanne Minder
Triathlon
  • Won gold medal at 2015 National Senior Games (400 meter swim, 20 kilometer bike ride, 5K run)
  • Started and coached local triathlon team
  • Ironman Triathlon
  • Boston Marathon
  • Birkie Ski Races
  • Certified Fitness Trainer
  • Over 400 Triathlons
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Jim Proulx
Supporter and Sponsor
  • ​Sponsor of many softball teams since 1972 (44 years)
  • Sponsors entire Senior Leagues
  • Sponsors local teams (50s, 60s, 70s, 80s and 85s)
  • Supports senior team’s entry into national tournaments
  • USSSA Hall of Fame
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Ruby Rott
Tennis
  • Received personal Best Athlete Award at National Senior Games
  • Played in every National Senior Games since 1995
  • Competes in two leagues at age 82
  • National Medal Winner
  • Never played tennis until age 55
  • Singles and doubles with two knee replacements
​Ben Roy
Racquetball
  • Fifteen State Singles Championships
  • Two State Doubles Championships
  • First, second and third place finishes in Senior Masters National Championships
  • Gold medals in both singles and doubles at National Senior Games
  • Minnesota Racquetball Hall of Fame – 2012
  • Teaches and runs racquetball leagues
  • Third in U.S. Open as a Senior in 2015

Don Tarasewicz
Touch Football
  • A senior in his 50s, playing a young man’s game
  • Nine State Class A tournaments
  • Four State Championships
  • Three State runner-ups
  • Special Olympics Volunteer

Minnesota Senior Sports Association
2016 Team of the year

The Minnesota Lady Loons
16 Year History - 8 National Championships
Champions - 2014 Minnesota Senior Games
Champions - 2015 Huntsman Games, ,
Champions - 2015 National Senior Games
Champions - 2016 Minnesota Senior Games
Qualifiers - 2017 National Senior Games
All Team Members are from Minnesota
FRONT ROW: Linda Buccelli, Cathy Cope, Paulette Genz, Pat Waldorf, Dorothy Leitner
MIDDLE ROW: Marlene Brodt, Lolita Fischer, Susan Dvorak, Pat Hagen
BACK ROW: Jo Rolling, Jan Furuli, Coach Dave Edin, Renee Edin, Nancy Bausman, Cheryl King