Forest City Honor Roll

School Summary
First Year: 
Last Year: ACTIVE
State Team Championships: 2
State Team Qualifiers: 42
State Individual Championships: 30
Most successful school year: 1975-76


State Champions
Baseball: 1-time state champs, 1984 (3A)
Boy's Basketball: 1-time state champs, 1976 (2A)
Boy's Cross Country: 1 Individual State Title; 1 Individual Mile State Title
Girl's Golf: 2 Individual State Titles
Boy's Track: 14 Outdoor Event Titles
Girl's Track: 6 Outdoor Event Titles
Wrestling: 6 Individual State Titles


Other Undefeated Seasons
(6) Football: 1938, 1939, 1941, 1943, 1950, 1975

Year-by-Year State Qualifiers, State Champions, and All-Staters
1934-35
Boy's Basketball: 1935 State Qualifier
Boy's Basketball: All-State 1935 (4th/-) A - Charlson, Forest City

1938-39
Football: 1938 Undefeated Season
Football: All-State 1938 (4th/3rd) E - Wayne Porter, Forest City

1939-40
Football: 1939 Undefeated Season
Football: All-State 1939 (2nd/1st) E - Wayne Porter, Forest City 2nd time
Boy's Basketball: All-State 1940 (5th/-) G - Wayne Porter, Forest City

1940-41
Football: All-State 1940 (-/3rd) E - Ardean Otis, Forest City

1941-42
Football: 1941 Undefeated Season
Football: All-State 1941 (6th/-) HB - Ardean Otis, Forest City 2nd time

1943-44
Football: 1943 Undefeated Season
Football: All-State 1943 (5th/-) C - Don Graham, Forest City
Boy's Basketball: All-State 1944 (3rd/2nd) F - Jim Christen, Forest City

1944-45
Football: All-State 1944 (4th/-) G - Wooge, Forest City

1947-48
Boy's Basketball: All-State 1948 (4th/1st) C - Herb Thompson, Forest City

1948-49
Boy's Basketball: 1949 State Qualifier
Boy's Basketball: All-State 1949 (1st/1st) F - Herb Thompson, Forest City 2nd time
Boy's Basketball: All-State 1949 (3rd/-) F - Dean Rye, Forest City

1950-51
Football: 1950 Undefeated Season
Boy's Basketball: 1951 State Qualifier
Football: All-State 1950 (-/3rd) E - Tim Anderson, Forest City
Boy's Basketball: All-State 1951 (3rd/2nd) C - Chuck Langerud, Forest City

1953-54
Football: All-State 1953 (-/3rd) B - Benny Riekena, Forest City

1956-57
Football: All-State 1956 (5th/-) G - Ed Duden, Forest City

1957-58
Football: All-State 1957 (6th/4th) QB - Ted Nilssen, Forest City

1959-60
Football: All-State 1959 (-/4th) G - Larry Van Oort, Forest City

1960-61
Boy's Golf: 1961 (B) State Qualifier

1961-62
Boy's Golf: 1962 (B) State Qualifier

1962-63
Boy's Golf: 1963 (B) State Qualifier
Baseball: 1963 (Sp) State Qualifier
Football: All-State 1962 (-/4th) C - Bob Nelson, Forest City
Boy's Basketball: All-State 1963 (-/3rd) G - Elliott Hibbs, Forest City

1965-66
Boy's Golf: 1966 (A) State Qualifier

1966-67
Boy's Golf: 1967 (A) State Qualifier
Football: All-State 1966 (7th/-) E - Ken Groh, Forest City

1967-68
Boy's Basketball: All-State 1968 (5th/4th) G - Danny Schmidt, Sr., Forest City

1968-69
Boy's Basketball: All-State 1969 (7th/4th) F - John Gahan, Sr., Forest City

1970-71
Girl's Volleyball: 1971 (W) State Qualifier

1971-72
Boy's Cross Country: Individual Mile State Champion 1971 (B) Kevin Sampson, Forest City   4:39.5
Boy's Track & Field: Outdoor Relay Champion 1972 (A) (4x880y relay) Forest City (Don Grohm, Jeff Swanson, Dan Hanson, Kevin Swanson)   8:18.5

1972-73
Boy's Golf: 1973 (A) State Qualifier
Football: All-State 1972 (4th/4th) E - Bill Groh, Forest City

1974-75
Boy's Basketball: 1975 (2A) State Qualifier
Football: All-State 1974 (3rd/4th) HB - Jon Nordaas, Forest City
Boy's Basketball: All-State 1975 (-/3rd) F - Dave Schaefer, Forest City

1975-76
Boy's Basketball: 1976 (2A) STATE CHAMPIONS
Football: 1975 Undefeated Season
Boy's Golf: 1976 (A) State Qualifier
Football: All-State 1975 (3A-2nd/3rd) T - Steve Westerberg, Forest City
Boy's Basketball: All-State 1976 (3rd/2nd) F - Bill Gahan, Jr., Forest City

1976-77
Boy's Basketball: 1977 (2A) State Qualifier
Boy's Basketball: All-State 1977 (7th/5th) G - Tom Mork, Sr., Forest City

1977-78
Football: All-State 1977 (3A-1st/1st) DT - Brian Miller, Forest City

1978-79
Football: All-State 1978 (3A-1st/-) DT - Tim Hanna, Forest City

1979-80
Football: All-State 1979 (3A-2nd/-) DB - Todd Sesker, Forest City

1980-81
Football: All-State 1980 (3A-1st/2nd) DB - Todd Sesker, Forest City 2nd time

1981-82
Boy's Track & Field: Individual Champion 1982 (3A) (pole vault) Richard Stormer, Forest City   13-06
Football: All-State 1981 (3A-2nd/-) DE - Rich Kiewirt, Forest City

1982-83
Football: All-State 1982 (3A-1st/1st) DL - Jon Vrieze, Forest City

1983-84
Baseball: 1984 (3A) STATE CHAMPIONS
Football: All-State 1983 (3A-1st/2nd) LB - Brad Green, Forest City
Baseball: All-State 1984 (2nd/3rd) P - Steve Bartleson, Sr., Forest City

1985-86
Football: All-State 1985 (3A-1st/3rd) DL - Jim Johnson, Forest City

1986-87
Football: All-State 1986 (3A-1st/3rd) DL - John Gaffney, Forest City
Girl's Volleyball: All-State 1986 (2A-3rd) Jennifer Odens, Forest City
Girl's Basketball: All-State 1987 (6v6--/4th) G - Ann Hopperstad, Sr., Forest City
Softball: All-State 1987 (5th) U - Jennifer Odens, Forest City

1987-88
Boy's Track & Field: Individual Champion 1988 (3A) (110m high hurdles) John Hintz, Forest City   15.66
Girl's Volleyball: All-State 1987 (2A-5th) Jennifer Odens, Forest City 2nd time
Softball: All-State 1988 (2nd) P - Jennifer Odens, Forest City 2nd time
Softball: All-State 1988 (5th) 1B - Amy Vrieze, Forest City

1988-89
Football: All-State 1988 (3A-3rd/-) DL - Rick Anderson, Forest City
Softball: All-State 1989 (4th) U - Amy Vrieze, Forest City 2nd time

1989-90
Boy's Basketball: 1990 (2A) State Qualifier
Wrestling: Individual State Champion 1990 (2A) 135 - Matt Sesker, Forest City
Boy's Basketball: All-State 1990 (2A-1st/1st) F - Jason Mekelberg, Forest City
Boy's Basketball: All-State 1990 (2A--/2nd) G - Greg Pilgrim, Jr., Forest City
Baseball: All-State 1990 (3A-2nd/1st) P - Jeff Mills, Sr., Forest City
Softball: All-State 1990 (5th) P - Jen Haugen, Forest City

1990-91
Boy's Basketball: All-State 1991 (2A--/1st) G - Greg Pilgrim, Sr., Forest City 2nd time
Baseball: All-State 1991 (3A-2nd/-) IF - Mike True, Sr., Forest City
Softball: All-State 1991 (3rd) OF - Jen Yaeger, Forest City

1991-92
Softball: 1992 State Qualifier
Wrestling: Individual State Champion 1992 (2A) 189 - Matt Eckerman, Forest City
Softball: All-State 1992 (1st) OF - Jen Yaeger, Forest City 2nd time
Softball: All-State 1992 (3rd) P - Amy Slater, Forest City

1992-93
Boy's Golf: 1993 (3A) State Qualifier
Boy's Track & Field: Individual Champion 1993 (3A) (110m high hurdles) Nate Ludwig, Forest City   15.2
Boy's Track & Field: Relay Champion 1993 (3A) (4x800m relay) Forest City (Matt Slater, Matt Eckerman, Gary Flugum, Mike Surdukan)   8:03.08
Football: All-State 1992 (3A-2nd/-) LB - Tony Bolstorff, Forest City
Football: All-State 1992 (3A-3rd/-) E - Pat Hanson, Forest City
Girl's Volleyball: All-State 1992 (2A-7th) Amy Slater, Forest City
Softball: All-State 1993 (2A-1st) P - Amy Slater, Forest City 2nd time

1993-94
Boy's Basketball: 1994 (3A) State Qualifier
Boy's Cross Country: Individual State Champion 1993 (2A) Gary Flugum, Forest City   15:56.1
Boy's Track & Field: Individual Champion 1994 (3A) (1600m) Gary Flugum, Forest City   4:24.50
Boy's Track & Field: Individual Champion 1994 (3A) (3200m) Gary Flugum, Forest City   9:36.33
Boy's Track & Field: Individual Champion 1994 (3A) (110m high hurdles) Nate Ludwig, Forest City   15.15
Football: All-State 1993 (3A-2nd/1st) DL - Chad Rockrow, Forest City
Boy's Basketball: All-State 1994 (3A-3rd/-) C - Nate Ludwig, Forest City
Softball: All-State 1994 (2A-2nd) SS - Andrea Hulsing, Forest City
Softball: All-State 1994 (2A-4th) P - Anita Aeikens, Forest City
Softball: All-State 1994 (2A-4th) C - Lisa Harringa, Forest City

1994-95
Football: All-State 1994 (3A-2nd/1st) LB - Jeremy Hagen, Forest City
Softball: All-State 1995 (4th) C - Lisa Harringa, Forest City 2nd time

1995-96
Softball: 1996 (2A) State Qualifier
Boy's Track & Field: Individual Champion 1996 (3A) (800m) Troy Trygstad, Forest City   1:55.49
Boy's Track & Field: Individual Champion 1996 (3A) (1600m) Troy Trygstad, Forest City   4:25.22
Softball: All-State 1996 (2A-1st) OF - Cindy Holland, Forest City
Softball: All-State 1996 (2A-2nd) P - Anita Aeikens, Forest City 2nd time
Softball: All-State 1996 (2A-3rd) 2B - Steph Swingen, Forest City

1996-97
Boy's Track & Field: Individual Champion 1997 (3A) (110m high hurdles) Jonathan Korth, Forest City   15.27
Girl's Track & Field: Relay Champion 1997 (2A) (4x400m relay) Forest City   (Jana Benson, Jen Ranheim, Laurel Gladish, Steph Swingen) 4:00.10
Boy's Basketball: All-State 1997 (3A-3rd/-) F - Justin Haugen, Sr., Forest City
Softball: All-State 1997 (2A-1st) OF - Steph Swingen, Forest City 2nd time
Softball: All-State 1997 (2A-2nd) P - Anita Aeikens, Forest City 3rd time

1997-98
Boy's Track & Field: Individual Champion 1998 (3A) (110m high hurdles) Jonathan Korth, Forest City   15.05 2nd time
Girl's Track & Field: Individual Champion 1998 (2A) (800m) Jana Benson, Forest City   2:16.78
Girl's Track & Field: Relay Champion 1998 (2A) (4x400m relay) Forest City   (Laurel Gladish, Laura Korth, Jen Ranheim, Jana Benson) 4:03.16 2nd time
Girl's Track & Field: Relay Champion 1998 (2A) (distance med relay) Forest City   (Abby Van Syoc, Stacy Vitek, Laurel Gladish, Jana Benson) 4:11.83
Softball: All-State 1998 (2A-1st) U - Allison Reese, Forest City

1998-99
Girl's Track & Field: Relay Champion 1999 (2A) (4x400m relay) Forest City   (Laurel Gladish, Jen Ranheim, Laura Korth, Jana Benson) 4:06.17 2nd time 3rd time
Softball: All-State 1999 (2A-1st) OF - Laura Korth, Forest City

1999-00
Boy's Basketball: 2000 (3A) State Qualifier
Boy's Golf: 2000 (3A) State Qualifier
Boy's Track & Field: Individual Champion 2000 (3A) (1600m) Ben Hauge, Forest City   4:20.85
Boy's Basketball: All-State 2000 (3A-2nd/1st) F - Rob Kampman, Jr., Forest City
Baseball: All-State 2000 (3A--/2nd) U - Jeff Jerome, Sr., Forest City
Softball: All-State 2000 (2A-1st) OF - Laura Korth, Forest City 2nd time
Softball: All-State 2000 (2A-3rd) SS - Crystal Anderson, Forest City
Softball: All-State 2000 (2A-5th) P - Ashley Pierson, Forest City

2000-01
Boy's Basketball: 2001 (3A) State Qualifier
Softball: 2001 (2A) State Qualifier
Boy's Track & Field: Relay Champion 2001 (3A) (4x800m relay) Forest City (Ryne Sunde, Matt Welp, Ben Hauge, Rob Kampman)   7:58.21
Boy's Basketball: All-State 2001 (3A-2nd/1st) F - Rob Kampman, Sr., Forest City 2nd time
Girl's Basketball: All-State 2001 (3A-2nd/2nd) F - Crystal Anderson, Forest City
Softball: All-State 2001 (2A-1st) U - Crystal Anderson, Forest City 2nd time
Softball: All-State 2001 (2A-3rd) P - Marisa Jensen, Forest City
Softball: All-State 2001 (2A-6th) OF - Abby Petersen, Forest City

2001-02
Girl's Track & Field: Relay Champion 2002 (2A) (distance med relay) Forest City   (Josi Askvig, Heather DeWaard, Jaralyn Benson, Mairead Kelly) 4:12.28
Softball: All-State 2002 (2A-1st) P - Marisa Jensen, Forest City 2nd time
Softball: All-State 2002 (2A-2nd) 2B - Clarissa Thompson, Forest City
Softball: All-State 2002 (2A-3rd) OF - Amber Folkerts, Forest City

2002-03
Girl's Golf: 2003 (2A) State Qualifier
Softball: 2003 (2A) State Qualifier
Girl's Golf: Individual State Champion 2003 (2A) Kendra Hanson, Forest City - 147
Girl's Volleyball: All-State 2002 (2A-5th) Mindy Twait, Forest City
Softball: All-State 2003 (2A-1st) P - Marisa Jensen, Forest City 3rd time
Softball: All-State 2003 (2A-3rd) C - Alyssa Langerud, Forest City

2003-04
Girl's Volleyball: 2003 (3A) State Qualifier
Girl's Golf: 2004 (3A) State Qualifier
Girl's Golf: Individual State Champion 2004 (3A) Kendra Hanson, Forest City - 155 2nd time
Girl's Volleyball: All-State 2003 (3A-2nd) Jaime Gerdes, Forest City
Softball: All-State 2004 (3A-3rd) OF - Amber Folkerts, Sr., Forest City 2nd time

2005-06
Girl's Golf: 2006 (3A) State Qualifier
Softball: All-State 2006 (3A-2nd) P - Tera Blaser, Jr., Forest City

2006-07
Wrestling: Individual State Champion 2007 (2A) 152 - Andrew Sorenson, Forest City
Girl's Volleyball: All-State 2006 (3A-3rd/2nd) Melanie Twait, Sr., Forest City 
Boy's Basketball: All-State 2007 (3A-1st/-) G - Brett Putz, Jr., Forest City
Softball: All-State 2007 (3A-3rd) P - Tera Blaser, Sr., Forest City 2nd time
Softball: All-State 2007 (3A-3rd) IF - Holly Gilbertson, So., Forest City

2007-08
Boy's Basketball: 2008 (3A) State Qualifier
Football: All-State 2007 (3A-2nd/-) E - Brett Putz, Forest City
Boy's Basketball: All-State 2008 (3A-1st/1st) G - Brett Putz, Sr., Forest City 2nd time
Boy's Basketball: All-State 2008 (3A--/3rd) G - Tyler Putz, So., Forest City
Softball: All-State 2008 (3A-2nd) U - Holly Gilbertson, Jr., Forest City 2nd time

2008-09
Wrestling: Individual State Champion 2009 (2A) 103 - Alex Spooner, Forest City
Boy's Basketball: All-State 2009 (3A-3rd/1st) G - Tyler Putz, Jr., Forest City 2nd time
Softball: All-State 2009 (3A-1st) P - Holly Gilbertson, Sr., Forest City 3rd time

2009-10
Boy's Basketball: 2010 (3A) State Qualifier
Wrestling: Individual State Champion 2010 (2A) 145 - Aaron Sorenson, Forest City
Boy's Basketball: All-State 2010 (3A-1st/1st) G - Tyler Putz, Sr., Forest City 3rd time

2010-11
Wrestling: 2011 (2A) State Duals Qualifier
Boy's Golf: 2011 (2A) State Qualifier
Girl's Volleyball: All-State 2010 (2A-3rd/-) Lauren Martin, Sr., Forest City
Softball: All-State 2011 (2A-1st) U - Bailey Gilbertson, Sr., Forest City
Softball: All-State 2011 (2A-3rd) OF - Amanda Busta, So., Forest City

2011-12
Football: 2011 (2A) State Qualifier
Baseball: 2012 (2A) State Qualifier
Football: All-State 2011 (2A-1st/3rd) OL - Justin Putney, Sr., Forest City
Football: All-State 2011 (2A-2nd/-) QB - Kyle Rosacker, Forest City
Girl's Volleyball: All-State 2011 (2A-3rd/-) Tabitha Blaser, Sr., Forest City
Boy's Basketball: All-State 2012 (2A--/3rd) U - Kyle Rosacker, Sr., Forest City
Baseball: All-State 2012 (2A-3rd/-) P - Isaac Tuttle, Jr., Forest City
Softball: All-State 2012 (3A-1st) OF - Amanda Busta, Sr., Forest City 2nd time

2012-13
Football: 2012 (2A)* State Qualifier
Football: All-State 2012 (2A-1st/1st) P - Isaac Tuttle, Sr., Forest City
Football: All-State 2012 (2A--/3rd) DL - Brian Brcka, Jr., Forest City
Football: All-State 2012 (2A--/3rd) DB - Tate Thompson, Sr., Forest City
Baseball: All-State 2013 (2A-3rd/-) P - Isaac Tuttle, Sr., Forest City 2nd time
Softball: All-State 2013 (3A-3rd) Halley Kofron, Sr., Forest City

2013-14
Football: 2013 (2A)* State Qualifier
Wrestling: Individual State Champion 2014 (2A) 285 - Tyler Putney, Forest City
Boy's Basketball: All-State 2014 (2A-2nd/1st) G - Erich Erdman, Jr., Forest City
Baseball: All-State 2014 (2A-3rd/-) IF - Jordan True, Jr., Forest City

2014-15
Boy's Basketball: 2015 (2A) State Qualifier
Football: All-State 2014 (2A--/1st) DB - Tanner Thompson, Sr., Forest City
Boy's Basketball: All-State 2015 (2A-1st/1st) G - Erich Erdman, Sr., Forest City 2nd time
Baseball: All-State 2015 (2A-1st/-/2nd) U - Jordan True, Sr., Forest City 2nd time

2015-16
Girl's Volleyball: 2015 (3A) State Qualifier
Girl's Volleyball: All-State 2015 (3A-3rd/1st) Maggie Mathiasen, Sr., Forest City 

2016-17
Football: All-State 2016 (2A--/2nd) LB - Chris Jermeland, Jr., Forest City
Boy's Basketball: All-State 2017 (3A--/2nd) F - Sam Snyder, Jr., Forest City
Girl's Basketball: All-State 2017 (3A--/2nd) U - Hannah Anderson, Jr., Forest City
Baseball: All-State 2017 (2A-2nd/2nd/-) P - Colton Shipman, Sr., Forest City
Baseball: All-State 2017 (2A-3rd/-/-) OF - Ben Midtgaard, Sr., Forest City

2017-18
Girl's Bowling: 2018 (1A) State Qualifier
Boy's Basketball: All-State 2018 (2A--/3rd) F - Sam Snyder, Sr., Forest City 2nd time
Girl's Basketball: All-State 2018 (3A--/3rd) Hannah Anderson, Sr., Forest City 2nd time
Softball: All-State 2018 (3A-3rd/-) Morgan Hobbs, Sr., Forest City

2018-19
Boy's Basketball: All-State 2019 (2A--/2nd) Avery Busta, Sr., Forest City
Softball: All-State 2019 (3A-2nd/-) Kelsey Koch, Sr., Forest City

2019-20
Boy's Bowling: 2020 (1A) State Qualifier
Baseball: All-State 2020 (2A-2nd/1st) 3B - Reese Moore, So., Forest City


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WCLT Honor Roll (Woden-Crystal Lake was part of WCLT from 1994-95 to 2010-11)
Woden-Crystal Lake Honor Roll (joined WCLT after 1993-94; joined Forest City after WCLT split)
Woden Honor Roll (joined Woden-Crystal Lake after 1958-59)
Crystal Lake Honor Roll (joined Woden-Crystal Lake after 1958-59)
Fertile Honor Roll (joined Forest City after 1961-62)
Leland Honor Roll (joined Forest City after 1944-45)