Menomonie High School graduates Emma Mommsen, Mary Berg and Sammy Jacobson were able to experience the big dance associated with advancing to the NCAA tournament.

Mommsen, a 6-1 sophomore guard, saw action in all 32 of Concordia-St. Paul’s games throughout the season as the eighth-ranked Golden Bears captured both the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC) regular season championship and the tournament championship, earning an automatic bid to the NCAA Division II tournament. But the Bears (29-3) dropped the first game of the regional tournament, 77-64, to Southwest State University.

On the season, Mommsen averaged 3.6 points per game, shooting 49-of-95 (.516), averaged 3.4 rebounds and finished with 21 total assists while averaging 13.6 minutes per game off the bench. Mommsen tallied career bests in scoring, dropping in 14 points against Bemidji State, Jan. 18, and grabbing rebounds, Jan. 24, at Minot State.

Berg, a 5-11, freshman guard for UW-Stout, was part of a historic team for the Blue Devils (23-8) as the team advanced to the first NCAA Final Four in school history. Berg saw action in all 31 games, one of only five team members to accomplish the feat. Berg averaged 20.1 minutes played.  Berg averaged 4.7 points per game and drained 31 3-pointers, second on the team and 16th in the conference. Berg scored a season-high 14 points against UW-Stevens Point in January, a game she dropped in four 3-pointers, and six times this season scored in double figures.

Jacobson, a 5-11, guard/forward for UW-La Crosse, also participated in the NCAA tournament. The Eagles, who were 17-12 overall,  advanced to the second round of the NCAA tournament, where they were edged by conference opponent, UW-Whitewater. Jacobson saw limited action over the course of the season, playing in four games.

Helen Chen, a 5-7 junior guard at the University of Minnesota-Duluth, saw action in nine games as the NCAA Division II Bulldogs finished at 10-18 overall. Liz Kyles completed her first season at St. Catherine University in St. Paul, Minn., where the 5-9 guard/forward saw action in seven games.

On the men’s side, Noah Fedderson and Charlie Morning closed out their season.

Fedderson, a 6-10, 250-pound sophomore forward for NCAA Division I North Dakota State University was in the starting line-up for all 32 games for the Bison, as the team finished at 21-11 overall and was fourth in the Summit League (10-6). Fedderson averaged 8.3 points per contest and pulled down 6.0 rebounds. Fedderson scored a career-high 21 points against Oral Roberts University, Jan. 9. Fedderson finished the season with two double-doubles, recording 16 points and 11 rebonds against South Dakota State University, Jan. 18, then three weeks later recorded 17 points and 10 rebounds against Oral Roberts on Feb. 6.

Feddersen was selected to the 2024-25 College Sports Communicators (CSC) Academic All-District Team,CSC. Feddersen is majoring in finance.

Morning, a 6-1, 175-pound freshman guard, saw action in 25 of Rochester Community and Technical College’s (RCTC) 28 games in Rochester, Minn., starting nine games. The Yellowjackets finished at 17-11 overall and placed third in the South Division of the Minnesota College Athletic Conference (MCAC). Morning was fifth on the team in scoring, averaging 8.2 points per contest. From the free throw line, Morning was lights out, draining 39-of-41 opportunities, hitting at a 95.1 percent clip.