GRAND FORKS, N.D. – Minnesota Football Coaches Association Hall of Famer Mark Kroulik, who led 9-man Stephen-Argyle to seven state championships, will receive the UND Coaches Award of Merit during the 55th annual Potato Bowl USA game on Saturday, Sept. 18.
Kroulik was a long time coach at Stephen and Stephen-Argyle High School in Stephen, Minn., leading the 9-man prep program to seven state championships (1999, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009). Between 2003 and 2007, the Storm won a Minnesota state record 76 consecutive games and five state titles. He retired from coaching in 2009 with an impressive 168-12 record as head coach (.933 winning percentage).
The award is presented annually during the Potato Bowl game, honoring local football coaches from around the area. In 2019 former Linton/Hazelton-Moffit-Braddock football coach Dan Imdieke received the honor. Imdieke is the winningest coach in North Dakota high school football history.
The University of North Dakota will play Drake in its home-opener on Saturday, Sept. 18 at the Alerus Center for the 55th Potato Bowl. The Fighting Hawks and Bulldogs will kickoff at 4 p.m. Central. UND has won its last 11 home games.
*Courtesy Matt Scheerer, UND Athletics
