August 7, 2007

BEMIDJI, Minn. -- Bemidji State University Director of Athletics Rick Goeb today announced the hiring of Krissi Super as the university’s head women’s golf and assistant women’s basketball coach.

“Krissi comes to BSU with a superb background, especially in basketball where she won three national championships as a player with the University of North Dakota,” commented Goeb. “I am very confident that she will come in and do a great job with the golf program as well. She has the desire and a strong will to perform as a golf coach as well.”

“Although handling both golf and basketball can sometimes be very tricky and difficult, I am confident that Krissi will do a very good job in both areas,” said Goeb.”

“I am really excited about the hire of Krissi Super,” commented head women’s basketball coach Mike Curfman. “I think she brings a lot of background knowledge in the sport of basketball, with having outstanding high school and college basketball careers. She brings a lot of credibility and a lot of experience to the Bemidji State women’s basketball program.”

Over the last four years (2003-2007) Super has spent her time in the high school ranks. For the last two years she has been a Communication Arts/Literature teacher at the Bemidji Area Schools, teaching English for grades 9-12 at the Lumberjack Alternative High School. During her stint at the Bemidji Area Schools, Super was also the One-Act Play Director. From August 2003 to March 2005 she was a long-term substitute English teacher at Wyndmere Public Schools were she taught English for seventh, eighth ninth and eleventh grades. During Supers’ two-year stop at Wyndmere she was the head girls volleyball coach, were she led the Warriors to their first-ever state tournament appearance in 2003. She was also the assistant boys basketball coach during her time at Wyndmere Public Schools.

Along with teaching high school students, Super has been a guest speaker at area high schools, speaking on peer pressure, respect, and pride.

Prior to her jump to the teaching ranks, Super was a sports announcer, news assistant and DJ for Thief River Fall Radio (2000-2002). During her time there She covered over 100 games, including boys and girls basketball, women’s college basketball, high school and college volleyball, softball, baseball, girls hockey and football sideline reporting. Along with covering games, Super compiled news stories, conducted interviews, produced advertising, and worked with public relations and promotions. In addition to her time at Thief River Falls Radio, she worked as a sports anchor/reporter at Studio One Television at the University of North Dakota for two years.

“Krissi has had a lot of different experiences since entering the high school ranks, including coaching boy’s basketball which I think will be an added benefit,” said Curfman. “She is an outgoing and positive person who will strive to improve the women’s golf and women’s basketball programs.”

“I am really excited about the opportunity to become part of the BSU athletic department,” commented Super. “BSU is a really great place to be, I love the college and the campus and the people I have met so far at BSU are really great.”

On the basketball court, Super was a member of the 3-time Division II National Championship Basketball Team at the University of North Dakota. During her high school career at Badger-Greenbush-Middleriver, Super compiled 2,804 points in her career which sits her in eighth place on the all-time scorers list for Minnesota girls basketball.

In addition to her coaching experience at Wyndmere, Super is the founder and director of Super Camps, which began in June 1997. She organizes and instructs Super Hooper Basketball camps for boys and girls grades K-6 in northwestern Minnesota.

“I am looking forward to working with coach Curfman, he has done a great job turning the women’s basketball program around,” said Super. “I have always been around sports and have always wanted to coach, this is going to be a great opportunity for me to coach at the collegiate level.”

Super has received degrees from two different institutions. In May 2000 she graduated from the University of North Dakota with a Bachelor of Arts degree in communications and then received her second Bachelor of Arts degree from Minnesota State University Moorhead in May 2005 in secondary education-communication arts/literature.

Super resides in Bemidji with her husband, Jeremy Popp, and their rescued pets.

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