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Board approves naming WEM football field "Jon Bakken Field"; Bakken abstains

Waterville-Elysian-Morristown Board of Education · August 25, 2025
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Summary

The board approved the district's process for naming facilities and voted to name the football field "Jon Bakken Field" effective September 2025; the Athletic Council had recommended the proposal and Jon Bakken abstained from the vote.

The Waterville-Elysian-Morristown School Board approved a process for naming or renaming district athletic fields and facilities and voted to name the WEM football field "Jon Bakken Field" beginning September 2025. The Athletic Council met June 24 to consider a request and recommended advancing the proposal to the board.

The naming motion, made by Jay Schneider and seconded by Troy Tolzman, passed with four members voting in favor; board member Jon Bakken abstained. The minutes record Bakken as the honoree: a MnFBCA Hall of Fame coach and former head football coach whose teams won three Prep Bowls (1989, 1999 and 2009).

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