Kacie Dohrmann

“Money doesn’t buy everything. Bigness doesn’t win championships all the time, at least in our sport. Maybe that’s changing. Everybody seems to think it is…We will do our damndest in our conference and at Denver it doesn’t happen that way.” -David Carle duluthnewstribune.com/sports/college…

A special shoutout to @GiordanosPizza for the late night assist! Their management and staff went out of their way to take care of our team on short notice. Pios fans, make sure you stop by this weekend to show your support.

The final moment and celly from a program statement in Fort Collins. #GoPios

Now is your chance to own a piece of Magness Arena history. Bid on a pair of old seats today. Auction closes Friday, Oct. 18. Place a bid: bit.ly/3TJ1YGQ

Thankful for the generosity of so many to make #1Day4DU such a great day of support for our student-athletes and our athletic programs. #GoPios denverpioneers.com/news/2024/5/17…

We have absolutely incredible alumni & supporters!!! Your dedication is inspiring. THANK YOU to all who came out to St. Paul. It’s a GREAT day to be a Pioneer!! 1️⃣0️⃣🏆

There is a party tomorrow night. #GoPios denverpioneers.com/news/2024/4/13…

The national champions are back home! @DU_Hockey arrives back in Denver following shutout win in yesterday's #FrozenFour final.

.@DU_Hockey Championship Celebration 🗓️: Monday, April 15 🕡: 6:30 p.m. MT 📍: Magness Arena #GoPios

The captain does it again! 2-1 DU

The @DU_Pioneers are going for two conference championships at the same time, and it’s making for quite the TV viewing experience. @DU_Hockey for the NCHC Frozen Faceoff Championship on @CBSSportsNet, and @DU_Gymnastics for the Big 12 Championship on @ESPNU. #GoPios

DU is one of 35 eligible schools who have never made the NCAA Tournament. A win Tuesday night @TheSummitLeague championship would end their streak.

𝗞𝗲𝗲𝗽 𝗗𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗻' ✅: First @TheSummitLeague Final appearance ✅: First conference final since 2005 - @TommyBruner0 leads the Pios with 23 - @therealdcraig with 15 pts-5asts #GoPios

Many Universities would consider FOUR teams ranked in the Top 10 in the NATION a milestone … here at @DU_Pioneers we call it “FRIDAY” … @DU_Hockey @DU_Gymnastics @DU_MLAX @DU_WLAX @UofDenver #GOPIOS

On Thursday November 30th we received news that God had called Coach Gregg Wikierak(Wik) home. From 1990-2011, Coach Wik expressed an unmatched passion for Marian Central Baseball and its success. Here is what he was able to accomplish in a Hurricanes uniform: 👇🏻👇🏻

The North Star family mourns the loss of Coach Gregg Wikierak who served as an assistant varsity baseball coach the last 5 seasons. Please join us as we keep the Wikierak family and @SCNbaseball in our thoughts during this time. 💙

Our thoughts and prayers are with the family, friends, and colleagues of IHSBCA Hall of Fame Coach Gregg Wikierak (assistant varsity coach @SCNbaseball and former head varsity coach @MarianCenBSB). May you find peace and strength during this difficult time.

Coach Wik was tough love incarnate. He delivered to me some real world life lessons that forged the path I’m on today, one I’m proud of. He was my coach – in some ways he was one of the only authentic coaches I ever had. A throwback, the kind of baseball man Augie Garrido would admire. Coach Wik made you earn it, he illuminated what you were capable of as a player and a person. I was a senior in high school at Marian Central who felt entitled to my everyday spot. I got complacent, downright lazy, and I pouted when Coach Wik called me on it. This was a pivotal point in my life, and I think about it almost daily still. He was great at berating us when we played beneath ourselves, but when he calmly and privately called me out for my complacency, that stung way more. I was angry, the embarrassment was living beneath the surface. I coasted on the talent I had for so long and I was unaccustomed to receiving that kind of treatment. I thought instead that it would be a useful act of rebellion to keep pouting, I’d show him that I didn’t need to be work as hard to be twice as good as everyone else. Yeah, that didn’t work out. He didn’t budge. We butted heads. And somehow I didn’t regret the way I acted until I graduated. I still left without saying goodbye, tail between my legs and all. My busted relationship with Coach Wik was an open wound that time wasn’t mending. I began to miss baseball nonetheless, and I eventually pushed the door back open for myself. I held myself and my work to an extremely high standard – still do. Yet, I knew that I needed to reconcile my actions with Coach Wik if I ever wanted to truly forgive my high school self. Thankfully, our paths crossed again, almost a decade after we last spoke. It was at the IHSBCA convention in 2019, I think. I talked to his son Brett, who used to help coach us. I mentioned this weight I was carrying and he suggested I walk into the ballroom in between guest speakers to confront Coach Wik. So I did, and he smiled at me right away. He shook my hand – it was a vise grip handshake, as expected – and I nervously stumbled through the next few minutes, explaining to him how his tough love was precisely what I needed at that time in my life, even if I didn’t show it that whole year. He was grateful I shared that story, and he let me drop that weight then and there in that ballroom. We caught up for another few minutes before the next session started, and that was it. I needed that encounter much, much more than Coach Wik did, I know that. But I’m thankful to have that memory, and to have received that closure, it made it easier to forgive myself finally for fumbling what I had. Coach Wik cared about the person I would become, and he put that before anything related to baseball, even if I didn’t see it that way at the time. I think that’s what a legendary coach does, and Coach Wik is certainly a legend of coach and a man. So, I’ll remember Coach Wik for as long as I live. He helped me realize what it’s like to deliver less than what you’re capable of. He’s my coach.

First Summit League match ➡️first Summit League win #GoPios

Love my #NACDAfamily!! Wouldn’t be here without you!