WINONA, Minn. – The first athlete to earn 12 varsity letters at Winona High School, Amy Duran, will be among five 2023 inductees into the school Hall of fame. Dunn graduated in 1983. She lettered in swimming, gymnastics, and track and field. The induction ceremony will be October 7. The inductees:
Katie Crouse (Class of 2003): She set a school record on the bars as well as a school and Big 9 Conference record in the vault. She was an all-state selection on the beam and was named to the all-state select team in the vault, bars, floor and all-around. She set Big 9 and school records in multiple events, and received all-conference and all-state honors in the vault, bars, beam, floor and all-around. She led the team to its first state meet appearance and scored an all-time Top Ten score on the floor. She qualifiedfor the state meet in the 300 hurdles. Now finishing law school.
Amy Duran (1983): She was the first Winona High athlete –male or female — to earn 12 varsity letters. In swimming, she set school records in the 50-yard and 100-yard breaststroke. She was all-conference, qualified for the state meet, and helped her team win the Region 1A championship. On the track, she was a member of the two-time state champion 800-yard relay. She was a three-time state finalist with the 1,600 relay team. Now an executive in educational consulting in Washington State.
Mark Peters (1983): He was a two-year starter and an all-conference selection at safety in football teams. He received honorable mention honors in basketball. In track and field, his best event was the triple jump with all-conference and all-state honors. He holds the school record in the triple jump of 44 feet, 3 inches. He worked in finance and retired at age 53. Now mostly skiing and fly-fishing in Montana.
Greg Scarborough (1974): He was a three-year starter in football as fullback and defensive end/linebacker. He was a two-time all-conference selection, team MVP and was named to the Shriners All-Star Football game as a senior. He also excelled in baseball, and he played on team that finished as state runner-up. He joined the Los Angeles Fire Department. In 1993 he was promoted to captain. He moved back to Winona after retiring from firefighting.
Abbey Staats (2009): As an eighth-grader, she joined the varsity team and excelled, joining the Minute Man Club and earning all-conference honors. As a freshman, she won the Big 9 and section titles in the 50 freestyle. She swept the 50 and 100 freestyle titles at every conference and section meet as a sophomore, junior and senior. She set 10 records, was named Section 1AA swimmer of the year and earned All-America honors as a junior and senior. She won the 50 freestyle at the state\in 23.54 seconds. As a senior sge placed second at state in the 50 and 100 freestyle. She lives in Colorado.