Thunder Football welcomes new Head Coach Keith Turner
Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College announced on June 16 the hiring of Keith Turner to fill a newly created position of Athletic Director/Head Football Coach/Director of Student Preparedness.
Prior to coming to the Thunder, Turner had been offensive coordinator at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point and a member of the Pointer coaching staff for the past four seasons. While working at UW-Stevens Point, Turner helped the Pointers' offense grow into one of the most prolific in the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference. In 2008, the Pointers led the league in passing offense and consistently have been among the league leaders in total offense.
"The decision to accept the new position boiled down to having an opportunity to advance my career," said Turner. "The college has established a great foundation for Thunder Athletics and I'm excited about the opportunity to continue to grow the football program and Thunder Athletics overall. It's a bit of a homecoming for me, as I have family in the area and I am very familiar with the conference schools and northeastern Minnesota."
Turner spent 16 seasons at Vermillion Community College, a member of the Minnesota College Athletic Conference in which Fond du Lac also belongs. He was head coach during his final nine seasons at Vermilion and led his teams to 12 conference championships and four state titles.
Turner also played two seasons at Vermillion, earning All-American status, and eventually was inducted into the Minnesota Junior College Hall of Fame. Turner first came to Minnesota as an all-state prep player, a running back and noseguard, from Central Catholic High School in Cleveland, Ohio. Turner finished his playing career at the University of Wisconsin-Superior, earning a bachelor's degree in Physical Education and Health. He completed his master's degree in Education at Southwest Minnesota State in 2006.
Turner and his wife, Genie, have three children, a daughter Claudia, a son, Jaxon and a daughter, Eve.
Contact Coach Turner at 218-879-0792 or via email to kturner@fdltcc.edu.
Thunder Training Schedule
2010 Thunder Football Season Schedule
Sat., Aug. 28 Central Lakes College at St.Cloud State University 8:00 p.m.
Sat., Sept. 4 Minnesota State-Fergus Falls HOME at Bromberg Field 4:00 p.m.
Sat., Sept. 11 Minnesota West Community College at Worthington 3:00 p.m.
Sat., Sept. 18 Rochester Technical College HOME at Public Schools Stadium 1:30 p.m.
Thur., Sept. 23 Itasca Community College at Coleraine 7:00 p.m.
Sat., Oct. 2 Northland Community College HOME at Bromberg Field 1:30 p.m.
Sat., Oct. 9 Ridgewater Community College at Willmar 5:00 p.m.
Fri., Oct 15 Mesabi Range Technical College HOME at Public Schools Stadium 7:00 p.m.
Thur., Oct 21 Vermilion Community College at Ely 1:30 p.m.
2010 Home Games
Minnesota State-Fergus Falls September 4 4:00 Bromberg Field
Rochester Technical College September 18 1:30 Public Schools Stadium
Northland Community College October 2 1:30 Bromberg Field
Mesabi Range Technical College October 15 7:00 Public Schools Stadium
Roll with the Thunder to Away games
Central Lakes College, St.Cloud State University, St. Cloud, MN Map
Minnesota West, Worthington, MN Map
Itasca Community College, Coleraine, MN Map
Ridgewater College, Willmar, MN Map
Vermilion Community College, Ely, MN Map
2009 Season Highlights
Minnesota College Athletic Conference 2009 All-Division Team
These Thunder student athletes received postseason honrs for outstanding performance during the 2009 season:
First Team
Kevin Chestang-LB
Ivonte Clopton-LB
Brandon Peterson-WR
Second Team
Jordan Berglund-DE
Rumeal Carlton-QB
Nicholas Chandler-DL
Darrian McGee-SS
Greg Summers-LB
Honorable Mention
Corey Houser-DB
Seth Johnson-OL
Josh Miron-OL
Cameron McQuay-S
Jareed Roberson-DB
All-Region 13 Team
Ivonte Clopton-LB
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