JOE KALKOPF
That Matt Aleithe - Joe Kalkopf Final Four match sure was memorable in 2005. They'll be talking about that game for years. Well, Joe and Matt did square off last year, but it wasn't in the Final Four, and it surely won't be memorable. Like Aleithe, Kalkopf also choked away a win in the Elite 8, allowing Todd Simeth to advance. Maybe it was all the distractions that took Kalkopf out of his element. Maybe there were too many students from Milwaukee Lutheran present to allow him to focus. Or maybe, just maybe, old Joe Kalkopf is getting soft on us. We'll find out this year at The Ocho.
In the off season, Joe has been sitting on the fence waiting to be given the Varsity Football Coaching Job he deserves at Lutheran. If and when they take him, they'll be investing in someone with true passion and dedication, someone who will enjoy that state championship in 2009.

Career Record: 18-13
Tournament Average: 158.68
High Game: 187


Tournament Highlight
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*1999 Tournament High Average
*1999, 2004 Consolation Runner-up
*2001 Final Four