M State honors four Fergus Falls student-athletes at awards banquet
Braylon Baldwin, Kaitlyn Olson, Terri Wind and Logan Hammer were honored in Legacy Hall as M State recognized work that showed up in class and in competition.
Legacy Hall on the Fergus Falls campus gave M State a stage Monday for four athletes whose seasons were judged by more than wins and losses. Braylon Baldwin, Kaitlyn Olson, Terri Wind and Logan Hammer were among the Spartans honored at the 2025-2026 Student Athlete of the Year banquet.
The annual ceremony recognizes student-athletes for hard work and dedication in the classroom and in competition, with awards presented for both men’s and women’s sports. At M State, the banquet also spotlights how athletics brings students from across the region into Fergus Falls, including athletes from Grafton, Roseau, Cass Lake and Calgary.
Baldwin, listed by M State athletics as a men’s basketball player and a Grafton High School graduate, played in 28 games and averaged 9.4 points, 4.6 rebounds and 4.3 assists. He shot 39.0% from the field, 32.4% from 3-point range and 75.9% at the free-throw line, numbers that show how often he was part of the Spartans’ offense on both ends of the floor.
Olson, a 5-foot-10 sophomore forward from Roseau and a Roseau High School graduate, was another steady presence. M State listed her at 11.3 points and 10.7 rebounds per game for the women’s basketball team, production that put her in the middle of the Spartans’ scoring and cleanup work.
Wind, a 6-foot-1 freshman from Cass Lake and a Cass Lake High School graduate, was recognized from the women’s volleyball side of the program. Hammer, a sophomore pitcher from Calgary, Alberta, gave M State another international connection on the baseball roster, where he was listed as a right-handed batter and thrower.
The four honorees reflected the range M State wants from its athletic programs in Fergus Falls: Baldwin’s scoring and passing, Olson’s rebounding and consistency, Wind’s first-year arrival from northern Minnesota and Hammer’s role on the mound. Their recognition sends each of them into the next phase of their M State careers with a campus honor tied to performance, persistence and the day-to-day work behind the scoreboard.
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