When we watched him in the Minnesota Community College Tournament last year we weren't quite sure where we were going to play him, or what we were going to do with him. We just knew that we really wanted him on our team. The Worthington, Minn., native has found the transition from the community college level to WIAC basketball to be as difficult, relatively speaking, as the transition from high school to community college ball was. One thing that has made the transition easier for Werner has been the leadership of this team. We have good team unity and comradery.
People also understand and fulfill their roles and that really helps.
When Casey was asked to give one key to the Falcon success thus far this year, he gave an answer that Coach Bowen surely loves to hear from his players. Defense has been our biggest strength. He's the same way in the classroom. He is as serious about his academic work as he is about basketball. He is a very important member of this team.