Winger spent 26 years as a head boys’ basketball coach at the high school level in Coeur d’Alene and capped his career in grand fashion. He led Lake City to a perfect 26-0 record in 2023 and its first state basketball title in program history.

Winger spent 48 years in the Coeur d’Alene School District as a student, student-teacher, teacher, coach and administrator. He was athletic director for 22 years at Lake City, where he was the school’s first basketball coach.

Iupati played at Idaho during 2006-09 and was a first-round pick of the San Franciso 49ers, where he played for five seasons. He also played four years with the Arizona Cardinals and finished with his 11-year career with Seattle.

Born and raised in Vaitogi, American Samoa, Iupati’s family moved to Garden Grove, Calif., right before he began high school in Anaheim. While he had an outstanding high school career, his academic record scared away most recruiters. However, Idaho assistant coach Johnny Nansen Iupati at a recruiting event in California and he and then UI assistant coach Jason Eck eventually convinced him to come to Idaho. It turned out to be a great decision.

Buchanan spent 22 seasons as head volleyball coach at Idaho. She retired following the 2021 season with 320 wins, 16 conference postseason appearances and two trips to the NCAA Tournament. She is the program’s all-time winningest coach with an overall record of 320-317, including a 198-164 record in Big Sky, Big West, and Western Athletic Conference play.

Under Buchanan, the Vandals made a conference postseason tournament in each of her final 16 seasons.

A former college football and track athlete, high school coach, college coach, and business owner, Templeman is best known for what he’s done to help throwers as the founder of the Iron Woods Throwers Center in Rathdrum.

In 2013, Templeman purchased five acres in Rathdrum and put in a world class indoor/outdoor throwing training facility for the shot put, discus and hammer. A few years later he purchased another five acres and added a javelin throwing area.

Rick comes from a family heavily involved in both the community and athletics. Rick graduated from Coeur d’Alene High School in 1984 where he participated in three sports and was part of the 1982 football state championship team. He also was Valedictorian and Student Body President at CHS. He continued his athletic career at the University of Montana in both football and track.

After earning his degree, Rick remained active in athletics, serving as an official. He was elected to the North Idaho Officials Association’s Hall of Fame in 2009.