COACHING STAFF

Bryant Friskop  |  Assistant Coach

Bryant Friskop is in entering his seventh season as head women's golf coach for the University of Minnesota Crookston. In addition, Friskop is entering his ninth season as assistant women's basketball coach.

In his first season as head women's golf coach, Friskop led the Golden Eagles to a low round of 360 at the Warrior Vegas Invite, besting their low round from the previous season by six strokes. Minnesota Crooskton also shot a 364 as a team at the Tracy Lane Memorial. The Golden Eagles were led in Friskop's first season by Ashlee Humble, who shot a low round of 79 at the Warrior Vegas Invite. Humble had one first place finish at the MSUM/UMC/Concordia Moorhead triangular. 

In his second season with the women's golf program, Friskop helped the Golden Eagles to a low round of 373 at the Ramada Mustang Invite in Marshall, Minn. Minnesota Crookston had a scoring average of 407.8 during the 2018-19 season. The Golden Eagles were led by McKenzie Harris with an average of 95.0. 

In Friskop's third season with the women's golf team, Minnesota Crookston had an average of 404.4, improving from the season prior. The Golden Eagles had a season-low round of 384 at the Ramada Mustang Invite in Marshall, Minn. Friskop helped Allison Bot to a 97.5 average on her senior season.

Friskop also spent one season as the head coach for the men's golf program. In one season, he helped the Golden Eagles to a low round of 310 at the BSU Invite. Freshman Connor Humble finished in the top 20 at the NSIC Men's Golf Championship. The best round of the season came from Ben Koisti, who shot a 69 at the BSU Invite Sept. 11. 

Friskop started his role as assistant coach for the U of M Crookston women's basketball team prior to the 2015-16 season. In his five seasons, Friskop has helped the Golden Eagles to a pair of NSIC/Sanford Health Quarterfinal appearances. During the 2015-16 season, Minnesota Crookston reached a school-record 18 wins, which included a school-record 14 conference wins. In his time with U of M Crookston, the Golden Eagles have had five players earn All-NSIC honors, including All-NSIC First Team selections Isieoma Odor, Alexa Thielman and Katrina Nordick.

Friskop came to U of M Crookston from down the road at University of North Dakota, where he served in various capacities with the women's basketball program over four years. Friskop worked as a student manager during the 2014-15 season, where he was responsible for taking bench statistics and also helped with game film and exchange for the team where he filmed all home games for the 2011-12 and 2012-13 seasons. He also assisted in daily practices, took part in staff meetings, set up the equipment for the team, helped with the practice squad, and opponent scouting.

Prior to serving as manager, Friskop was a member of the practice squad for the UND women's basketball team, playing against UND's squad in practice, getting them ready for upcoming games. During his time at North Dakota, he worked under legendary UND coach Gene Roebuck, who led North Dakota to three National Championships and over 600 wins. He also worked under Travis Brewster, who led the team to a 2014 Big Sky Championship and an NCAA First Round appearance in 2014. 

Prior to transferring to UND, Friskop played college basketball for one year at Concordia College Moorhead.

The Wahpeton, N.D. native earned his Bachelor of Science degree in Kinesiology from UND in 2014 with a minor in athletic coaching. He earned his Master of Science degree in Kinesiology from North Dakota in 2017. He currently resides in Crookston. 

Alyssa Limmer  |  Assistant Coach

Limmer helped coach various age groups for Wisconsin Playground Elite, including the girls U16 squad, and the U14 team. She helped in the skill development of youth basketball players, and helped student-athletes as they looked to pursue collegiate opportunities after high school. Basketball instruction at Wisconsin Playground Elite is facilitated by experience-based, contextual teaching strategies and learning situations.

In addition to coaching for Wisconsin Playground Elite, Limmer has gained other experiences within athletic environments. Limmer served as an athletics development assistant at Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas. She managed administrative components of the athletic development office. In addition, she ran fundraising reports, compiled lists of donors, and processed donations. 

From 2019-20, Limmer was a volunteer head coach for the Franklin Youth Girls Basketball Association. In addition, she worked during the same time as a fan services associate for the Milwaukee Admirals, a professional hockey club and AHL affiliate of the Nashville Predators. She also has worked as an intern for the FC Milwaukee Torrent, a professional soccer team based in Wauwatosa, Wis. Limmer assisted with ticket sales, team travel, and team housing. She also helped with fan experience, designed game day programs, and pricing spreadsheets for tickets and merchandise. 

Limmer received her bachelor's degree in social welfare from the University of Wisconsin in 2015. 

Ryan Moyhihan  |  Assistant Coach