Soccer Coach Kris Fremo Named Section 8a Coach of the year

Saint John’s Prep is proud to announce that girls’ soccer coach Kris Fremo has been named the MSHSL Section 8A Coach of the Year. The recognition is from her fellow coaches of nine schools within the section.

Coach Fremo has coached the Prep girls’ varsity soccer team for 17 non-consecutive years and has coached soccer for 29 years. Since returning to Prep in 2021, she has led the Johnnies to six straight winning seasons, accumulating a record of 51-37-3. This is Coach Fremo’s third time earning the Section 8A Coach of the Year award while coaching at Prep.

Coach Fremo’s players appreciate her knowledge of the game and her creative approach to coaching. This recognition isn’t a surprise to her players, Coach Fremo is known for her encouraging coaching style. Players say she encourages them to have confidence and do their best.
“Mrs. Fremo helps us think strategically about each game. She changes our positions and lineups to best plan our attacks and defense for each opponent,” says senior captain Sofia Pauly. “I think she encourages a collaborative team environment where we all can work together to win.”

Her previous Coach of the Year awards were in 2008 and 2024. She was named the MSHSL Class A Coach of the Year in 2024. In addition to coaching at Saint John’s Prep, she was the head girls’ soccer coach at Sauk Rapids-Rice for 11 years. Besides coaching at Saint John’s Prep, she also coaches soccer teams for local travel soccer organizations in Central Minnesota.

The other coaches in Section 8A include: , Albany High School, , Laporte-Walker-Hackensack-Akeley High School, Crookston High School, East Grand Forks High School, Hillcrest Lutheran Academy (Fergus Falls), Saint Cloud Cathedral High School Melrose Area High School, and Pelican Rapids High School.

In addition to coaching, Kris Fremo is an upper school art teacher at Saint John’s Prep. Her classes include pottery, digital photography, drawing, and painting.

She and her family live in Cold Spring, Minnesota.

Congratulations, Coach Fremo!