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Jared Allen is a defensive end who played college football at Idaho State University and was selected by the Kansas City Chiefs in the fourth round of the 2004 NFL Draft. Allen played 12 seasons in the NFL for the Chiefs, the Minnesota Vikings (2008–2013), the Chicago Bears, and the Carolina Panthers, reaching Super Bowl 50 with the Panthers. During his career, he was a five-time Pro Bowl selection and a four-time First-team All-Pro. He led the NFL in sacks twice, including a franchise-record 22.0 sacks for the Vikings in 2011, and finished his career with 136 total sacks. He was elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2025.

Minnesota native Rachel Banham scored 3,093 points in her college career at the University of Minnesota, leaving the college game as the No. 1 scorer in Big Ten history and sixth in NCAA history. She was the 2016 Big Ten Player of the Year and made 354 threes during her career, a program record. She is arguably most known for her then-NCAA record 60-point performance against Northwestern in 2016, a year that ended with her earning a First Team All-American nod.

Gabriela (Gaby) Dabrowski, a professional doubles tennis player from Canada, has ranked as high as World No. 4 (2022) on the WTA and is a 3x mixed doubles Grand Slam champion (2017 Roland Garros and 2019 Australian Open and 2023 U.S. Open). She holds 17 WTA doubles titles, and has competed in three different Olympics Game, including a Bronze medal at the 2024 Olympics in Paris.

Mike Conley played high school basketball in Indiana, where he was selected to the McDonald’s All American Team and named to the Parade All-American Third Team. Conley played collegiately for one season at Ohio State, where he was named First Team All-Big Ten.

Alexa Guarachi Bruner started playing tennis at age 5–both of her parents are teaching pros and were her coaches growing up. Alexa has an older brother named Stefan with Down syndrome who is her inspiration. She played collegiate tennis at the University of Alabama, where she graduated with a degree in Public Relations in 2013 and earned multiple All-America and All-SEC honors. Alexa says that her best tennis memory so far was playing mixed doubles against Serena Williams and Andy Murray on Centre Court at 2019 Wimbledon. She holds dual citizenship in the US and Chile, and she competed in the Pan American Games, was a French Open finalist, and was a US Open semifinalist. Currently, Alexa serves as the Director of Tennis & Pickleball at Watersound Club in Florida.

Minnesota native Brock Faber was named a finalist for the 2024 Calder Trophy given to the NHL rookie of the year after finishing tied for second among rookies with 47 points (eight goals, 39 assists) in 82 games while leading first-year players in average (24:58) and total (2,047:53) time on ice. He signed an eight-year, $68 million contract with the Minnesota Wild on July 29, 2024, which begins in the 2025-26 season.

Minnesota Twins catcher Ryan Jeffers, who attended UNC Wilmington, was the Twins’ second-round draft pick (59th overall) in 2018. Jeffers made his Major League debut on August 20, 2020, and was named the Charles O. Johnson Award winner as the Most Improved Twin in 2023. In 2024, he set career highs in numerous offensive categories including home runs, RBI, runs, hits, and doubles while being named the 2024 Mike Augustin “Media Good Guy” Award, voted on by the Twin Cities chapter of the Baseball Writers’ Association of America. Beyond his on-field achievements, Jeffers is an active participant in the Minnesota Twins Community Fund, which focuses on empowering youth, fostering belonging, and nurturing the planet, demonstrating his commitment to making a positive impact across Twins Territory.

The 2008 Olympic Gold Medalist in gymnastics has built an incredible post-gymnastics career since retiring from the sport. Shawn is a New York Times Best Selling author, speaker, brand builder, and philanthropist. She created TheBodyDepartment.com, a site dedicated to offering an outlet where people can talk about body image, wellness, and fitness in a healthy way. She’s currently operating an online digital content and consulting agency.

Ali Krieger appeared in more than 100 games (as a right back and a center back) with the U.S. women’s national team. She made her national team debut in 2008 and has played for the U.S. at three FIFA World Cups (2011, 2015 and 2019). She played all 600 minutes in the 2011 tournament, when the U.S. lost in the final to Japan, and she played all but 10 minutes in the 2015 World Cup, when Team USA won the tournament. She was an alternate on the team that won gold at the 2008 Summer Olympics and was a member of the 2016 Summer Games team.