Trish (Paulsen) Fortune 1992 Goodrich HS Graduate – Inducted – Class of 2023 Fond du Lac HS Athletic Hall of Fame

Trish (Paulsen) Fortune L.P. Goodrich High School

Years attended 1989-1990, 1990-1991, 1991-1992

High School Accomplishments

8 time letter winner in Volleyball, Basketball and Softball

Volleyball

*Three Year Varsity Letter Winner 1989-1991

* Team Captain, Senior Year 1991

* Two time Fox Valley Association First Team All Conference

Player (Outside Hitter) 1990 and 1991 

* Unanimous Fox Valley Association First Team All Conference Player (Outside Hitter) 1991

Basketball

*Two Year Varsity Letter Winner 1991-1992 

* Team Captain, Senior Year 1991-1992 

* 21-3 Record, Senior Year (Ranked in the top 10 all season)

* Fox Valley Association Conference Champions, 1991-1992 

* WIAA Regional Champions and Sectional Runners Up, 1991-1992

Softball

*Three Year Varsity Letter Winner 1990-1992 

* Senior Year 1992 Team Captain 

* Fox Valley Association Honorable Mention All Conference Player (Catcher) 

* WIAA Regional Champs and Sectional Champs 

* WIAA State Qualifier 1992

KFIZ Area Athlete Nominee 1992

Voted by the 1992 Class- Best Female Athlete

Accomplishments After High School

*Associates Degree: University of Wisconsin-Fond du Lac 1994

*Participated in Volleyball, Basketball and Softball 

* WJCAA All Tournament Team Volleyball Team 1993 

* WJCAA All Conference Player Volleyball 1993

*Bachelor of Arts Degree: Ripon College 1996

*Participated in Volleyball and Softball 

* Midwest Athletic Conference Volleyball Second Team (Outside Hitter) 1995 

* Midwest Athletic Conference Volleyball First Team (Outside Hitter) 1996 

* Academic All Conference Team Volleyball and Softball 1995/1996 

* Volleyball Team Captain 1995/1996

* Masters of Education Degree in Leadership:  Silver Lake College

2005

Professionals Accomplishments

*Acting Professor of Physical Education and Interim Volleyball

Coach/Head Volleyball Recruiter, Ripon College 1997 

* Physical Education Teacher, Head Volleyball Coach and JV Softball Coach,

Grafton High School—1997-1999 

* Physical Education/Health Teacher, McFarland High School 1999-Present 

* Varsity Volleyball Assistant Coach, McFarland High School 1999-2000 

* Junior Varsity Softball Coach, McFarland High School 2001-2002 

* Freshmen Boys Basketball Coach 2020-2021 

* Varsity Volleyball Head Coach, McFarland High School 2001-2022

Coaching Accomplishments and Honors

* Ripon College Alumni Coach of the Year 2007

* Totaled 466 volleyball wins as McFarland’s Head Volleyball Coach-Set

single season(40) and career win records 466-228 

* Three WIAA State Births, WIAA 2X State Runner Up- 2019 and 2021

 * Division 1 State Tournament Final Four-Covid Alt Fall Season 2021 

* Two Time State Journal Area Coach of the Year-2019 and 2021