Crookston High School senior Reggie Winjum signed a National Letter of Intent to play basketball at the University of Minnesota Crookston next year.
Winjum is following the footsteps of his sister Halle Winjum, who currently plays for the Golden Eagle Women’s program. Reggie’s father also works at Minnesota Crookston, but those aren’t the only reasons according to Winjum. “It is right here at home, close to family and the coaches were really welcoming and engaging on my visit,” said Reggie. “The NSIC is a high level of play and one I would like to play at. Halle was another reason on why I wanted to go to UMC, she was tugging on my strings for sure.”
Winjum is a three-sport athlete, competing in soccer, basketball, and tennis.
In soccer, Winjum was the goalkeeper for the Pirates, where he had an outstanding season and was named all-conference his junior and senior years. He was named team MVP, defensive MVP, and best leadership at the Pirate banquet this year.
In basketball, Winjum has played varsity since his freshman year and was named all-conference as a sophomore and junior. He started this season with a 15 point and seven rebound performance against East Grand Forks.
In Tennis, he has been playing varsity since he was in seventh grade and finished third place in the Section 8A individual tennis tournament as a junior.
Winjum was the male representative from Crookston High School for the Minnesota State High School League EXCEL award, which is given to juniors who are actively involved in community activities and volunteering.
He was crowned Crookston High School homecoming king this fall.
Winjum is currently undecided, but leaning towards a major in sports management. He is the son of Chris and Leah Winjum.
