Montana State Northern Lights & Skylights Athletics

Kim Fike Finn '93 and Kari Fike Filius, ' 93, played an integral part in the drive for excellence that brought the first women's national title to Northern and to the Frontier Conference. They were key leaders in the "Decade of Dominance" in the Northern women's program and were well known for their outstanding work ethic and quiet leadership. The dynamic duo was a fearsome combination on the court. Their skill was undeniable and so consistently similar that it was hard to tell them apart. Off the court, they compiled an amazing record in the classroom, given their commitment to many extra hours of training and practice.

Kim Finn, of Big Timber, Montana has been in education for eight of the last ten years, working as a teacher's aide and then as a kindergarten teacher for five years in Reed Point, Montana. She is pursuing her Elementary Education degree and will be back in the classroom by 2006. Finn has coached high school and junior high basketball and track and is currently the assistant track coach at Sweet Grass County High School in Big Timber. She is active in coaching her sons in their favorite sports of soccer, basketball and baseball. Finn is married to Monte Finn and they have three children; Brent, Blake, and Bailey.