Tom Farniok
Tom Farniok is an American former football center. He was signed by the Minnesota Vikings as an undrafted free agent in 2015. He played college football at Iowa State.
Early years
Farniok was a three-year letterwinner at Washington [High School (Sioux Falls, South Dakota)|Washington High School] in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. In 2008, he was named Class 11AA first-team All-State. As a sophomore, he was an honorable mention All-conference. He was named Class 11AA First-team All-State and offensive MVP of All-City Team. He was a first-team Greater Dakota All-Conference as senior and junior. As a senior, he served as team captain of Washington Warrior team that went 13-0 and claimed the Class 11AA state title. In addition, he was also an academic All-Conference and All-State in 2009.Farniok also lettered in basketball and track & field at Washington HS. He had a personal-best throw of 43.73 meters in the discus as a senior. He also recorded a top-throw of 13 meters in the shot put at the Dakota Relays.
Considered as a two-star recruit by Rivals.com, Farniok chose Iowa State over offers from North Dakota football|North Dakota], North [Dakota State Bison football|North Dakota State] and South Dakota State.