The 5-foot-11, 165-pound senior forward led the Hawks to a 12-1-2 record and a third straight Class AA state championship this past season. Hietala scored 26 goals and passed for eight assists, including five goals and two assists in Bozeman's three-game
Hietala has maintained a 4.18 weighted GPA in the classroom.
A member of the National Society of High School Scholars, he has volunteered locally as a teaching assistant at Bozeman High and has also donated his time to an anti-bullying leadership group.