 Jodi Huisentruit was born and raised in Long Prairie, Minnesota, the youngest daughter of Maurice Nicholas Huisentruit (1920–1982) and Imogene L. "Jane" Huisentruit (née Anderson, 1923–2014).In high school, Huisentruit excelled at golf; considered a promising talent, she and her team won the state Class A tournament in both 1985 and 1986.After high school, she went on to St.