The inaugural members of the Central Athletics Hall of Honor in 2002. Front (left to right): Vern Den Herder '71, Jeff Verhoef '80. Back: Dick Schultz '50, Dr. Camilla Ratering McCalmont '82, coach Ron Schipper. Not pictured: Richard "Babe" Tysseling '32.
About the Central College Athletics Hall of Honor
Initiated in 2002, Central’s Athletics Hall of Honor is intended to recognize those who were standout performers in the athletics arena as a student-athlete, coach or administrator, and who have distinguished themselves in life after graduation through service and leadership. There is no formal nomination process but to be eligible for consideration, a candidate must have graduated or served as a Central coach/administrator at least 15 years earlier. Current Central staff members are typically not considered.
Hall of Honor Committee
Members serve three-year terms and can serve for a maximum of two terms. They are chosen to provide perspectives from the four most recent decades in which honorees can be chosen—1970s, ’80s, ’90s and 2000s. However, honorees may be chosen from prior decades as well.
2002 inductees
Vern Den Herder; Football, men's basketball
Dr. Camilla (Ratering) McCalmont; Women's cross country, women's track and field
Ron Schipper; Head football coach, athletics director
Dick Schultz; Baseball, men's basketball, football, NCAA executive director
Richard "Babe" Tysseling; Baseball, men's basketball, football, track and field
Jeff Verhoef; men's basketball
2003 inductees
Dr. Richard Dykstra; Football
Gertrude Beintema; Athletics department office manager
Marcie Thurn Rohach; Women's track and field
Clarence Wilkins; Men's basketball
Brian Goldsworthy; Men's Golf
2004 inductees
Denise (Boll) Baker; Women's basketball
Dr. Kenneth Weller; Central College president, NCAA vice president
Dana Snoap; Men's basketball
2005 inductees
Tom Stone; Football
Nancy Cisar Nelson; Women's track and field
Scot Storjohann; Football, wrestling
2006 inductees
Laurie (Sutten) Flynn; Softball, women's basketball
Joe Jaspers; Men's golf, men's basketball
Scott Lindell; Football
Lori Nolte; Women's cross country, women's track and field
2007 inductees
Eldon Schulte; Football, basketball, men's track and field
Lisa Broek; Track and field
Rich Thomas; Football
2008 inductees
Harold De Bie; Men's basketball
Bruce Heerema; Football, men's track and field
Christi Van Werden; Softball, women's basketball
2009 inductees
Dick Bowzer; Football, men's basketball, men's tennis, coach
Kim Doyle; Women' s golf
Mark Muyskens; Men’s cross country, men’s track and fieldÂ
Jamie (Mahnke) Zyzda; Softball
2010 inductees
Gary Boeyink; Head women's basketball coachÂ
Emilie (Hanson) Brown; Women's basketball
Jeff Blythe; Football
2011 inductees
Rich Kacmarynski; Football
Shannan Mattiace;Â Women's tennis
Kevin Sanger;Â Football, track and field
2012 inductees
Jack Walvoord, Men's basketball
Emily (Grimes) Rottinghaus, Softball
Tim Hackel, Wrestling
Jon McGovern, Wrestling
2013 inductees
Mark Kacmarynski, Football
Brian O'Donnell, Football
Cindy (Kline) Olson, Women's golf
John Bermel, Men's golf
2014 inductees
Megan Clayberg; Volleyball coach
Rick Sanger; Football, track and field
Jeff Schneekloth; Men's tennis
2015 inductees
Abbie (Brown) Sogard; Volleyball
Randy Busscher; Football
Jason Christenson; Wrestling
Chris Hulleman; Football, coach
2016 inductees
Candace (Wilson) DuRegger;Â Volleyball
Al Dorenkamp;Â Football, baseball, athletics directorÂ
Rick Perry;Â Football, basketball
2017 inductees
Donell (Hotze) Kvaal; Softball
Molly Parrott, Women's basketball, softball
Angie (Nielsen) Sears, Volleyball
2018Â inductees
Tony Brownlee, Men's track and field
Libby (Hysell) Carlton, Softball
Andrew Paulsen, Football, men's track and field
2019Â inductees
Bill Spurbeck, Men's golf
Raegan (Schultz) Wagner, Women's track and field
Tim White, Men's golf
2020 induction postponed due to pandemic
2021 inductees
Craig Cantrall, Men's track and field
Mike Stumberg, Football
Peter Wagner, Men's track and field
2022 inductees
Adam Duerfeldt, Baseball
Lindsay (Schultz) Janke, Women's track and field/volleyball
Annie Van Wetzinga, Softball
2023 inductees
Don De Waard, Football coach
Alicia Whisner Fisher, Women's track and field/volleyball
George Wares, Softball coach
2024Â inductees
Larry Happel, Sports information
Missey Allen Michel, Softball
Cale Van Genderen, Men's track and field
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