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1992-93 NDSCS Men’s The 1992-93 NDSCS Men’s Basketball Team, coached by Ed Toohey and assistant coach Chad Swenson. Coach Toohey said this was the best team he had coached during his six years at NDSCS. Their record was 23-8 on their way to the State Championship, the Region 13 Championship and the District 9 Championship. They won the District 9 Championship game defeating Western Nebraska on their home floor, which no team had accomplished, to go to the National tournament for the first time in 20 years. All five starters from this team received a full scholarship to continue their academic and athletic careers. Three of the players started at Mid-Major Division I colleges.
1992-93 NDSCS Men’s Basketball Team Front Row: Student Manager-Jeff Schaunaman, Sherwood Anthony, Ben Westby, Andy Tillman, Corey Louder, Todd Anderson Back Row: Head Coach-Ed Toohey, Wayne Charles, Bob Beck, Matt Biel, Orlando Patrick, Sly Johnson, Assist. Coach-Chad Swenson
1996 NDSCS Football The 1996 Football team went undefeated in conference play with a 9-0 record and an average score difference of 31 points. The first game of the season set the tempo as the Wildcats defeated the College of DuPage who at the time had the longest winning streak in college football. The
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Wildcats played their final game of the season in the RC Cola Bowl losing to Nassau Community College out of New York 27-12. The 1996 team produced 9 All Conference Players, 6 Honorable Mention, 4 All Americans and one or two players that went on and played in
the Pro’s. There have been three players already inducted into the NDSCS Athletic Hall of Fame along with several members of the coaching staff. Coach Reinke’s observation, “this team was probably the closest knit team he had ever been involved with”.
1996 NDSCS Football Team Front Row: Travis White, Brandon Pleinie, Erik Sveet, Eric Mayer, Fred Specht, Sean Wolf, Kurt Preszler, Jeremy Breuer, Galen Davis, Joe Shafer, Mike Etim, Chris Hanson, Matt Sprouse, Wade Novy. Second Row: Aaron Podzimek, John Bekish, Dan Shultis, Tony Asay, Phil Meyer, Jerry Spencer, Tim Larmouth, Rich Myers, Clint Dowty, Brian Mack, Justin Cobb, Chris Murrell, K.C. Wiessner, Bill Gavin, Phil Zelmer. Third Row: Video Tech – Ty Reinke, Equip. Manager – Paul Wawers, Mike Corbett, John Miller, Dan Davis, Travis McLauren, Tom Stiel, Erin Wilkinson, Clint Gilstad, Kevin Doll, Bobby Buelow, Aaron Maynard. Fourth Row: Kevin Diepenbrock, Sean Pederson, Royce Ponessa, Anthony Johnson, Garrett Hagel, Conrado Ayala, Shannon Leonard, Wayne Shaw, Ryan Welte, Terence Gullette. Willie Wilson, Glen Matthews, Jeremy Hirschkorn, Bobby Seurer, Brent Bosch. Fifth Row: Student Manager - Tavis Oye, Student Manager – Jason Oye, Assist. Coach – Bob Brabander, Assist. Coach – Chad Fredericksen, Assist. Coach – Max Reinke, Head Coach – John Richman, Assist. Coach – Steve Calvin, Assist. Coach – Humberto Rodriguez, Trainer – John Grogan, Assist. Trainer – Mary Knutson, Student Trainer – Jeanna Murack, Student Trainer – Jamie Mibrandt, Student Trainer – Pat Lucina.
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