KARI M. HEUSINKVELD, Bethany Christian High School, 2008 **12 varsity letters in 3 sports – soccer, basketball, softball **Senior Athlete of the Year, Basketball: 4-year starter **3-year team captain … school record 88 games played **1,035 career points (2nd all-time in school history), 178 assists Soccer: 4-year varsity starter **2-year team captain **143 career points […]

DAWN M. (HOOVER) AUSTIN, Elkhart Central High School, 1989 **8 varsity letters in 3 sports – softball, basketball, soccer **1989 Cathernine Wolf Award winner as top female athlete in Elkhart Community Schools **Elkhart Noon Kiwanis Female Athlete of the Year, Softball: 3-time varsity letterwinner, 4-year participant **North-South All-Star Game selection **team captain, 21-4 career pitching […]

MEGAN JACKSON- ELLIOTT, Northridge High School, 2006 **8 varsity letters in 2 sports – cross country and track , Cross country: **3-time team MVP (2003-05), 4-time All-Northern Lakes Conference selection **NLC, sectional, regional team champion (2002-05), 4-time IHSAA state qualifier; finished 13th (2002), 8th (2003), 6th (2004) and 11th (2005) as an individual at IHSAA […]

LINDA K. KAMINSKIS, Butler University: Bachelors Degree in Physical Education, 1972; Masters in Secondary Education, 1976, Contributor to sports, 1973 to present **Northridge High School Athletic Trainer, 1973-2005 **Goshen College Athletic Trainer, 2005-present **1973-’86 – Taught physical education, coached girls basketball and track & field **1986-2005 – Created and organized student athletic training program **Indiana […]

CARL MACON, Elkhart High School, 1971 **4 varsity letters in 2 sports – football, basketball Football: 3-time participant, 2-year letterwinner **All-State and All-Northern Indiana Conference selection **1970 state championship team member Basketball: 3-time participant, 2-year letterwinner **2-time All-Northern Indiana Conference, All-Sectional, All-Regional, All-Semistate, All-State in 1971 **helped lead Blue Blazers to 1971 HIS IHSAA Final […]

RICKEY D. McKENZIE, Concord High School, 2000 **7 varsity letters in 3 sports – football, track, basketballFootball: 3-year varsity starter, 3-year letterwinner **3-time Offensive MVP, 2-time All-Northern Lakes Conference **2-time Elkhart Truth All-Area, 2-time South Bend Tribune Dream Team **holds career (4,276) and single-season records (1,757) for rushing yards, rushing attempts (683, 289), rushing touchdowns […]

THADDEUS S. MOLNAR, Concord High School, 1996 **Earned 10 varisty letter in 4 sports – wrestling, football, track, and baseball, Wrestling: 4-year varsity letterwinner **team MVP in 1996, Most Improved in 1995 **116-39 career record; 3-time regional qualifier (1993, ’95, ’96); 2-time semistate qualifier (1995-96) **1996 regional and Northern Lakes Conference champion, honorary team captain […]

JIM MONTAGANO, Elkhart Memorial High School, 1977 ***5 varsity letters in 2 sports – football, baseball **EMHS Male Athlete of the YearFootball: 3-year varsity letterwinner; Team captain (1976), Baseball: 2-year varsity letterwinner; Team captain (1977) **1st Team All-Northern Indiana Conference (1977), 2nd Team All-NIC (1976) **Indiana All-Star Game selection 88.371 career batting average, 8 career […]

GARY NICHOLS, Elkhart High School, 1964 **5 varsity letters in 3 sports – football, wrestling and track **1964 Tim Bringle Memorial Award winner as Elkhart’s top male athlete in Elkhart Community Schools, Football: 2-time varsity letterwinner **team co-captain, Northern Indiana Conference champion, state champion in 1963 **All-NIC, All-State selection (’63), team Best Defensive Back, Most […]

JAMES PARCELL, Nappanee High School, 1968 **10 varsity letters in 4 sports – baseball, football, basketball, track Football: 2-time varsity letterwinner **MVP, team captain, 1st Team All-Northern Lakes Conference (1967)Basketball: 3-time varsity letterwinner **team captain, averaged 19 points a game in senior year Baseball: 3-time varsity letterwinnerTrack & Field: 2-time varsity letterwinner College: Western Michigan […]