Becky Kreps
1984-1988
Cross Country, Track and Field

• Varsity Letters - Cross Country 4, Track and Field 4
• All-Conference - Cross Country 1986, 1987
  
• All-District - Track and Field 1988
  
• All-American - Track and Field 1986, 1988
  
• National Qualifier
  • Cross Country 1986, 1987
  • Track and Field 1986, 1987, 1988
    
• Track and Field Conference Champion - 5,000 Meters, 10,000 Meters

Trey Holcomb
1995-1998
Football

• Varsity Letters - Football 3
• All-Conference - Football 1995, 1996, 1997
  
• Honorable Mention All-American - Football 1996
  
• Third Team All-American - Football 1997
  
• Records
  • 522 Career Tackles
    
  • 201 Tackles In A Season
    
  • 33 Tackles In A Game

Bob Scheer
1962-1966
Football, Basketball

• Varsity Letters – 4
  
• Team Captain Football – 1965
• Led Team in Tackles – 1964, 1965
• In appreciation for his lifetime commitment to Manchester athletics as an athlete, a contributor and a friend.

Deann Booth
1988 – 1992
Softball, Basketball

• Varsity Letters – 8
• Softball
  • Team Captain – 1992
  • All-Conference – 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992
  • All-District – 1991, 1992
  • Record Holder
    • Season Batting Average (.500)
    • Career Batting Average (.464)
    • Season Hits (70)
    • Career Hits (212)
• Basketball
  • Team Captain – 1992
  • All-Conference – 1990, 1991, 192
  • All-District – 1991, 1992

Mike Jarvis

• Manchester College Trustee Mike Jarvis ’68 took the lessons learned from his coaches and professors and applied them with amazing success in his business endeavors and personal life. In so doing, he has served as an inspiration to his peers and those at the College: administrators, faculty, coaches, and students alike. Mike and his wife, Sandy, have truly supported Manchester athletics in every way possible. Daily,.they live out the mission of the College.

Anne Wiggin
1980-1984
Track & Field, Women’s Basketball

• Varsity Letters - 8
• Track & Field:
  • All-American, Heptathalon - 1984
  • National Qualifier - 1981, 1983, 1984
  • Broke School Record
    • 4x100 Meter Relay,
    • 400 Meter Hurdles
    • High Jump
    • 400 Meter
  • Team MVP - 1983, 1984
  • All-District - 1984
  • Broke District Meet Record - 400 Meter Hurdles

George McKinney
1956-1960
Football, Basketball

• Varsity Letters- Football - 3, Basketball - 4
• All-Conference
  • Football 1958, 1959
  • Basketball 1959
• Honorable Mention NAIA All-American - Football 1958
• National Ranking - Football - 22nd in Receptions 1959
• Most Improved Player - Basketball 1960

Carolyn McGuire
1991-1995
Basketball

• Varsity Letters - 4
• First Team All-Conference - 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995
• School Record Holder
  • Most Points
    • Freshman (310)
    • Season (390)
    • Career (1,336)
  • Most Rebounds
    • Game (25)
    • Season (328)
    • Career (942)
  • Most Field Goals Career (396)

Alan Howenstine
1941-43 and 1933-39
Basketball, Football

• Varsity Letters - 4
• Basketball All-Conference - 1942, 1943
• Basketball Team Leading Scorer - 1942, 1943
• Record Holder for Most Points in a Season - 1942, 1943
• Record Holder in Points per Game (30) - 1943
• College All-Star Team - 1942, 1943

Jeff Niespodziany
1977-1981
Cross Country, Track & Field

• Varsity Letters - 8
• Cross Country:
  • Team Captain - 1978, 1979, 1980
  • National Qualifier - 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980
  • All-Conference and All-District - 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980
  • Team MVP - 1978, 1979, 1980
  • Little State Champion - 1978
  • Manchester Invite Champion - 1978, 1979, 1980
• Track & Field:
  • Team Captain - 1980, 1981
  • National Qualifier - 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981
  • Broke School Record- 5,000 and 10,000 Meters
  • Team MVP - 1979, 1980, 1981
  • All-Conference and All-District- 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981
  • Conference Champion 5,000 Meters - 1979, 1980, 1981
  • Conference Champion 10,000 Meters - 1980, 1981

1968 Manchester College Varsity Football
Hoosier College Conference Champions
Season Record 7-1

• MC 21             Olivet               0
• MC 19             Anderson         12
• MC 42             Indiana Central 28
• MC 14             Hanover           19
• MC 3               Defiance           0
• MC 21             Taylor              20
• MC 16             Earlham            7
• MC 26             Franklin            19

Amy Petersime-Floria
1990-1995
Cross Country, Track & Field

• Varsity Letters- 5
• National Champion 100 Meter Hurdles- 1995
• Track & Field All-American- 1993, 1995
• Conference Champion 100 Meter Dash & Hurdles- 1991, 1992, 1993, 1995
• Conference Champion 200 Meter Dash- 1993, 1995
• Conference Most Outstanding Track Performer- 1992, 1993, 1995
• Broke School Record in Five Events
  • 50, 55 Meter Dash
  • 50, 55, 100 Meter Hurdles
• National Outdoor Meet Qualifier 100 Meter Hurdles- 1993, 1995
• National Indoor Meet Qualifier- 1992, 1993, 1995
• Betty Clark Award Recipient- 1995

Ken Metzger
1963-1967

• Contributor - Manchester College Athletics
• Manchester Alumni Service Award
• Manchester College Board of Trustees Member
• Founder of “The Friends of Manchester Golf Outing” - 1990
• Honorary Varsity “M” Recipient - 2000 Friend, Counselor, and Supporter of the Coaches and Student - Athletes of Manchester College

Bill Goshert
1951-1953
Football, Basketball, Baseball

• Varsity Letters 9
• Football
  • Defensive Team All-Conference - 1952, 1953
  • Offensive Team All-Conference - 1953
  • Team Captain - 1953
  • Team Most Valuable Player - 1953
• Basketball Team Captain - 1953
• Led Baseball Team in Batting Average - 1953 (.423)

Donald C. Meek
1968-1979
Coach - Cross Country, Track & Field

• Overall Record
  • 78-20 Track & Field
  • 42-15 Cross Country
• Coach of the Year
  • NAIA Track & Field District Coach of the Year - 1974
  • Conference Cross Country Coach of the Year - 1974
  • Conference Track & Field Coach of the Year - 1969, 1974, 1978

Steve Alford
Coach 1991-1995

• Record
  • 4-24
  • 20-8
  • 23-4
  • 31-1
• ICAC Champion - 1994, 1995
• ICAC Tourney Champion - 1993, 1994, 1995
• ICAC Coach of the Year - 1993, 1994, 1995
• NCAA Division III Runner - Up @ Buffalo, NY- 1995

“Honored Team”
1994-1995 Manchester College Varsity Basketball

• ICAC Conference Champion
• ICAC Conference Tourney Champion
• NCAA Division III Runner-Up @ Buffalo, NY
• Season Record 31-1

Brenda Ramsey
1988-1993
Cross Country, Track & Field

• Cross Country
  • All HCW, All NAIA District 21 & National Qualifier 1988, 1989
  • HCW Champion 1991; 10:07
  • NAIA District 21 & Little State Champion & All-American at Nationals 1991
• HCAC Champion, Most Valuable Runner at NCAA Regionals & All-American at Nationals & Team Captain 1992
• Track & Field
  • NAIA HCW Champion 10,000m and MVR & Member of 4x400 Relay Conference Champion - 1988
  • National Qualifier 2 mile Indoor, 3000m Outdoor, Captain and MVR 1990
  • Indoor National All-American in 2 Mile, HCW Champion in 1500m, 3000m, and 800m, School Record in 2:18 in 1991
  • District 21 Champion in 800m and 1500m
• Outdoor Nationals All-American in 3000m in 9:56-School Record
• Captain and MVR 1991
• NCAA-III Indoor  Champion in 5000m-School Record 17:14
• HCAC Champion in 800m, 1500m, 3000m
• Little State Champion in 3000m and 5000m
• Outdoor National Champion in 5000m in 17:17
• All-American in 3000m, Captain and MVR 1993
• HCW Scholar Athlete 3 times and Academic All-American
• Betty Clark Memorial Award

Bryan A. Richardson
1979-1983
Track

• Varsity Letters- 1980, 81, 82, 83
• High Jump
  • HBCC 1981    1st        6’8”
  • Little State Meet 1981   2nd
  • NAIA District 21/National Qualifier   1981    2nd
  • HBCC-School Record   1982    1st   7’ 0-1/2”
  • NAIA Nationals 1982 - 2nd
  • Little State 1982 - 2nd
  • NAIA District 21/National Qualifier    1982    2nd
  • All-Conference & National Qualifier/MVP    1982
  • NAIA Indoor & All American      1983  2nd  6’11”
  • NAIA District 21           1983   1st  6’10”
  • HBCC All-Conference, All-District 21
  • MC Track Record         1983         6’10”
• Triple Jump
  • HBCC 1981 - 1st    
  • Little State 1983 - 1st - 43’1”
  • HBCC Record 1983 - 1st - 47’4”
  • Most Valuable Player 1981, 1982, 1983
  • Scored Most Points in Season 1981-86; 1982-122; 1983-133

Paul “PW” Burton
1954-1958
Football - 1954, 56, 57
President M Club - 1957-58
President Community Council - 1957-58

• Football Accomplishments:
  • Varsity Letters- 1954, 56, 57
  • Position - Offensive and Defensive Tackle- 1954, 56, 57
  • Averaged 53 Minute Playing Time
  • Defensive Signal Caller and Captain - 1957
  • All-Conference Honorable Mention at Both Offensive & Defensive Tackle - 1956
  • All-Conference First Team at Both Offensive & Defensive Tackle- 1957

Karl F. Merritt
1956-1960; 1972-1999

• Student-Athlete Coach-Staff Member-Contributor 1972-79; 1981-83
• Assistant Men’s Varsity Basketball Coach - 1979-81
• Direction of Union & Conference Coordinator - 1977-84; 1991-97
• Director Alumni & College Relations - 1984-91
• Public Address Announcer For:
• Football - 1981-Present
• Women’s Basketball - 1982-Present
• Men’s Basketball - 1983-Present
• Founding Executive Secretary/Director, Writer of Constitution, and Organizer of M.C. Athletic Hall of Fame- 1994-96

Manchester College 1971 Golf Team

• Season Record
  • MC 317                  Earlham 364
  • MC 13                    Bluffton 7
  • MC 12 ½                Goshen 2 ½
  • MC 394                  Taylor 382
  • MC 382                  Anderson 425
  • MC 18                    Concordia 2
  • MC 14 ½                Defiance 5 ½
  • MC 12 ½                Indiana Central 2 ½
  • MC 7 ½                  Wabash 7 ½
  • MC 2                      Tri-State 13
• Manchester Invitational - 2nd
• Hoosier College Conference - 2nd
• NAIA District 21 - 1st Combine Record
• Score - 590
• NAIA Nationals - 18th

Meg McElroy Schnieders
1984-1988
Track and Field, Cross Country

• Varsity Letters - 8
• Cross Country
  • HCW Champion - 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988
  • NAIA District Champion - 1986, 1987
  • All-NAIA District Team - 1985, 1986, 1987
  • National Qualifier - 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987
  • All-American - 1987 (8th place at Nationals)
    
    
• Outdoor Track and Field
  • HCW 800 meter champion - 1987
  • NAIA District
    • 1500 meter champion - 1986, 1987, 1988
    • 3000 meter champion - 1986, 1987, 1988
    • 5000 meter champion - 1988
  • Three-time NAIA All-American

Manchester College 1938 Football Team

• Season Record 7-1
  • Manchester 14             Valpo 13
  • Manchester 26             Earlham 0
  • Manchester 21             U. of Buffalo 6
  • Manchester 14             Ball State 20
  • Manchester 7               DePauw 6
  • Manchester 44             Central Normal 0
  • Manchester 27             Franklin 13
  • Manchester 7               St. Joseph 6

Eddie Consolo
1953-1957
Football

• Varsity Letters - 3
• Football Accomplishments:
  • All Conference 1954, 1955, 1956
  • Most Valuable Player 1955
  • Captain 1955, 1956
  • Quarterback, Running Back, Receiver
  • Received Passes for Touchdowns from Jim Easton of 78, 54, and 55 Yards

Michael D. Stine
1967-1970
Track, Cross Country

• Varsity Letters - Track 4, Cross Country 4
• Cross Country Accomplishments:
  • All Conference - 1967, 1968, 1969
  • All NAIA District 21 - 1967, 1968, 1969
  • NAIA All American 1968 - Placed 22nd; Time 25:04
  • College Records
    • 1968- 4 Mile Course 20:27
    • 1969- 5 Mile Course 25:04
• Track Accomplishments:
  • All Conference 1967, 1968, 1969
  • 1st Place in Mile 4:10.9
  • All District 21 - 1967, 1968, 1969
  • College Records
    • Mile 4:10.9
    • 2 Mile 9:34.6
    • Steeplechase 9:36.7

Bill Milliner
1937-1941
Football, Basketball

• Football Accomplishments:
  • Varsity Letters - 4
• Captain Football - 1940
• Quarterback
  • Victory over Defiance 72-3 1939
  • Victory over Bluffton 69-7 1939
• Conference Champions-Undefeated Co-State Champs with Butler 1940
• All State 1939, 1940
• College All Stars 1941 Selected by Chicago Tribune to Play in the College All Star Football Game
• Pro Tryout - Invited to Tryout for New York Giants 1941
• Basketball Accomplishments:
• Varsity Letters - 3
• Captain - 1940-41

Young W. Choi
1983-1985
Soccer

• Varsity Letters - 3
• Soccer Accomplishments:
  • NAIA All American 1984
  • First MC Soccer Player So Honored
  • NAIA All District 21 Scoring Leader 1984
  • 4th Nationally in Goals per Game Average
  • 6th Nationally in Points per Game Average
  • NAIA District 21 Tourney- 1984 Led Team to Runner-Up Position
  • NAIA District 21 Tourney- 1985 Scored Only Goal for Championship

James Gratz

• Graduate Bluffton College 1950 - Ohio
• Manchester College Teacher/Coach - 1962-1987
• Athletic Director - 1962-1982
• Head Baseball Coach - 1963-1986 241 Wins
• Head Wrestling Coach - 1962-1981
• Assistant Football Coach - 1962-1986
• Assistant Track Coach - 1987

Dan Hoffman
1975-1979
Football, Track

• Varsity Letters - Football 4, Track 4
• Football Accomplishments:
  • All Conference - 1977, 1978
• NAIA All District 21 - 1977, 1978
• NAIA All American - 3rd Team 1977
• Led Nation- NAIA- Pass Interceptions 1977- 11
• Track Accomplishments:
  • All Conference - 1976, 1978, 1979
• National NAIA - 12th Decathlon - 6448 points 1978
• Team MVP - 1977, 1978, 1979 
• Captain - 1979

Onita Johnson
1947-1949

• Manchester College Teacher/Coach- 1958-1988
• Women’s Softball Coach- 1968-75
• Women’s Tennis Coach- 1976-77
• As a teacher/coach at Manchester College, Onita Johnson had a tremendous impact in the field of Women’s athletics and on the lives of hundreds of students.  “Mrs. J’s” contributions in Manchester College athletics are exemplary.

Paul Reed
1984-1988
Soccer

• Varsity Letters - 4
• Co-Captain- 1986, 1987
• Accomplishments as Soccer Goalie
  • NAIA All District 21 - 1985, 1986, 1987
  • NAIA All Mideast Area- 2nd Team 1985, 1st Team 1987
  • NAIA Honorable Mention All American- 1985, 1986, 1987
  • Led Team to District 21 Runners-Up 1984 and Champions 1985

John Warwick
1970-1974
Basketball

• Varsity Letters - 4
• Basketball Accomplishments
  • 2nd Leading All Time Scorer- 1908 points
  • Led Hoosier-Buckeye Conference in Scoring
    • 1971-72-228 Average
    • 1973-74 245 Average
  • Led Hoosier-Buckeye Conference in Rebounding - 1973-74 - 16 per game Average
  • All Conference - 1972, 1973, 1974
  • NAIA All District 21 - 1972, 1973, 1974
  • NAIA Honorable Mention All American - 1973

Kirby Herschberger
1979-1983
Track, Cross Country

• Varsity Letters - Track 4, Cross Country 4
• Track Accomplishments:
  • All Conference and All District - 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983
  • Indiana Little State Champion - Steeplechase 1983
  • NAIA Nationals - Steeplechase - 1982, 1983
  • NAIA All American - Steeplechase - 1982
• Cross Country Accomplishments:
  • All Conference and All District - 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982
  • NAIA Nationals - 1980, 1981, 1982
                             
    

Penny A. Ruppert
1981-1985
Track, Cross Country

• Varsity Letters - Track 4, Cross Country 4
• Track Accomplishments:
  • Most Valuable Runner - 1984, 1985
  • All District - 1983, 1984, 1985
  • NAIA All American - 1983, 1984, 1985 - Marathon
  • NAIA Nationals - 1983, 1984, 1985
• Cross Country Accomplishments:
  • Most Valuable Runner - 1983, 1984
  • All District - 1982, 1983, 1984
  • NAIA Nationals - 1982, 1983, 1984
• Academic All American - 1983, 1984, 1985
  

John R. “Johnny” Piper
1929-1933
Football, Basketball, Baseball

• Varsity Letters - Football 4, Basketball 2, Football 2
• Manchester College Records
  • Football All Time Points Scored Career - 205
  • Touchdowns Scored Career - 32
  • Rushing Average Career - 155 yards - 1756 yards/113 carries
• Captain - Football - 1931, 1932
• On State Champion Football Team - 3 out of 4 Years

Robin Gratz
1966-1970
Football, Track

• Varsity Letters - Football 4, Track 4
• Team MVP
  • Football - 1967, 1969
  • Track - 1967, 1968
• All Conference
  • Football - 1966, 1967, 1969
  • Track- 1968, 1969, 1970
• All District
• Football - 1966, 1967, 1969
• Track 1968, 1969, 1970
• Conference Champion - Triple Jump 1969, Long Jump 1969
• NAIA Nationals - Triple Jump 6th- 1969, 1970  8th- 1968
• Olympic Trials - Triple Jump 1972- 50’10”

Lorin “Snow” Evans
1925-1929
Football, Basketball, Baseball

• Varsity Letters - Football 4, Basketball 4, Baseball 4
• Captain - Football - 1926, 1927, 1928

Melissa Miller
1983-1987
Basketball, Softball

• Varsity Letters - Basketball 4, Softball 2
• Basketball Accomplishments:
  • 2nd All-Time Leading Scorer - 1408 points
  • 2nd Points Scored in a Season - 493, 1986-87
  • 2nd Field Goals in Career - 390
  • Most Valuable Player - 1986, 1987
  • All Conference - 1986, 1987
  • All District - 1986, 1987

Herbert “Herb” Banet
1933-1937
Football, Baseball, Basketball

• Varsity Letters - Basketball 3, Baseball 4, Football 4
• All Conference Football - 1934, 1935, 1936
• All State Football - 1934, 1935, 1936
• Professional Football - Green Bay Packers 1937

Freddie A. Bullock
1969-1973
Football, Track

• Varsity Letters - Football 4, Track 4
• All Conference
  • Football - 1970, 1971, 1972
  • Track - 1972, 1973
• NAIA All District
  • Football - 1971 
  • Track - 1972
• Manchester & Conference High Jump Record - 6’8 ¼” 1972

Carl W. Burt
1923-1927
Football Coach 1925-1943

• “The Father of Manchester Football”
• Football Coach - 18 Seasons 73-43-9  .630, 7-1-0  .875
• Baseball Coach - 6 years
• Track Coach - 6 years
• Football State Championships - 1929, 1930, 1932, 1940

Paul “Jake” Hoffman
1950- 1954
Baseball, Basketball, Football, Track

• Varsity Letters - Baseball 2, Track 3, Football 4, Basketball 4
• All Conference
  • Basketball - 1952, 1953, 1954
  • Track-1954
• Coach
  • Varsity Track - 1962-1967 
  • Varsity Basketball - 1962-1964

Robert M. Stauffer
1919-1923

• Basketball Coach 1921-1943
  • 228-140  .620
• 17 Winning Seasons
• State Champions - 1925-26  15-1
• National Tournament
  • 1937-38  14-5
  • 1938-39  16-5

Donald “Hank” Lieberum
1936-1940
Football, Baseball, Golf

• Varsity Letters - Football 4, Baseball 1, Golf 2
• Football Record
  • Leading Scorer, State of Indiana 115 Pts. 1939
  • Second Leading Scorer in Nation 1939
  • Career Touchdowns 27
• Captain - Football - 1939
• All State - 1938, 1939
• Professional Football - New York Giants 1940-1942

Claude Wolfe
1936-1940
Basketball Coach 1951-1976
Basketball, Baseball

• Varsity Letters - Basketball 3, Baseball 4
• Basketball Coach - 25 years  229-290  .441
• Hoosier College Conference Champions - 1954, 1966
• NAIA District Runner-Up - 1960, 1966, 1976
• Baseball Coach - 11 years  1952-1963
• Basketball Player
  • National Tournament 1939
  • Second Leading Scorer 1939-40
  • Captain 1939-40

Linda “ZB” Zumbrun
1965-1969
Volleyball, Basketball

• A premier volleyball and basketball player of the late 1960’s when Playdays were the basis for women’s intercollegiate athletic competition.  Few records were kept.  “ZB”’s strong athletic skills stimulated the development of a very successful women’s varsity athletic program.

Richard “Dick” Harris
1964-1968
Basketball, Track

• Varsity Letters - Basketball 4, Track 3
• Manchester College Records:
  • Most Points
    • Per Game - 54 - 1967-68
    • Season - 790 - 1967-68
    • Career - 2643
  • Rebounds
    • Per Game - 38 - 1967-68
    • Season - 457 - 1967-68
    • Career - 1605
  • Field Goals
    • Season - 286 - 1967-68
    • Career - 999 - 1964-68
  • Free Throws
    • Season - 218 - 1967-68
    • Career - 645 - 1964-68
• All Conference - 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968
• NAIA All District - 1966, 1967, 1968
• NAIA All American - 1966, 1967, 1968

Dan “Hawk” Taylor
1970-1974
Football, Track

• Varsity Letters - Football 4, Track 3
• Football Records
  • Rushing Yards Game  247
  • Rushing Yards Season  924
  • Rushing Yards Career  3122
  • Touchdowns  28
• All Conference - Football - 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973
• NAIA All District - Football - 1971