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39th Class of Bison Athletic Hall of Fame to be Inducted October 1

FARGO, N.D. - North Dakota State University will induct its 39th annual class of seven new members into the Bison Athletic Hall of Fame and its fourth team into the Bison Athletic Hall of Champions on Friday, Oct. 1.

The addition of the seven new members will bring the number of individuals enshrined to 238.

The newest members of the Hall are the 1970 North Central Conference championship football team; former NDSU president JIM OZBUN and first lady SONJA OZBUN; All-America sprinter DAWN (KOEHN) BEIL (1989-93); honorable mention All-America fullback and football captain DENNIS PREBOSKI (1968-70); All-America setter TERESA (HEGG) WENDLAND (1989-92); All-America offensive guard MATT TRACY (1985-88); All-America middle hitter JULIE (SHERMAN) PASCHE (1988-91); and All-America linebacker CHARLIE STOCK (1985-88).

The announcement was made by Hall of Fame committee chairman LEE PETERSEN.

The induction will take place at the Holiday Inn in Fargo. Lunch will begin at 11 a.m. with the induction ceremonies to start at 11:30 a.m.

A limited number of tickets will be available Monday from the NDSU Athletic Media Relations Office (701-231-7197) for a cost of $25 per ticket.

The group will also be recognized at the NDSU-Western Illinois homecoming football game Oct. 2.

Here's a look at inductees:

1970 NORTH CENTRAL CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIP FOOTBALL TEAM: North Dakota State made it two in a row over the University of Montana in the Camellia Bowl by whipping the Grizzlies 31-16 to cap NDSU's third straight undefeated season...It was NDSU's fifth victory in six bowl games over a seven-year span...The Bison took advantage of five Montana fumbles and the play of quarterback Mike Bentson, who totalled 208 yards of total offense and scored three touchdowns on runs of 4, 1 and 5 yards...Dennis Preboski scored from 5 yards out and Jim Twardy booted a 34-yard field goal for the Bison...NDSU led 28-3 in the second quarter and was never seriously threatened...The Bison finished the year 9-0-1 with the only blemish a 14-14 tie with Eastern Michigan in the season opener...The Bison won their seventh straight North Central Conference championship and finished third in the AP poll and fourth in the UPI poll.

JIM AND SONJA OZBUN, president and first lady, 1988-95: Presided over a very successful run of Bison athletics, including two NCAA football championships and four women's basketball national championships...Participated in the move of football to the Fargodome and also in the establishment of the Ellig Sports Complex...The couple met at NDSU and was married in 1959...Jim earned bachelor's and master's degrees in agriculture at NDSU before moving to North Carolina State, where he earned a doctorate in plant physiology and soils...His career as a university professor and administrator took him from Cornell to Minnesota, Kansas State, Washington State, and finally back to NDSU in 1988 as president...Sonja expanded her role as a full-time homemaker to be the hostess for thousands of people who were invited to the president's home, including student-athletes and their families and fans...The couple retired in 1995 to a small cattle ranch in western North Dakota where Jim raised Hereford cattle and quarter horses and Sonja became an avid gardener...They have two children and six grandchildren.

DAWN (KOEHN) BEIL, women's track and field sprinter, 1989-93: One of the most versatile sprinters in school history...Nine-time NCAA Division II All-American, running on six outdoor relays and three indoor...NCC's only four-time women's 100-meter dash champion from 1990 to 1993...Three-time NCC 200-meter dash champion...Ran on seven outdoor and three indoor NCC championship relay teams...Four-time individual NCC indoor champ in the 55, 200, 300 and 400 meters...Seven-time NCC outdoor champion in the 100 and 200 meters, the second most titles in NCC outdoor history...1993 CoSIDA Academic At-Large All-America second team...Two-time Academic All-North Central Conference first team...Two-time National Strength and Conditioning All-American...Set NDSU indoor and Bison Sports Arena 300 record (:40.71)...And still holds records as a member of NDSU's outdoor 800-meter medley relay (1:46.34) and the NDSU and BSA record indoor 800-meter relay (1:41.57)...On the NDSU outdoor list, still ranks No. 7 in the 100 (:11.92) and No. 9 in the 200 (:24.53)...On the Bison indoor list, ranks No. 4 in the 300 (:40.71)...Grew up in Watertown, S.D., where she was a three-time track team MVP and a state champion in the 200 meters, 400 meters and 800-meter relay...Held the 100 meters record at the Howard Wood Dakota Relays from 1989 to 2008...Two-time state gymnastics champion in the vault and runner-up in the all-around and also played basketball for two seasons...Inducted into the Watertown High School Athletic Hall of Fame in 2001...She still holds the school record for the 100 meters with a time of 11.89 seconds...Graduated from NDSU in 1993 with a bachelor's degree in physical education and earned a master's degree in elementary education from Minot State in 2002...She began her professional career as a business education and physical education teacher and assistant coach for track, volleyball and basketball at Odebolt (Iowa) High School...Has been teaching health and physical education at Eastwood Elementary in West Fargo since 1998...Served as the head track coach at Moorhead High School in 1994 and was an assistant coach at Fargo North from 1996 to 1998 and Fargo South from 1999 to 2006...Also served as an assistant gymnastics coach at West Fargo High School from 1996 to 2000...Has been named the North Dakota Elementary Physical Education Teacher of the Year and was a recipient of the North Dakota Association for Physical Education, Recreation and Dance Pathfinder Award as an advocate for girls and women in sports...She and her husband, Rory, have three children, Kaia, Merritt and Joshua.

DENNIS PREBOSKI, football fullback, 1968-70: Three-year letterman and part of three undefeated teams and three bowl game victories in his career...Co-captain and Most Valuable Player of the 1970 Bison team that won its seventh straight North Central Conference championship...Led the 1970 team in rushing with 773 yards in 157 carries en route to All-North Central Conference honors and All-America honorable mention by the Associated Press...Earned the nicknames "Supersub" and "The Fifth Back" for his success off the bench behind star backfield mates Joe Roller, Tim Mjos, Paul Hatchett and Bruce Grasamke...Career stats included 1,258 yards on 251 carries and 17 touchdowns...Also caught 10 passes for 110 yards and two TDs...Grew up in Antigo, Wis., where he participated in football, wrestling and baseball in high school...He hit over .600 as a junior on the diamond and wrestled in the state tournament as a senior...On the gridiron, he was a two-time team MVP, all-conference and all-state pick...Led the Wisconsin Valley Conference in rushing for three seasons and set Antigo's single-season and career rushing records...The career mark was established over three 7-game seasons and held up for 29 years when longer seasons were the norm...While at NDSU, he was a member of the Gamma Delta chapter of the Kappa Delta Pi honor society...Graduated from NDSU in 1971 with a bachelor's degree in physical education and later earned a master's degree in education from Wisconsin-Stevens Point...He taught and coached for one year in Burns, Ore., and two years in Fond du Lac, Wis., before returning to his hometown of Antigo, Wis., to teach for 35 years until his retirement last year...He spent eight years as the English department chair and was the head wrestling coach for 10 years...He took Antigo's wrestling program from the bottom of the conference to three straight regional championships, and the team won a state title two years after his resignation as head coach...He was married to his wife of 43 years, Marti, as a freshman at NDSU...The couple has one daughter and four grandchildren.

TERESA (HEGG) WENDLAND, volleyball setter, 1989-92: AVCA Division II All-America second team in 1991 and first team in 1992...ASICS/Volleyball Monthly Division II All-America first team in 1992...Three-time AVCA All-Region first team...1991 NCAA Elite All-Tournament team...MVP of 1991 NCAA North Central Regional...NDSU advanced to NCAA Elite Eight all four seasons, national a runner-up finish in 1990 and third place in 1989 and 1991...Three-time All-North Central Conference first team, including 1992 MVP honors...Two-time Academic All-NCC first team...Led the NCC in assists as a sophomore and junior...Three-time NCC Player of the Week...NDSU won four straight league titles during her career...Part of NDSU's record home winning streak of 42 consecutive matches...On the NDSU career charts, still ranks No. 2 in assists (4,870) and No. 8 in service aces (178)...Held the NDSU three-set match and five-set match records for assists from 1991 to 1998...Raised in rural Winger, Minn., and attended Win-E-Mac High School, where she lettered in volleyball, basketball, and track and field...Part of the volleyball state runner-up teams in 1986 and 1987 and a state championship in 1988...Earned all-state honors as a junior and senior....Also a state tournament participant in basketball and track and field...Graduated in 1993 from the NDSU hospitality and tourism management program...Worked as a manager of NordicTrack's Healthy Express restaurant from 1993 to 1997 and has been a stay-at-home mother since 1998...She and her husband, Brandt, reside in Lino Lakes, Minn., with their four children, Brandon, Brooke, Catherine and Christian.

MATT TRACY, football offensive guard, 1985-88: First team All-North Central Conference and first team All-America by the Associated Press and the Football Gazette in 1988...Three-year starter for the Bison on the offensive line from 1986 to 1988 as the Bison went 33-4...Integral part of the O-line that helped NDSU lead the country in rushing in 1988 and finish second in 1986 and 1987...Started in two NCAA title wins and was part of three national championship teams...Played under Bison Hall of Fame coaches Don Morton, Earle Solomonson and Rocky Hager...Key blocker for Hall of Fame quarterbacks Jeff Bentrim and Chris Simdorn, who each won the Harlon Hill Trophy as Division II football's top player...Born and raised in Superior, Wis...Lettered in basketball and football for Superior Senior High...Played tight end and defensive end on the gridiron, leading his team to a 10-2 record and a state semifinal appearance as a senior...Graduated from NDSU in 1989 with a bachelor's degree in business administration...He is employed by Boston Scientific, a medical device manufacturer...He has been with the company for 17 years in various positions and is currently a vice president focusing on the pacemaker franchise...He has been married for 20 years to former NDSU track and field athlete Karen Gebeke...They reside in St. Michael, Minn., with their three children, Joshua, Sydney and Jackson.

JULIE (SHERMAN) PASCHE, middle hitter, volleyball, 1988-91: AVCA Division II All-America first team selection in 1990 and 1991...Two-time ASICS/Volleyball Magazine All-American, including a first team in 1991...Two-time NCAA Elite Eight all-tournament team...Three-time AVCA All-North Central Region pick...Three-time All-NCC first team selection...Led the NCC in kills and hitting percentage en route to Player of the Year honors in 1991...Five-time conference Player of the Week...The Bison advanced to NCAA Elite Eight all four seasons, placing third in 1988, 1989, 1991 and second in 1990...Member of four straight NCC championship volleyball teams...Selected as an alternate for the 1991 U.S. Olympic Sports Festival and was one of five Division II players invited to a tryout for the USA National 'B' Team in 1991...National Strength and Conditioning All-American...One of the most prolific attackers in Bison history...Still holds school records for most kills in a three-set match with 26 vs. Florida Southern...Her four-set match record of 35 kills vs. Augustana is the NDSU overall record...Also has the record for most attacks in a single season (1,517), most kills per set in a season (5.00), and most blocks in a five-set match (15 vs. St. Cloud State)...Ranks second all-time at NDSU in kills (1,855) and kills per set (3.61) and ranks among the top five in points, points per set, attacks, block assists, and total blocks...Also competed in track and field for at NDSU...Six-time All-North Central Conference performer in the high jump...Career bests were 5 feet, 6 inches indoors and 5-7 outdoors...Came to the Bison from Shanley High School in Fargo, where she lettered in basketball, volleyball and track...Earned the state's "Miss Volleyball" award in 1988 and was a candidate for "Miss Basketball" in addition to being named the state's Female Athlete of the Year...Graduated from NDSU in 1993 with bachelor's degrees in biotechnology and microbiology...Earned a master's degree in plant pathology from NDSU in 2001 and is currently a Ph.D. candidate...She has been a microbiologist and laboratory research manager at NDSU for the last 15 years...Author of more than 20 refereed journal articles as well as numerous abstracts and symposia proceedings...Has presented research at scientific meetings in England, Scotland, Ireland, Italy and Greece...She and her husband, Steven have two boys, George and Ted.

CHARLIE STOCK, football linebacker, 1985-88: Second team All-America by the Football Gazette in 1988 and honorable mention All-America by the Associated Press...Two-time first team All-North Central Conference in both 1987 and 1988...Co-captain and MVP of the 1988 NCAA championship team...Four-year starter with 278 career tackles...Made 25 tackles-for-loss including 10 quarterback sacks...Had 16 pass breakups...Started in three national title games for NDSU in 1985, 1986 and 1988...The first four-time Academic All-NCC selection alongside teammate Casey Bradley...NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship winner...National Strength and Conditioning All-American...Born and raised in Mahnomen, Minn...Lettered in football and basketball three years each and was a two-time schoolboy national champion in AAU freestyle wrestling...Led the state of Minnesota with 1,888 rushing yards in 1983 and was named to the all-state team...Set school records at Mahnomen for rushing yards in a season (1,888) and career (3,332), single-season all-purpose yards (2,316), and single season rushing attempts (248) and yards per carry (7.6)...Graduated from NDSU in 1989 with a bachelor's degrees in physical education and economics...Graduated first in class in 1992 from the UND law school, where he made the Dean's List all six semesters and received multiple academic awards and scholarships...He was a trial attorney for Vogel Law Firm in Fargo from 1992 to 1998 and has practiced with Rust, Stock, Rasmusson & Knutson out of Crookston, Minn., since 1999...He has been State's Attorney for Steele County in North Dakota since 2002 and also served as State's Attorney and Assistant State's Attorney in Griggs County...He and his wife, Sally, reside in Hillsboro, N.D., with their daughter, Madison.

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