Seefeldt is best known around the football department for his game on September 18, 1982, when he had 17 tackles, nine take downs, three interceptions, three fumble recoveries, two sacks and two knockdowns. She received all-conference honors throughout high school and was highly recruited to play college softball. Upon leaving Graceland, Lester went on to be a graduate assistant men's volleyball coach at the University of Nebraska-Kearney, where he helped guide the team to the Elite Eight of the NCAA DII National Tournament. Soccer. In 1972 she arrived at Graceland in hopes of furthering her education and starting a career outside of sports. Neumann resides in Honolulu, Hawaii with her husband, Ed, and their two daughters, Malia and Kanoelani. David currently lives in Seattle Washington. She became a national official in 1982 and remains active in officiating. Now married to Kelly Nichols and teaching elementary school in the Norwalk, Iowa school system, Pam and her three sons live in her birth place town of Grand River, Iowa. He returned in 1974-75 to be an assistant basketball coach and to earn a follow-up degree in elementary education. Gary also received great success on the wrestling mat as well. He won numerous sales and performance awards and promotions with Exxon before returning to Idaho. Mr. Sherman served as a pilot for the U.S Navy and for TWA. Mrs. Joyce and her husband, Tom, have one daughter, Alyssa. In 1970, he was inducted into the Helms Hall of Fame. The next eleven years were passed in Macomb, IL as an Associate Professor of Leisure Services and Graduate Studies Chair at Western Illinois University. He won five consecutive conference championships and remains the winningest football coach in Westmar history. Volleyball stayed a part of Thomas' life. return to top, Connie played football for Graceland College from 1975 through 1978. Graceland runs in the Kaleikau family. Graceland Hires Patrick Ross to Lead Football Program from Central Missouri State University in 1972. pro-football-reference.com. Dr. Collins coached wrestling at Northwest Missouri State University from 1965-1970 and again from 1978 to 1985. He attended Graceland from 1976 to 1980 and earned his B.A. WBO was a touring team, which played NCAA Division I teams during their preseason games. The lights went up thirty minutes before the first night game. Two of his decathletes won Olympic medals-Jack Parker, a bronze in 1936, and Bruce Jenner, a gold on 1976. He has aspirations if running a shelter for abused women and children in the future. His mark stood as the world record until 1980, and as the Olympic record from 1976-1984. In his junior year, Chaz received the Doc Hughes Defensive Player of the Game award for his stellar execution in the 1982 homecoming football game. At UNC, McKain's tennis, swimming and diving teams produced many consecutive conference titles. From 2003 to 2008 his wrestling team never finished lower than 3rd place at the Iowa State Wrestling Tournament. Sydney Bingham maintained high standards of personal conduct and served many teammates and peers as an excellent role model. His academic accomplishments at Graceland include placement on both the Dean's and President's lists and include in Who's Who In American College and Universities. He came to Graceland in 1982 and was a 4-year starter for the Yellowjackets as an offensive lineman. In outdoor track she set a new school record in the 1500m, qualifying her for Nationals. Indiana-Bloomington was the next stop on the academic trail where he completed a Master's (1967) and ultimately a Doctorate (1977) in Recreation Administration and Leisure Studies. NFL Officials Ed Hochuli, Tony Steratore, Terry McAulay . The SPORTS REFERENCE and STATHEAD trademarks are owned exclusively by Sports Reference LLC. Christel Brown, Peggy Brown, Nancy Crawford and Deena Miller upset the favored team to set a record of 47.6 in the 440 yard relay. Teammates of Elmo were L.D. "Russ" was a standout football player for the Central Decatur Cardinals, and joined Coach Harry Larche's squad as an inside linebacker, spending four years as a defensive stalwart for the Yellowjackets while also contributing on offense at offensive end. O'Daniels was awarded the Charles Morris Award as the NAIA Administrator of the Year for 2000-2001. Jackie made an immediate impact in both volleyball and softball. In recognition of his success on the football field, Russ' #41 jersey was retired for a three-year period. Currently, Lester is the Director of Athletics at Rochester Community and Technical College. He was All-HAAC first team, all-district and All-American. There, he managed Friendly's Food & Fuel in Parsons. In his senior year, 1977, "E" peaked his collegiate career by being named Honorable Mention All-American. In her senior year, Wendi was an All-Conference selection as well as an All-District 15 selection. Cricket. ED., and Ed.D. David graduated in 1982 with a bachelor's degree in business administration with a 3.42 GPA. She was an All-American honorable mention selection in 1999 and named to the second team in 2000. After leaving Graceland, McKain was a coach and teacher at the University Northern Colorado from 1966-88. 1968-1972 were spent in the full time service of the Center Stake jurisdiction of the now Community of Christ as Director of Youth and Leisure Ministries. Christel finished fifth in the 200 meter run and fourth in the long jump. Dever was most successful wrestling at the 118 lbs. Kristy began her running career at Graceland with limited experience in cross country and track and field. return to top, Gary Sage was a member of the football and wrestling teams from 1960 to 1964. On the field, Gray was a two-time defensive player of the week ('86), was voted first ever state Most Outstanding Lineman ('86), received All-Conference recognition ('87), was selected as a Licking County League All-Star and was a member of the team that was a Licking County League conference winner.