Dragon Hall of Fame Banquet
October 17, 2008
Coaches and teammates gathered to honor four new MSU Moorhead Athletic
Hall of Fame members on October 4th at the Ramada Plaza Hotel and
Suites in Moorhead. Two of the inductees were wrestlers Nate
Hendrickson and Jason Sjostrom.
"Those two were the most influential under John Sterner's revival
efforts that brought Dragon Wrestling back from the graveyard," said
former assistant coach Spencer Yohe. "Several more from those teams are
headed for future hall of fame banquets in Dragon Country, in the likes
of Keenan Spiess, Bob Olson, Tyler Trieglaff, Travis Nagel, Pete
Dickinson, Tommy Grafstrom, Scott Larson, Steve Ricard, and others."
DRAGON HALL OF FAME
In 1961, Minnesota State University Moorhead's Dragon Hall of Fame was
created and its first member, the legendary "Sliv" Nemzek was inducted.
Athletic performance while a student is the primary consideration in
selecting inductees being honored for their personal athletic
accomplishments and coaches who are inducted must have had outstanding
careers. Ability and success must be demonstrated through leadership,
honors, and relevant statistics related to athletic competition.
Non-athletic activities are also used as criteria and include both
professional accomplishments and a record of community service.
2008 Dragon Hall of Fame Inductees
Nate Hendrickson
A 2000 Minnesota State University Moorhead graduate, Nate was NCAA
Division II national champion at 167 pounds in 1997, and was voted the
NCAA Division II Wrestler of the Year. He was a four-year letterman at
MSUM and a four-time national place winner. Hendrickson placed fourth
at 158 in 1996 and sixth at 167 as a senior in 1998. Hendrickson
claimed four individual NSIC championship titles from 1995-98. A member
of the MSUM Advisory Board for Construction Management, he is the
facilities manager for Tri-County Health Care in Wadena.
Jason Sjostrom
A 1994 graduate of Minnesota State University Moorhead, Jason placed
third at 134 pounds at the NAIA National Wrestling Championships in
1994 and 1995. He captured NSIC individual championship titles in 1991,
1994 and 1995. He was also named to the Valley City High School Hall of
Fame in 2007. He is currently employed in sales and marketing by Custom
Marketing Co. and is a six-time winner of the Salesman of the Year
award.
Jennifer Bagley
A 1996 Minnesota State University Moorhead graduate, Jennifer was the
most dominant pitcher in Dragon softball history. She was a four-year
starter and anchor of a pitching staff that led MSUM to NAIA national
tournament appearances in 1995 and 1996. She was named to All-NSIC
teams in 1995 and 1996 and also lettered in golf at MSU Moorhead.
Bagley later served as pitching coach for the Dragons and is currently
the head softball coach at Missouri Western State.
Brad Milbeck
A 1986 Minnesota State University Moorhead graduate, Milbeck excelled
in sprints and relays for the Dragons. He earned All-American honors
for second place finishes in the two mile at the 1984 NAIA Indoor, the
800 at the 1986 NAIA Outdoor, the two mile relay at the 1984 and 1985
NAIA Indoor, and a third place with the distance medley relay team at
the 1985 NAIA Indoor. He set the existing school indoor record of
1:05.29 in the 500 meters in 1984. He also competed in the Boston
Marathon in 2008.
