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CLASS OF 2004 HALL OF FAME INDUCTEES

Picture (1500x2100, 557.4Kb)Peter Lucas - Football - 1988-90
Lucas is the only offensive lineman in school history to earn first-team All-American honors, garnering the award from the Football Gazette in 1990. That same season, Lucas was a second-team small college All-American selection by the Associated Press. Lucas was also a Pizza Hut third-team All-American in 1989 and received first-team all-conference honors both seasons. The Jefferson native was a 10th round draft choice of the Atlanta Falcons following his career at UW-Stevens Point.

Picture (1500x2100, 256.1Kb)Mark Poirier - Wrestling - 1988-93
Poirier was the national runner-up and conference champion at 142 pounds in 1993 while posting a 33-5 record as the team�s captain and MVP. Poirier was also the 142-pound conference champion in 1992 as the Pointers won the conference title his junior and senior seasons. He ranks second in school history with 305 career takedowns and made three appearances at the national meet. The Bloomer native was a three-time state high school champion and also served two seasons as an assistant coach with the Pointers.

Picture (1500x2100, 308.2Kb)Chuck Ritzenthaler - Baseball/Basketball - 1964-67
Ritzenthaler still holds single-season school baseball records with five shutouts and a 0.55 earned run average while posting a 6-0 record in leading the Pointers to the 1967 conference title. He carries the school�s best career earned run average at 1.27 and had a 13-5 career record. Ritzenthaler ranks fourth in school history with 16 complete games and was a first-team all-conference performer in 1967. The Baraboo native played basketball for two seasons and was the team captain in 1966-67.

Picture (1500x2100, 544.7Kb)Steph Sobieck - Softball - 1987-90
Sobieck ranks third all-time in Pointer history with 165 career strikeouts and 35 career victories. She also is second in school history with 502 1/3 innings pitched and completed 68 of her 69 career starts to rank second in school history in complete games. Sobieck was an all-conference performer in 1989 and 1990, while pitching the Pointers to the 1990 conference crown. A Denmark native, she owns the only seven-inning perfect game in school history, coming against UW-La Crosse on April 23, 1990.

Picture (1500x2100, 364.2Kb)Nan Werdin - Swimming - 1991-94
Werdin was a three-time All-American and won 12 conference titles during her career from 1991-94. She won the 200-yard butterfly in each of her four seasons and was a three-time titlist in the 400-yard individual medley, while also winning the 100-yard butterfly in 1993 and four relay titles. In addition to her All-American accolades, the Roseville, Minn. native was a 10-time honorable mention All-American and still owns the school record in the 200-yard butterfly.

Picture (1500x2100, 536.6Kb)Virgil Thiesfeld - Faculty Athletics Representative
Thiesfeld was the faculty athletics representative to the WIAC, NCHA and NCAA for 22 years. Thiesfeld was highly respected throughout the conference for his knowledge of NCAA and WIAC eligibility rules. Still a strong supporter of Pointer athletics, Thiesfeld retired in 1999 and taught in the Biology department for 34 years. The Glencoe, Minn. native was inducted into the Luther College Athletics Hall of Fame in 1988, having competed in track and field and gymnastics.

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