Matt Petsinger (Photo/NCAA)Petsinger was a four-time NCAA All-American -- one of only eight MSU wrestlers to have earned that distinction -- who capped off his collegiate career by winning the 157-pound title at the 2001 NCAA Div. II wrestling championships. The four-year letterwinner from Ellendale, Minn. was also crowned North Central Conference champion that year. Petsinger owns the school record for career pins with 84, and stands tied for fourth on the Minnesota State career wins list with a 120-26 record. He was named Minnesota State Senior Male Athlete of the Year for the 2000-01 school year.
In addition to Petsinger, other new Hall of Fame honorees include men's cross country/track & field All-American Gordon Cookshaw (MSU 1973-77), women's hockey standout Shari (Vogt) Dickerman (MSU 2000-04), and women's volleyball icon Jennifer (Blendermann) Nelson (MSU 1999-2002), along with former faculty athletics representative Ron Hybertson (1991-2000) and former women's soccer coach Chris Miskec (1996-2007). In addition, the men's track & field team from 1975-76 will be welcomed into the Class of 2015.
The Minnesota State Athletics Hall of Fame Class of 2015 will be inducted this Friday, Oct. 3 with the formal induction ceremony taking place at the Hall of Fame Induction Dinner held in MSU's CSU Ballroom. Registration at 6:00 p.m.; the program starts at 7:00 p.m. Those who wish to attend the dinner may register by calling (507) 389-3235, or 888-234-3796, or online at http://alumni.mnsu.edu/hof. The dinner price is $25.00 per person.
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