Hastings College Athletic Hall of Fame to Celebrate 36th Class

(Hastings, NE) – Eight individuals and two teams will celebrate their induction as the 36th class to join the Hastings College Athletic Hall of Fame during a reception and banquet held in conjunction with Hastings College Homecoming on Saturday, September 27. 

The celebration begins with a social hour at 5:00 p.m. in Kiewit Gymnasium (715 E. 7th Street, Hastings) on campus, followed by a banquet at 5:30 p.m. Tickets are $50 for adults, $20 for children ages 4-12 and free for children ages 3 and under. Tickets may be purchased online at hastings.edu/homecoming, or by contacting the Hastings College alumni office at 402.461.7363 or alumni@hastings.edu.

The Athletic Hall of Fame was established in 1989 to honor and preserve the memory of athletes, teams, coaches and those who have contributed meritorious service to Hastings College and its athletic programs.

The 2025 Hastings College Athletic Hall of Fame class includes:

• Lloyd Smith '52 of Manitou Springs, Colorado, (posthumously) for tennis

• Weboon Peboontom '70 of Woodridge, Illinois, for tennis

• Ron Hergott '82 of Ayr, Nebraska, for coaching

• Allen Haynes '96 of Laveen, Arizona, for track and field

• Kory Bumgardner '97 of Hastings, Nebraska, for football

• Chelsey (Woodside) Jacobitz '10/MAT '13 of Holstein, Nebraska, for softball 

• Alicia (Statler) Templin '12 of Bruning, Nebraska, for women's basketball

• Tom Van Haute '13/MAT '15 of Gretna, Nebraska, for football

• 1994 Men's 4x100 Meter Relay Team, which finished as conference champions and runner up in the NAIA Outdoor National Championships 

• 2008-09 Women's Basketball Team, which finished as the NAIA Division II national runner up

Previous Hastings College Athletic Hall of Fame recipients can be found at hastings.edu/halloffame.

Biographies of the 2025 Inductees

The late Lloyd Smith was a force to be reckoned with on the tennis court. The four-year letterwinner captured two individual conference titles and was a member of three consecutive Nebraska College Conference (NCC) team championships. Smith passed away in 2019 at the age of 90. 

Weboon Peboontom won two individual Nebraska College Conference (NCC) titles in tennis during his junior and senior seasons and was a member of the runner up NCC team in 1967.

Ron Hergott coached many All-Americans and All-Conference performers during his 20-plus years coaching track and field, football, women's basketball and bowling at Hastings College. He started and built a national powerhouse bowling program and coached the only individual to win back-to-back national titles in bowling (Emily Eckhoff).

Allen Haynes ranks third all-time in the 100-meter outdoor event and fourth all-time in the 200-meter outdoor event and is a member of the school record-setting 4x100-meter relay team. Haynes placed fourth in the outdoor and indoor events in 1995 and was a three-time All-American in the 60-meter indoor, 100-meter outdoor and 400-meter outdoor events.

Kory Bumgardner began his collegiate football career at running back before moving to I-back in his senior season. He was a two-time First Team All-Conference selection in 1995 and 1996. He currently ranks fifth in career rushing yards with 3,018 – accumulating 1,063 of those yards during his senior season and is also fifth in career touchdowns with 26.

Chelsey (Woodside) Jacobitz was an Honorable Mention All-Conference selection in 2008, a First Team All-Conference selection in 2009 and a Second Team All-Conference selection in 2010. As of 2025, the southpaw pitcher ranks first in career ERA's with a 2.52 average, first in season strikeouts with 175 and second in season ERA's with a 1.32 average.

Alicia (Statler) Templin was a two-time First Team All-GPAC selection for women's basketball (2010 and 2011) and a Second Team All-American in 2011. As of 2025, she is the Broncos' eighth all-time leading scorer, third all-time leading rebounder, first in career and season field goal percentages and the all-time leader in career blocks. 

Tom Van Haute anchored the offensive line of the Bronco football team, starting as a right guard just four games into his freshman season before moving to left tackle midway through his sophomore season. He was what then-head coach Paul Mierkiewicz quoted as a mainstay on the offensive line armed with an unbelievable personality. He was a First Team All-American in 2011, was twice named a First Team All-Conference selection (2010 and 2011), and was Second Team All-Conference in 2009.

The 1994 Men's 4x100 Relay Team won the Conference Championship in their event and holds the Hastings College record to this day. The team, composed of Allen Haynes '96, Josh Kitchen '97, Keith Salyers '96 and Craig Taylor '99, finished second in the NAIA Outdoor National Championships at Azusa Pacific. The team was coached by Bart Gray.

The 2008-09 Women's Basketball Team finished as NAIA Division II national runners up in Sioux City, Iowa, falling to Morningside by a narrow 68-63 margin. The Broncos' Lindsay Ducey '10 was named to the All-Tournament First Team, while teammate Kim Faimon '10 was named to the All-Tournament Second Team and received the hustle award. Members of the team included Becky (Tesch) Amdahl '12, Rachel (Isherwood) Barry '10, Breanna Becker '11, Brittany (Hoins) Brockman '11, Sarah Cambridge '09, Kay (Broekemeier) Dent '09, Ducey, Faimon, Jennifer Gold '12, Alyssa (Farmer) Heine '11, Sophia McDermott '12, Heather McKeon '10, Justine (Dethlefs) Mertens '12, Tenaya (Howsden) Nuttelman '12, Lee Ann (Jameson) Roepke '12, Elyse (Schlake) Lukassen '10, Alicia (Statler) Templin '12, Elizabeth (Lipker) Volker '12, Chelsie (Wardyn) Watson '12, Amber (Kulus) Woitaszewski '09 and Jaime (Blevins) Wright '12. The team was coached by Jeff Dittman and assisted by Dawn Dittman, Summer (Wright) Anesin and grad assistant Jessica VanLoy.

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