Morris, Minn. – The University of Minnesota Morris Athletic Department is proud to announce the Hall of Fame Class of 2026. The inductees will be honored at the annual University of Minnesota Morris Fall of Fame Induction Ceremony the morning of October 3. More information and a registration link will be announced at a later date.
 
The inductees of the Class of 2026:
Molly (Olson) LaBelle '15
Stephanie (Roggenbuck) Sandbakken '11
1984 Football Team
1986 Football Team
1987 Football Team
 
Molly (Olson) LaBelle
Molly (Olson) LaBelle played four seasons with the Minnesota Morris softball team. In all four seasons, she was named First Team UMAC All-Conference and to the UMAC All-Defensive Team. In 2012, she was named UMAC Rookie of the Year, UMAC Player of the Year, and NFCA All-Region.
Molly holds the program records for hits and RBIs with 170 and 117, respectively. She is third all-time with a career batting average of .401, totaled 50 doubles — the most in UMM history — and is second in career home runs. She is also listed twice in the NCAA Division III record book. In 2012, she put together a 28-game hitting streak, tied for the 16th longest in Division III history. Two years later, she recorded a 26-game hitting streak, tied for the 21st longest all-time.
 
Stephanie (Roggenbuck) Sandbakken
Stephanie (Roggenbuck) Sandbakken was a member of the Minnesota Morris women's basketball team. She was a three-time UMAC All-Conference selection, UMAC Athlete of the Year, and was named a DIII News Honorable Mention All-American. During her tenure, she helped lead the team to a 38-4 Upper Midwest Athletic Conference record over a three-season span.
She was part of two conference championship teams and made two appearances in the NCAA Tournament. During her senior season, she scored 484 points, the fourth-most points in a single season in UMM history.
 
1984/1986 Football Teams
Coached by Jim Lind, the 1984 and 1986 Minnesota Morris football teams were conference champions. During the 1984 season, the Cougars posted a 5-1 record to share the Northern Intercollegiate Conference title. Two seasons later, Minnesota Morris won the NIC with a 5-0-1 conference record. That team finished the season with an overall record of 8-1-1 and was ranked 10th in the final NAIA Poll.
 
1987 Football Team
For the third time in four seasons, the Minnesota Morris football team won the NIC Conference title. The conference title was the eighth in program history. Head Coach Stan Zweifel led the Cougars to a 7-3 overall record and won the conference at 5-1.
 
1984 Football Team
Mike Kraetsch
Gary Lattery
Paul Thielman
Johnny Nelson
Mark Hodgson
Jay Johnson
Mike Mentry
Terry Boyd
Doug Tigner
Brian Danielson
John O'Driscoll
Kent Fiebelkorn
Scott Lytle
Duane Kokesch
Jeff Placschko
Tony Thiel
Steve Schroeder
Thaddous Forman
Tom Carlson
Mike Mader
Dean Walters
Skip Shepersky
Mark Brown
Ron Dummer
Brad Hanson
Jim Williamson
Paul Huber
Dean Trongard
Bill Kalkman
Paul Gasperlin
Dale Mehr
Basil Meyer
Terry Faber
Eric nelson
Greg Martin
Tom Fox
Mike Ross
Paul Court
Matt Deis
Mark Lerom
Todd Miller
Chriss Pruden
Don Kleinschmidt
Rob Veith
Pat Fleming
Brad Johnson
Jeff Fischer
John Vraa
Tom Rooney
Keith Hanson
Kevin Bullis
Steve Selk
Paul Trnka
Kevin Hanson
Steve Myron
Kevin Brands
Tom Berg
Mitch Nelson
Josh Purple
Larry Olson
Tom Diekman
Ken Heitzman
Tom Nygren
Jim Lind (Head Coach)
Paul Fauk (Assistant Coach)
Lowell Amunson (Assistant Coach)
Chuck Moller (Assistant Coach)
Ross Barlow (Defensive Coordinator)
Randy Deister (Running Backs Coach)
Jim Heidman (Linebacker Coach)
 
1986 Football Team
Ken Heirzman
Basil Meyer
Mark Lerom
Marr Deis
Bill Kalkman
Mike Ross
Jim Williamson
Skip Shepersky
Mark Brown
Paul Huber
Ted Van Erp
Ron Dummer
Tom Fox
Dean Walters
Arnold Peoples
Bill Magnuson
Brian Larson
Ricky Mitchell
Craig Alto
Tom Rooney
Dave Christianson
Mark Fisher
Keith Lipinski
Todd Thielman
Bob Torgerson
Jere Hanson
David Ziegler
Mark Stangl
Darin St. Germain
Kevin Bullis
Jason Dubois
Fred Bolstad
Brad Johnson
Tim Frischmon
Kevin Brands
Greg Martin
Eric Johnson
Tom Nygren
Daryl Watternhofer
Ken Traxler
Tom Van Erp
Brad Lutz
Don Fischer
Chris Kopel
Greg Brumback
Mark Merchlewicz
Mike Peterson
Ray Ludowese
Joel Foss
Dean Kasparek
Paul Gonnerman
Pete Stranger
Randy Trimble
Derek Stoeckel
Rod Leman
Dave Seckinger
Scott Stensgard
Scott Herrmann
Mike Boster
Kurt Flaten
Dave Hiedeman
Todd Westby
Steve Walsh
Paul Gross
Jeff Zick
John Pippert
Clay Rosa
Joel Drewes
Paul Gremmels
Doug Mahoney
Jeff Hippler
Jim Lind (Head Coach)
Mel Lewis (Assistant Coach)
Mark Fohl (Assistant Coach)
Jim Heidman (Assistant Coach)
Jeff Arnold (Assistant Coach)
Mike Petermeier (Assistant Coach)
Chuck Ross (Assistant Coach)
John Vraa (Assistant Coach)
 
 
1987 Football Roster
Mark Kragenbring
Paul Kane
Brian Schneider
Scott Diedrich
Darin St. Germain
Mark Merchlewics
Randy Trimble
Mark Stangl
Bill Magnuson
John Pippert
Keith Lipnski
Kurt Flaten
Ray Ludowese
Joe Strangler
Leon Stockinger
Greg Hacker
Kevin McDonals
Todd Westby
Kevin Brands
Tom Nygren
Brad Johnson
Tom Ban Erp
Todd Miller
Ron Dummer
Fred Bolstad
Dave Chirstianson
Mike Peterson
Greg Martin
Tom Rooney
Wayne Petermeier
Kevin Bullis
Tom Berg
Scott Miller
Jon Gubrud
Roy Sperr
Alan Wager
Don Fischer
Jeff Forcier
Brian Larson
Jim Kimlinger
Craig Alto
Shane Pribyl
Jim Blackmore
Nate Miller
Jeff Juni
Ty Albers
Greg Brumback
Rod Leman
Daryl Watternhofer
Brain Meinen
Clay Rosa
Jeff Zick
Dennis Tims
Pete Stranger
Tim Frischmon
Joel Foss
Jeff Hippler
Joel Beyer
Ted Ebnet
Danny Johnson
Keith Burdorf
Tim Peadbody
Todd Tetzlaff
Craig Nelson
Tim Neubert
Tony Merchlewicz
Scott Herman
Ken Traxler
Jay Fields
Jim Blanchi-Rossi
Henry Halvorson
Stan Zweifel (Head Coach)
Mark Fohl (Assistant Coach)
John Vraa (Assistant Coach)
Chuck Ross (Assistant Coach)
Wayne Wittman (Assistant Coach)
Larry Hook (Assistant Coach)
Ken Heitzman (Assistant Coach)
Mark Fisher (Assistant Coach)
Matt Deis (Assistant Coach)