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NSIC Hall of Fame Inductees

Wayne State NSIC Hall of Fame Inductees

Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference
From its modest origin as a six-team alliance over eight decades ago, the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference has matured into a 16-team union of upper Midwest colleges and universities to form arguably the strongest affiliation in NCAA Division II.

The NSIC can trace its roots to 1932 when six schools, including Bemidji State University, Minnesota State University, Mankato, Minnesota State University Moorhead, St. Cloud State University, University of Minnesota Duluth and Winona State University signed on as charter members. All remain active subscribers of the league today.
Southwest Minnesota State University was added in 1969, followed by Northern State University in 1978, Wayne State College (NE) in 1998, Concordia University-St. Paul and the University of Minnesota Crookston in 1999, the University of Mary and Upper Iowa University in 2006, Augustana College in 2008 and Minot State University and the University of Sioux Falls in 2012.

Each NSIC school (who has been a league member for at least ten years) is asked to submit one candidate per institution for induction into the Hall.  Each of the candidates are derived from individuals who have been affiliated with the NSIC, NIC, NSC and their member institutions.
 
In order to be eligible for the NSIC Hall of Fame, candidates must have made their contributions in one of the following areas:  1) former student-athletes, 2) administrator/coach, 3) official/supervisor/coordinator, 4) contributor/supporter, or 5) team.  The conference provides two plaques; one of which will go to the inductee and one to the institution represented.  A history of each inductee will be kept in the league office and each institution will prominently display the plaques of their respective NSIC Hall of Game inductees.
 
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Katie Goetzinger Voth - Softball - Inducted 2025
 

Katie (Goetzinger) Voth stands as the most accomplished pitcher in Wayne State College softball history. A native of Harlan, Iowa, Voth was a dominant force in the circle from 2008 to 2011, rewriting the program’s record book and leading the Wildcats to unprecedented success during her four-year career.

Voth holds WSC school career records for wins (116), strikeouts (1,163), shutouts (40), complete games (96), and saves (11). Her leadership and elite performance helped guide the Wildcats to three consecutive NCAA Tournament appearances from 2009 to 2011, including the program’s first and only NCAA Super Regional appearance in 2010 and the NSIC Tournament title that same season.

A four-time First Team All-NSIC selection, Voth earned NSIC Pitcher of the Year honors twice and was a three-time First Team All-Central Region honoree. Her national impact was recognized with back-to-back Louisville Slugger/NFCA Third Team All-American honors as a junior and senior. She also excelled in the classroom, earning Academic All-American recognition in both 2010 (Second Team) and 2011 (First Team).
Voth was part of six no-hitters during her career—two perfect games, three individual no-hitters, and three combined no-hitters—accounting for two-thirds of all no-hitters in Wayne State softball history.

Her 2010 season remains one of the greatest in NCAA Division II history. She posted a 32-10 record with a 1.11 ERA and 358 strikeouts—the second-highest total in the nation that year—while leading WSC to both the NSIC Tournament and Central Regional titles.

In her senior year, Voth went 30-10 with a 1.31 ERA, recording 316 strikeouts in 256.2 innings with just 24 walks and 12 shutouts. Her most legendary performance came in the 2011 NCAA Tournament, when she threw all 18 innings—and 302 pitches—of a 1-0 win over Winona State in one of the longest games in NCAA Division II Tournament history. Fittingly, she also delivered the game-winning hit in that marathon.

In recognition of her extraordinary career, Voth was inducted into the Wayne State College Athletic Hall of Fame on April 30, 2022. Voth is a Athletic Trainer for OrthoNebraska Clinic and her husband Josh, and two daughters, Zoey and Kennedy.
 
Logan Masters - Football - Inducted 2023

            A native of Storm Lake, Iowa, Masters shattered nearly every receiving record in his four seasons as a wide receiver at Wayne State from 2006-09.  All four seasons he earned All-NSIC honors, starting with honorable mention as a freshman, All-NSIC Second Team as a sophomore and All-NSIC First Team as a junior and senior.  Masters helped a Wildcat football turnaround that included a trip to the Mineral Water Bowl in his sophomore season and the school’s first-ever trip to the NCAA Division II playoffs as a junior in 2008.
            Masters closed his Wildcat career with 258 receptions for 3,863 yards averaging 15.04 yards per catch, all WSC school records.  He still ranks third all-time in the NSIC in catches (207 for 3,118 yards and 20 TD’s) while ranking sixth all-time in the NSIC with 84.3 yards receiving per contest.  Masters had 14 100-yard receiving games at Wayne State and set a then-NCAA Division II record making at least two catches in every collegiate game played (46). 
            Masters became the first-ever Wildcat receiver to record back-to-back 1,000 yard receiving seasons, hauling in 80 catches for 1,179 yards and six TD’s as a junior and accounted for 64 receptions and 1,097 yards receiving in his sophomore campaign. 
            Following his playing career, Masters served seven seasons as an assistant coach at Wayne State that included the last two as offensive coordinator, then spent three years as wide receivers coach at Chadron State College before returning to WSC for the 2020 season to be the offensive coordinator. On February 11, 2022 he was named the head coach at his alma mater and in his first season on the Wildcat sidelines Masters coached the Wildcats to a 9-3 record, a share of the NSIC conference title and the school’s second-trip to the NCAA Division II playoffs.
            Masters earned his bachelor’s degree from Wayne State in 2010 majoring in sport management and obtained a master’s degree from Wayne State in 2013 in sport recreation management. He was inducted into the WSC Athletic Hall of Fame in 2021. He and his wife Amber reside in Wayne with their four sons - Lincoln, Langston, Leyton and Lawyer.

 
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Katie Wilson - WSC Women's Track/Field - Inducted 2022
            A native of Glenwood, Iowa, Wilson was a standout thrower for the Wayne State women's track and field team from 2005-09.  She helped WSC to three straight runner up finishes at the NSIC Indoor Championships, winning two NSIC indoor shot put titles (2005, 2006) and five conference titles in the outdoor season (2005 shot put), 2008 discus and hammer throw and 2009 shot put and discus.
            Wilson was a four time All-American at WSC, highlighted by the 2008 outdoor national title in the shot put that made her the first female NCAA national champion in school history.  Other All-American honors included 2006 indoor shot put (5th), 2008 indoor shot put (4th) and 2008 outdoor discus (5th). 
            Wilson held school records in five events and was the 2005 NSIC Outdoor Newcomer of the Year and 2006 NSIC Indoor Field Athlete of the Year.  She is currently a fifth grade teacher and assistant volleyball/track and field coach at Glenwood High School in Iowa. 
            Katie Wilson becomes the seventh individual from Wayne State College to be inducted into the NSIC Hall of Fame, joining Dustin Jones (baseball) in 2019, volleyball player Emily (Schroeder) Jones in 2018, retired baseball coach John Manganaro (2016), softball/soccer standout Sarah (Herrick) Wagenfuhr (2015), baseball pitcher Brady Borner (2012) and the late Pete Chapman (athletic director) in 2006.
 
Dustin Jones - WSC Baseball - Inducted 2019
Dustin Jones was a standout center fielder for Wayne State College from 2004-07. He helped WSC win four NSIC regular season titles, three NSIC Tournament titles and played in the NCAA Tournament all four years, including a regional championship game appearance in 2004.

Jones was a First Team All-NSIC selection as a junior and senior and honorable mention as a freshman and sophomore. He was named to the NSIC All-Tournament Team three times and was MVP of the 2005 tournament as a sophomore. Jones was Second Team All-Region as a junior and was named All-American by Rawlings/ABCA and Daktronics during his senior season.

Jones also excelled in the classroom, earning Academic All-American First Team honors as a senior and Third Team as a junior. Jones was the WSC Male Athlete of the Year as a junior and senior and was the Male Scholar Athlete of the Year as a senior. Jones ended his career the all-time leader at Wayne State in hits (276), runs scored (236) and triples (16) while ranking second in career at bats (741) and third in stolen bases (79-96). His record as a player was 163-63-1.

Following his days at Wayne State, Jones played five seasons with the Sioux City Explorers in the American Association. In 2008, he was third in the league in stolen bases, fourth in on-base percentage and fifth in walks.  Jones was inducted into the WSC Athletic Hall of Fame on October 8, 2016 and just completed his first year serving on the WSC Athletic Hall of Fame Committee.

Dustin and his wife Emily (Schroeder), a 2014 WSC and 2018 NSIC Hall of Fame volleyball player, reside in Elkhorn, Nebraska with their two children, Allie and Mara.  Jones works in sales with Thrasher Basement Systems.
 
Emily Schroeder Jones - WSC Volleyball - Inducted 2018
Emily (Schroeder) Jones was a dominant volleyball player in her three seasons at Wayne State College from 2005-07. She was a First Team All-NSIC selection as a junior and senior and became the Wildcats’ first-ever All-American as Jones was named AVCA and Daktronics Second Team All-American in 2006 and 2007.

In just three seasons, Jones finished just two kills behind the all-time career leader at WSC with 1,649. She ranks first and second in single season kills, setting a school record with 599 kills as a junior and 591 kills during her senior season.

The middle hitter from Belden, Nebraska (Laurel-Concord HS) led the Wildcats in kills (591) and blocks (205) during her senior season and ranked first in the NSIC in blocking (1.54 bpg) and second in kills (4.44 kpg). She ranked third in NCAA Division II in blocks per game and 27th in kills per game. Jones was named the Sports Imports/AVCA Division II National Volleyball Player of the Week after recording back-to-back triple doubles against No. 9 Southwest Minnesota State and MSU Moorhead to help the Wildcats win the NSIC Volleyball Tournament title. She had a school record 32 kills in one match and also has a school record 13 blocks in three different matches.
 
Jones played on three NCAA Tournament Teams at Wayne State while excelling in the classroom, earning ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District Second Team honors as a junior and was a two-time NSIC All-Academic selection. Jones is married to former WSC baseball All-American Dustin Jones. They reside in Elkhorn, Nebraska with their two children, Allie and Mara.
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Gene and Jan Casey - 2018 NSIC Noel Olson Volunteer of the Year
Gene and Jan Casey are known for their work at the scoring table of Wayne State home basketball games for years. Both are avid basketball fans and well-known with NSIC basketball officials for their quality work.

Gene has ran the main scoreboard at Wildcat home basketball games 41 years. Jan ran the player/foul scoreboard for 15 years and now does official scorebook at Wildcat home games for the last eight years for a total of 23 years working WSC home basketball games. The two have worked such events as the NSIC Women’s Basketball Tournament in the 2005-06 season and the 2012 NCAA Central Regional Women’s Basketball Tournament that was hosted by Wayne State College.
 
For the last 24 years, Gene has worked in the maintenance department at Wayne State College after serving as an area sales representative for Moorman Feeds and will retire from the college June 30th. Jan retired in August 2015 from an office position at Great Dane Trailers in Wayne after working 29 years with the company. The two also operate Gene and Jan’s Lawn Service during the spring and summer months in Wayne.

When Gene is not working the clock at Wayne State home games, he can be found running the clock at Wayne High Blue Devil girls and boys basketball games and has worked numerous high school district playoff games hosted by Wayne State College over the years.  The two were inducted into Wayne State’s Athletic Hall of Fame as contributors in 2005.
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John Manganaro - WSC Head Baseball Coach - Inducted 2016
John Manganaro served 20 seasons as a coach with the Wayne State College baseball program, including 17 as head coach. As head coach from 1993 to 2009, Manganaro built Wayne State into one of the top programs in NCAA Division II, winning six NSIC regular season titles while guiding the Wildcats to six straight NCAA Tour-nament appearances from 2004 to 2009. WSC also made seven trips to the NCAA Tournament over a nine-year span. Manganaro accumulated a 506-309-1 record (.620) and was 198-54 (.785) in NSIC games. Wayne State was the 12th winningest team of the 2000's in NCAA Division II baseball under Manganaro, going 368-157-1 (.701).

Manganaro was a four-time NSIC Coach of the Year Award recipient (2001, 2006, 2007, 2009) and led the Wildcats to five NSIC Tournament titles (2001, co-2003, 2004, 2005, 2006). He coached the Wildcats to a pair of NCAA Regional championship games. Wayne State produced All-Ameri-cans in six of the last seven seasons under Manganaro and two players were selected in the Major League Baseball draft. The Wildcats also excelled in the classroom as 12 different players were named Academic All-District under Manganaro with Dustin Jones named Academic All-American in 2006 and 2007.
 
Manganaro also helped develop one of the finest baseball facilities in the Midwest, the Pete Chapman Baseball Complex. Thanks to fund-raising and donations and hundreds of hours of work by players and coaching staff, the Pete Chapman Baseball Complex is one of the finest fields in the Midwest for college baseball.

Following his retirement from WSC in 2009, Manganaro moved to Omaha, Nebraska where he served as director of the Ultimate Baseball Academy indoor complex from 2009 to 2013, but remains active as an instructor/consultant there. He has also served as the Dean of Coaches for the Pacesetter, Gladiator and Bandit youth baseball organizations since 2012. John and his wife Janice have five sons, Tony, Nick, Ross, Marc, Kyle and a daughter Carly. They also have eight grandchildren.
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Sarah (Herrick) Wagenfuhr - WSC Softball/Soccer Player - Inducted 2015
Sarah (Herrick) Wagenfuhr was an outstanding two-sport star at Wayne State College from 1998-2002, excelling in soccer and softball. The native of Elkhorn, Neb. was a four-time All-NSIC performer in softball and a three-time All-NSIC selection in soccer. Herrick is the school's all-time leader in soccer goals with 72, including a school-record 23 goals in the 2001 season. She is also the career leader in assists in soccer with 51. Herrick still ranks ninth in career assists in the NSIC with 18 and 14th in career points (58) despite only being in the league for three years (Wayne State's first year in the NSIC was 1999). Herrick led Wayne State to an 18-4-1 record in the 2000 season and a second place finish in the NSIC Tournament as a junior. In her senior season, WSC was 14-9 and placed third in the 2001 NSIC Tournament. Wayne State's three most prolific years in women's soccer were under Herrick's play in 1999, 2000 and 2001.

Herrick also held numerous school records in softball, including the career hits leader with 201 while ranking second in career at bats with 606. She was the first Wildcat player to reach 200 career hits and stillranks fourth in the category today along with fourth in career stolen bases with 54. She had 62 hits in the 2002 season, a school record until the 2008 season.

Herrick graduated from WSC in 2002 with a B.S. Sports Management and a minor in coaching. She was inducted into the WSC Athletics Hall of Fame in 2008. Sarah and her husband David have three children, Gabby, Izzy and Trueman and reside in Omaha, Neb.
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Brady Borner - WSC Baseball Player - Inducted 2012
Brady Borner played four seasons for the Wayne State College baseball team from 1998 to 2001. He left as the Wildcats' all-time leader in wins (30), shutouts (13), strikeouts (359), appearances (53) and innings pitched (317). His 13 shutouts are the second most in NCAA Division II history. He struck out 15 in tossing a no-hitter against the University of Minnesota-Morris during his senior year. He was named the NSIC Pitcher of the Year his junior and senior seasons and to the NCAA Division II All Central Region First Team after his senior year. Borner struck out 17 batters in a game twice in his college career. He was signed by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the Major League Baseball Player Draft in the 31st round in June of 2001. Borner wasinducted into the Wayne State Hall of Fame in 2007. Borner and his wife Carrie have two children, Drew and Anna and reside in Omaha, Neb. where he is the owner of Portage Construction Incorporated.
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Pete Chapman - Contributor - Inducted 2006
Chapman was integral part of Wayne State Athletics in his 17 years at the school. He was named the Central States Intercollegiate Conference and Omaha World Herald College Coach of the Year after leading the 1984 football team to an 8-3 record. The eight wins were the second most in a season by a Wayne State football coach. Chapman took over as the first fulltime Director of Athletics at Wayne State in 1987. During his tenure he raised a number of sports at Wayne State from eight to fifteen. He was instrumental in the Wildcat's acceptance into NCAA Division II in 1989 and played an important role in the move from independent status to joining the NSIC in 1999. Chapman was a 1971 graduate of the University of Nebraska and earned his Master's Degree from South Dakota State in 1980. He previously coached at Milligan High School and Osceola High School in Nebraska. He was an assistant coach at South Dakota State for two seasons before taking over at Yankton College, forging records of 4-6 and 8-2 before coming to Wayne State. Chapman left WSC in 1999 and went on to serve as the Athletic Director at Missouri Western State University until losing his battle with cancer in 2003 at the age of 53.