– A pair of track/field participants, a basketball star and a multi-sport performer are the newest members of Hamline's Athletic Hall of Fame.
 
Four individuals will be honored Saturday, November 12 at two ceremonies. The inductees will be recognized at halftime of the Hamline-Bethel football game at Klas Field as well at a dinner that night.
 
April Felt '01 (upper left) was only here for one season. But she made a major impression in a short period. April took part in five field events. She still holds the school record in the Weight Throw (her 57' 11 ¼' throw is still a MIAC record. She also was the NCAA champ in this event.) and Hammer (173-3). She also competed in the Shot Put and Discus events. April was named the USTCA Division III Regional Athlete of the Year for both the indoor and outdoor seasons. Upon graduation from here, April went on to coach track and field at St. Paul Central and Hopkins High Schools.
 
Tom Kreger '03 (lower left) was one the best distance runners in the MIAC in a three-year span and was one of the top 15 runners in D-III in the country. He was a two-time All-American in Cross Country and won AA honors in Track and Field on three occasions. His 5,000 Meter Indoor time of 14:29.73 (achieved in 2003) is still a school record. Tom was a three-time All-MIAC honoree in Cross Country, winning the race in his senior year (2002). He won nine individual MIAC championships and anchored a Distance Medley relay team that finished in fifth place at the 2002 NCAA D-III Track & Field Meet.
 
Dave Polson '69 (upper right) was a force to be reckoned with on the basketball court. Although he missed nine games in his junior year because of a broken wrist, he is the school's all-time rebound leader with 987. He ranks fifth in Field Goals made (456), seventh in Free Throws made (211) and 11th in Points (1123). He is a college rarity with a career double-double by averaging 12.6 points and 11.1 rebounds per game. He is still very active on the Hamline campus and serves on the Piper Athletic Association's board of directors.
 
Denny Wendell '64 (lower right) was a very busy guy during his time at Hamline. He played three sports – football, hockey and baseball – and excelled at all of them. On the gridiron, he was on the field a lot as an offensive tight end and a defensive end. In the winter, he played three seasons on the ice as a defenseman and was on the baseball diamond as an infielder. Two decades plus later, he saw his son Steve play a key role in Hamline's 1988 MIAC football championship as a starting guard.

Hamline University belongs to the NCAA Division III Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference, one of the most competitive conferences in the nation. Hamline supports 20 intercollegiate athletic teams for men and women. Find out more about Hamline athletics at www.hamline.edu/athletics.
 
Creativity and innovation in teaching and learning are the hallmark of Hamline University—home to about 4,000 undergraduate and graduate students. At Hamline, students collaborate with professors invested in their success. They are challenged inside and outside of the classroom to create and apply knowledge in local and global contexts, while cultivating an ethic of civic responsibility, social justice, and inclusive leadership and service. 
 
Hamline is highly ranked in its class by a number of sources including U.S. News and World Report, Forbes.com, Washington Monthly, and Princeton Review. Founded in 1854, Hamline also is Minnesota's first university and among the first coeducational institutions in the nation.