Jerry Courtney '60
Friday, September 23, 2011
Jerry Courtney was inducted into the Iowa Wesleyan College Athletic Hall of Fame during ceremonies at the Mt Pleasant, Iowa, college on Friday. He graduated from Iowa Wesleyan College in 1960.
He has 48 years of officiating experience as a high school and college football official.
Jerry has officiated at the Iowa High School Playoffs, the Shrine Bowl Game and the NAIA playoffs.
He has also served as the crew chief at the NCAA Division III level.
Courtney is a member of the U.S. Football Officials and has served as president of the Tri-State Officials Association.
He continues to officiate Division III and NAIA college games and some youth games.
The Iowa Wesleyan College Athletic Hall of Fame was created in 2003 to honor former student-athletes, coaches, teams or others who have had a significant impact on, or brought special recognition to, Iowa Wesleyan College. All inductees were nominated by their peers and selected by the Hall of Fame Committee, consisting of representatives from the Board of Trustees, Alumni Association and College administration.
Don Lewis '60
Friday, September 23, 2011
Don Lewis was inducted into the Iowa Wesleyan College Athletic Hall of Fame during ceremonies at the Mt Pleasant, Iowa, college on Friday. He graduated from Iowa Wesleyan College in 1960.
Lewis played halfback for the Tiger football team for three seasons, where he averaged more than 100 yards rushing per game.
His single season record of 904 yards on 160 rushes stood for 20 years.
As a student-athlete he was nationally ranked for individual total offense, receiving yards and total rushing yards per game.
He also was a two- year letter winner in baseball.
Lewis went on to coach high school football at Monroe, Highland and Victor, Iowa.
He was named District and Regional Coach of the Year for the SE District Class II by the Iowa Football Coaches Association.
He also coached at the Department of the Army School in Poitiers, France.
The Iowa Wesleyan College Athletic Hall of Fame was created in 2003 to honor former student-athletes, coaches, teams or others who have had a significant impact on, or brought special recognition to, Iowa Wesleyan College. All inductees were nominated by their peers and selected by the Hall of Fame Committee, consisting of representatives from the Board of Trustees, Alumni Association and College administration.
Mike Wiggins '88
Friday, September 23, 2011
Mike Wiggins was inducted into the Iowa Wesleyan College Athletic Hall of Fame during ceremonies at the Mt Pleasant, Iowa, college on Friday. He graduated from Iowa Wesleyan College in 1988.
Wiggins was punter on the Tiger football team and outfielder and third baseman for the baseball team.
He was named All-American, Academic All-American three years and Kodak All-American NAIA Division I and II first team in football.
He tallied 185 punts in three seasons for 7,774 yards, averaging just over 42 yards per kick.
On the diamond he had a career batting average of .400 with 13 home runs.
He was named a second-team Academic All-American and NAIA Division II Academic All-American first team.
He also graduated summa cum laude with a 4.00 grade point average.
He played semi-pro football following graduation.
The Iowa Wesleyan College Athletic Hall of Fame was created in 2003 to honor former student-athletes, coaches, teams or others who have had a significant impact on, or brought special recognition to, Iowa Wesleyan College. All inductees were nominated by their peers and selected by the Hall of Fame Committee, consisting of representatives from the Board of Trustees, Alumni Association and College administration.
