WSC Athletics Hall of Fame
Megan (Hurley) Clayberg
Megan (Hurley) Clayberg was a four-year letterwinner in volleyball (1985-88) and a one-year letterwinner in basketball (1985-86) at Wayne State. She led the Central States Intercollegiate Conference in blocks during her sophomore season with 212 total blocks, a new school record at the time. In 1987, Hurley Clayberg was named to the CSIC honorable mention team and helped the Wildcats win a school-record 32 match victories in 1988 during her senior season. Hurley-Clayberg currently ranks second in block assists (383) and third in solo blocks (241) and total blocks (624). The 1985 graduate of Omaha Westside also lettered for the Wildcat basketball team during the 1985-86 team.
Hurley Clayberg and her husband Brett live in Pella, Iowa where they have four children, three sons and one daughter. Megan is an instructor of exercise science and the senior woman administrator at Central College. She served as head volleyball coach at Central College for 12 years and compiled one of the winningest records in NCAA Division III history, a 370-107 mark for a winning percentage of .775. Hurley Clayberg guided Central College to the NCAA Division III Championshipsin 1998, 1999 and 2000 and a third place finish at the 1997 National Tournament. She was named the NCAA Division III National Coach of the Year in 1998. Megan is now in her third season as associate head coach under her husband, Brett, and works with the school's junior varsity program.
Hurley Clayberg was inducted into the WSC Athletics Hall of Fame October 5, 2002.
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Concordia-St. Paul topped #15 Wayne State 10-6 Sunday afternoon in the NSIC Baseball Tournament championship game. The 40-11 Wildcats await word from the NCAA on a at-large berth to the NCAA Tournament. Official pairings are to be released Sunday evening by the NCAA.
Nate Preston won three events to lead the WSC men to a third straight NSIC outdoor track and field championship Saturday in Wayne. The Wildcats scored 164 points to nip second place Mary (156.5) for the team title. Brett Suckstorf won two events (hammer throw and discus) for WSC.
The WSC women's track and field team finished in third place with 106 points at the NSIC Championships in Wayne. Katie Wilson won two events (hammer throw and discus) and took second in the shot put to lead the Wildcats.
The NSIC Office announced Saturday that the NSIC Baseball Tournament has been shortened to a single-elimination tournament with Wayne State and Concordia-St. Paul (the last two undefeated teams in the tournament) playing Sunday at 1 p.m. in Wayne and the winner earning the NSIC Tournament Title and the league's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament.
Nick Schumacher struck out a career-high 14 batters in a complete game win to lead #15 Wayne State to a 9-1 victory over Southwest Minnesota State at the NSIC Baseball Tournament in Wayne. The 40-10 Wildcats will play in the winner's bracket final Saturday at 10 a.m. against either Bemidji State or Concordia-St. Paul.
Seven WSC baseball players were named to the 2008 NSIC All-Conference Baseball Team announced Thursday afternoon. Nick Schumacher was named the NSIC Pitcher of the Year, Marc Manganaro earned the NSIC Co-Player of the Year while Nick Bidroski was selected the NSIC Co-Freshmen of the Year.
5.9.08BaseballNSIC Tournament#15 Wayne State 9SW Minnesota State 1
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5.4.08BaseballFirst Game#16 Wayne State 3Bemidji State 02nd Game#16 Wayne State 13Bemidji State 128 innings
5.4.08SoftballNSIC TournamentUniv. of Mary 3Wayne State 0
