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NEAL W. SAWYER, Elkhart High School, 1956 Western Michigan University Earned 4 varsity letters in 2 sports — track and field, football … Named winner of the 1956 Tim Bringle Award for top male athlete in Elkhart Community Schools. Track — Two-time IHSAA state champion mile relay team, 1954 and 1955 … Regional mile relay […]

BILLY J. ROBINSON , Elkhart High School, 1955 Earned 3 varsity letters in 1 sport — track and field Two-time IHSAA state champion mile relay team, 1954 and 1955 Unbeaten in mile relay in regular season, sectional, Northern Indiana Conference meet and IHSAA tournament series, 1955 Team record in 440, 1955 NIC long jump champion, […]

JUSTIN LOVE, Northridge High School, 1994 Ball State University, 1998 Earned 9 varsity letters in 3 sports — football, baseball, basketball. Football — 4 years, 3 letters … Three-time All-Northern Lakes Conference … Class 3A All-State, Team MVP, 1993 … Set school records for receiving yards, receptions, interceptions and scoring … Indiana North-South All-Star. Basketball […]

MANDI (HUTCHISON) LLOYD, Northridge High School, 1998 Goshen College, 2001 Earned 10 varsity letter in 3 sports — soccer, basketball, track. Soccer — 4 letters .. Scored first goal in Northridge girls soccer history … Two-time MVP … All-Northern Lakes Conference, 1998 … Set school record for goals, single-game, season and career. Basketball — 2 […]

LANE K. LEWALLEN, Elkhart Memorial High School, 1980 Grace College, 1984 Earned 8 letters in 3 sports — football, basketball, track. Football — 3 years, 3 letters .. Set Crimson Charger single-season record with 7 interceptions, 1979 … Set career interception record of 10, 1979. Basketball — 3 years, 2 letters .. All-Sectional, 1980 … […]

BOB FARRELL, Jimtown High School, 1969, Palm Beach Junior College Earned 13 varsity letters in 5 sports — cross country, baseball, track, football, basketball. Cross country — 2 letters.. Baseball — 4 letters .. Three-time MVP … Three-time All-Northern State Conference. Track — 2 letters. Basketball — 1 letter. Football — 2 letters .. All-NSC […]

J. SCOTT DESHONE, Concord High School, 1985 Ball State University, Butler University Earned 8 varsity letters in 3 sports — football, track, basketball. Football — 3 varsity letters … led Minutemen to Class 4A state championship game, 1984 … 4A All-State … Indiana North-South All-Star representative, 1985. Track — 3 varsity letters. Basketball — 2 […]

JOHNNY “GOON” DAVIS, Elkhart High School, 1949 Earned 8 letters in 3 sports — football, basketball, baseball. Football — 2 varsity letters … Northern Indiana Conference East Div. MVP, 1948 … AP All-State second team, 1948. Basketball — 3 varsity letters. Baseball — 3 varsity letters. College Career: Played freshman football, University of Oregon, 1950.

KEVIN M. COTHERMAN, Goshen High School, 1977 U.S. Naval Academy, 1981 Earned 9 letters in 4 sports — basketball, football, baseball, track. Basketball — 4 years, 4 letters .. All-Northern Lakes Conference, 1981 … Team MVP, 1976, 1977 … All-Elkhart Sectional, 1976, 1977 … 842 career points. Football — 3 letters .. All-NLC running back […]

GERALD “JERRY” CARMIEN, Bristol High School, 1950 Earned 8 varsity letters in 2 sports — basketball, baseball. Basketball — 4 years, 4 letters … team free throw award winner (1949-50) … Elkhart County scoring leader (258 points) at end of 1949-50 regular season