Region IV Hall of Fame inducts 13 players, five teams

The NJCAA Region IV Hall of Fame is pleased to annouced 18 new additions as the Class of 2017. The group includes 13 individuals that excelled as student-athletes in the region, and five teams from the region that went on to win NJCAA national championships.

National Championship Teams

Madison College women's basketball - 2009-2010 (NJCAA Division III)

Joliet Junior College men's basketball - 2010 (NJCAA Division III)

Harper College wrestling - 2011 (Non-Scholarship)

Joliet Junior College baseball - 2012 (NJCAA Division III)

Harper College men's cross country - 2012 (NJCAA Division III)

Student-Athletes

Ashley Biesterveld - Madison College volleyball

Chris Cunningham - South Suburban College baseball

Josh Gesner - Rock Valley College men's tennis

Beth Grider - Triton College softball

Kelly (Freund) Heider - McHenry County College volleyball

Gabi Hungerford - Madison College women's basketball

Mark Johnson - Sauk Valley Community College men's cross country

Tyler Jones - Madison College baseball

Thiemoko Kone - Madison College men's soccer

John Kowalski - Harper College baseball

Tina Pettrone-Riedl - Triton College softball

Andrew Steinhofer - Madison College golf

Justin Timm - Rock Valley College men's tennis

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