1980’s Hall of Fame Inductees
DAVID EWING, 1981
State Champion Wrestler
2nd state golf 1940
Inducted 2004
MEL BROER, 1983
1st team all state basketball, 1983
3rd team all state basketball, 1981
1st team all state volleyball, 1982
Inducted 2004
MARY JOAN FISCHBACH JONES, 1983
Parents: Max and Joanne Fischbach, Bella Vista, Arkansas
Husband: Brad – former pro hockey player and pro hockey coach
Children: Mitch and Max
High School: Swimming and Diving – 4 time Big 8 conference champ;
4 time state champion, 4 time All American; 4 time Sectional Champion;
Undefeated in competition through all four year of high school.
College: University of Michigan: 5 time Big 10 Champion, 2 time NCAA Champion,
7 time All American, University of Michigan Women’s Athlete of the Year.
Post College: 9 years on the US National Team, US National Champion, alternate for 1988
Olympic Team (missed the team by .81 of a point); Pan Am Team, World Team, and
participated in the World University Games. Inducted 2002.
MONICA MILLER, 1984
Parents: Don and Bonnie Miller, Fort Dodge, Iowa
Daughter: Casey
Currently teaching in Ankeny
High School: 3rd place state basketball, 1983
2nd place state basketball, 1984
Tournament Queen of the State Basketball Tournament, 1984
Top Dodger Female Athlete Award
2nd team all conference basketball
Second place in the state in discus, 1983
College: ISU: shot put record holder indoor and outdoor
All Big 8 Academic, 1987
Cy Pride Award, 1986
Outstanding Field Events Performer, 1987, 1988
Patty Moynihan Memorial Champion, 1986
Outdoor Big 8 shot put runner up, 1986
Indoor Big 8 shot put runner up, 1988
Outdoor big 8 Champ, 1988
USA Outdoor Track/Field Qualifier, 1988
Inducted 2002.
TROY CROUSE, 1985
Parents: Richard and Carol Crouse, Otho
Wife: Julie
Region sales manager for PepsiCo.
High school: State Discus Champion 1984, 1985
3rd place shot put
IATCHS All state track team, 1984, 1985
FDSH shot put record holder
1st team all state football
3r team all state football
1st team all conference football
2nd team all conference baseball
Honorable Mention all state baseball
College: St. Cloud University Football Team: Freshmen of the Year
All conference three years
1988 Lifter of the Year
1988 Team Captain
Inducted 2002
RANDY EWING, 1985
State Champion Wrestler, 1985 at 185 lbs.
6th place, 1983 at 155 lbs.
1st team all state linebacker, 1984
Inducted 2004
KRISTIN HUFFMAN, 1985
Kris is currently the Women’s Basketball Coach at DePauw University, Greencastle, Indiana.
Parents: Gary and Joyce Huffman, Fort Dodge, Iowa
High School: Miss Iowa Basketball, IGHSAU Basketball Hall of Fame, Converse All American
& Converse Academic All American, All state in volleyball, basketball, and softball. State
champs in volleyball and basketball; state runner up in volleyball and basketball.
College: All conference, career record holder for 3 point field goals and free throws , only
player in school history to record triple double.
Career: National (Division III) Coach of the Year, 2002; team finished 3rd in Nation, 2002; won
or shared 6 consecutive conference titles; winningest coach in school history.
Inducted 2002.
MIKE THEDFORD, 1985
3rd team fullback, 1984
1st team football, 1985
Parade of All Americans
Inducted 2004
TONI ZEHR COCHRANE, 1985
Toni coaches volleyball at FDSH.
Parents: Joyce Zehr and Ron Zehr, Fort Dodge
Married to Stu Cochrane; children Jacqueline and Kathryn
High School: 1st team all state in volleyball in 1983 and 1984;
1st team all conference volleyball and basketball, 1984, 1985
Volleyball Player of the Year, 1983, 1984
All tournament team volleyball, 1983
Captain all tournament team 1984
State Championship volleyball 1984
State championship basketball 1985.
College: Starter on the Iowa volleyball team all 4 years, 986 Hawkeye squad hold Iowa’t highest
winning percentage (25-9); Toni holds records including service aces, block assists, total blocks,
all time kills, all time blocks, all time digs.
Career: Traveled with a women’s volleyball club from 1995-1997.
Inducted 2002
LORETHA MOSLEY, 1987
2nd team all state in basketball, 1986
2nd team all state in basketball, 1987
Inducted 2004
WADE LOOKINGBILL, 1988
2nd team all state basketball, 1987
1st team all state basketball, 1988
Mr. Basketball
UNI
Inducted 2004
BRADLEY KEITH BRUHL, 1988
Brad is a chiropractor in Ames and lives in Ankeny with his wife, Melissa and their two children,
Lucas, 3 and Isaac, 1. His parents Elwyn and Mary Bruhl live at Twin Lakes. Elwyn continues
to volunteer with Dodger wrestling.
Brad’s high school accomplishments include:
4-time state placewinner;
4-time district champion,
3-time conference champion.
First team all conference in football as a defensive back.
Wrestling team state finishes, 1st, 4th, 5th, and 2nd respectively;
as well as placing individually:
4th place in 1985;
2nd place in 1986;
3rd place in 1987, and
state champion in 1988.
Brad’s coaches in high school include Don Miller, Hans Goettsche, Dave Morgan, Ed Birnbaum,
Rod Riessen, Mike Woodley, Sam Moser, and Terry Paulson.
His most memorable athletic experiences are winning the state team title in wrestling in 1985,
beating Dowling (the number 1 ranked team in the nation) and winning the state championship
his senior year.
Brad attended the University of Iowa from 1988-91; and the University of Northern Iowa from
91-93, receiving his BA in 1993.
Brad’s college accolades include:
2-time Western Regional Champion,
2-time NCAA qualifier;
2-time letterwinner, Iowa 90, 91;
2-time letterwinner UNI 92, 93;
co-captain UNI wrestling team 92-93;
silver medal ‘90 olympic sports festival - freestyle;
bronze medal ‘91 olympic sports festival – freestyle;
Olympic Trials Qualifier, 1992, freestyle.
Inducted 2008.