Central (Elkader) Honor Roll

School Summary
First Year: 
Last Year: ACTIVE
State Team Championships: 3
State Team Qualifiers: 21
State Individual Championships: 24
Most successful school year: 2015-16


State Champions
Girl's Cross Country: 2-time state champs, 2015 (1A), 2016 (1A)
Softball: 1-time state champs, 1969 (F)
Boy's Track: 7 Outdoor Event Titles; 1 Indoor Event Title
Girl's Track: 16 Outdoor Event Titles


Other Undefeated Seasons
(7) Football: 1932, 1937, 1944, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1954

Year-by-Year State Qualifiers, State Champions, and All-Staters
1932-33
Football: 1932 Undefeated Season
Football: All-State 1932 (5th) E - Homer Olson, Elkader

1936-37
Football: All-State 1936 (-/3rd) E - Will Rogers, Elkader

1937-38
Football: 1937 Undefeated Season
Football: All-State 1937 (6th/-) HB - Harold Bente, Elkader

1938-39
Football: All-State 1938 (5th/-) HB - Glen Mentzel, Elkader

1940-41
Football: All-State 1940 (4th/-) E - Kenneth Harnack, Elkader

1941-42
Football: All-State 1941 (6th/-) E - Lemar Steen, Elkader

1943-44
Boy's Basketball: All-State 1944 (-/3rd) G - Jack Dittmer, Elkader

1944-45
Football: 1944 Undefeated Season
Baseball: 1945 (Sp) State Qualifier
Football: All-State 1944 (3rd/3rd) HB - Jack Dittmer, Elkader

1945-46
Football: 1945 Undefeated Season
Football: All-State 1945 (1st/1st) HB - Jack Dittmer, Elkader 2nd time
Boy's Basketball: All-State 1946 (2nd/-) F - Jack Dittmer, Elkader 2nd time

1946-47
Football: 1946 Undefeated Season

1947-48
Football: 1947 Undefeated Season
Football: All-State 1947 (3rd/2nd) FB - Bill Colvin, Elkader
Football: All-State 1947 (5th/-) G - Eldon Severson, Elkader

1954-55
Football: 1954 Undefeated Season
Football: All-State 1954 (4th/-) G - Gary Embretson, Elkader

1955-56
Boy's Basketball: All-State 1956 (-/3rd) F - Frank Gilson, Elkader

1956-57
Football: All-State 1956 (7th/-) HB - Daryl Dahling, Elkader

1957-58
Football: All-State 1957 (6th/-) E - Gary Woods, Elkader

1959-60
Boy's Track & Field: Indoor Individual Champion 1960 (B) (high jump) (tie) John Nagel, Elkader   5-05.75
Boy's Basketball: All-State 1960 (6th/-) G - Frank Reavis, Central, Elkader

1964-65
Boy's Basketball: All-State 1965 (7th/5th) F - Bob Kramer, Sr., Central, Elkader

1965-66
Football: All-State 1965 (-/5th) E - Dick Braun, Central, Elkader

1969-70
Softball: 1969 (F) STATE CHAMPIONS
Girl's Volleyball: 1970 (W) State Qualifier
Boy's Basketball: All-State 1970 (4th/5th) C - Jim Bushkofsky, Sr., Central, Elkader

1970-71
Boy's Basketball: All-State 1971 (-/5th) G - Dan Costigan, Central, Elkader
Softball: All-State 1971 (2nd) C - Jane Stewart, Central, Elkader
Softball: All-State 1971 (2nd) 1B - Jean Woods, Central, Elkader

1971-72
Softball: 1971 (F) State Qualifier
Boy's Basketball: 1972 (1A) State Qualifier
Boy's Basketball: All-State 1972 (3rd/2nd) G - Dan Costigan, Sr., Central, Elkader 2nd time
Softball: All-State 1972 (2nd) 1B - Vicki Glawe, Central, Elkader
Softball: All-State 1972 (3rd) C - Jane Stewart, Central, Elkader 2nd time

1972-73
Boy's Basketball: All-State 1973 (2nd/2nd) F - Dave Kuehl, Sr., Central, Elkader
Softball: All-State 1973 (1st) Jane Stewart, Central, Elkader 3rd time

1973-74
Softball: All-State 1974 (1st) P - Pam Griffin, Central, Elkader
Softball: All-State 1974 (1st) OF - Joni Kobliska, Central, Elkader

1974-75
Football: All-State 1974 (-/3rd) E - Brad Thurn, Central, Elkader
Softball: All-State 1975 (1st) OF - Joni Kobliska, Central, Elkader 2nd time

1975-76
Boy's Basketball: 1976 (2A) State Qualifier
Girl's Basketball: All-State 1976 (-/3rd) G - Deb Nielsen, Central, Elkader

1976-77
Girl's Basketball: 1977 State Qualifier
Girl's Track & Field: Relay Champion 1977 (2A) (sprint med relay) Central, Elkader   (LuAnn Thurn, Bridget O'Meara, Marcie Thurn, Ann Schneider) 1:50.7
Girl's Basketball: All-State 1977 (6th/3rd) G - Deb Nielsen, Central, Elkader 2nd time
Softball: All-State 1977 (3rd) 3B - Shelly Wessels, Central, Elkader

1977-78
Girl's Track & Field: Individual Champion 1978 (2A) (400m) Ann Schneider, Central, Elkader   :56.37
Girl's Track & Field: Relay Champion 1978 (2A) (sprint med relay) Central, Elkader   (Janet DeSotel, Jody Hendrickson, Marcie Thurn, Ann Schneider) 1:48.46 2nd time
Girl's Basketball: All-State 1978 (4th/3rd) G - Sue Moyna, Central, Elkader

1978-79
Girl's Track & Field: Individual Champion 1979 (2A) (100m) Marcie Thurn, Central, Elkader   :12.31
Girl's Track & Field: Individual Champion 1979 (2A) (200m) Marcie Thurn, Central, Elkader   :24.84
Girl's Track & Field: Individual Champion 1979 (2A) (400m) Ann Schneider, Central, Elkader   :57.62 2nd time
Girl's Track & Field: Individual Champion 1979 (2A) (long jump) Marcie Thurn, Central, Elkader   17-7 3/4
Girl's Track & Field: Relay Champion 1979 (2A) (sprint med relay) Central, Elkader   (Janet DeSotel, Bridget O'Meara, Marcie Thurn, Ann Schneider) 1:49.47 2nd time 3rd time

1980-81
Boy's Golf: 1981 (A) State Qualifier
Football: All-State 1980 (2A-2nd/-) E - Bob Possehl, Central, Elkader
Boy's Basketball: All-State 1981 (-/4th) G - Bob Possehl, Central, Elkader
Girl's Basketball: All-State 1981 (3rd/3rd) F - Patti Rhomberg, Central, Elkader

1981-82
Boy's Basketball: 1982 (1A) State Qualifier
Boy's Basketball: All-State 1982 (3rd/2nd) F - Steve Thein, Sr., Central, Elkader

1982-83
Softball: All-State 1983 (4th) P - Patty Griffin, Central, Elkader

1984-85
Boy's Golf: 1985 (2A) State Qualifier

1985-86
Boy's Track & Field: Relay Champion 1986 (2A) (4x800m relay) Central, Elkader (John Hall, David Griffin, Loren Lerch, Don Whalen)   8:03.49

1986-87
Boy's Basketball: 1987 (1A) State Qualifier
Boy's Basketball: All-State 1987 (1A/A--/2nd) F - Kevin Polkow, Central, Elkader

1988-89
Boy's Basketball: All-State 1989 (1A/A-6th/2nd) G - Marshall Gifford, Central, Elkader

1990-91
Football: All-State 1990 (2A-2nd/-) OL - Chris Schrader, Central, Elkader

1991-92
Football: All-State 1991 (3A-2nd/-) E - Dale Dennler, Central, Elkader
Football: All-State 1991 (3A-3rd/-) QB - Aaron Meyer, Central, Elkader

1992-93
Baseball: All-State 1993 (2A/1A--/1st) C - Rohrk Cutchelow, Sr., Central, Elkader

1996-97
Football: All-State 1996 (2A-3rd/-) P - Josh Embretson, Central, Elkader
Girl's Volleyball: All-State 1996 (1A-6th) Mary Kuennen, Central, Elkader

1997-98
Softball: 1998 (1A) State Qualifier
Football: All-State 1997 (2A-2nd/-) LB - Brian Vifian, Central-Garnavillo
Baseball: All-State 1998 (2A-2nd/-) IF - James Scherf, Jr. Central-Garnavillo
Softball: All-State 1998 (1A-5th) P - Nicole Reimer, Central, Elkader
Softball: All-State 1998 (1A-6th) C - Jessica Mueller, Central, Elkader

1998-99
Football: All-State 1998 (2A--/1st) P - Josh Embretson, Central-Garnavillo 2nd time
Baseball: All-State 1999 (2A-2nd/1st) SS - James Scherf, Sr., Central-Garnavillo 2nd time
Softball: All-State 1999 (1A-4th) SS - Leah Fuhrman, Central, Elkader
Softball: All-State 1999 (1A-6th) P - Nicole Reimer, Central, Elkader 2nd time

1999-00
Baseball: All-State 2000 (2A--/2nd) 1B - Tim Helle, Sr,. Central-Garnavillo
Softball: All-State 2000 (1A-1st) SS - Leah Fuhrman, Central, Elkader 2nd time
Softball: All-State 2000 (1A-7th) 2B - Michelle Kurth, Central, Elkader

2000-01
Boy's Golf: 2001 (2A) State Qualifier
Softball: All-State 2001 (1A-3rd) 2B - Michelle Kurth, Central, Elkader 2nd time

2001-02
Softball: All-State 2002 (1A-6th) 3B - Tricia Weber, Central, Elkader

2004-05
Boy's Track & Field: Individual Champion 2005 (1A) (1600m) Cody Dreyer, Central, Elkader   4:29.19
Football: All-State 2004 (A--/3rd) DB - Dan Bauder, Sr., Central, Elkader

2005-06
Boy's Track & Field: Individual Champion 2006 (1A) (1600m) Cody Dreyer, Central, Elkader   4:28.70 2nd time
Boy's Track & Field: Individual Champion 2006 (1A) (3200m) Cody Dreyer, Central, Elkader   9:50.34

2006-07
Boy's Track & Field: Individual Champion 2007 (1A) (discus) Tyler Banzun, Central, Elkader   156-01
Football: All-State 2006 (1A-2nd/2nd) WR - Pat Grau, Sr., Central, Elkader
Baseball: All-State 2007 (2A--/1st) OF - Pat Grau, Central, Elkader

2007-08
Boy's Track & Field: Individual Champion 2008 (1A) (long jump) Zach Bennington, Central, Elkader   22-02.50
Football: All-State 2007 (1A-1st/2nd) OL - Tyler Bazyn, Sr., Central, Elkader
Football: All-State 2007 (1A--/3rd) RB - Jacob Lower, Sr., Central, Elkader

2008-09
Football: 2008 (A) State Qualifier
Football: All-State 2008 (A--/2nd) OL - Alex Blair, Sr., Central, Elkader
Football: All-State 2008 (A--/2nd) LB - Nathan Beatty, Sr., Central, Elkader
Football: All-State 2008 (A-2nd/-) RB - Zack Tade, Central, Elkader

2009-10
Football: 2009 (A) State Qualifier
Football: All-State 2009 (A-1st/2nd) RB - Zack Tade, Jr., Central, Elkader 2nd time
Football: All-State 2009 (A--/2nd) DL - David Klingman, Sr., Central, Elkader
Football: All-State 2009 (A--/3rd) LB - Matt Backes, Jr., Central, Elkader
Softball: All-State 2010 (1A-2nd) IF - Missy Olson, Sr., Central, Elkader

2010-11
Football: 2010 (A) State Qualifier
Boy's Track & Field: Individual Champion 2011 (1A) (discus) Tim Nemechek, Central, Elkader   171-03
Girl's Track & Field: Individual Champion 2011 (1A) (100m hurdles) Emily Ruhser, Central, Elkader   15.77
Girl's Track & Field: Relay Champion 2011 (1A) (shuttle hurdle relay) Central, Elkader   (Emily Ruhser, Renee Gibney, Danielle Wagner, Ashley Nemechek) 1:07.12
Football: All-State 2010 (A--/2nd) OL - Tim Nemechek, Sr., Central, Elkader
Football: All-State 2010 (A-2nd/2nd) P - Geoffery Tajaran, Sr., Central, Elkader
Football: All-State 2010 (A-1st/3rd) RB - Zack Tade, Sr., Central, Elkader 3rd time
Football: All-State 2010 (A-2nd/3rd) LB - Matt Backes, Sr., Central, Elkader 2nd time

2011-12
Football: 2011 (A)* State Qualifier

2012-13
Baseball: All-State 2013 (2A-1st/2nd) IF - Dylan Preston, Jr., Clayton Ridge-Central
Softball: All-State 2013 (1A-3rd) Ashley Nemechek, Sr., Central, Elkader

2013-14
Football: 2013 (8p)* State Qualifier
Baseball: All-State 2014 (2A-3rd/-) P - Colin Connelly, Jr., Clayton Ridge-Central

2014-15
Football: 2014 (8p) State Qualifier
Football: All-State 2014 (8p-1st/1st) RB - Nathan Fitzgerald, Sr., Central, Elkader
Football: All-State 2014 (8p-1st/1st) LB - Isaiah Hopp, Sr., Central, Elkader
Football: All-State 2014 (8p-2nd/3rd) OL - Kennie Orr, Sr., Central, Elkader
Girl's Basketball: All-State 2015 (1A--/3rd) U - Kiana Stender, Sr., Central, Elkader

2015-16
Girl's Cross Country: 2015 (1A) STATE CHAMPIONS
Football: 2015 (8p) State Qualifier
Girl's Track & Field: Relay Champion 2016 (1A) (4x400m relay) Central, Elkader   (Ashley Funk, Ciera Deitchler, Mary Kate Wille, Haley Schroeder) 4:02.56
Girl's Track & Field: Relay Champion 2016 (1A) (4x800m relay) Central, Elkader   (Ashley Funk, Ciera Deitchler, Emily Asche, Haley Schroeder) 9:44.69
Girl's Track & Field: Relay Champion 2016 (1A) (sprint med relay) Central, Elkader   (Gabrielle Lenth, Emily Asche, Mary Kate Wille, Haley Schroeder) 1:51.01
Football: All-State 2015 (8p-1st/2nd) WR - Ben Backes, Sr., Central, Elkader
Football: All-State 2015 (8p--/3rd) OL - Justin Cummer, Sr., Central, Elkader
Football: All-State 2015 (8p--/3rd) QB - Derek Ehrhardt, Jr., Central, Elkader

2016-17
Girl's Cross Country: 2016 (1A) STATE CHAMPIONS
Football: 2016 (8p) State Qualifier
Girl's Track & Field: Relay Champion 2017 (1A) (4x800m relay) Central, Elkader   (Desarai Weber, Jasmine Mueller, Danielle Weber, Ciera Deitchler) 9:54.64 2nd time
Football: All-State 2016 (8p--/1st) U - Derek Ehrhardt, Sr., Central, Elkader 2nd time
Football: All-State 2016 (8p--/2nd) WR - Nick Sylvester, Sr., Central, Elkader
Football: All-State 2016 (8p-1st/3rd) DL - Drew Reinhart, Sr., Central, Elkader
Football: All-State 2016 (8p-1st/3rd) LB - Ted Hilgerson, Sr., Central, Elkader
Girl's Basketball: All-State 2017 (1A--/3rd) G - Ashley Funk, Sr., Central, Elkader

2017-18
Girl's Track & Field: Relay Champion 2018 (1A) (4x800m relay) Central, Elkader   (Ciera Deitchler, Desarai Weber, Riley Schroeder, Jasmine Mueller) 10:02.02 2nd time 3rd time

2018-19
Girl's Track & Field: Individual Champion 2019 (1A) (400m hurdles) Ciera Deitchler, Central, Elkader   1:04.96
Girl's Basketball: All-State 2019 (1A--/2nd) Hannah Erickson, Jr., Central, Elkader

2019-20
Girl's Basketball: All-State 2020 (1A--/2nd) Hannah Erickson, Sr., Central, Elkader 2nd time


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