The North Dakota State College of Science Athletic Department is inducting three individuals and two teams into the Letterwinners Hall of Fame. Inductees will be honored on Saturday, September 24 during the Hall of Fame Banquet. Additional information and registration for the banquet is available online at ndscsalumni.com/homecoming. This year's inductees are: Glen Matthews, Colleen (Letteer) Weltz, Chrissy (Jacobs) Edwards, the 1996 Men's Football Team and the 1992-93 Men's Basketball Team.
Glen Matthews graduated in 1997 from the NDSCS Liberal Arts program. He was a defensive tackle on the 1996-97 Wildcats football team. The 1996 team went 9-0 before losing their final game in the RC Cola Bowl. Matthews was an Academic All-American and 2nd team All-American in 1996. He transferred to the University of North Dakota where in 1999 he was a First Team All-American, First Team All-Conference, Most Valuable Defensive Lineman in the NCC and an Academic All-American. He signed a free agent deal with the San Diego Chargers after UND and played two seasons in the Arena Football League. Matthews graduated Magna Cum Laude from UND and continued on with graduate school at the University of Delaware, receiving his master's degree in Economics. He is a law school graduate and an attorney at Wheeler Trigg O'Donnell. He and his wife, Brianna, reside in Lakewood, Colo., and have a daughter, Lola.
The 1996 Football Team went undefeated in conference play with a 9-0 record and had an average score differential of 31 points. The first game of the season set the tempo as the Wildcats defeated the College of DuPage, who at the time had the longest winning streak in college football. The Wildcats played their final game of the season in the RC Cola Bowl, losing to Nassau Community College of New York, 27-12. The 1996 team produced nine All-Conference players, six Honorable Mentions and four All-Americans. Three players from the team have already been inducted into the NDSCS Athletic Hall of Fame, along with several members of the coaching staff.
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