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    Thompson to be welcomed into North Dakota State Athletic Hall of Fame

    George Thompsion, national wrestling champion for North Dakota State University, is among five athletes to be inducted into the Bison Athletic Hall of Fame on Friday, Oct. 9.

    George Thompson
    Thompson won the 134-pound title at the 1997 NCAA Division II Wrestling Championships for NDSU, and was a four-time NCAA Div. II All-American (1995-1998). He also was crowned North Central Conference champ in 1997. Wrestling for legendary coach Bucky Maughan, Thompson compiled a 99-35 overall record for the Bison, including 34-9 in duals and 17 pins. Following graduation with honors from NDSU in 1998, Thompson went to the University of Northern Colorado and earned his master's degree in sport administration, and served as the top assistant for the UNC Bears for seven years, coaching several All-Americans while helping guide the program through their transition from Division II to Division I classification. Thompson was inducted into the South Dakota Wrestling Hall of Fame in 2014.

    In addition to Thompson, other members of the Bison Athletics Hall of Fame Class of 2015 include men's track and field All-American Jason Breitzman, national award-winning women's basketball player Jayne Even Gust, softball All-America shortstop Nikki Gregg, and women's track and field high jump national champion Andrea Jeseritz Pearson. The 44th annual induction ceremony will bring the number of individuals enshrined in the Hall of Fame to 269.

    The induction will take place at the Holiday Inn in Fargo. Lunch will begin at 11 a.m. with the induction ceremony starting at 11:30 a.m. A limited number of tickets will be available from the NDSU athletic department for a cost of $25 per ticket. Please contact Helena Johnston at (701) 231-6172 or email Helena.Johnston@ndsu.edu.

    The group will also be recognized at halftime of NDSU's homecoming football game Saturday, Oct. 10, against Northern Iowa.
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