2002 Dakota State University Athletic Hall of Fame
| Inductee Name |
Title/Award/Honor/Athlete/Coach/Others |
| Lori Coble |
Women's Basketball, Volleyball, Softball |
| Gary Munsen |
Coaching |
| Ray Riley |
Football, Men's Basketball |
| Bob Rumrill |
Football, Men's Basketball, Track |
| 1991-92 DSU Men's Basketball Team |
NAIA Final Four Team |
Lori Coble – Women’s Basketball, Volleyball, Softball
Lori Coble graduated from Dakota State College in 1980 with a major in Physical Education and Recreation.
During her playing years at Dakota State, Coble was a three-sport letter winner in basketball, volleyball and softball, serving as team captain in all three sports at various times.
Coble was a standout defensive player on the basketball court and was named the college’s best defensive basketball player and hardest worker on the court. She was also recognized by the conference and was named All-Conference. She has her names at various places in the record books, including seventh in single game assists with 11 and fifth in single season steals with 87.
On the volleyball court, Coble was named most valuable player. On the diamond, Coble was selected to the regional All-Tournament Team. She was named female athlete of the year in 1979.
She was also an outstanding student, as a member of the National Dean’s list, graduating summa cum laude. She was also recognized as a Who’s Who in American Colleges and Universities.
After graduation, Coble received her Master of Arts degree in Kinesiology from the University of Minnesota in 1993. She has also completed post-graduate work at the University of South Dakota.
Coble refereed collegiate and high school volleyball for 10 years, was a player/manager for women’s ASA fastpitch softball for 12 years, playing in several regional and national championships. She also played and coached women’s ASA slow-pitch softball for two years, being named to six all-tournament teams.
As a hobby, Coble is currently an assistant women’s basketball coach at SD Tech, starting her 20th year this season. Tech teams have won 12 conference titles and have played in seven national tournaments, including two Final Four appearances during her time there.
Gary Munsen – Coaching
Gary Munsen graduated from General Beadle State College in 1966 with a Bachelor of Science degree in business an physical education. While at General Beadle, Munsen played basketball for Coach Ed Harter and was also a member of the first organized golf team.
Munsen started his college career at Dakota Wesleyan in the fall of 1961, he was recruited to play for Gordie Fosness there. Munsen attended one semester there and returned to school at General Beadle in 1963.
After graduation, Munsen taught and coached at Marion High School for three years. He was the head basketball coach there, compiling a 40-20 record. He also assisted with varsity football and was the head track coach.
In 1969, Munsen moved to Mitchell to teach and coach at Mitchell Middle School. He coached 10th grade football and basketball, compiling a 77-6 record as head basketball coach. In 1973, he moved to Mitchell High School, where he taught until his retirement in 2000. He has been the head boys’ basketball coach there for 29 years and the head girls’ basketball coach for 13 years.
As head boys’ basketball coach, Munsen has amassed 8 state titles, including three straight from 1984-86. His 1985 team finished the season undefeated, 23-0, the first Mitchell High School team to go undefeated.
During a six-year span (1983-88), his team could not be beat at home as they won 63 straight games in the Corn Palace. His teams also won 43 straight games, from 1984-86, a State ‘A’ and ‘AA’ record. His overall coaching record in boys’ basketball is 591-196.
In girls’ basketball, Munsen has managed three state titles (1990 – first ever, 1992 and 1994) and won 45 games in a row. In a three-year span, his girls’ team went 68-1. His teams have claimed six Eastern South Dakota Conference Championships (1990, 1992-94, 2001-02). His overall coaching record in girls’ basketball is 225-71.
Munsen has been named Sportswriters Coach of the Year four times, two each for boys’ and girls’ basketball (1985, 1996, 1994 and 2000). He was inducted into the South Dakota High School Coaches Hall of Fame in 1994 and the South Dakota Basketball Coaches Association Hall of Fame in 1995. In 1997, he was awarded the South Dakota High School Association Distinguished Award in 1997.
Ray Riley – Football, Men’s Basketball
Ray Riley graduated from General Beadle College in 1967. He was a two-sport athlete, playing football and basketball for three years each from 1964-66.
On the football team, Riley played both offense and defense for Coach George Blankley. He was the signal caller on offense and played defensive back on defense, wearing the number 41.
On the hardwood, Riley was a guard for coach Ed Harter, wearing the number 22. During his senior season on the hardwood, Riley led the team in free-throw percentage, making 49 of 63 attempts for a 77 percent average. He was the team’s fifth leading scorer with 175 points, helping his team to a second-place finish in the SDIC conference.
IN his final playing season, Riley was named the General Beadle Senior Athlete of the Year for his contributions on the football field and basketball court.
After graduation, Riley taught and coached at Estelline, before moving to Tyler, Minn., in 1967, where he and his wife still reside today. He taught and coached at Tyler, now known as Russell-Tyler-Ruthton (RTR) for 32 years.
Riley was named the Star Conference Coach of the Year for football in 1980 and 1981, taking his team to the state tournament, those two years. As a head basketball coach, he coached his team to four conference titles, six district titles and three regional titles. He was named Subsection 9 and Section 3A Coach of the Year three straight years, from 1988-90.
Riley was honored as DSU Alumni Coach of the Year in 1981 and again in 1988. Riley has been retired from coaching for two years. He and his wife plan to move to Florida to get away from the snow.
Bob Rumrill – Football, Men’s Basketball, Track
Bob Rumrill was a three-sport athlete for General Beadle State Teachers College from 1955-59. He was a four-year letter winner in football and basketball, as well as being a two-year letter winner in track.
As a football player, Rumrill wore #59 his first year, #37 his second year, then wore #19 his final two seasons. He, along with 2001 DSU Hall of Fame inductee Dick Miller, was co-captain for the Trojans during the 1958 football season.
Rumrill and Miller hooked up several times for the Trojan scoring strikes, with Rumrill catching Miller’s passes.
In a game against Yankton during the 1956 season, Rumrill caught a touchdown pass from Miller in the final minute of the game to save the team from being shutout in a 12-7 loss.
In the first game of the 1957 season, Rumrill scored a touchdown on a 30-yard fumble return against Worthington Junior College, helping his team to a 31-7 victory.
Rumrill was also a four-year letter winner as a forward for the Trojan basketball team. His first two years with the Trojan basketball team, Bob wore #48, before wearing #50 his final two seasons. He was called the team’s leading playmaker and floor man during the 1955-56 season.
After graduating, Rumrill coached football, basketball and track for 33 years in three states; South Dakota, Minnesota and Colorado. In 1972 his Merino High School football team in Colorado finished the season as State Champions. The basketball team finished as consolation champions at the state tournament the same year. He also guided the 1971 football team to a state runner-up title.
At Valley High School in Gilcrest, Colo., he coached the football team to 1978 and 1982 state runner-up titles. He also coached four state champion shot putters at Valley.
1991-92 DSU Men’s Basketball – NAIA Final Four Team
The 1991-92 men’s basketball team holds many Dakota State University school records, but the on that stands out the most is the distinction of being the only Dakota State men’s basketball team in history to make it to the NAIA Final Four.
The road to the final four started with a seven-game winning streak, a record itself. The team first disassembled Mt. Marty with a 105-83 whooping, keeping in mind Mt. Marty had beaten the Trojans to end the regular-season just a few days prior. The next Trojan victim was Dakota Wesleyan University, the favorite to win the Sub-district championship, which fell to the Trojans 80-72.
The third game of the seven-game stretch tested the hearts of the Trojans. Down by 15 points at halftime against Northern State, the Trojans rallied back in the second-half to win by two points, 70-68.
The Trojans would have to travel to Rapid City to face SD Tech for the District 12 Championship and to qualify for the National Tournament. The Trojans once again battled out to the final seconds and beat the Hardrockers, 86-84.
The first two games of the NAIA tournament in Stephensville, Texas, were double-digit wins for the No. 20 seeded Trojans, as they beat Edgewood College of Madison, Wis., 86-70 in round one and the #1 seed King College of Bristol (Tenn.), 92-79 in the sweet sixteen round.
In the Elite Eight round of the tournament, the Trojans beat William Jewell College, before losing to Northwestern College, 91-68 in the Final Four round.
Seven of the 14 team members engraved their names in the record book during the season.
Earnest Monette is in the top 10 in six different categories of DSU records, including #10 for most points in a season (529), #8 in most field goals made in a game (14), #7 most field goals made in season (222), #4 on most assists in a season (172), #3 for field goal percentage in a game (14-16, 87.5%) and #4 for free-throw percentage in season (80-92, 86.9%).
Fred Flemming’s name graces two Trojans records, including #1 for most assists in a season (258) and #4 for most steals in a season (83). Isaac Clark is the next with two Trojan record appearances, as he is #3 on both the most steals in a game (7) and steals in a season (86).
Cory Otterdahl, Bruce Koele, Maurice Peterson and Pat Winter also have their names in the Trojan record books. Otterdahl is #3 in three-point FG percentage in a season (55-123 – 44.7%), Koele is #8 in FG percentage in a season (152-252 – 60.3%), Peterson is #8 for most rebounds in a game (17) and Winter is #10 in FG percentage in a season (72-122 – 59.0%).
The 1991-92 team also broke several team records. These Trojans grace the DSU record books in 19 different categories, including #1 in eight different areas – most points in a game (123), season (2,922), FG made in a season (1,119), attempted in a season (2,267), most assists in a game (33), season (688), season average (19.7), free-throw percentage in a game (25-26 – 96.2%).
It was truly an amazing year for the team-oriented Trojans. When the team returned from Texas, fans greeted them at the airport and a caravan of vehicles followed to Madison.
