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2005 Dakota State University Athletic Hall of Fame

Inductee Name Title/Award/Honor/Athlete/Coach/Others
Kevin Berg Cross Country, Track & Field
Adam Clark Footballl, Track & Field
Lynne Warwick Volleyball, Women's Basketball,
Softball, Track & Field
1983-84 DSC Women's Basketball Team SDIC Championship Team

Kevin Berg – Cross Country, Track & Field

Kevin Berg graduated from Dakota State College in 1979.  After graduation, Kevin moved to Colorado; he is the manger of the Parts Department at Universal Tractor Company.  He keeps busy by participating in Knights of Columbus activities and Men’s Club in his parish.  He also enjoys running.  He has participated in many 5K races, 10K races, 1/2 marathons, and marathons.  He has run two marathons in Colorado and in April, he ran in the Boston Marathon.

In 1978, Kevin was named NAIA Cross Country All-American.  He received Outstanding Male Athlete honors in 1979.  During 1976 to 1978, Kevin was the Most Valuable Runner in cross country, and was named Most Valuable Runner in track in 1978 and 1979.  Kevin received the Most Valuable Dan Barker Award in 1978.

Kevin was the SDIC 6-mile champion all four years that he competed at Dakota State.  He qualified for the NAIA national meet in track in 1976, 1978, and 1979.  He also qualified for the NAIA national meet in cross country in 1977 and 1978.  Kevin also held the record in the 6-mile and 10,000-meter runs.

Kevin was married in 1990 and they have one son who is even years old.  Kevin stays active with his son’s activities which includes baseball, basketball, and taekwondo.

Lynne Warwick – Volleyball, Women’s Basketball, Softball, Track & Field

While at Dakota State College, Lynne was a four-sports letter winner in volleyball, basketball, softball, and track.  In volleyball, Lynne’s honors included:  the Spark Plug award (1981), team co-captain (1983), All-Conference (1983), and Most Valuable Attacker (1984).  In softball, Lynne received All-Conference honors (1981, 1983, 1984), Honorable Mention All-Conference (1982), and All-District (1984).  In track, Lynne was the Most Valuable Field Events (1981), AIAW Division III Champion in the discus (1982), and SDIC Champion in the discus (1982).

Currently, Lynne works as an administrator at Youth Enrichment Services, Inc.  She has worked there for 20 years. 

Some of Lynne’s interests include:  refinishing her 1890 home in Sioux Falls, fishing and spending time at her family’s cabin at Roy Lake during the summer, watching her nephew participate in sports, traveling, reading, watching movies, watching football (especially the Minnesota Vikings), and going to Canaries’ games and other sporting events.

Lynne’s family includes her parents, Ardis and Terence, sister, Nancy, brothers, Jon and Bill, several nieces and nephews, and her four dogs (Jesse, Mikki, Nakita, and Sadie Jo).

Adam Clark – Football, Track & Field

Adam Clark started his athletic career during high school at Dell Rapids Public School.  He participated in football, track and field, and wrestling while in high school.  Adam graduated from Dakota State College in 1988.  He was a two-sport athlete, playing football and participating in track and field.

On the football team, Adam played outside linebacker/defensive end and was named All-Conference, wearing the jersey number #79.

Adam made his mark in the track and field area by being named All-Conference in 1984, 1985, 1986 and 1988.  He was also named Conference Champion from 1985 through 1988.  Adam was named All-District for 1984, 1985, 1986 and 1988 and also earned District championships.  He was donned Male Athlete of the Year in 1986.  He was an All-American for indoor track in 1986 and 1987 and still holds the indoor and outdoor shot-put records.

Adam now lives in Mitchell with his wife Dana.  They keep busy with their hobbies, real estate ventures, and pets.  Adams work for Nationwide Agribusiness Insurance as Commercial Lines Executive, specializing in insuring and risk management of commercial businesses.  Adam continues to be very active in racquetball and running.

Tom Schlimgen – Coaching

Tom Schlimgen, originally from Dimock, S.D., graduated from Dakota State College in 1974.  After graduating, he spent four years teaching and coaching in Huron, S.D. before moving to Scotland, S.D> where he has been for the past 27 years.  He teaches social studies and physical education there.  Tom was nominated for Social Studies Teacher of the Year for 1991-92.

Tom has been the head boys’ basketball coach in Scotland since 1978.  In 2004, the boys’ basketball team was Class ‘B’ runner-up in the state tournament.  During his many years of coaching basketball, he was a finalist for SDHSAA Boys’ Basketball Coach of the Year in 1986, 1998, and 2004.  From 1986 until 2005, Tom headed the golfers in both the boys’ and girls’ programs.  During the 1990’s, he served as the head girls’ basketball coach for four years.  He has also been an assistant and junior high football coach.  Tom has been active in summer baseball programs his whole life and is currently the manager of the Scotland amateur team.

Tom’s involvement in baseball goes back to his amateur days in Dimock.  From 1968 to 1996, he played in every state amateur tournament for Dimock.  He has also coached Scotland Legion and Teener teams to a number of State Championships.

Some awards, honors and positions Tom has held include:  1972-74 All-Conference and All-District (Dakota State College), 1991 Golf Coach of the Year Finalist, coach of the All-Star South Dakota Boys’ Basketball Team (1989), coach of the South team in the South Dakota Association Board (1982-86), Teener Regional Commissioner (1988-92), and 2002 President of South Dakota Basketball Coaches Association.

In 1975, Tom married Cindy Puetz, together they have four children; Jill (26), Todd (24), Kim (22), and Julie (19).  Tom also has two sisters; Kim and Marchell.

1983-84 DSC Women’s Basketball SDIC Championship Team

Every season tells a story.  The story of the 1983-84 women’s basketball team was a commitment to success.  This group of athletes compiled a 20-3 overall record, a 13-1 SDIC Championship record, advanced to the District 12 Playoffs in Jamestown, N.D. and won the fifth consecutive SDIC Conference Championship.

The 1983-84 season began with a tournament at Wahpeton in which we won the tournament with 12- and 37-point wins.  Wins continued against Mount Marty and a 33-point victory against Bismarck in the Valley City Tournament.  It was at this same tournament the Lady T’s lost their first game to the host-team after four consecutive wins.

The team began another five-game win streak including conference wins against Yankton College, USD/S and Huron College.  The second loss came on January 21st, when we traveled to Dakota Wesleyan.  At this point, the Lady T’s were 3-0 in the conference but also had a 35-game SDIC win streak on the line.  The record-setting streak spanned the prior two years when they completed two consecutive 14-0 seasons.  The Wesleyan game was close throughout as were many games with rival DWU, but we ended up dropping a hard fought two-point decision, 67-69.

However, we bounced back with wins over USF, BHSU and another big rival, SD Tech.  The game with Tech was a pivotal game as they were solid contenders for the conference title and were playing on the road.  The game was another nail-biter, but the Lady T’s won 57-55.

SDIC conference wins continued as the second round of conference games began with wins over Yankton College, USD/S, and a rematch with DWU.  In front of a fired-up Fieldhouse crowd, the Lady T’s avenged the January loss by trouncing the Tigers 81-54.  Wins against Huron, USF, BHSU, and Tech finished out the season.  While the first game against Tech was a real defensive battle, the game at the Fieldhouse was a shootout with the Lady T’s winning 92-86.

The regular-season ended at 20-2 with one loss coming in early December and the second loss three weeks into January after a five-game win streak.  As the conference champion, we were the SDIC representative into the District 12 playoffs.  We traveled to Jamestown, N.D., and played in the Civic Center.  The game was close throughout, but Jamestown won and ended an 11-game win streak and the Lady T’s season.

This group of athletes was very team-oriented as they still hold records in every DSU team category.  Those records include:

  • 4th place for most wins in a season (20);
  • tied for 1st with most consecutive wins (11);
  • 8th place for most points in a single game (100 vs. Black Hills State University);
  • 2nd place in most points in a single season (2,288);
  • 1st place in most points per game (81.7), ad this was prior to the 3-point shot;
  • the best single-season winning percentage at 87%
  • every Lady T on this team who played four years won four conference championships

Four players were named to the 10-member SDIC All-Conference teams with junior Monica Matthies and sophomore Julie Fiegen being named to the first team and senior Carol Freeman and sophomore Janelle Schaefer were selected to the second team.  Monica was also chosen NAIA Honorable Mention All-American, SDIC most valuable player, and NAIA Academic All-American.  Individual records include Julie Heinz who is 6th in single-season assists with 122 and Julie Fiegen 2nd, tied for 3rd and tied for 7th in single-game rebounds with 21, 19, 19, and 18, respectively.

It really was a remarkable and memorable year for a great group of players, managers and coaches.