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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                                                        

DATE: Nov. 4, 2004

 

 

UNO Hall of Fame adds three

(OMAHA, NE) — Three former athletes who led their teams to national prominence make up the newest class of inductees into the University of Nebraska at Omaha Athletic Hall of Fame.

 

The trio—two-time national wrestling champion Braumon Creighton, softball All-American Toni Novak Geary and football standout Ed Thompson—was inducted at the 29th annual Hall of Fame Banquet Nov. 3. UNO began its Athletic Hall of Fame in 1975; this year's class brings the total number of members in the Hall to 83.

 

Braumon Creighton was a four-time All-American while winning national titles at 134 pounds as a junior and at 141 pounds as a senior. He compiled a 151-27 record during his 1995-99 career, the second-most wins in school history. Creighton was fifth at 126 pounds as a freshman and third at 134 as a sophomore. While a Maverick, he helped lead the team to two NCC titles and two runner-up finishes in the NCAA II tournament. He is one of just eight wrestlers to earn four All-American plaques during his career.

 

Novak Geary was a three-time all-NCC softball player during her 1994-97 career and earned first-team All-American honors as a senior. In addition, she also earned three berths on the NCC all-academic team and was the 1997 Omaha Sportscaster's Association Sportswoman of the Year. She set career records for hits, runs and stolen bases, and she finished with the fourth-best career batting average at .338. The Mavericks posted a 194-52 record, won four-straight NCC titles and posted four top-five finishes the NCAA II national tournament during her career.

 

Ed Thompson was the first quarterback in NCAA Division II to rush and pass for more than 1,000 yards each in a season, doing so during the 1997 season. He repeated the feat the following season. The Cambridge, Neb., native began his Maverick career as a wide receiver in 1995 as a true freshman. He was switched to his natural position at quarterback in 1996 and led the Mavericks to the North Central Conference championship and an NCAA II playoff berth in a 10-2 season. UNO also won the NCC title in 1998 and advanced to the playoffs with Thompson at the helm. UNO was 27-8 during his career at quarterback.

 

 

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