The BSC Athletic Department will induct two former athletes and one contributor into the BSC Athletic Hall of Fame on Friday, June 20, following the BSC President’s Cup Golf Classic at Prairie West Golf Course. The 19th Hole Social begins at 2:15 p.m. with the induction ceremony to follow.
A brief synopsis of the inductees:
Godwin Owinje was an outstanding scorer and rebounder for the Mystic basketball teams during the 1993-94 and 1994-95 seasons. The Warri Delta State, Nigeria, native led the Mystics to Mon-Dak Conference and Region XIII Championships and a berth in the District Championship game vs Redland (OK) Community College, as well as back to back school record wins for the Mystics 23-8 and 24-8, respectively. He helped the Mystics to the nation’s best offensive team average of 107.2 points per game during the 1994-95 seasons.
Doug Swenson was an outstanding scorer, rebounder, and prolific shot-blocker for the Mystic basketball teams during the 1995-96 and 1996-97 seasons. Doug helped lead the Mystics to the Region XIII and District XI Championships and a berth in the NJCAA National Tournament in Danville, Illinois. He still holds the national tournament record of 30.5 points per game for the highest individual scoring average.
LeRoy Nayes was not only a dear friend of Bismarck State College and a supporter of the Mystic athletic programs for many years; he was also a true American hero. A native of Fingal, North Dakota, Nayes attended North Dakota Agricultural College (now NDSU) where he was a member of the Kappa Sigma Chi fraternity and played on the fraternity’s championship basketball and softball teams. When war was declared in December of 1941, during his junior year, he and 11 others in his social fraternity enlisted. LeRoy was selected for navigator-bombardier training and received his wings and commission June 1944.
