Alumni/Foundation at Iowa Central
Hall of Fame

2015 Triton Athletic Hall of Fame Inductees

R. Michael St. Clair

  • A.A. Degree, Iowa Central Community College
  • B.S. Degree Business Administration, Grambling State University
  • First Team All-American (1972-1973)
  • First Team All-Conference Southwest Athletic Conference
  • First Team All-American Black Colleges
  • 4th Round Draft pick, Cleveland; played 7 years in the NFL for Cleveland and Cincinnati

Andy Josephson

  • A.A. from Iowa Central Community College
  • B.S. Business Administration, Georgia Institute of Technology
  • 1st Team NCJAA All-American
  • Played for Georgia Tech for two years

Nicole Benson

  • A.A. Degree, Iowa Central Community College
  • B.A., St. Gregory’s University
  • M.A. Education, College of St. Mary’s and currently working on Master’s in Educational Leadership through the University of Nebraska-Omaha.
  • Second Team All-Region (1996-1997)
  • First Team All-Region Selection (1997-1998)
  • 1007 points scored at Iowa Central, 588 rebounds
  • Finished career playing for St. Gregory’s University

Dan Lyons

  • A.A. Degree, Iowa Central Community College
  • Continued education at the University of Minnesota
  • 2nd Team All-Region, 2004
  • First Team All-Region, 2005
  • First Team All-District, 2005
  • First Team All-American, 2005
  • Drafted by the Washington Nationals
  • Independent League, Long Island Ducks
  • Twice nominated to the All-Star Game (Long Island Ducks)

Jessica Hunecke Knippel

  • A.A. Degree, Iowa Central Community College
  • A.A.S. Radiology Technology, Iowa Central Community College
  • Holds records for rebounding (707), Career & Field goal percentage (65.4%)
  • First Team All-Region (2006-2008)
  • 2nd Team All-American (2007-2008)
  • ICCAC Academic All-Region

I chose Iowa Central because of the low cost of tuition and it was close to home.

Yaramy Hernandez Marin
Elementary Education/Psychology
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