The Upper Iowa Athletics Hall of Fame Banquet will take place this Friday, Oct. 15 in the UIU Student Center Ballroom. The event will begin at 6 p.m. with a social hour and then the dinner and program will begin at 7 p.m. To register for the banquet and get your tickets, please click here.
 
Three former Peacocks student-athletes will be inducted into the Athletics Hall of Fame on Friday night. Max Edmond, Travis Eggers and Mitch Norton will be honored at the banquet and bring the number of UIU Athletics Hall of Famers to 207. Rachael Schmidt and Rochelle (Schmidt) Engels are unable to attend the banquet, but both will be inducted into the Athletics Hall of Fame during the 2022 ceremonies.
 
MAX EDMOND (ATHLETE)
Baseball/Management Information Systems
• Two-time All-Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (IIAC) performer; 1st Team (1998) and 2nd Team (1999)
• NCAA Division III All-American 3rd Team selection and All-Central Region 1st Team in 1998
• 1998: .436 batting avg., .660 slugging pct., 57 RBI, 24-25 stolen bases
• 1999: .301 batting avg., .466 slugging pct., 37 RBI, 35-36 stolen bases
• Holds UIU record for triples in a season with six (1998) along with Tommy Martinez
 
TRAVIS EGGERS (ATHLETE)
Wrestling/Fitness and Wellness
• Named to Jim Koch Division II Wrestling Hall of Fame in 2018
• Three-time NCAA Division II All-American, including NCAA Champion in 2010, second place in 2009, and fourth in 2008
• Four-time NCAA Division II National Qualifier; placed second at the NCAA Regional for three years before claiming the title as a senior and earning the regional's Outstanding Wrestler honor
• Twice named the Northern Sun Conference Wrestler of the Year: once after his senior season and once after his sophomore campaign; he capped off his impressive career with a 19-match win streak sending his record to 100-34
 
MITCH NORTON (ATHLETE)
Wrestling/Agricultural Business
• Two-time NCAA Division II All- American (3rd place in 2010 and 5th place in 2009)
• Four-time NCAA Division II National Qualifier (2007–10)
• Two-time NCAA Regional Champ (2009, 2010) and third place (2007, 2008)
• Named 2007 NSIC Rookie of the Year
• Three-time All-NSIC 1st Team (2008–10)
 
The Hall of Fame Weekend is Upper Iowa's busiest weekend on the athletics fall calendar as well. Prior to the banquet, the women's soccer team hosts the University of Minnesota Crookston at 12 p.m. and the men's team welcomes Davenport University at 2:30 p.m. The volleyball squad takes on the University of Sioux Falls at 6 p.m. to close out Friday's contests. On Saturday, the football team will line up against Minnesota State University, Mankato at 12 p.m. and all Upper Iowa Athletics Hall of Famers in attendance including the trio of new inductees will be recognized at halftime. Saturday's action closes with volleyball facing off against Southwest Minnesota State University. The weekend will wrap up on Sunday back on the pitch when the women's soccer team hosts Bemidji State University at 12 p.m. and the men challenge Purdue University-Northwest at 2:30 p.m.