Hosted NAIA National Championships 1972, 75, 76, 77
Jim Martin
(inducted 1992)
NAIA Nationals one-meter diving champion 1979
NAIA All-America in 1978-79
Placed fourth in one meter and 7th in the 3 meter diving at 1978 NAIA national meet
Placed 10th in NAIA Nationals 1 meter diving in 1977
Holds Northern Intercollegiate Conference record of 521.3 points in 3 meter diving set in 1979
75-76 Team
(inducted 1992)
Hosted NAIA National Championship, placing 6th, top finish
NAIA All-Americans: Steve Binder, Randy Brezina, Pat Doar, Greg Higdem, Tom Moehn, Jim Norton, Jon Stewart
Northern Intercollegiate Conference champions, 7-3 dual record
Back Row L to R: Coach Palm, Jon Stewart, Steve Binder, Glen Stewart, Pat Doar, Jim Norton, Bob Berg, Tom Moehn, John Kern, Greg Higdem, Bruce Ryan, Craig Porter, Dave Garman, Coach Eckstrom
Front Row L to R: Mark Demillo, Dave Cox, Don Eagan, Pat Sheehan, Steve Peterson, Randy Brezina, Dean Hawks, Jon Ingvalson
Steve Binder
(inducted 1998)
NAIA All-American 76, 77, 78, 79
Member of team record holding 400 yd Freestyle Team
Member of team record holding 800 yd Freestyle Team
76 and 77 Northern Intercollegiate Conference champs
Set Northern Intercollegiate Conference record in 100 yd freestyle in 1976
First freshman in SSU history to earn All-American honor
Mike Fallon
(inducted 2013)
Four year letter winner
Won the Northern Intercollegiate Conference 200 Fly in 1972 & 1973
Finished 13th in the 400IM at the 1973 NAIA National Championships
Finished 15th in the 200 Fly at the 1973 NAIA National Championships
Finished 22nd in the 200IM at the 1973 NAIA National Championships
Won the Northern Intercollegiate Conference 200IM, 400IM and the 200Fly in 1974
Set conference and school records in the 400IM in 1974
Won the Northern Intercollegiate Conference 200 Fly and 400IM in 1975 setting a conference and school record
Member of 3 Northern Intercollegiate Conference Championship teams
Won 7 Northern Intercollegiate Conference individual titles
Tom Moehn
(Athletic Hall of Fame inductee 1985; Hall of Honor inductee 2017)
Member, Conference Championship Teams 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976
Member of the 1975 Team Record 400 Medley relay, 400 Free relay
Finished 8th in the 50 Free and 100 Free at the 1975 NAIA National Championships
1976 All Conference: 50 Free + record, 100 Free, 400 Medley Relay, 400 Free Relay + record
1976 Team Records 50 Free, 100 free, 400 Medley relay, 400 Free relay
Finished 2nd in the 50 Free, 11th in the 100 Free, 7th in the 400yd Medley Relay, 6th 400yd Free Relay at the 1976 NAIA National Championships
1976 NAIA All-American
1976 Co-Captain
1985 Inducted into the SSU Athletic Hall of Fame
Tom and Greg Higdem
Con Eckstrom
(inducted 2017)
Diving Coach 1970-1980
Coached 8 NAIA All-American Divers
Coached 1 NAIA National Champion Diver - Jim Martin, 1 Meter, 1979
Coached the divers who swept the Northern Intercollegiate Conference Championships 9 consecutive years
Worked in the University's Registrar's office for 32 years
Dave Broyles
(inducted 2019)
Four-year letter winner in swimming (1971-75)
Won three NIC individual championships (500-yard freestyle, 200-yard freestyle and 1,650-yard freestyle) as a freshman in 1972, setting conference records in both the 200 and 1,650
Repeated as the NIC champion in the same three events in 1973, including setting a conference record in the 500-yard freestyle
Member of 400-yard and 800-yard freestyle relay teams that won 1973 NIC titles with record-setting times
Won conference title in the 500-yard freestyle and set the NIC record in winning the 1,650-yard freestyle in 1974
Anchored the 400-yard freestyle relay to a conference record first place time in 1974
As a senior in 1975, he once again won the NIC title in both the 500 and 1,650-yard freestyle with record-setting times and was a member of the 400 and 800-yard freestyle championship teams
Member of 400-yard freestyle and 800-yard freestyle relays that placed eighth and 12th at the NAIA Championships to earn NAIA All-American honorable mention accolades
Team captain in 1974-75
Member of three NIC championship teams (1973, 1974, 1975)
Closed career winning 10 individual conference titles and was a member of 5 conference champion relay teams
Competed in three NAIA National Championships
Dave Garman
(inducted 2024)
NAIA All-American 1975 (awarded early March 1975)
NAIA All-American Honorable Mention 1976
Co-captain Southwest Men’s swimming and Diving Team 1975-76 season
Best dual meet scores 3 meter diving 1974, 1976
Best dual meet scores 1 meter diving 1975, 1976
Lettered 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976
Member Southwest State’s 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976 NIC Conference Champions
Original member of Southwest State University Athletic Department Wall of Fame
Jim Norton
(inducted 2025)
NAIA All-American in 800 freestyle relay (1976) that placed 4th at the NAIA Championships
NAIA All-American in 800 freestyle relay (1977)
Four-time All-NIC honoree (1975, 1976, 1977, 1978) as a mid-distance freestyler
NIC 200-yard freestyle champion (1975)
Anchored the NIC record setting 800-yard freestyle relay
Named SMSU's "Most Improved" Athlete (1975) and "Most Inspirational" (1976)
Two-time team captain (1976-77 and 1977-78)
Member of four Northern Intercollegiate Conference championship teams
SMSU Placed 11th, 6th, 8th and 12th at NAIA Championships during career
Elected to NIC Hall of Fame (1990)
Video of Jim's Interview
Being Interviewed by assisstant AD Kelly Loft
Jim on Stage (Telling the Gas Pump Story)
HOH Plaque Relay Exchange (note the matching outfits...even in retirement we still look like a team)
Steve Peterson, Craig Porter, Jim Norton, Jane Luke, Steve Binder, Mike Fallon, Gary Frickey, Don Eagan
Halftime of the basketball game where inductees were introduced