Hall of Fame
2010 Triton Athletic Hall of Fame Inductees
Paul Shupe
- 1969-1989 Iowa Central Community College Athletic Director & Head Football Coach
- 1985-1989 Iowa Central Community College Physical Education Department Head
- Only NJCAA Football National Championship in school history
- 12th most winning coach among NJCAA Football Coaches
- NJCAA Football Hall of Fame
- Tenure coached Jon Matuszak and Ron Hallstrom
Ron Hallstrom
- 1978 NJCAA Football Champion
- 1981 Member of the University of Iowa Rose Bowl team
- 22nd pick in 1982 National Football Draft
- 11 years with Green Bay Packers
- 1 year with Philadelphia Eagles
- President, Ron Hallstrom Sports & Marine, Inc.
Katie Jo Ruby-Moore
- A.A. Degree, Iowa Central, B.S. Sociology and Criminal
Justice, Iowa State University, M.S. Sports Management, St.
Cloud State University. - First Triton softball player named All-American by NJCAA
- All-Region XI Team
- All-Region XI Offensive Player of the Year
- First Triton softball player to play for NCAA Division I
program (ISU) - 2003 All-Big 12 player
Justin Sokol
- A.A. Iowa Central, BS University of Wisconsin
- Working on Master of Psychology, Marquette University
- Two-time All-American 2003-2004
- First Team All-Regional XI player
- First Team All-District player
- All-NJCAA II World Series Team
- First Team Academic All-Region XI
- Continued to play at NCAA I at Texas A & M
Joe Wayne Cole
- A.A. Degree, Iowa Central, B.S., Iowa State University
- Big 8 Champion Iowa State University
- 1990-91 Graduate Assistant Coach, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA
- 1988, 1989 Freestyle Wrestling Team Coach, Einsiedeln, Switzerland
- 1988 Bronze Medalist Final Olympic Trials, Pensacola, FL
- Fifth in World Team Trials, Dayton OH
- 1988 Gold Medalist Sunkist Open, 1987 Silver Medalist Sunkist Open, Tempe, AZ
- 1988 Canadian Cup Champion, 1987 Canadian Cup Silver Medalist, Toronto, Canada
- 1985-1988 Third in National Freestyle Championships, Las Vegas, NV
- 1986 Russia vs. USA Dual Meet Champion, Kiev, Ukraine
- 1985 Silver Medalist Tbilisi Championships, Tbilisi, Georgia (USSR)
- 1985 Bronze Medalist De Lucha Libre Cerro Pelado Tournament, Havana, Cuba
- 1985-88 Graduate Assistant Coach, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ
- 2-Time Midwest Champion, Iowa State University
- 1984-85 Graduate Assistant Coach, Iowa State University, Ames, IA
- 1984 Who’s Who Among American College Students
- 1983 Big “8” Champion & Gregorian Award Recipient, 1982 Big “8” Bronze Medalist
- 1983 Most Improved Wrestler, Iowa State University
- 4-Time All American
- 2-Time NCAA Division I All-American 2nd Place 1983, 4th Place 1982 – Iowa State University
- NJCAA Runner-Up 1981 – Iowa Central Community College
- NCAA Division III All-American 8th Place 1980 – Simpson College
- 1980 IIAC Conference Champion, Most Valuable Player, Most Outstanding Athlete Award, Simpson College
- 1978-79 Two-Time State Qualifier, Fort Dodge Senior High School
I chose Iowa Central because of the amazing opportunities and teachers. When I came to visit, I fell in love with the teachers in my program of study.
