Wendy's Hall of Fame Set for Friday
9/22/2003 12:00:00 AM | General
Bobcat basketball will steal center stage in the middle of football season next week, when four hoops standouts, one of the finest teams in Montana State history, and a long-time athletic trainer are inducted into the Wendy’s of Montana/MSU Athletics Hall of Fame.
Former Big Sky MVP Tom Domako, slick-shooting guard Craig Finberg, All-Big Sky and honorable mention All-America Sarah (Flock) Fowler, and durable and versatile Bill Salonen will all be inducted on Friday, September 26. Legendary athletic trainer Chuck Karnop and the 1992-93 Big Sky Championship women’s basketball team will also be inducted. Ceremonies begin Friday at 6 pm at the May Ballroom in the Strand Union Building with a social. Dinner and inductions follow.
Tom Domako was a prolific scorer as a forward on the Bobcat basketball team from 1984-88. The Livonia, Mich., native scored 1,841 career points, third-best in school history, and was named Big Sky Conference MVP following his senior season. He helped lead the ‘Cats to Big Sky tournament (1986) and regular season (1987) titles, and was named to the league’s Silver Anniversary Team in 1988. Domako’s 667 points in 1988 is a single-season school record, and he also holds the sixth spot on the school’s single-season scoring list. In addition to his scoring prowess, Domako became a fine all-around player, and is sixth in school history in assists, seventh in steals, and eighth in rebounds.
Craig Finberg’s stylish play landed him on the cover of the 1978 NCAA Basketball Guide, as well as near the top of most of MSU’s career records lists. His 1,473 points is seventh in MSU history, and he is fourth in scoring average, fifth in field goals, second in free throws, and second in assists. He was an All-Big Sky player once and a second team selection twice, and teamed with current Bobcat head coach Mick Durham in the famed “Mick and Finny” backcourt. His 579 career points is seventh in school history.
Sarah (Flock) Fowler is remembered as the most productive all-around women’s basketball player in school history. The Belgrade High grad at one time ranked third nationally in three-point field goal percentage, and was also renowned for her post play. She earned Kodak All-America honorable mention honors in 1992, and is MSU’s only three-time All-Big Sky choice and three-time team MVP. Flock is currently fourth in MSU history in scoring, and is among the school’s top 10 in rebounding, scoring average, field goals, field goal attempts, free throws, free throw attempts, free throw percentage, assists, steals, blocks, three-pointers, and three-point percentage.
Bill Salonen, a flashy forward from Butte, was a second team All-Rocky Mountain Conference choice as a freshman and sophomore and earned first team honors as a junior and senior. He led the Bobcats in scoring both seasons and earned MVP and team captain honors, as well. Salonen is Montana State’s leader in games played, and led the Bobcats to the NAIA playoffs in each of his last three seasons. His 1,377 career points is 11th in Montana State history.
After “just tagging along to school in Bozeman with my good friend Jess Langston” in the fall of 1958, Karnop spent nearly a half-century at Montana State. He graduated in 1963 with a degree in secondary education, and earned his master’s degree in zoology in ’67. After teaaching stints at Ennis High 1963-65) and Dickinson State University (1967-68) the Harlowton native returned to MSU for good in 1968, taking over as head athletic trainer. He served as MSU’s head athletic trainer for nearly 35 years, earning honors for his service to MSU and to his profession from Montana State University and the National Athletic Trainers Association.
Without a doubt, Montana State's 1992-93 women's basketball team is the greatest ever to don the blue and gold. The '92-93 squad finished the season with a 22-7 overall record, and a 13-1 Big Sky Conference mark. The squad accomplished more than any other team in school history. The team was strong inside, shot well, ran the floor, and defended. And for all its accomplishments, it will forever be remembered for a glorious moment in the spring.
On March 13, 1993, the Bobcats beat their arch-rivals from the University of Montana for the second time in eight days. The first win over Montana, a week earlier in Bozeman -- known as the coin toss game, because the host site for the conference tournament between the 13-1 teams whose only loss had been to the other was determined by a coin flip after the game. The 1992-93 squad was led by Big Sky MVP and All-America Cass Bauer, along with all-conference performers Mindy Casagranda, Anna Wherry and Jennifer Guilland.
For tickets or information on the Wendy’s MSU Athletics Hall of Fame Banquet contact MSU Athletics at 406/994-4221.
Former Big Sky MVP Tom Domako, slick-shooting guard Craig Finberg, All-Big Sky and honorable mention All-America Sarah (Flock) Fowler, and durable and versatile Bill Salonen will all be inducted on Friday, September 26. Legendary athletic trainer Chuck Karnop and the 1992-93 Big Sky Championship women’s basketball team will also be inducted. Ceremonies begin Friday at 6 pm at the May Ballroom in the Strand Union Building with a social. Dinner and inductions follow.
Tom Domako was a prolific scorer as a forward on the Bobcat basketball team from 1984-88. The Livonia, Mich., native scored 1,841 career points, third-best in school history, and was named Big Sky Conference MVP following his senior season. He helped lead the ‘Cats to Big Sky tournament (1986) and regular season (1987) titles, and was named to the league’s Silver Anniversary Team in 1988. Domako’s 667 points in 1988 is a single-season school record, and he also holds the sixth spot on the school’s single-season scoring list. In addition to his scoring prowess, Domako became a fine all-around player, and is sixth in school history in assists, seventh in steals, and eighth in rebounds.
Craig Finberg’s stylish play landed him on the cover of the 1978 NCAA Basketball Guide, as well as near the top of most of MSU’s career records lists. His 1,473 points is seventh in MSU history, and he is fourth in scoring average, fifth in field goals, second in free throws, and second in assists. He was an All-Big Sky player once and a second team selection twice, and teamed with current Bobcat head coach Mick Durham in the famed “Mick and Finny” backcourt. His 579 career points is seventh in school history.
Sarah (Flock) Fowler is remembered as the most productive all-around women’s basketball player in school history. The Belgrade High grad at one time ranked third nationally in three-point field goal percentage, and was also renowned for her post play. She earned Kodak All-America honorable mention honors in 1992, and is MSU’s only three-time All-Big Sky choice and three-time team MVP. Flock is currently fourth in MSU history in scoring, and is among the school’s top 10 in rebounding, scoring average, field goals, field goal attempts, free throws, free throw attempts, free throw percentage, assists, steals, blocks, three-pointers, and three-point percentage.
Bill Salonen, a flashy forward from Butte, was a second team All-Rocky Mountain Conference choice as a freshman and sophomore and earned first team honors as a junior and senior. He led the Bobcats in scoring both seasons and earned MVP and team captain honors, as well. Salonen is Montana State’s leader in games played, and led the Bobcats to the NAIA playoffs in each of his last three seasons. His 1,377 career points is 11th in Montana State history.
After “just tagging along to school in Bozeman with my good friend Jess Langston” in the fall of 1958, Karnop spent nearly a half-century at Montana State. He graduated in 1963 with a degree in secondary education, and earned his master’s degree in zoology in ’67. After teaaching stints at Ennis High 1963-65) and Dickinson State University (1967-68) the Harlowton native returned to MSU for good in 1968, taking over as head athletic trainer. He served as MSU’s head athletic trainer for nearly 35 years, earning honors for his service to MSU and to his profession from Montana State University and the National Athletic Trainers Association.
Without a doubt, Montana State's 1992-93 women's basketball team is the greatest ever to don the blue and gold. The '92-93 squad finished the season with a 22-7 overall record, and a 13-1 Big Sky Conference mark. The squad accomplished more than any other team in school history. The team was strong inside, shot well, ran the floor, and defended. And for all its accomplishments, it will forever be remembered for a glorious moment in the spring.
On March 13, 1993, the Bobcats beat their arch-rivals from the University of Montana for the second time in eight days. The first win over Montana, a week earlier in Bozeman -- known as the coin toss game, because the host site for the conference tournament between the 13-1 teams whose only loss had been to the other was determined by a coin flip after the game. The 1992-93 squad was led by Big Sky MVP and All-America Cass Bauer, along with all-conference performers Mindy Casagranda, Anna Wherry and Jennifer Guilland.
For tickets or information on the Wendy’s MSU Athletics Hall of Fame Banquet contact MSU Athletics at 406/994-4221.
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