Bobcats Induct Four Individuals, Two Teams into Wendy's Hall of Fame
9/25/2008 12:00:00 AM | General
Four all-time Bobcat greats and a pair of championship teams enter Montana State's Wendy's of Montana/Bobcat Athletics Hall of Fame on Friday.
All-America tight end Joe Bignell, All-Big Sky men's basketball forward Doug Hashley, 11-time track and cross country all-conference honoree Kathleen (Monaghan) Jorgenson, and multi-sport standout Mike McCormick each enter the Bobcat shrine as individuals. The 1964 Camellia Bowl Championship football team and the 1994 and '95 Big Sky women's cross country championship teams also join MSU's elite.
Originally from Deer Lodge, Bignell's 1984 season remains the most prolific in school history. He caught a school-record 88 passes that year for 1,149 yards, also a school record, in helping lead the Bobcats to the NCAA Division I-AA National Championship. Bignell's 179 yards receiving and 13 catches in MSU's crucial win over Montana in Missoula set a school record, since broken, and his torrid play in November helped MSU win the Big Sky title and earn a high seed in the NCAA Playoffs. He earned All-Big Sky and Honorable Mention All-America honors as a senior, and he remains MSU's career leader with 169 catches. Bignell ranches near Drummond.
Hashley came to MSU from after a storied career at Big Sandy, and remains second on the Bobcats' all-time rebounding chart. He led MSU in rebounding three times on his way to earning First Team All-Big Sky honors as a junior in 1980-81 and second team honors as a sophomore and senior. He also earned All-Big Sky Tournament and All-Raindrop Classic (Portland, Ore.) honors. At the conclusion of his outstanding career, Hashley was the ninth-leading scorer in school history, and was the school's all-time leader in career field goal percentage (.586). Hashley is a teacher in Kalispell, and the girls varsity basketball coach at Glacier High.
A sharp-shooting guard from Culbertson, McCormick came to Montana State as a Navy veteran and starred on the gridiron and hardwood. He averaged 5.4 points in 19 games as a freshman, and 5.0 points in 32 games as a sophomore. Records for his senior season are not available. Following his Bobcat career, McCormick earned All-VFW honors for playing in the veterans' loop.
Jorgenson came to MSU as Kathleen Monaghan from Miles City, and earned All-Big Sky and All-Big Sky Academic honors 11 times during her cross country and indoor and outdoor track career. She ran on the 1986 Big Sky title squad, and is the only Bobcat harrier in history to earn All-Big Sky honors four times. She was the 1988 Big Sky 5000 meter champ outdoors, finishing second in the 10,000 and fourth in the 3,000. In 1989 she finished fourth in the Big Sky cross country meet, and 55th in the NCAA Championships. Upon her graduation, she had scored more points in Big Sky track competition than any Bobcat in history, a record since broken. Jorgenson is currently an orthopedic surgeon in Duluth, Minn.
The only team in school history to win an end-of-the-season bowl game, the 1964 Bobcats lost two of their first four games, before winning five of their final seven. After losing narrow road losses at North Dakota State (7-0) and North Dakota (9-7), the Bobcats hammered Montana 30-6 and clinched the school's first Big Sky Championship with a 24-0 win at Weber State. MSU's 1964 Bobcats remain one of the most dominant teams in Big Sky history, outscoring its three league foes 74-6.
Dale Kennedy's 1994 and '95 women's cross country teams won back-to-back big Sky Conference championships, the second set of MSU squads in a decade to do so (along with the 1985 and '86 teams). MSU team members included Faith Harvel, Jamie Tuell, Darcee O'Connell, Meagan Dockter, Rachel Jaten, Brooke Daehlin and Chrstine Determan in 1994, and Katie McGee, O'Donnell, Emily Thompson, Jaten, Harvel, Dockter, Nicole Osborne, Chrstine Determan and Jamie Tuell in '95.
For information on Friday's event, contact MSU Athletics at 406/994-4221.
All-America tight end Joe Bignell, All-Big Sky men's basketball forward Doug Hashley, 11-time track and cross country all-conference honoree Kathleen (Monaghan) Jorgenson, and multi-sport standout Mike McCormick each enter the Bobcat shrine as individuals. The 1964 Camellia Bowl Championship football team and the 1994 and '95 Big Sky women's cross country championship teams also join MSU's elite.
Originally from Deer Lodge, Bignell's 1984 season remains the most prolific in school history. He caught a school-record 88 passes that year for 1,149 yards, also a school record, in helping lead the Bobcats to the NCAA Division I-AA National Championship. Bignell's 179 yards receiving and 13 catches in MSU's crucial win over Montana in Missoula set a school record, since broken, and his torrid play in November helped MSU win the Big Sky title and earn a high seed in the NCAA Playoffs. He earned All-Big Sky and Honorable Mention All-America honors as a senior, and he remains MSU's career leader with 169 catches. Bignell ranches near Drummond.
Hashley came to MSU from after a storied career at Big Sandy, and remains second on the Bobcats' all-time rebounding chart. He led MSU in rebounding three times on his way to earning First Team All-Big Sky honors as a junior in 1980-81 and second team honors as a sophomore and senior. He also earned All-Big Sky Tournament and All-Raindrop Classic (Portland, Ore.) honors. At the conclusion of his outstanding career, Hashley was the ninth-leading scorer in school history, and was the school's all-time leader in career field goal percentage (.586). Hashley is a teacher in Kalispell, and the girls varsity basketball coach at Glacier High.
A sharp-shooting guard from Culbertson, McCormick came to Montana State as a Navy veteran and starred on the gridiron and hardwood. He averaged 5.4 points in 19 games as a freshman, and 5.0 points in 32 games as a sophomore. Records for his senior season are not available. Following his Bobcat career, McCormick earned All-VFW honors for playing in the veterans' loop.
Jorgenson came to MSU as Kathleen Monaghan from Miles City, and earned All-Big Sky and All-Big Sky Academic honors 11 times during her cross country and indoor and outdoor track career. She ran on the 1986 Big Sky title squad, and is the only Bobcat harrier in history to earn All-Big Sky honors four times. She was the 1988 Big Sky 5000 meter champ outdoors, finishing second in the 10,000 and fourth in the 3,000. In 1989 she finished fourth in the Big Sky cross country meet, and 55th in the NCAA Championships. Upon her graduation, she had scored more points in Big Sky track competition than any Bobcat in history, a record since broken. Jorgenson is currently an orthopedic surgeon in Duluth, Minn.
The only team in school history to win an end-of-the-season bowl game, the 1964 Bobcats lost two of their first four games, before winning five of their final seven. After losing narrow road losses at North Dakota State (7-0) and North Dakota (9-7), the Bobcats hammered Montana 30-6 and clinched the school's first Big Sky Championship with a 24-0 win at Weber State. MSU's 1964 Bobcats remain one of the most dominant teams in Big Sky history, outscoring its three league foes 74-6.
Dale Kennedy's 1994 and '95 women's cross country teams won back-to-back big Sky Conference championships, the second set of MSU squads in a decade to do so (along with the 1985 and '86 teams). MSU team members included Faith Harvel, Jamie Tuell, Darcee O'Connell, Meagan Dockter, Rachel Jaten, Brooke Daehlin and Chrstine Determan in 1994, and Katie McGee, O'Donnell, Emily Thompson, Jaten, Harvel, Dockter, Nicole Osborne, Chrstine Determan and Jamie Tuell in '95.
For information on Friday's event, contact MSU Athletics at 406/994-4221.
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