Erin Deffenbaugh, Volleyball
Named the 2002 NCAA Division II Player of the Year, Deffenbaugh was a unanimous vote to the Hall of Fame in her first year of eligibility for the award. She was also a 2004 ESPN The Magazine First-Team Academic All-American, the 2004 Independent Player of the Year, an AVCA First-Team All-American and Daktronics First-Team All-American. Deffenbaugh was named to the 2002 Elite Eight All-Tournament team and led the nation in kills per game. She was a three-time North Central All-Conference selection as the Bears began the transition to Division I her final season. She owns the NCAA record for career attacks (6,465) and holds the school records in attacks for a season, kills in a match, kills in a season as well as career kills.

Scott Gates, Wrestling
The first four-time All-American in school history, Gates had two seventh-place, one third and one second-place finish at the NCAA Division II Wrestling Championships during his career from 1988-92. He was also a two-time North Central Conference champion and posted a career record of 98-19-3. Gates still ranks fifth on the school's all-time win list and is a member of the National Coaches Association Hall of Fame.

Dirk Johnson, Football
A current member of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Johnson played on both National Championship football teams as a defensive back, kick returner and punter in 1996-97. He earned three All-American certificates and still ranks second in school history in career punting average (41.4/kick). His punt of 78 yards in 1994 against Mesa State is second on the single game charts. In 1995, Johnson was a third-team Football Gazette selection, was a first-team CM Frank award winner and was named to the first-team All-American teams by Daktronics and Football Gazette in 1997. Johnson started the 2005 Super Bowl as a punter for the Philadelphia Eagles.

Leslie (Lester) Kroeger, Wrestler
Leslie was a four time RMAC Champion from 1951-57 for the Bears. He was named the Outstanding Wrestler of the 1957 conference tournament, the team he was also a captain for. Competed in the NCAA Tournament, despite injuries.

Melissa (Borell) Vaughn, Basketball
Playing from 1999-03, Borell-Vaughn is still the all-time leading scorer in the history of the program with 1,866 points. Regardless of gender, she trails only Mike Higgins who scored 2,112 during his career. Borell-Vaughn also holds the schools records for field goals made, free throws made and is second in rebounds and blocked shots. In 2002-03, she was an honorable mention All-Amercian selection. Borell was a three-time Daktronics First-Team All-Region, a three-time First-Team All-North Central Conference pick, and was a two-time Academic All-NCC selection as well as the 2002-03 Northern Colorado Female Student-Athlete of the Year.

Harry Wise, Baseball/ Basketball/ Football
In 1945, Wise played one year of football before entering the service and serving in World War II. He returned in 1947-48 and was a first-team all-conference pick in basketball. He then led the league in scoring in 1948-49 and was both a unanimous all-conference selection and an honorable mention All-American by Look Magazine. In basketball he was also an all-conference pick for the 1949-50 and 1950-51 seasons.  In baseball, he only lost one game in his career. In 1948 he threw a complete game three-hitter en route to a 7-0 win at NCAA Regionals and posted a perfect 7-0 record in league action in 1949. He also hit .563 that season to be named to the all-conference team and become the first All-American in school history. In 1949, he had a record of 13-0 on the hill and hit .450. He had one season of eligibility remaining, but the GI Bill ran out so he signed with the Chicago Cubs. In the minors, he pitched 24 complete games for Topeka with a record of 19-5 and a 0.89 ERA in leading the team to the league title with MVP honors.