DODGE CITY, Kan. - The Dodge City Community College athletic department is proud to announce its 2017 Hall of Fame class, which will be formally inducted May 6 at the Knights of Columbus in Dodge City.

After reviewing nominations, seven individuals and one national championship team will be honored. 

More information regarding the hall of fame banquet will be released at a later date on goconqs.com

2017 DC3 Athletics Hall of Fame Inductees:
 
1998 Dodge City Men's Cross Country NJCAA Championship Team

• Finished with 27 team points at the National meet, 37 fewer than second place South Plains (TX)
• Coaches: Joe Weis, Keith Blackwill
• Players: Eliud Njubi, Likhaya Dayile, James Karanu, Richard Jones, Boniface Ndungu, Herbert Mwangi, Stanley Kipkulei
• Six of the seven runners finished in the top 20 in the NJCAA National meet, with Njubi (1), Dayile (2), and Karanu (4) all finishing top-5
   

Mitch Corwin (Baseball, 2010-2011)

• Holds DC3 record for single-season hits (91), career hits (144), doubles in a season (25), career doubles (41), career triples (13), and single-season batting average (.431)
• Ranks in top 10 in DC3 history in eight other categories.
• Went on to play two years at Colorado Mesa University, finishing with a .337 batting average and 71 RBI's in 91 games
   

Pete Emelianchik (Football, 1962)

• Second-team NJCAA All-American in 1962 as a wide receiver

• Transferred to the University of Richmond in Richmond, VA where he played two seasons for the Spiders, catching 37 passes for 411 yards and nine touchdowns.
• All Southern-Conference Award winner in 1963
• Played one year in the NFL with the Philadelphia Eagles in 1967.
   

Steve Tasker (Football, 1981-82)

• First Team All-Conference selection in 1981.
• 1995 Inductee to the NJCAA Hall of Fame
• Spent three years at Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois, playing as a punt returner and kick returner for the Wildcats and still holds the career kick-return average record at Northwestern.
• Spent 13 years in the NFL, including his final 11 with the Buffalo Bills where he was a 7-time Pro-Bowl selection.
   

Danielle Damron (Softball, 1998-99)

• 1999 NJCAA All-American
• Holds DC3 records for wins in a season (28), wins in a career (45), single-season strikeouts (299), career strikeouts (450), Innings pitched in a single season (211.1), Single Season ERA (.60) and career ERA (.99)
   

Ed Bethea (Women's Golf 1999-2016)

• Started women's golf program at DC3
• Won seven Region VI Championships and six KJCCC Titles
• Coached 28 All-Region VI and five NJCAA National Tournament All-Americans
• Dodge City Community College women's golf was represented at the NJCAA National Tournament every year that Bethea coached.
   

Eliud Njubi

• 1998 and 1999 NJCAA Cross Country Individual National Champion
• Also won a total of 10 national titles in indoor and outdoor track (Indoor – Mile and 1,000M in both 1998 and 1999, Outdoor – 800M, 1,500M, and 5,000M in 1998 and 1999)
• Holds NJCAA record in 1,000 Meters with time of 2:23.44
• Went onto TCU in Fort Worth, Texas and became a four-time NCAA All-American and currently holds 3 TCU track and field records.
   

Jeanie Rose (Athletics Contributor, 2011-Present)

• Official photographer of Dodge City Community College athletics since the fall of 2011.
• Rose's photos have been used in all DC3 sport publications including media guides, game programs, and online published articles.