Hall of Fame
Lisa (Riecken) Detlefsen of Lyons, Neb., was a dual sport star at Nebraska Wesleyan, competing in volleyball and track from 1985-1989.
In volleyball, the teams on which Riecken played averaged nearly 34 wins per season, and she led Nebraska Wesleyan to its best record in team history (45-9) in 1988. Her awards as a junior included: team MVP, NAIA District 11 Player of the Week, three All-Tournament team selections, All-Nebraska Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (NIAC), All-District 11 and NAIA All-America Honorable Mention. As a senior, she led the team into the NCAA Division III Championships and earned NCAA Div. III All-Central Region and All-NIAC recognition. Statistically, Riecken remains one of the best all-around players to ever step on the volleyball court at Nebraska Wesleyan. Her 583 digs (third), 470 kills (fifth), 125 total blocks (seventh) and 41 solo blocks (fifth) in 1988 all rank among the Top 10 best single-season performances in the annals of team history. Riecken also appears on several career charts, including fourth in kills (1,320) and digs (1,459), fifth in kills per game (2.99) and digs per game (3.31), and 10th in career attack percentage (.264).
In track and field, Riecken earned NCAA All-America status in the high jump in 1988. Her career best high jump marks of 5-4 still rank in the top five of Nebraska Wesleyan’s indoor and outdoor charts. Indoors, Riecken graduated holding the record in the 440 with a time of 60.41, which now ranks fourth all-time at NWU, and her 55-meter hurdle time of 8.66 still ranks sixth in team history. Outdoors, her time of 15.40 in the 100-meter hurdles ranks sixth, and her time of 63.09 in the 400-meter hurdles ranks third.
