Hall of Fame
Mike Renken, of Geneva, Neb., participated in basketball and track and field as a student-athlete at Nebraska Wesleyan.
In basketball, Renken remains one of the most prolific rebounders in team history. He led the team in rebounds as a sophomore, junior and senior and is at or near the top on every NWU rebounding chart.
During his senior campaign, he set a single-game team record with 33 rebounds against Concordia College. Renken also set the top marks for most rebounds in a season (463) and for single-season rebounding average (19.3 per game). His 1,118 career rebounds rank second on the school’s all-time charts.
He averaged 10.4 points per game in 72 varsity games, including all 24 contests as a senior, when he helped lead the team to an overall record of 14-10 and a third-place conference finish under Head Coach Irv Peterson.
