Nebraska Wesleyan University Athletics

As a member of the men’s golf team in the mid-1990’s, Ryan Knispel led the Nebraska Wesleyan golf team to their highest team finish in school history. He was a part of four NIAC Conference team championships and as a senior he helped NWU to a fifth place finish at the 1994 NCAA Division III Championships.

Knispel becomes just the second men’s golfer to be inducted in the NWU Athletic Hall of Fame. The Fairbury, Neb., native was a two-time All-American. In 1992 he was an honorable mention All-American, then closed his career by placing eighth overall to earn All-America honors at the 1994 NCAA Division III Championships. He had great success at the conference level winning two NIAC individual championships and finishing as runner-up his other two seasons.

In four seasons, Knispel won four tournaments and was runner-up at seven other meets. In all, he placed in the top 10 in 25 career tournaments and competed in four different NCAA III National Tournaments.