Hall of Fame
Steve Joekel of Lincoln, Neb., was a standout basketball player for Nebraska Wesleyan in the early to mid-1970s.
           Joekel was a four-year letter winner and three-time All-Nebraska Intercollegiate Athletic Conference performer for coach Irv Peterson. As a starter, he averaged more than 18 points a game, and his 1,299 career points ranked seventh in team history at the time. Joekel was the team’s leading scorer as both a junior and senior. His 570 career field goals still rank ninth at NWU, and his 20.6 scoring average in 1974, when Nebraska Wesleyan finished 14-10, still ranks 18th on the school’s all-time charts. As a senior, he was named to the Lincoln Journal Star and Omaha World-Herald Nebraska State College First Team.
           Joekel was also a sprinter, middle distance runner and long jumper under Woody Greeno. He earned medals at the conference track meet and was a member of Nebraska Wesleyan’s conference championship teams as a sophomore and junior. He is the second member of his family to be enshrined as a member of the NWU Athletic Hall of Fame. Steve follows his father, Ron Joekel, who was inducted in 1970.
