WAVERLY, Iowa—Nine individuals will be inducted into the Wartburg College Athletic Hall of Fame as part of the annual Homecoming & Family Weekend festivities this fall.

Kenny Anderson, a 2014 graduate, was a three-year member of the men's wrestling program. He was a national champion in 2013 and 2014 at 133 lbs. and won the 2012 national championship at 125 lbs., making him a three-time All-American. Anderson was Wartburg's first national champion at 133 lbs. and became the program's third three-time National Champion. He helped the Knights win three-straight national and conference championships. The qualification process for nationals changed during his career to a regional format and he helped Wartburg to two NCAA Regional Championships. Anderson had a career record of 76-3 with 19 major decisions, eight tech falls, and 19 falls, and was a two-time Iowa Conference MVP. He is being inducted posthumously.

Mindy (Viering) Best, a 2004 graduate, was a four-year member of the women's soccer program. She earned three All-Conference honors, which included two First-team nods. Best played in 70 games, scored 13 goals and had two assists. She was one of the first multi- All-Conference honorees in program history. Best was a part of the building of the program as the Knights won a then-school record 13 games in 2001. She works in higher education enrollment strategy in marketing and lives with her husband, Matt, in Englewood, Colo.

Ramey (Sieck) Creery, a 2014 graduate, was a four-year member of the volleyball program. She still holds the career records in sets played (539), matches played (150), and assists (4,304) and ranks in the top 10 of three other categories. Creery was a two-time conference MVP, a four-time All-Conference honoree, a two-time All-Region selection, an Honorable Mention AVCA All-American her senior year and a Second-team AVCA All-American her junior year. She helped the Knights win two regular season conference championships and three conference tournament titles. On the academic side, Creery was a three-time Academic All-Conference honoree and named First-team Academic All-District by CoSIDA in 2012. She is an assistant professor and academic fieldwork coordinator in occupational therapy at Allen College and lives in Waverly with her husband, Nick, a 2014 Wartburg graduate, and their two children.

Colt Feltes, a 2015 graduate, was a four-year member of the men's track and field team. He was the 2012 national champion in the indoor shot put and is the only shot put national champion in program history. Throughout his indoor and outdoor seasons, he was a six-time All-American between the shot put and discus. Feltes still holds the indoor and outdoor school records in the shot put and the outdoor school records in the discus and hammer. He was a two-time USTFCCCA Regional Athlete of the Year for outdoor and a USTFCCCA Regional Athlete of the Year for indoor. Feltes was a four-time conference MVP and helped the Knights to two indoor conference championships, two outdoor conference championships and a fourth-place team finish at the 2014 indoor national championships. On the academic side, he was a three-time Academic All-Conference honoree, a three-time USTFCCCA All-District and a two-time CoSIDA Academic All-American, earning First-team honors in 2014. Feltes was an NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship recipient. He works in business and growth consulting and lives in Howard Lake, Minn.

Bob Nielson, a 1982 graduate, was a four-year member of the football team. He began his career as an offensive line coach and then was the defensive coordinator for the Knights. He returned as head coach from 1991 to 1995 after taking Ripon to the 1998 national semifinals.  Under Nielson, the Knights won the 1993 conference championship, made two NCAA appearances, and went 39-14. Nielson was named conference Coach of the Year in 1993, and one of his defensive linemen, Vince Penningroth, earned MVP honors in 1995. The 1993 NCAA appearance marked the first for the program in 11 years, and the team earned the first NCAA playoff win in program history in 1994. After Wartburg, Nielson went on to coach at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire, University of Minnesota Duluth, Western Illinois and the University of South Dakota, experiencing continued success throughout his career. He is a three-time National Coach of the Year, and a two-time national champion head coach at the NCAA Division II level. Nielson also served as Wartburg's athletic director in 1991-96. He retired from South Dakota following the 2024 season and now serves as the director of divisional football at the American Football Coaches Association. Nielson resides in Jefferson, South Dakota, with his wife, Terri, a 1995 Wartburg graduate.

Mark Olenius, a 1991 graduate, was a four-year member of the men's basketball and men's golf teams. On the court, he was named First-team All-Conference and is ranked on the career leader list in two categories: fourth in blocked shots (89) and seventh in steals (114). Olenius surpassed the 1,000-career point mark and finished with 1,112 points. The Knights won two Iowa Conference championships (1989 and 1991), made two appearances in the NCAA Tournament and advanced to the Sweet 16 in 1991. On the links, he earned two All-Conference finishes and was a member of the two conference runner-up teams. Olenius is the CFO at Cadwell and resides in Kennewick, Washington, with his wife, Amy.

Alana (Enabnit) Scarano, a 2015 graduate, was a four-year member of the women's cross country and track and field program. She was the national champion for outdoor in the 5K and 10K in 2012. Across all seasons, Scarano was a five-time All-American. She won the 2012 cross country conference championship to earn MVP honors. Scarano helped Wartburg to a sixth-place finish in 2011 and then the highest finish in cross country program history with national runner-up honors in 2012. The Knights won four-straight conference championships and three-straight regional championships with Scarano on the team. On the track, she helped the team to three-straight national championships in outdoor and were the 2012 indoor national champions. Wartburg won four-straight conference championships for both the indoor and outdoor seasons. On the academic side, she was a five-time Academic All-Conference selection, a four-time USTFCCCA All-Academic honoree and a 2013 CoSIDA Third-team Academic All-American. Scarano is the director of advising for the College of Engineering at the University of Alabama in Huntsville. She lives in Huntsville, with her husband, Myles, and son.

Matt Tschetter, a 2012 graduate, was a four-year member of the football program on the defensive line. He was named a D3Proday.com All-American and D3football.com All-Region in his senior season. Tschetter was a two-time First-team All-Conference selection. His nine sacks in 2010 ranks ninth on the season leader list and he is 10^th in career sacks with 14. Tschetter finished with 73 tackles and 20.0 TFLs. The Knights won two Iowa Conference championships to make two appearances in the NCAA Playoffs and advanced as far as the Elite Eight in 2008. He was selected to play in the Aztec Bowl, which is a showcase game for top NCAA Division III seniors. Tschetter is the defensive coordinator for Wartburg and has been a coach with the program since 2017. He resides in Waverly.

Landon Williams, a 2014 graduate, was a four-year member of the men's wrestling program. He was a two-time national champion as he won the 2012 title at 165 lbs. and the 2014 title at 174 lbs. Williams was a three-time All-American for the Knights. He finished with a career record of 135-15 with 21 major decisions, 28 tech falls and 35 falls. On the career leader lists, Williams ranks fourth in tech falls, sixth in wins, eighth in major decisions, and ninth in falls. He had 41 wins in the 2013-14 season which ranks third-best. Williams was named the 2014 Conference MVP, earned four All-Conference honors and won two NCAA regional championships, as the qualifier changed to the NCAA regional format his last two seasons. The Knights won four-straight NCAA national championships, four-straight NWCA national duals championships and four-straight conference championships. He is the head men's wrestling coach at Central College, and resides in Pella with his wife, Rachel, and their son.