Hall of Fame
A unique two-sport student-athlete at Bemidji State, Lance Rongstad competed on the football field and basketball court for the Football and Men’s Basketball programs. On the football field Rongstad was a weapon with his arm and legs quarterbacking the Beavers and earning All-NSIC Honorable Mention twice in his career. He threw and ran himself into 15 different top-10 lists in Bemidji State’s record book including setting career rushing yard and touchdown records as a quarterback. Rongstad also earned All-NSIC Second Team honors on the basketball court. The guard/forward was the 16th member of the men’s basketball program to reach 1,000 career points and ended his career ninth all-time with 1,225 career points while also finishing 10th with 472 career rebounds. During his senior year, Rongstand captained both the men’s basketball and football programs and earned all-conference honors in both sports and was named BSU’s Male Student-Athlete of the Year.
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