2023 Cobber Athletic Hall of Fame Class Announced

MOORHEAD, Minn. (6/30/23)---Concordia Athletic Director Rachel Bergeson announced the 2023 Cobber Athletics Hall of Fame class. The quintet features a pair of All-American track and field athletes, the most dominant pitchers in program history in baseball and softball and a 5-time All-MIAC 2-sport athlete.

Former women’s track and field 3-time All-American Maria DeBoer, 2-time All-Region softball pitcher Erin (Gunderson) Flann, 5-time MIAC All-Conference honoree in football and baseball Ryan Hebrink, 2-time All-Region baseball honoree Jeremy Hinderks and men’s track and field All-American Kyle Johnson will be inducted into the Concordia Athletic Hall of Fame on Saturday, Oct. 14 as part of the annual Homecoming festivities.     

Maria DeBoer ’00 (Pine Island, Minn.) was a 3-time All-American and MIAC champion in women’s track and field who helped the Cobbers win the MIAC Indoor Championship in 1998 and 1999 as well as the MIAC Outdoor team title in 1999. She earned All-American honors in the discus and was a 5-time NCAA Championship Meet participant. Maria won the MIAC discus title in 1999 and was a 7-time All-MIAC honoree.

Erin (Gunderson) Flann ’02 (Princeton, Minn.) is the only 2-time NFCA All-Region award winner in program history. She is among only a few players in Cobber softball history to earn back-to-back MIAC All-Conference honors. A dominating pitcher who helped Concordia post its best conference finishes in program history, Erin still holds the program record for most career wins and lowest career ERA.

Ryan Hebrink ’04 (Sacred Heart, Minn.) was a standout 2-sport athlete who earned MIAC All-Conference honors on five occasions in football and baseball. He was a 3-year starter as quarterback for the Cobber football team, who was a 3-time All-MIAC honoree and the team captain in 2002 and 2003. Ryan earned ABCA All-Region honors in 2002 and 2003 and still owns the program record for home runs in a career.

Jeremy Hinderks ’04 (Renville, Minn.) was also a powerful force for the Cobber football and baseball teams in the early 2000s. He is the only player in the history of the Cobber baseball program to be named the MIAC Pitcher of the Year. He was also a 2-time ABCA All-Region award winner in baseball, who still owns the school record in career wins and appearances. On the football field, Jeremy was a 3-year starter as a fullback, who led the team in touchdowns in 2003 and rushed for almost 1000 yards in his career.

Kyle Johnson ’93 (Harcourt, Iowa) was an All-American 2-sport athlete for the Cobber track and field and cross country teams. He earned All-American honors when he finished runner-up in the 800 meters at the 1993 NCAA National Indoor Meet – missing out on a national championship by only .21 of a second. Kyle was a 2-time NCAA National Meet qualifier and 2-time MIAC champion in the 800 meters. He was also a 3-year member of the cross country squad.

This year’s Hall of Fame ceremony will take place on Saturday, Oct. 14 at 5 p.m.