Battle Creek Athletic Archive

Battle Creek AthleticsHall of Fame

Honoring the athletes, coaches, teams, and contributors who shaped Battle Creek sports.

Every induction below is drawn from the Battle Creek Public Schools Hall of Fame and was checked against its official biography. Each person and team keeps the induction category the school gave them, even where their athletic role was different.

Membership on an inducted team is a team honor — it does not make an individual player a Hall of Fame inductee.

Sport
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AthleteClass of 2024

Suzanne Brungardt’87

Three-sport Bravette · four straight state basketball titles · All-State volleyball

Inducted as Athlete

AthleteClass of 2024

Wayne Schulz’68

All-State tackle on the 1967 Braves

Inducted as Athlete

CoachClass of 2024

Pete and Pat Kropp

Pete — assistant coach on state championship football and track teams

Inducted as Employee

ContributorClass of 2024

Mark Baumgartel

St. John Lutheran principal and athletic director — built the junior high feeder programs with Battle Creek

Inducted as Supporter

TeamClass of 2024

1934 Football Team — The Terrors

Football · 1934

Northeast Nebraska champions

Inducted as Team

TeamClass of 2024

1981–82 Boys Track & Field Teams

Boys Track & Field · 1981 · 1982

One induction, two championship teams — back-to-back state titles

Inducted as Team