Janna Ruebke Engel (2025) - Bison Athletic Hall of Fame

Janna Ruebke Engel

Induction:
2025
Class:
2003

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1998 AVCA All-North Central Region selection...Two-time all-North Central Conference in 1997 and 1999...Four-time NCC Setter of the Week including three awards in 1997...Three-time NCC All-Academic team...1999 Academic All-America® third team...Helped the Bison to the NCAA tournament all four seasons including a national runner-up performance in 1998 and the quarterfinals in 1999...NDSU won North Central Conference championships both years...Set school records for assists in a three-set match (56 vs. Northern Michigan in 1998) and five-set match (78 vs. West Texas A&M in 1998), and her record for a four-set match (72 vs. Minnesota-Morris in 1997) still stands...On the NDSU career charts, still ranks third with 4,220 assists and fourth with 9.93 assists per set...Led the Bison in assists in 1997, 1998 and 1999, and in service aces with 52 in 1997 and 67 in 1998...Inducted into the Ada-Borup-West Cougar Hall of Fame...Still holds four track records at the school, where she competed in volleyball, basketball and track and field.