FARGO, N.D. – North Dakota State University will induct six individuals into the Bison Athletic Hall of Fame on Friday, Oct. 11. The 48th annual induction class will bring the number of individuals enshrined to 296.

The newest Bison Athletic Hall of Fame class includes NCAA Division II All-American second baseman Jenny (Bakke) Christians (2001-04), NCAA Division II All-American forward/assistant coach Jaime Berry Adams (1997-01 / 2008-12), NCAA Division II national champion wrestler/baseball player Todd Fuller (1998-03), NCAA Division II All-American kicker Aaron Pederson (1998-01), NCAA Division II national champion decathlete Nathan Schmidt (2001-04) and U.S. Olympian and national champion triple jumper Amanda (Thieschafer) Smock (2001-04).

The induction will take place in the Nodak Insurance Basketball Performance Center at the Sanford Health Athletic Complex in Fargo. Lunch will begin at 11:30 a.m. Oct. 11 with the induction ceremony to start at noon.

Tickets are available from the NDSU athletic department for a cost of $30 per ticket. Please contact Helena Johnston at (701) 231-6172 or email Helena.Johnston@ndsu.edu.

The 2019 Bison Athletic Hall of Fame class will also be recognized at halftime of NDSU's homecoming football game Saturday, Oct. 12, against Northern Iowa.

JENNY (BAKKE) CHRISTIANS SOFTBALL, Second baseman/Designated Player, 2001-04
HONORS: Led North Dakota State to NCAA tournament all four seasons including a pair of North Central Region championships, third place national finish in 2003 and fifth place in 2002 … NDSU won 2002 North Central Conference tournament … Bison compiled a 180-38 record during her career … Two-time NFCA Division II All-American including first team honors in 2003 … NCAA North Central Region tournament MVP in 2003 … Three-time NFCA All-North Central Region selection … Named the 2001 North Central Conference Freshman of the Year … Four-time all-NCC pick … Seven-time NCC Player of the Week … Academic All-NCC.
STATS/NOTES: Program's all-time leader with a .700 slugging percentage and 121 walks … Career .408 batting average with 36 home runs and 181 RBI over 210 games including 208 starts … Hit .461 in 2003 with 17 home runs and 62 RBI … Her 17 home runs and .888 slugging percentage are NDSU single-season highs … Still ranks in top 10 in 11 categories including No. 2 in on-base percentage (.509); No. 3 in batting average, triples (11) and home runs, No. 4 in RBI and No. 5 in total bases … Twice tied single-game record with a pair of home runs … Two-time all-state softball player for Anoka High School … All-conference and all-region on the diamond three times … Also three-year letterwinner in tennis at Anoka … Earned master's degree in sports management from St. Cloud State … Has been an assistant coach at St. Cloud State and College of Saint Benedict  … Credit manager for Wells Fargo Financial (2004-07) and store manager and marketing coordinator for Central Campus Books (2009-16) … Has worked as account representative for Northland Capital Equipment Finance since 2016 … Lives in Sartell, Minnesota, with husband, Dave.

JAIME BERRY ADAMS WOMEN'S BASKETBALL, Forward/Assistant Coach, 1997-01 / 2008-12
HONORS: 2001 Daktronics Division II All-America third team and All-North Central Region first team…Two-time All-North Central Conference in 1999 and 2001...Starter on 2000 NCAA Division II national runner-up team…2001 North Central Conference All-Academic Team…2000 All-NCAA Regional Team
STATS/NOTES: Graduated as the 16th leading scorer in NDSU history with 1,174 career points…Averaged 9.6 points and 4.7 rebounds over 122 games …Currently, on the NDSU charts, ranked 8th in career 3-point shooting percentage (.369) and 3-pointers made (92), 11th in free throw shooting (.786), and 12th in free throws made (246) … Came off the bench to score 16 points and grab 10 rebounds in the 2000 national championship game, the 71-62 overtime loss to Northern Kentucky … Team-high 15.1 points and 6.7 rebounds per game her senior year … Born in Mayville, N.D., and grew up in Watertown, S.D. … Four-time South Dakota all-state basketball tournament team … Two-time first team all-state, named to second team once … Four-time all-state volleyball performer … Played on 1993 state basketball champion and 1997 state volleyball champion teams … Finalist for both South Dakota Miss Basketball and Volleyball Player of the Year … Coaching resume includes graduate assistant for South Dakota (2007-08, including national Division II runner-up team) … NDSU assistant coach with Carolyn DeHoff from 2008-12 … Currently, coaching and substitute teaching for Mohall-Lansford-Sherwood (N.D.) High School, but primarily the GM of Team Adams … Lives near Lansford, N.D., with husband, Charlie, and two sons, Sawyer and Easton.

TODD FULLER WRESTLING/BASEBALL, 167, 174 / Outfield-Pitcher, 1998-03
HONORS: Named the Most Outstanding Wrestler at the 2002 NCAA Division II National Championships ... Three-time NCAA Division II national champion in 2000, 2001 and 2002 ... Member of two NCAA Division II national championship teams in 2000 and 2001 coached by hall of famer Bucky Maughan ... Two-time North Central Conference champion in 2000 and 2002, and three-time NCC finalist overall ... Member of 2001 NCC championship team ... Named the North Dakota Associated Press Sportscasters and Sportswriters Association's male athlete of the year after going 35-4 (14-1 duals) with 11 pins in 2001-02.
STATS/NOTES: Left North Dakota State ranked sixth all-time in wins with a 101-29 overall record, 42-8 in duals including 30 pins...Compiled 17-8 record at 157 pounds including 8-2 in duals with three pins in 1998-99 ... Went 22-6 overall, 9-2 in duals with six pins in 1999-00...Finished 27-11 overall, 11-3 in duals with 10 pins in 2000-01 ... Pitched and played outfield for NDSU baseball team … Inducted into NCAA Division II Wrestling Hall of Fame in 2016... Native of Maple Lake, Minn. ... Four-time state qualifier, putting up a 186-39 record ... Versatile athlete, who was also a four-year letterwinner in baseball and football...Four-time all-conference baseball player … Co-owner of 3X Gear; custom sublimation, screen print & embroidery company that has their own brand of singlets, fight shorts, hoods, and quarter zips … Co-owner of the Herd and Horns Bar and Grill … Co-owner of Rough House Athletics in Louisville, Tenn. … Co–founder and co–director of the Rumble on the Red Wrestling Championship … Co-opening Snorties Locker Room and General Store, next to Herd and Horns … Todd and his wife Katie live in Moorhead with their two children, daughter, Chloe, and son, TJ.

AARON PEDERSON FOOTBALL, Kicker/Punter, 1998-01
HONORS: Three-time All-America third team pick by Football Gazette as a kicker (1999-2000) and punter (2001) ... Six-time All-North Central Conference performer in four years ... First team punter in 1999 and 2001, second team punter in 1998 and 2000, and second team kicker in 1999 and 20002 ... Three-time Daktronics/CoSIDA All-Region earning second team in 1999 and 2000 and first team in 2001 ... Two-time Football Gazette National Player of the Week.
STATS/NOTES: The first player and one of only three in program history to earn All-America honors in three different seasons ... Handled the kicking and punting duties all four years ... Set an NCAA Division II record with 117 consecutive PAT kicks made from November 1998 to September 2001... Led the Bison in scoring with 74 points as a freshman in 1998 ... Three 52-yard field goals in his career, second longest in school history at the time ... Had the fourth-longest punt in NDSU history, a 78-yarder at Nebraska-Omaha ... Perfect 50-for-50 on PAT kicks in 1999, tying the school record at the time...Also made a school-record 13 field goals in 1999 ... Graduated as the fourth-leading scorer in NDSU history with 304 points ... His 178 PATs in 182 attempts and 42 FGs in 63 attempts were all school records ... Also set NDSU's career punting record with a 41.72 average on 176 attempts … Born and raised in Sioux Falls, S.D. … All-state, all-conference and all-city as kicker and punter for Roosevelt High School … Still holds records for most field goals made (11) and field goal percentage … Production assistant for Clear Channel Entertainment at the Target Center in 2003 … Since 2004, owns and operates Kid's Stuff Superstore (baby and children home furnishing store) in Lincoln and Omaha … President of the Board for the National Independent Nursery Furniture Retailers Association and Chairman of the Board for All Baby and Child Corporation, the largest baby and children product tradeshow in North America … Resides in Lincoln, Neb., with his wife Karla, and three daughters, twins Stella and Ozzie, and Lola.

NATHAN SCHMIDT MEN'S TRACK & FIELD, Multi-Event, 2001-04
HONORS:  Two-time NCAA Division II outdoor national champion in the decathlon in 2003 and 2004, runner-up in 2001 … Three-time NCAA Division II Indoor All-American in the 4x400 meter relay, 60 meter hurdles, and the long jump in 2004 … Four-time NCAA Division II Outdoor All-American in the Decathlon in 2001, 2003, and 2004, and  … 2004 Outdoor Most Outstanding Athlete … Holds the NDSU indoor record in the pentathlon in 2004 with 3,994 points and the 4x200 meter relay with a time of 1:28.85 … Holds the Bison Sports Arena record in the pentathlon in 2005 with 4,032 points
STATS/NOTES: Three-time North Central Conference Indoor Champion, winning the long jump with a jump of 23-4, in the pentathlon with 3,994 points, and the 4x400 meter relay with a time of 3:20.84 all in 2004 … Six-time North Central Conference Outdoor Champion, twice in the 400 meter hurdles with a time of 53.24 in 2001, and a time of 52.27 in 2004, a Four-time champion in the decathlon with 6,949, 7,119, 7,513, 7,483 points from 2001-2004 … Ranked 1st all-time on the NDSU performance list in the pentathlon with 3,994 points and the 4x200 meter relay with a time of 1:28.85, 7th all-time in the 55 meter hurdles with a time of 7.64 and the 60 meter hurdles with a time of 8.04, 6th and 8th all-time in the 4x400 meter relay with times of 3:13.24 and 3:13.66 … Is 2nd all-time on the NDSU outdoor performance list in the 4x100 meter relay with a time of 40.39, 3rd all-time in the 400 meter hurdles with a time of 52.27 and the decathlon with 7,513 points, 4th all-time in the 4x100 meter relay with a time of 40.44, 8th all-time in the 110 meter hurdles with a time of 14.35, and 2nd and 3rd all-time in the 4x200 meter relay with times of 1:24.21 and 1:25.01 … Native of Redwood Falls, Minn. … Minnesota state track and field champion in the 300 hurdles for Redwood Valley High School, runner-up in high jump, and all-state in the 400 and 800 relays, the long jump and triple jump … Earned both bachelor and master's degrees from NDSU, working as a graduate assistant with Team Makers and marketing department … Competed in US Track and Field Championships three times, twice indoor and once outdoor, with fourth place top finish … Married to former NDSU golfer Sarah Welder … They have four children, Chase, Crew, Piper and Knox … Currently sales team leader in western North Dakota with Zimmer Biomet, an orthopedic implant provider.

AMANDA (THIESCHAFER) SMOCK WOMEN's TRACK & FIELD, Jumps/Sprints, 2001-04
HONORS: Competed in the triple jump at the 2012 Summer Olympic Games in London … Seven-time USA national champion in the triple jump … Six-time NCAA Division II Indoor All-American, placing 1st in the triple jump in 2004 and 2002, placing 2nd in the triple jump and 5th in the long jump in 2003, 3rd in the triple jump in 2001, 3rd in the long jump in 2004 … Member of 2002 NCAA indoor track and field championship team … Seven-time NCAA Division II Outdoor All-American, placing 1st in the triple jump in 2003, 2nd in the triple jump in 2004 and 2002, 3rd in the triple jump in 2001, 7th in the 4x100 meter in 2004 and 2002, and 8th in the long jump in 2003 … 2004 NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship recipient … USTFCCCA All-Academic Individual in 2004, 2003, 2002, 2001.
STATS/NOTES: Five-time North Central Conference indoor champion, 4-times in the triple jump, and once in the long jump … Seven-time North Central Conference outdoor champion, 4-times in the triple jump, once in the long jump, and twice in the 4x100 meter … Holds the NDSU indoor triple jump record with the length of 42-4 ½ in 2004 … Holds the Bison Sports Arena record in the triple jump with a length of 42-5 ½ in 2005 … 1st in the all-time indoor performance list in the triple jump with a length of 42-4 ½ in 2004 and 2nd in the long jump with the length of 20-1 in 2003 … Holds the NDSU outdoor record for triple jump in 2004 with a length of 43-0 ½ … 1st on the all-time outdoor performance list in the triple jump in 2004 with a length of the 43-0 ½ , 8th in the long jump with a length of 19-10 ¾ , and 9th in the 4x100 meter with a time of 46.27 … Married to former NDSU track and field performer Greg Smock … They have a son, Ellis … Trained for professional track and field from end of NCAA career at NDSU until July 2016 then began a career in residential real estate … Received both master's degree and doctorate in kinesiology from the University of Minnesota … Coaching resume includes, volunteer track and field assistant at Minnesota, and assistant coach at Macalester College … Currently, coaching track and field at Edina High School.