Hastings College has announced that Ron Priebe, a standout men’s basketball player from the class of 1964, will be enshrined in its Athletic Hall of Fame as a Legacy inductee during Homecoming festivities later this month.
Priebe, a resident of Gibbon, Nebraska, was a four-year letterwinner and a three-year starter for the Broncos. Playing his junior and senior seasons under legendary head coach Lynn “Doc” Farrell, Priebe averaged 11 points per game and earned Omaha World-Herald All-State honors as a junior, followed by an Honorable Mention selection as a senior. During his senior campaign, he helped lead the Broncos to a 23-4 record and a berth in the NAIA National Tournament in Kansas City.
Priebe joins a decorated 37th Athletic Hall of Fame class that originally featured seven individual student-athletes and two national championship teams.
As previously announced, the 2026 induction class also includes:
- Logan Drueppel ‘17 (volleyball)
- Katie Placke ‘18 (volleyball)
- Marc Tautz ‘18 (men’s soccer)
- Erik Tello ‘19 (men’s soccer)
- Joe White ‘18 (men’s soccer)
- Daniel Whitehall ‘19 (men’s soccer)
- Jill (Bax) Whitehall ‘18 (volleyball)
- 2016 Volleyball Team (NAIA National Champions)
- 2016 Men’s Soccer Team (NAIA National Champions)
Banquet Details & Registration
The induction reception and banquet will take place on Saturday, September 26, in conjunction with Hastings College Homecoming.
The celebration begins with a social hour at 5:00 p.m. in Kiewit Gymnasium (715 E. 7th Street, Hastings), followed by the banquet at 5:30 p.m.
Tickets for the event can be purchased at hastings.edu/homecoming or by contacting the Hastings College alumni office at 402.461.7363 or alumni@hastings.edu. Tickets are $50 for adults, $20 for children ages 4-12 and free for children ages 3 and under.
Established in 1989, the Athletic Hall of Fame honors and preserves the memory of athletes, teams, coaches and supporters who have contributed meritorious service to the College and its athletic programs. A full directory of past inductees is available at hastings.edu/halloffame.
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