NEW ORLEANS, La. – Northwest Missouri State University alum Clint Prange will be inducted into the Division II Athlete Hall of Fame Wednesday evening ahead of the NCAA Division II Championships in Bradenton, Fla. Prange, who was a four time MIAA Champion and a six-time All-American, will join Carmelita Jeter (Cal State-Dominguez Hills), Bershawn “Batman” Jackson (Saint Augustine’s), Jim Kemp (Kentucky State) and Kasia Airent (Lewis) in this year’s class.

A 2013 Northwest M-Club Hall of Fame inductee, Prange left his mark as one of the greatest track and field athletes in the history of Bearcat athletics. He won three-straight NCAA titles in the discus and captured the 2005 outdoor shot put title with a then-record setting throw of 66-1. He is one of two individuals all-time to ever surpass 66 feet in the event (Garrett Appier, PSU). He was inducted into the MIAA Hall of Fame in 2015.

In the classroom, Prange was a four-time Academic All-American, graduated Magna Cum Laude, an earned an NCAA postgraduate scholarship. Following his senior season, Prange was honored by the MIAA as the receipent of the Ken B. Jones Award, which recognizes an athlete’s accomplishments on the field, in the classroom and in the community.

— Northwest Athletics —