2026 Athletic Hall of Fame Induction
By Dave Preheim | Mar 25, 2026 11:43 AM
We are pleased to announce the 2026 Class of the Concord Athletic Hall of Fame. The induction ceremony will be on Friday, April 24 at the Matterhorn in Elkhart. Social time begins at 6:30 PM with dinner and the induction ceremony to follow at 7:00 PM. Tickets are $25 (includes dinner) and are available in the CHS Athletic Office. Hall of Fame inductees are: Jenny Ball Bauer (Soccer – Class of 2006) • Girls Basketball – 1 year • Girls Track – 1 year • Girls Soccer - 4 years, 4 letters o Holds school record for goals in a season (29), o Holds school record for goals in a career (61) o Tied for school record for assists in a season o Offensive Award in grades 10, 11, 12 o All Conference all four years o Third team All State as a senior o Academic All State as a senior o Member of teams that placed second in NLC as a freshmen and then won NLC next three years (NLC record of 24-1-3 during her career) o Two sectional, one regional, one semi-state championship during her career o Member of 2004 State finalist team Dairese Gary (Basketball , Football – Class of 2007) • Seven total varsity letters • Football – 3 year, 3 letters o Member of NLC Champion team as sophomore and senior o Member of 2006 State Runner-Up Team with a 14-1 record • Basketball – 4 years, 4 letters o Most steals as a junior and senior o Most assists as a senior o Honorary Captain as a junior and senior o Best Free Throw Percentage as a junior o All Conference as a sophomore, junior, and senior o Member of Sectional Champion teams as a sophomore and junior o Member of NLC Champion team as a sophomore o Member of teams that went 61-27 during his career, including 22-2 as a sophomore o Third in CHS career scoring with 1330 points (ninth in Elkhart County at time of graduation) o NLC scoring leader as a senior with 19.6 ppg in NLC games; 22.0 ppg overall o Career high of 38 points vs. Westview as a senior o AP All State Honorable Mention as a senior o WTRC / Elkhart Optimist Basketball Player of the Year as a senior • Recipient of Athletic Achievement Award • Played basketball for four years at the University of New Mexico o Graduated 13th in scoring at New Mexico (1458) and 4th in assists (564) o First Team All-Mountain West Conference as a junior and senior o Started 130 consecutive games during his career • Played professionally in Fort Wayne and in Egypt Dave Juday (Coach 1990 - 2022) • 32 years of service • Girls Cross Country Head Coach 1999-2021 o Career record of 117-123. o Juday was just the fourth coach in program history, having led the program for 23 of its first 38 years of existence. • Boys Cross Country Head Coach 2000-2004 o Career record of 23-34 • Boys Track Head Coach 1998-2007 o Career record of 30-42 o Coached Daniel Martin to a state championship (1999) and two state runner-up finishes (1998, 2000) in the 300 meter hurdles. o Coached two 4 x 400 meter relay teams (2000, 2002) to top five finishes at the state meet. Both of those relay teams included current Concord boys track head coach CJ Shafer. • Also served as an assistant coach for both Boys Track and Girls Track at various points of his career. • Received NLC Service Award in 2022 Dr. Seth Molnar (Athlete – Class of 1996; Teacher / Coach / Administrator 2002-2016; 2022-2025) • Football -4 years, 3 letters o 2 year starter (center) o All Conference as a senior o Team MVP- Offensive Lineman as a senior o SB Tribune Class 4A Center. • Wrestling – 3 years, 3 letters o Record 22-14 at 171 pounds o Most Improved as a senior • Track – 1 year, 1 letter o Honorary Captain as a senior • Head Wrestling Coach 2002-2010 o Record of 101-92 (second highest number of wins in school history) o Coached Steven Ross to four sectional championships, two regional championships, and eighth place finish at state finals in 2008. • Assistant Football Coach 2002-2009; 2010-2012 (Varsity Assistant / Head Freshmen Coach) • CHS Social Studies Teacher 2002-2013 • CHS Assistant Principal 2014-2016 • CHS Principal 2022-2025 . Dan Ogle (Teacher / Coach 1984 - 2022) Boys Cross Country Head Coach – 1994 – 1999 with a record of 40-11 • First three years was a combined 30-1 • NLC champions in 1996 • Coached Jeff Hedrick in 1996 to an All State selection and school record. Girls Cross Country Head Coach – 1994 – 1998 with record of 29-22 • Coached first CHS Girls Cross Country Team to qualify for State Finals in 1994 • Coached Emily Mitchell to a school record • Nominee for IHSAA Coach of the Year in 1994 CJHS Cross Country Coach – 1984 – 1994 • Won multiple HCAC Conference Championships CJHS Boys Track Coach –1984 – 2018 • Won multiple HCAC and Big 11 Conference Championships CJHS Basketball Coach – 1984 – 2008 • Coached a mixture of boys and girls; 7th and 8th grade; Varsity and JV • Won multiple HCAC and Big 11 Conference Championships For a complete list of previous inductees, please click here. https://static.eventlink.com/public/be8998f5-959c-4be7-8127-9765d7f643d6/e8e277be-0fbe-482c-9d01-32afee6128cf/Hall%20of%20Fame%20%20-%20Website%20-3.pdf