The Greene County Schools activities department will host a Hall of Fame induction ceremony Saturday, Oct. 17, at Greene County High School. The celebration will begin at 5 pm with a meet-and-greet in the high school commons. The induction ceremony will be held at 5:30 in the auditorium. The group will also be recognized Friday evening during halftime of the Rams’ football game versus Creston.
This year’s inductees include:
Kevin Skalla, a 1981 graduate of Scranton High School. He was a multi-sport standout and was the 1980 Class C 400m hurdles state champion. He earned 13 varsity letters in high school and went on to play football for South Dakota State from 1981 through 1985. He spent his professional career in the financial services industry, mainly in the agricultural sector. He resides in Wilmar, MN, with his wife Nancy.
Clay Thompson is a 1986 graduate of Jefferson High School. He was a first team All-sSate linebacker for the 1985 season and led the Rams to their first ever playoff appearance. He was also a two-time state wrestling tournament qualifier. He went on to play football at Central College where he was a three-time letter winner on a team that had four consecutive D III playoff appearances and played in the 1988 national championship. Clay is an attorney and resides in the Nashville, TN, area with his wife Amy, and he serves on the Central College board of trustees.
Nathan Subbert is a 1994 Paton-Churdan graduate and was a standout offensive lineman for the JSPC Rams. He was named first team All-State offensive lineman in 1993. The Rams had a 23-6 record during his three years of varsity football and he was part of the first ever Ram playoff victory. Nathan went on to play football at Rose-Hulmann Institute along with being a thrower on its track and field team. He is currently a software engineer at Rockwell Aerospace where he has worked for the past 28 years. He lives in Hampton with his wife Kari and family.
Shaun Meinecke is a 1997 Jefferson-Scranton graduate. He was a multisport athlete for the Rams, earning 11 varsity letters throughout his time in high school. He placed sixth in the 400m hurdles at the 1997 Class 2A Iowa High School track meet. He went on to Luther College and it was there that he made his mark in track and field. He was a NCAA Division III National Champion on Luther’s indoor distance medley team. He was an outdoor Division III all-American, finishing 6th in the decathlon. Perhaps his greatest achievement came in 2004 when he won the world championship in the double decathlon, which is 20 events in two days. He was the 2003 USA double-decathlon champion, which qualified him for the World Championships. Meinecke then turned to coaching track and field at the college level, something he has done since 2001. He and his wife Jackie now reside on the family farm near Jamaica along with their children.
Matthew Gunn is a 2002 graduate of East Greene High School. He earned first team All-State recognition as a defensive lineman in 2001 in the 8-player class. He earned letters in football, basketball, golf, and track and field during his time in high school and was part of a Top 10-rated football team three winning seasons for the East Greene Hawks. Matthew graduated from the University of Iowa and currently resides in Ankeny with his wife Shawna and their family.
