Don Monzingo, Doug Bishop, Greg Knudsen, Ray Pentagolio, and Duane Anderson

The 1968 Cross Country State Championship Team was coached by Leonard Kliment and previously by John Rasmussen.  They went undefeated during their championship season, wrapping up their state title in Grand Island where they won the top spot by almost 30 points.  They were led by a 3^rd place finish at state by Don Monzingo.  Duane Anderson ran varsity cross country for the University of Nebraska at Omaha after his time at Bryan.  He coached cross country for over 20 years.  Doug Bishop served in Vietnam and then coached cross country and track for 23 years.  Greg Knudsen was the junior and senior class president at Bryan and after college spent time in the Peace Corps.  Don Monzingo was a teacher and coach for 20 years after his time at Bryan.  Ray Pentaguilio served in the military and also ran cross country for the University of Nebraska at Omaha.  Ray also has stayed active in the running community, competing in many 5ks, 10ks, and half and full marathons. 

Reshea Bristol (1996) was a two-time All-Nebraska and three-time All-Metro basketball player.  She led the Bears to three state tournament appearances including a runner-up finish in 1995.  She was second team All-Metro as a junior and senior in volleyball as well.  Bristol lettered in soccer and track on top of basketball and volleyball.  Bristol attended the University of Arizona and was All-Pac 10.  She was the school’s career leader in steals with 260 and at the time of her graduation was the 5^th leading scorer all-time for Arizona with 1,260 points.  She was the 50^th pick in the 2001 WNBA Draft of the Charlotte Sting.  Bristol has played in Russia, Iceland, Lithuania, Switzerland, Turkey, Czech Republic, and Spain professionally winning multiple championships. 

Ken Clark (1985) Clark was All-Metro and All-State during the 1983-1984 and 1984-1985 season.  Clark averaged 150 yards a game during his 1985 campaign.  Clark was the first Division 1 Football Scholarship in Bryan History.  Clark attended the University of Nebraska-Lincoln where he was a two-time All Big-Eight selection.  He holds the junior single-game rushing record with 256 yards against Oklahoma State in 1988.  He is #5 on the career rushing list for Nebraska with 3,037 yards and #5 on the single-season rushing list with 1,497 yards in 1988.  Clark averaged 6.1 yards per carry at Nebraska and found the endzone 29 times for the Huskers. Clark is widely considered one of the most underrated players in Husker history.  Clark was an 8^th round pick of the Indianapolis Colts in 1990 and played 34 games for the Colts. 

Tim Bond was Bryan High’s head football coach and taught English from 1984-2004.  He had previously coached at Omaha Tech High School. During his career he took the Bears to the playoffs 5 times and helped the Bears earn their first playoff victory in school history with a 31-0 win over Central in 2000. Coach Bond was the Metro Football Association Coach of the Year in 1989 and 1993. Coach Bond also coached track at Bryan and has been the Field Event Director for the NSAA State Track Championships for over 40 years. Coach Bond was inducted into the Omaha Public Schools Hall of Fame in 2006.