Ripon's 100 For 100: Mike Van Boxel '76

Michael Van Boxel '76 is the first-ever National Champion in the history of Ripon College athletics, accomplishing that feat in 1974 as part of the Redmen wrestling team. A two-time All-American on the wrestling mat, Van Boxel was also an All-Conference football player as a defensive back in the only year he played. He was inducted into Ripon's Athletics Hall of Fame in 1987.