VERMILLION, S.D.—University of South Dakota will induct four Coyotes and recognize one team at the Henry Heider Coyote Sports Hall of Fame ceremony set for Sept. 9 during USD's Hall of Fame Weekend.
 
Track and field athlete Sara (Deckert) Stahlecker '01, football player A.J. Schable '13, and basketball players Josh Mueller '05 and Turner Trofholz '08 are represented in the class of 2016 as is the 2004-05 men's basketball team, which will be honored in the special achievement category. The group brings the Hall of Fame total to 301 individuals and 16 teams.
 
An abbreviated bio of the 2016 Hall of Fame Class follows:
 
Sara (Deckert) Stahlecker (1996-2001)
Stahlecker, who grew up in Doland, S.D., is a six-time All-American who won the 400-meter dash at the 2001 NCAA Division II Indoor Championships. Her winning time of 54.65 seconds remains a program record. In addition, Stahlecker was the national runner-up in the outdoor 200 in 2000 and the outdoor 100 in 2001.
 
Stahlecker won nine North Central Conference Championships, including five in the 200, two in the 100, and one each in the 55 and 400. She continues to rank in the top-10 at USD for the indoor 200, outdoor 100, outdoor 200, outdoor 400, and outdoor 4x200 relay. She holds the DakotaDome record in the 4x100 relay for 48.55 seconds with teammates Elena Swan, Tamika Williams and Tori Devericks.
 
Stahlecker graduated with a bachelor's degree in business administration. After graduation, she became the fifth Coyote track and field athlete to receive an NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship, which she put towards her MBA from USD.
 
Stahlecker currently works as a treasury operations manager for Citigroup. She and her husband, Jeff, reside in Tea, S.D., and have two children, Sydney and Callen.
 
A.J. Schable (2002-05)
Andrew Joel Schable, a native of Ida Grove, Iowa, is the leading sack man and one of the top football players in Coyote history. He led USD to an NCC championship during his senior season in 2005 when he led the nation with 18.5 sacks and was selected to four first-team All-America lists. He was the first Coyote selected to the AP Little All-America first team in 17 years.
 
In 40 career games, Schable registered 148 tackles including 44.5 for loss and 27 sacks, 26 of which were solo. His 18.5 sacks in one season and 27 overall are program records. He also forced three fumbles. The Coyotes finished with a 9-2 record in both his junior and senior seasons.
 
Schable signed with the Arizona Cardinals of the NFL in 2006 and played in 11 games that season totaling 10 tackles. He was also a member of the Philadelphia Eagles, New York Jets and Seattle Seahawks. Schable played three seasons in the United Football League from 2009-11 for California (2009) and Sacramento (2010-11).
 
Schable currently works for G&L Construction in Beresford, S.D. He also serves as a defensive line coach at Air Attack Academy and coaches football at Beresford High School. He and his wife, Casie, have three children, Addy, Mack and Cooper.
 
Josh Mueller (2001-05)
Mueller, who grew up in nearby Hartford, S.D., is South Dakota's career leader in assists (801), steals (258) and three-pointers (307), and is the second-leading scorer in Coyote history with 1,991 points. He is a three-time all-NCC honoree, a two-time all-region pick, and was one of 16 finalists for the Bob Cousy Collegiate Point Guard of the Year Award in both his junior and senior seasons.
 
Mueller started all 120 games for the Coyotes from 2001-05. USD was 87-33 in that span, including a 54-7 record inside the DakotaDome. Mueller scored in double figures 100 times and had 20 double-doubles. His career averages include 16.6 points, 6.6 assists, 3.9 rebounds and 2.1 steals per game.
 
Mueller scored a career-high 36 points as a junior in late 2003, made a program-record 109 threes as a senior, and led the NCC in assists in each of his first three seasons. He averaged 7.7 assists as a junior, the third-highest average in the nation, and finished with the fourth-best assist per game average in NCC history.
 
The Coyotes won the 2005 NCC Tournament and Mueller, who averaged 20 points during the tournament, was one of three USD players named to the all-tournament team. South Dakota competed in the NCAA Tournament in both 2004 and 2005 and advanced to the regional championship game in Mueller's senior season. He averaged 19.6 points and 5.7 assists in five NCAA games.
 
Upon graduation, Mueller spent one season with the Sioux Falls Skyforce before playing professionally in Germany, Finland and Holland. After his playing career, Mueller became an assistant coach at Dakota Wesleyan University for two seasons. He recently founded Tri-State Ambush and Mindset basketball. He runs the affective needs department in the far northeast region for Denver Public Schools. Mueller resides in Arvada, Colo., with his wife, Kelsey, and two children, Emery and Piper.
 
Turner Trofholz (2002-06)
Trofholz is South Dakota's third-leading scorer and rebounder, and the only player in USD and North Central Conference history to be named National Player of the Year by the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC), which was announced following his senior season in 2006. Trofholz is a two-time All-American, a two-time Academic All-American, and a two-time NCC Most Valuable Player. He led the Coyotes to an 88-35 record in his four seasons, an NCC Tournament title in 2005, and to three consecutive NCAA Tournaments.
 
Trofholz, a Schuyler, Neb., native, scored 1,931 points and pulled down 917 rebounds, making him the only Coyote who has accumulated 1,900 points and 900 boards. He averaged 21 points in each of his All-America seasons, marking the second- and third-highest scoring seasons in program history. His career averages include 15.7 points and 7.5 rebounds. He scored in double figures 65 consecutive times to conclude his career and had 28 double-doubles, 16 of which came during his senior season. At nearly 62 percent, he is the second-most accurate shooter in USD history.
 
Trofholz performed even better during the postseason. He scored a career-high 42 points on 16 of 20 field goal attempts against Nebraska-Kearney in the NCAA Tournament in 2005. He averaged nearly 24 points and eight rebounds in six career NCAA games while shooting 65 percent from the floor. In the championship game of the NCC Tournament in 2005, he scored 28 points and had 16 rebounds before being named Tournament MVP. He was also an all-tournament pick as a senior in 2006.
 
Trofholz played professionally in Austria and Holland before returning to Nebraska to begin his coaching career. He served as head boys basketball coach at Logan View High School from 2008-12 and is currently the girls basketball coach at Shelby-Rising City High School. He and his wife, Emma, reside in Columbus, Neb.
 
2004-05 Men's Basketball Team
The 2004-05 USD men's basketball team won a program-record 27 games, captured the program's second North Central Conference Tournament title, and advanced to one of eight regional finals in the NCAA Division II Tournament.
 
It was the seventh of 10 NCAA Tournament appearances for head coach Dave Boots, who won 503 games in his 25 seasons at the helm of the Coyotes. His 2004-05 team was led by junior forward Turner Trofholz, the NCC's Most Valuable Player, and senior guard Josh Mueller, a finalist for the Bob Cousy Point Guard of the Year Award for the second time. Trofholz, who became the program's fourth All-American, averaged 21.3 points and 8.0 rebounds per game. Mueller added 18.8 points and 4.5 assists per game.
 
The roster included senior starters Luke Tibbetts and Steve Anderson, and was the first year for junior David Nour, who made his way to Vermillion through Dakota Wesleyan and started all 33 games. Freshmen Dustin Little and Eric Hall, along with sophomore Brock Seim, were first off the bench. Sophomore Andy Mueting and redshirt freshmen Brooks Little and Tyler Westman saw time as well.
 
South Dakota had two 11-game winning streaks during the season – at the very beginning and up to the end. The Coyotes won their final six games in NCC play to finish in second place despite a 2-4 start. The team won three NCC tournament games by an average of 16 points each, including an 87-72 win against Minnesota State in the final. Trofholz was Tournament MVP. Mueller and Tibbetts joined him on the all-tournament team.
 
The Coyotes, seeded third in the North Central Regional, beat RMAC champion Nebraska-Kearney in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament in Denver behind 42 points from Trofholz – fourth-most in program history. Tibbetts tied his career high of 17 points and Trofholz led with 19 in South Dakota's 73-68 win against Winona State to reach the Sweet 16. The win avenged an earlier loss to the Warriors. The season ended in an 89-84 loss to host Metro State, the third-ranked team in the nation. Mueller and Trofholz combined for 53 points in the final. USD finished with a 27-6 record.