| Sport(s): Wrestling |
Played at BSU: 1969-73 |
Year Inducted: 2008 |
Pete Saxe graduated from Bemidji State University with a bachelor's
degree in health and physical education. While at BSU, Pete was a four
year letter winner in wrestling, where he garnered three NAIA national
championship runner-up titles, was a three time NAIA All American and a
four time NIC champion. Pete also won a championship title at the NDSU
Bison Open and was a two time champion at the BSU Open. He was twice
selected team captain, and was nominated for the Harry F. Bangsberg
Outstanding Athlete of the Year Award his senior year. During his
college career, Pete posted a 74 - 7 win / loss record. Pete continued
his involvement in wrestling as a coach after leaving BSU. He was the
head wrestling coach at Normandale State Junior College in the 1973-74
season where his team posted a sixth place finish at the MJCCA
tournament, which is a state junior college qualifier for the national
tournament. He also served as the assistant coach at the North Branch
High School from 1988-90, guiding three individuals to the state
tournament. He coached at the North Branch summer wrestling camp and in
the Stacy-Lent summer girl's softball program for four years each. Pete
has spent the past 19 years employed by the City of Arden Hills in the
public works department. He and his wife, Julie, have five grown
children and make their home in Stacy, Minnesota.
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