Bethany Lutheran College Athletics

Matt Kuster played basketball and baseball from 1989-91. Kuster a guard on the 1989-90 basketball team, but it was on the baseball diamond where he truly excelled. He played second base on the 1990 team that went 27-8 and finished the season as the Minnesota Community College Conference (MCCC) Southern Division and State Champions. In 1991, he moved to centerfield and hit .381 with a .578 on-base percentage and a .512 slugging percentage. He made one error all season, winning the Golden Glove Award, and was named MCCC All-Conference and All-State, National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) All-Region XIII, and All-MCCC Southern Division Player of the Year. Only one other Bethany baseball player, current Hall of Famer Chad Heminover, has earned the same honors. For 24 years, Kuster has taught at Bethany in the Biology and Exercise Science Departments, served as the NCAA athletic representative, and when needed provided athletic training services Bethany student-athletes.