North Park University Athletics

Jim Bergquist was a multi-sport student-athlete at North Park, excelling in football and track & field. He was an all-conference lineman his junior and senior seasons and was recognized as an All-American on the field and in the classroom his senior year. Bergquist was a five-time all-conference selection in outdoor track, spending three seasons as discus thrower and two years in shot out. He held the NPU discus record for 25 years and won multiple regional indoor meets in the shot put and 35-pound weight throw. Bergquist also served on the Student Government Association at North Park, was the 1989 homecoming king, and the Male Senior of the Year in 1990.