

Head Coach & Assistant AD Swede Trenkle
In 2012 the Hill College Rebels won the Region V championship and went to the national tournament with a record of 27-8. In 2013, they finished third in the national tournament with a record of 34-3 and were also conference champions.
Trenkle served for four years as assistant coach at NJCAA Division I Seward County Community College. The SCCC Saints had an 89-37 record and won one conference championship and finished second twice. The Saints also started out in the NJCAA national poll all four seasons.
Trenkle spent three years as an assistant coach at NCAA Division II Pittsburg State University under Gene Iba. The Gorillas compiled a 64-24 record during Trenkle's tenure, including two trips to the NCAA-II national tournament. PSU won 18 games in a row during one stretch in 1999, earning the No. 1 ranking in the country.
Prior to his stint at PSU, Trenkle served in a similar capacity at Fort Hays State University. During his tenure on the FHSU staff, the Tigers captured the NCAA Division II national championship in an undefeated (34-0) season in 1996 and reached the NCAA Division II Sweet 16 in a 29-2 campaign in 1997.
Trenkle earned a master's degree in administration of sport in 1997 and completed a bachelor's degree in finance in 1994 at Fort Hays State University. Swede is married to his wife, Katie, and has four children: Elexus (24), Caeden (21), Maddie (16), and Kenna (7).
Contact
Phone: 254.659.7960
E-mail: strenkle@hillcollege.edu
# | Name | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | |
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Isaiah Randolph | 6'4" | 190 | Fr | Long Island, NY |
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Gob Gob | 6'3" | 165 | Fr | Manchester, NH |
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Solomon Kuol | 6'8" | 195 | Fr | Melbourne, Australia |
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Kevin Rankin | 6'1" | 160 | Fr | Victoria, TX |
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Deng Atak |
6'4" |
190 | Fr | Hurst, TX |
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Muhamed Kante | 6'1" | 170 | So | Manchester, NH |
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Charles Okafor | 6'7" | 210 | Fr | London, UK |
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Julian Williams | 6'7" | 215 | RS Fr | Fayetteville, NC |
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Kory Terrell | 6'4" | 215 | Fr | Vancouver, WA |
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Thour Puot | 6'2" | 165 | RS Fr | South Sudan |
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Ricky Lacy | 6'1" | 170 | So | Waco, TX |
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D'Anthony Kimble | 6'4" | 215 | Fr | Athens, LA |
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Anthony Whorton | 6'5" | 180 | So | Milwaukee, WI |
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Derec Feggins | 6'4" | 175 | Fr | Gothenburg, SE |
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Chuil Bayak | 6'9" | 180 | Fr | South Sudan |
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Sheer Akot | 6'7" | 190 | Fr | Manchester, NH |
*** PLEASE NOTE: THE NJCAA SCHEDULE IS IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME.***
NJCAA Schedule 2022-2023
Record: 21-10 overall; 9-5 conference
NJCAA Region V Tournament Qualifier
NTJCAC Reserve Champions
NJCAA Honorable Mention All-American: John Buggs
NTJCAC Newcomer of the Year: John Buggs
NJCAA Region V First Team All-Region: John Buggs
NTJCAC First Team All-Conference: John Buggs and Bryce Latimer
NTJCAC Second Team All-Conference: Jamal Fuller and Chvol Deng
NTJCAC Honorable Mention: Gob Gabriel, Hanniel Outtara, and Dylan Clean
NTJCAC All-Academic Team 2022 (sophomore student-athletes with above 3.25 cumulative GPA): John Buggs

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