Chadron State College Athletics

Ferguson came to Chadron State in the fall of 1955 with the help of a track scholarship to run middle distances. The next spring, he set the school record of 50.3 in the 440 while placing third at the Nebraska College Conference Meet. Late that season, he outran the team’s sprinters during practice and almost never ran the 440 again except on relays.
As a sophomore,  Ferguson  won the 100-yard dash in 10.2 seconds at the conference meet.  Teammate Virgil Meyer edged Ferguson in the 100 and 220 much of the time the next two years, but Ferguson joined fellow hall of famers Dick Boness, Keith Kyser and Meyer along with Jerry Chapin to give the Eagles some outstanding relay teams.  Their best time of 42.7 in the 440-yard relay wasn’t broken until 1995 and their time of 1:29.1 in the 880-yard relay lasted until 2004. The 880-yard relay team placed third at the NAIA National Meet his senior year in 1959. In addition, their time of 3:22.8 in the mile relay in 1958 was a conference record and is still the seventh best in Chadron State history when converted from yards to meters.
After graduating from Chadron State in 1959, Ferguson taught and coached at Gordon for seven years before returning to his alma mater to teach math in 1967. He earned a doctorate in 1972 and remained at CSC through 1998. During that tenure his was director of Adult and Continuing Education seven years, chairman of the Division of Science and Mathematics three years and had an outstanding record for service. He was the college’s faculty athletic representative for 32 years, was a sponsor of Blue Key National Honor Society for 30 years and chairman or co-chairman of the scholastic contest for about 25 years. He and his wife, Sandy, also a CSC graduate, live in his hometown of Hot Springs, S.D.