In 2008, Jeff Buller won his second consecutive national championship in the javelin with a throw of 214 feet 8 inches.

[3] Bethel College began its football program in 1914 under head coach William E. Schroeder.

As of completion of the 2022 season, the teams have produced a cumulative record of 328 wins, 529 losses, and 13 ties.

[4] From 2018 through 2021, Terry Harrison led the Threshers to back-to-back conference titles in 2020 and 2021 before resigning to accept the head coaching position at Friends University.

Harrison replaced Morris Lolar[5] and finished his tenure at Bethel with 37 wins and 14 losses.