Five athletes inducted into Elgin Sports Hall of Fame at annual banquet

Posted November 12, 2026 6:52 pm

Submitted by Elgin Sports Hall of Fame Foundation

The Elgin Sports Hall of Fame Foundation held its annual banquet on Sunday, Nov. 8, honoring scholarship winners, individual and team outstanding achievements, lifetime achievement, Vic Masi Service Award, and induction of five individuals into the Elgin Sports Hall of Fame.

The five individuals inducted into the Elgin Sports Hall of Fame are:

• Cindy Bryniaski, a 1962 graduate of Elgin High School, for her outstanding achievements in golf: USGA Senior Amateur Champion for four consecutive years; multiple championships in Colorado, Arizona and Illinois

• Dennis Manic, a 1970 graduate of Elgin High School, for his play in football and baseball while at Elgin High School and University of Wisconsin.

• Brittney Whitehead, a 2009 graduate of Larkin High School, for her accomplishments in track and cross country while at Larkin and at Eastern Illinois University. At Eastern Illinois, she was a six-time All-Ohio Valley Conference selection in indoor and outdoor track and first team All-OVC in cross country. She was inducted into the Eastern Illinois Hall of Fame in 2025.

• Don Wojciechowski, a 1972 graduate of Larkin High School, as a “Friend of Sports” for his outstanding career in journalism. He was noted for building strong, respectful relationships with coaches and player and consistently touting their accomplishment with fairness and enthusiasm. Wojciechowski is also a previous recipient of the Vic Masi award for his service to the community. In 2001, he was inducted into the Illinois Basketball Coaches Association Hall of Fame.

• Katie Yohn, a 2009 graduate of St. Edward Central Catholic High School for her achievements in volleyball and basketball. While at St. Edward, she set the girls scoring record for basketball; was All-Conference in both volleyball and basketball; All-State in basketball; and awarded the IHSA Sportsperson of the year in 2009. At Bradley University, Yohn set the records for women’s basketball in points, three-pointers, rebounds, assists, blocks, steals — the only woman in Missouri Valley Conference to lead in all areas. She held the Bradley University record for three-pointers made. After Bradley, she played professionally with the St. Louis Surge, winning season championship; with BC Pharmaserv Marburg and TG Sharks Wurzburg in Germany with league best in three-pointers over two years, team records with number of three-pointers in a game, playoffs and a season. Yohn led Sharks Wurzburg to league championship while scoring 59 points.

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