Don Widrig would leave his mark on Bulldog athletics, both as a student-athlete and coach. The 1958 KCAC javelin champion, Don would first break the school record in the javelin as a sophomore when he threw 189’10”, and then again as a senior, throwing 191’3”. He also competed in the pole vault, long jump, and ran the 440 yard dash as part of a McPherson College record setting 1-mile relay. He also lettered three seasons in basketball, and played running back in football.

After working as a student assistant coach his final year as an undergraduate, Widrig later returned to the college as its head track coach in 1964. The next year he began his tenure as the Bulldogs’ head basketball coach, where he directed the Bulldogs to the northern division title in 1971 and third place in the overall KCAC in 1973. During his tenure at McPherson College, Widrig also coached tennis and golf.