Adam Kampsen graduated in 2008 with a B.S. in Physiology. Kampsen played baseball for the Wolves from 2005 to 2008, ending with a career .391 batting average, .731 slugging percentage and 45 homeruns. He was a 2-time NSIC Batting Champion, the 2008 NSIC Player of the Year, 3-time NSIC All-Conference honoree, 2-time ABCA All-Region selection, 2-time NSIC Preseason Player of the Year, a 2008 ABCA All-America third team member, and the 2008 Top Slugger in the Country.
Kampsen is the Northern State school record holder for single season on-base percentage (.544), and slugging percentage (.968), achieving both in the 2008 season. In addition, he ranks top-10 in career at-bats, batting average, slugging percentage, hits, doubles, triples, homeruns, runs batted in, stolen bases, runs scored, and walks.
In his career, he has been named President's Club Winner (top salesman) three times. He now works as a Medical Device Rep for Medtronic in Louisville, Ky. He and his wife, Erica, have two children: Jones and Lenny.
Playing Bio
Career: Kampsen's four-year totals at NSU with all-time NSU ranking in parenthesis: .391 Batting AVG (2nd all-time), .473 OB% (2nd), .731 SLG% (2nd), 227 hits (1st), 140 runs scored (1st), 52 doubles (tied for 1st), five triples (tied for 3rd), 45 home-runs (1st), 174 RBI (1st), 424 total bases (1st), 77 walks (1st), and 32 stolen bases (2nd) in 181 career games played (1st)…two-time NSIC overall batting champ ('06 & '08)…was named All-NSIC First Team three years ('06, '07,'08)…was named NSIC Pre-Season Player of the Year twice ('07 & '08)…was named 2008 NSIC Player of the Year…ranked 1st in NCAA Div. II with a .968 SLG% in 2008.
2008: Was named NSIC Pre-Season Player of the Year…Named Team Captain…appeared in 43 games, starting 42…led the team in the following categories: .435 BA, .544 OB%, .968 SLG%, 17 doubles, 15 home-runs, 57 RBI, 10 stolen bases, 41 runs scored, and 29 walks at the plate…in NSIC games only, batted .384 (8th) and led the conference in home-runs (11), and RBI (39)…led the NSIC with 84 total bases…led all NSIC players with an overall batting average of .435…was named NSIC Co-Player of the Year following senior season…led all of NCAA Division II in SLG% (.968)…went 3-7 with a double, three runs scored, and two RBI in a double header vs. Hastings College (3/10/08)…went 4-5 with a double, triple, home-run, three runs scored, and four RBI in a double header vs. Hastings College (3/11/08)…went 3-4 with a double, two home-runs, and five RBI in a double header vs. Dakota Wesleyan (3/15/08)…went 2-4 with a double, triple, and two RBI vs. U of Mary (3/21/08)…went 2-2 with a double, stolen base, and two RBI vs. Winona State (3/30/08)…hit a three-run home-run, and a sac-fly in a game vs. Upper Iowa (4/5/08)…went 4-8 with two doubles, a home-run, and two RBI in a double header vs. #23 Wayne State (4/14/08)…went 6-8 with a double, three home-runs, four runs scored, and 10 RBI in a double header vs. Minn. Crookston (4/16/08)…went 3-4 with two doubles, five runs scored, and five RBI in a double header vs. Valley City State (4/24/08)…went 2-3 with a home-run, three runs scored, and two RBI vs. Presentation College (5/1/08)…went 4-8 with a double and two RBI in a double header vs. Concordia St. Paul (5/3/08)…went 6-8 with five home-runs, six runs scored, and 11 RBI in his final collegiate double header vs. Concordia St. Paul (5/4/08).
