The National Junior College Athletic Association's (NJCAA) Region 4 recently announced the inductees for their 2024 Hall of Fame. Included in this nine-member group is former Waubonsee Community College two-sport standout Maxzine (Rossler) Vrbenec. The Hinckley-Big Rock High School graduate was a two-time NJCAA All-American on the soccer field and a two-time All-Illinois Skyway Collegiate Conference (ISCC) selection on the basketball court for the Chiefs from 2010 through 2012. Vrbenec will be honored this coming Saturday, February 24, during halftime of Waubonsee's men's home basketball game against McHenry County College that tips off at 3:00 p.m. (CDT).  

Vrbenec is the all-time leading scorer in Waubonsee women's soccer history, and still holds or shares 18 Chiefs' records. As a freshman she burst onto the national stage in the fall of 2010 by finishing third nationally in goals with 37 and points with 82, while scoring in every ISCC match that season. Vrbenec was named an NJCAA Second Team All-American and was selected the Region 4 and ISCC Player of the Year. She helped lead the 16^th ranked Chiefs (18-4-1) to an undefeated (6-0) conference title, a Region championship, and a District Runner-up finish. The following year the fleet-footed dynamo finished second nationally in goals with 34, was third in points with 83, and 12th in assists with 15. Vrbenec was named an NJCAA All-American once again and was selected to both the All-ISCC and All-Region First Teams for the 10^th ranked Chiefs. Waubonsee (17-6-0) captured the Region title and went on to win the District crown to earn a berth in the 8-team NJCAA Division I National Tournament, the first Region 4 team to ever do so. 

A 5'6" guard, Vrbenec was also a key member of Waubonsee's basketball program, averaging 12.5 points-per-game while helping the Chiefs win 35 games over two seasons. She earned All-ISCC First Team and All-Region Second Team as a freshman, was All-ISCC Second Team as a sophomore, and was named Waubonsee's Female Athlete of the Year for 2011-12. Vrbenec was inducted into Waubonsee's Athletic Hall of Fame in 2020 and the ISCC Hall of Fame in 2022.