University of North Dakota Athletics

  Brenkus is a native of Whiting, Indiana, and was recruited to play football as a halfback and played extremely well. He was selected to the All North Central Conference team twice, 1938 and 1939 and was also a sprinter on UND's 1938 and 1939 North Central Conference track teams. He lettered three times in football and twice in track before graduating in 1940 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Education.