By Robert McKinney, Assistant Athletics Director, Communications
SALEM, Ore. -- The Willamette University Athletic Hall of Fame Class of 2019 has been announced by Director of Athletics Rob Passage. The induction ceremony will be held on Saturday, Oct. 12 at the Cat Cavern on the Willamette campus, starting with a reception at 12 p.m. (PDT) to be followed by the Hall of Fame inductions at 1 p.m.
Several inductees this year were recommended by the Legends Committee of the Hall of the Fame. The Legends Committee nominates possible inductees who completed their Willamette athletic careers at least 25 years ago.
The Class of 2019 includes the 1983 women's swimming team and the 1993 men's tennis team. Also included are 13 individual student-athletes, plus former Sports Information Director Cliff Voliva, who was selected for meritorious service. The most recent graduate to be chosen for induction this year is Brandon Bennett in football. Bennett graduated from Willamette in 2007.
Here is this year's list of inductees:
ATHLETES
Alicia Andrews '05
Track and Field
Bonnie (Bauer) Flynn '97
Swimming
Brandon Bennett '07
Football
Heidi Buckmaster '90
Track and Field/Volleyball
Ryan Hazelbaker '00
Baseball
Dirk Hmura '92
Men's Soccer
Larry Lynn '61
Basketball
Chrys (Odell) Randolph '83
Swimming
Alicia (Potter) Nelson '94
Swimming
Todd Simis '90 MAT '91
Football
Lisa (Starkey) Ott '01
Track and Field
Kendra Wheeler '84
Swimming
Aaron Young '04
Cross Country/Track and Field
MERITORIOUS SERVICE
Cliff Voliva
Sports Information Director, 1986-02
TEAMS
1983 Women's Swimming
Gayle (Roth) Cutaia '86
Kendra Wheeler '84
Christina (Odell) Randolph '83
Lesley (Wilday) Deuster '86
Diane (Fitzgerald) Bliesner '84
Gigi (Hunt) Agidius '85
Darci (Piper) Niemann '86
Lisa Pruyn '83
Kristen Olsen '86
Suzie (Reinhart) Ness '84
Jennifer (Jacobi) Andres '86
Julie Conrad '85
Jenna Calk '84
1993 Men's Tennis
Jim Barrett '95 *
Jeff Curl '93
Judd Esch '95
Jeremy Larson '94
Erik Norland '95
Craig Norland '95
Andrew Shipman '93
Ian Sigmund '94
Alan Vestergaard '95
* Posthumous induction