SAN ANTONIO – Trinity University Associate Vice President for Athletics/Director of Athletics and Search Committee Chair Bob King has announced the new inductees for the Trinity Athletics Hall of Fame Class of 2024.
The new class features 11 former student-athletes from a wide variety of sports, and includes
Emily Daum (cross country/track & field), Doug Grigar (baseball), Nancy Hamad (volleyball), Roy Hampton (football), Becky King (soccer), Patti McBee (multiple sports), Joseph Moore (swimming & diving), Sloan Rush (tennis), Sarah Scott (swimming & diving),
Todd Wildman (track & field), and Ali Woods (softball).
The 2024 Hall of Fame class will be formally inducted during halftime of the Tiger football game against Berry College (GA), which will begin on Saturday, October 26, at 1:00 p.m. Admission to the game is free of charge, as are all regular season contests at Trinity University.
Daum was Trinity's first cross country All-American in 2008 who was also a track & field All-American for the 3,000-meter steeplechase in both 2008 and 2009, and in the indoor 5,000-meter run in 2009. Daum led Trinity to the 2008 NCAA Regional Championship, finishing second in each of her first three seasons. Individually, she finished second at regionals in both 2006 and 2008, and was top 15 all four years with the Tigers. She led the Tiger cross country team to the NCAA Championships for three straight years from 2006-08 and competed at the NCAA Track & Field Championships from 2006-09 (indoor and outdoor in 2009). Daum finished 17th at Nationals in 2008 – still the second-best individual finish ever at Trinity – and led the team to at sixth-place finish that is still the best in school history, and was named the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference's Top Moment in women's cross country. She earned the NCAA Ethnic Minority Enhancement Award in 2009.
Grigar was a two-time American Baseball Coaches Association All-American for the Tiger baseball team, earning Third Team honors in both 1998 and 1999. He began his senior year by hitting three home runs in three swings in the 1999 season opener and was featured in
Sports Illustrated's Faces in the Crowd for the achievement. Grigar led Trinity to the 1999 SCAC Championship, leading Trinity in both home runs and RBI that season. He broke or tied 11 school records during his four years with the Tigers and he remains in the top 10 in school history in 17 different categories. Grigar was just the second player in Tiger baseball history to earn multiple All-American awards in his career.
Hamad was an American Volleyball Coaches Association Second Team All-American in 1998 and was a two-time All-Region player as well. She was a four-time All-SCAC honoree, including First Team honors in both 1997 and 1998, as well as being named the SCAC Player of the Year in 1998. She led Trinity to two SCAC Championships and the team made the NCAA Playoffs in each of her four seasons. Hamad still ranks in the top 20 in 14 different categories in Trinity volleyball history and remains Trinity's all-time record-holder in kills for a single match. In fact, she is the only Tiger player ever to record 23 or more kills in five different matches.
Hampton was an All-American in both 2001 and 2002, securing the honor from four different organizations his senior year. He was a two-time SCAC Offensive Player of the Year, leading the Tigers to four straight SCAC titles and four appearances in the NCAA Playoffs. Hampton led Trinity to the NCAA Quarterfinals in 2000 – his first year as the starter – and led the team to its first and only appearance in the Stagg Bowl in 2002. He still holds 10 Trinity football records and ranks in the top five in 50 different categories for single game, single season, and career stats.
King was a two-time All-American and three-time All-SCAC performer during her career, leading the team to its first-ever appearance in the NCAA Semifinals in 2000. She was just the second Trinity women's soccer player ever to earn multiple All-American awards, as well as being just the second to earn First Team honors. King led Trinity to three SCAC Championships and four appearances in the NCAA Playoffs. She broke the Tiger record for goals and points for a career, and she still ranks in the top 10 in career goals, assists, and points. King is one of just eight players to score 20 or more goals in a season, becoming the second Tiger to achieve the feat in 2000.
McBee was a multi-sport athlete who played basketball, softball track & field, and volleyball while at Trinity. She led the Tiger softball team to upset wins over Texas Tech and Southwest Texas (now Texas State University) and most notably, engineered an improbably 67-66 comeback win in basketball against the University of Texas in December of 1975. McBee and the Tiger women's basketball team won the Zone Championship in the 1975-76 season and advanced to its first-ever TAIAW State Tournament. She earned All-Conference accolades twice during her career, breaking broke 11 school records, and she still holds a spot in the top 10 in eight categories.
Moore was Trinity's first three-time All-American in swimming & diving, receiving recognition in both the 50 freestyle and 100 freestyle in 1997, 1998, and 1999. He broke the school records in both the 50 free and 100 free and remains in the top 10 in both categories. After more than 25 years without hosting a championship in swimming & diving, the SCAC brought back the event during Moore's senior season. He led the Tigers to their first SCAC Swimming & Diving Championship in 1999, as he won two individual events and earned seven All-SCAC honors during the meet.
Rush was the team's #1 singles and doubles player (with Ed Rahn) for the 2000 NCAA Championship – the first Division III National Championship for the Trinity men's tennis team. Rush also led the Tiger men's team to the 1999 NCAA Quarterfinals the year before winning the title. He was the runner-up in the 2000 NCAA Singles Tournament and finished second in the NCAA Doubles Championship (also with Rahn) in 2001. Rush was also a doubles quarterfinalist in 2000, and also reached the quarterfinals in singles in 2001. He was a two-time SCAC Player of the Year in 2000 and 2001, while also earning All-American recognition in both singles and doubles both years. Rush earned the NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship in 2001.
Scott was Trinity's first female All-American in swimming & diving, garnering the honor in multiple events in 1995, 1997, and 1998. She remains one of just two Tiger swimmers to earn All-American honors in three different years and she competed at the NCAA Championships every season at Trinity. Scott received All-American honors in three different events as a first-year in 1995. Her top finishes were seventh in both the 200 individual medley (1997) and the 400 individual medley (1998).
Wildman won back-to-back National Championships in the indoor pentathlon in 2009 and 2010, becoming Trinity's first men's NCAA Champion in track & field since 1968. He was named the USTFCCCA Indoor Field Athlete of the Year in 2009, as well as earning the SCAC Athlete of the Year award later that spring. Wildman led Trinity to three straight SCAC Championships as a team, earning six individual conference titles and earning 11 All-SCAC awards. In addition to his national titles, Wildman was also an All-American in the indoor high jump in 2009, as well as in the outdoor 110-meter hurdles and the long jump in 2009. He remains Trinity's record-holder in the 110-hurdles, the 400-hurdles, and the high jump.
Woods was a member of Trinity softball's first SCAC Championship team in 1999, and the program's first team to compete in the NCAA Tournament in 2000. She set 13 different school records during her career and her .425 batting average in 2001 remains the best in school history. Woods led the team to a 29 wins in 2001 – a single season record that was only broken last spring. She was a four-time All-SCAC performer who was named the 2001 SCAC Player of the Year. Woods also made the National Fastpitch Coaches Association All-Region team three times in her career, leading the Tiger softball team to four SCAC Championships and three NCAA Playoff appearances.