WAUKESHA – In 2001, the University of Wisconsin-Waukesha started an Athletic Hall of Fame, inducting 23 members that inaugural year. Making up for lost time, the campus will hold its second induction ceremony Saturday, February 8, when 32 additional athletes and one former coach will be recognized and welcomed. Two of the athletes played on the basketball team the year the campus opened in 1966, and several others contributed to sports teams in the late 1960’s.
All of the inductees have been invited to participate in a ceremony to be held in the Field House after the 1:00 p.m. UW-Waukesha Cougar women’s game and before the 3:00 p.m. men’s game (at about 2:00 p.m.). Both squads are playing UW-Sheboygan Wombat teams. Admission to the games is free and open to the public. A private reception will follow.
Athletes who will be inducted on February 8 include:
Tarique Al-lesa, Dabai, United Arab Emirates, basketball 1989-91
Ed Almekinder, Raleigh, NC, basketball 1966-67
Paul Barnes, West Bend, WI, basketball, 1966-67
Connie Beaster, Waukesha, WI, volleyball and basketball, 1968-71
Dave Bielawski, Wauwatosa, WI, basketball, 1970-72
John Burton, Waukesha, WI, basketball, 1980-81
Mark Busalacchi, Mukwonago, WI, basketball, 1991-93
Tom Diciaula, Brookfield, WI, basketball, 1969-71
Larry Donkle, Hartland, WI, basketball, 1969-71
Bill Furlong, Moss Beach, CA, basketball, 1969-70
Anne Geigel Grams, Waukesha, WI, volleyball, 1970-73
Dan Hallman, Juneau, WI, basketball, 1982-84
Dale Hallman, West Allis, WI, basketball, 1988-90
Ray Hanan, Pewaukee, WI, basketball, 1991-93
Max Hilmer, Bettendorf, IA, basketball, 1968-69
Kathy Humphrey Gray, Mukwonago, WI, fencing, volleyball, basketball, 1967-69
Jeff Hrdlicka, Milwaukee, WI, basketball, 1969-71
Tony Italiano, Portage, MI, basketball, 1968-70
Dean Janicki, New Berlin, WI, basketball, 1995-97
Dolores Jones, Murfreesboro, TN, basketball, fencing, volleyball, 1967-69
T. Russell Jones, Murfreesboro, TN, basketball, 1967-69
Jerry Klingbeil, Genesee, WI, physical education/athletics, 1967-98
Tom Krueger, Menomonee Falls, WI, basketball, 1996-98
Stacey Mercier, Waukesha, WI, volleyball, 1985-86
Kathleen A. O’Brien-Sorenson, Hartland, WI, basketball, 1983-86
Rich Rechlitz, Menomonee Falls, WI, basketball, tennis 1970-72
Brian Salentine, Wauwatosa, WI, tennis, 1997-98
Chris Szaniawski, Waukesha, WI, basketball, 1994-96
Charles Schultz, DeSoto, TX, basketball, 1970-72
Pam Swanson, Milwaukee, WI volleyball, basketball, softball, 1980-82
Phil Todryk, Hudson, WI, basketball, 1966-68
Joe Whitmore, North Prairie, WI, cross-country, 1967-69
Tricia Zeman, Brookfield, WI, basketball, 1989-91
To date, 20 of the new inductees have responded that they will attend the festivities, even coming from California, North Carolina, and Tennessee, and Tarique Al-lesa will send a representative. UW-Waukesha’s first athletic director, Bill Marshall, past AD Mary Ryan, and current AD Neal Nelson all will be on hand to welcome and chat with the new Hall of Fame members.
For more information on sports opportunities at UW-Waukesha or to get a basketball game schedule, phone Nelson at (262) 521-5206 or visit the campus Web site at waukesha.uwc.edu/studentlife. |
