Seven individuals and one team will be inducted into the Class of 2014 SIUE Athletics Hall of Fame on Saturday, Sept. 20, at the Morris University Center on campus.
This year’s honorees include wrestling’s Maurice Brown, women’s basketball Head Coach Wendy Hedberg, baseball’s Chad Opel and P.J. Riley, multi-sport standout Kathy (Going) Rogers (field hockey, women’s basketball, softball), volleyball’s Lindsay Rust and Kimberly (Lowe) Thompson from women’s basketball, as well as the members of the 1974-75 wrestling team.
For a complete listing of this year’s inductees and their achievements, visit siuecougars.com.
This is the 10th class to be inducted since the SIUE Athletics Hall of Fame started in 2005. The Hall of Fame seeks to recognize the achievements of former student-athletes, coaches, administrators and teams that have participated in the intercollegiate athletics programs at SIUE as well as to celebrate the history of the institution. A complete listing of Hall of Fame members is available at siuecougars.com/hallfame.
Reservations for the event can be made by contacting SIUE Athletics at 618-650-2871. Tickets are $30 and include a social for the inductees to be held at 5:30 p.m. followed by the induction ceremony at 6:30 p.m. This year’s event is sponsored by Zeiser Kia and Robust Edwardsville.