Eastern Michigan Athletics
EMU Athletic Hall of Fame to Induct Six New Members
12/19/2007 5:00:48 PM | General
Class of 2007 to be inducted Feb. 16, 2008
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YPSILANTI, Mich. — The Eastern Michigan University E-Club, a group of former EMU varsity athletic letterwinners, has announced the addition of six new members into the Athletic Hall of Fame. The Class of 2007 will be honored at a Hall of Fame ceremony Saturday, Feb. 16, 2008, in the new EMU Student Center.
The Class of 2007 includes: Al Jagutis (men's basketball, men's tennis), Marci Kelley (women's softball), Mark Leonard (men's swimming), Tamyka McCord (women's track), Stan Vinson (men's track), and Doug Willer (wrestling).
This year's class will mark the 32nd anniversary of the E-Club Athletic Hall of Fame. The ceremony will begin at 10:30 a.m. followed by a buffet luncheon. The Class of 2007 will then be special halftime guests at the EMU-Central Michigan men's basketball game set for a 2 p.m. tip-off in the EMU Convocation Center. Tickets for the Hall of Fame ceremony, which includes a ticket for the basketball game, are $45 each and can be purchased by calling the EMU Athletics Department at 734.482.1866.
EASTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY E-Club Hall of Fame - Class of 2007
AL JAGUTIS (Graduated in 1971): Men's basketball and men's tennis: Earned four varsity letters, four in men's basketball and four in men's tennis from 1968-71...Served as a standout guard on EMU men's basketball teams that won four straight National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) district titles and qualified for four consecutive NAIA National Tournaments...The 1970-71 basketball team recorded a 23-10 record and advanced to the NAIA national championship game...The basketball teams had a 85-35 record during his four seasons...Finished his career with 689 points, ranking 57th on the all-time list while his 233 career assists is good for 18th and his 334 rebounds is 50th in school history...Qualified for the NCAA Men's Tennis Tournament as a doubles player...Was named EMU's Athlete of the Year for the 1969-70 season.
MARK LEONARD (Graduated in 1999): Men's swimming...One of the most outstanding swimmers in EMU history...Was an eight-time Mid-American Conference individual champion and also swam on three MAC-champion relay teams...Captured the 1,650-yard freestyle title in four straight MAC Championships (1996-99)...Earned NCAA All-American honors in 1997 and was an honorable mention All-American in 1998...Was a silver medalist at the 1999 World University Games...Went on to become one of the top five distance swimmers in the world, winning two national championships in open water swimming races...Was also a first-team All-MAC Academic Team selection in both 1997 and 1998.
MARCI KELLEY (Graduated in1996): Women's softball: Three-year letterwinner (1994, 1995, 1996)...One of the top pitchers in EMU history...Holds EMU career records for: Wins (58), Games Pitched (129), Complete Games (94), Innings Pitched (780), Strikeouts (484) and is sixth in ERA (1.71)...Holds single-season records for Games Pitched (50 in 1994), Games Started (43 in 1994), Complete Games (39 in 1994), and Wins (28 in 1994)...Went on to enjoy an outstanding post-graduate career as a softball player for Daly’s Restaurant, earning All-American honors in 1997 and was a second team All-American selection in 1995...Helped lead Daly’s to a runner-up finish in the national tournament in 1995 and 1997 and third in 1996...Played in the Women's Professional Fastpitch League for the Virginia Roadsters in 1997.
TAMYKA McCORD (Graduated in 1998): Women's track: Was part of 10 Mid-American Conference championships, five as an individual and five as a member of a relay team...Won the 200-meter title in 1991 and 1993, and added the 400-meter outdoor crown in 1991, 1993, and 1994...Ran on winning relay teams in 1993 (4 x 100-meter relay), and the 4 x 400-meter relay in 1990, 1991, 1993, and 1994...Qualified for the United States Olympic Trials in the 400 meters in 1992 and was named an NCAA All-American in the 400 meters in 1993.
DOUG WILLER (Graduated in 1973): Wrestling: One of the all-time greatest wrestlers in EMU history...Was a two-time All-American, earning National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) honors in 1970-71 at 134 pounds and gaining NCAA-College Division recognition in 1971-72 at 142 pounds...Qualified for the 1972-73 NCAA Division I championships by becoming EMU's first-ever Mid-American Conference champion...His 73 career wins was a school record when he graduated...Selected EMU's Athlete of the Year and Scholar-Athlete of the Year in 1972-73...Represented EMU at the World University Games in Moscow, USSR in 1973.
STAN VINSON (Graduated in 1975): Men's Track: Four-year letterwinner in indoor and outdoor track…One of the top competitors in EMU men’s track history…Was a six-time NCAA All-American runner…Won 15 Mid-American Conference and Central Collegiate Conference titles and recorded 20 top three finishes in those two meets…Set world indoor records in both the 500-meter and 500-yard dashes…Won the 600-yard run at the 1975 Millrose Games…Won the 600-yard run at the NCAA Division I Indoor Championship in both 1974 and 1975…Was a semi-finalist in the 440-yard run at the 1974 NCAA Outdoor Championship and was a semi-finalist in the 880-yard run at the 1975 NCAA Outdoor Championship.
