TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (WTWO/WAWV)— Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology has announced this year's newest members of the Athletic Hall of Fame. According to a news release, five incoming recipients will be honored at an induction ceremony at the Mussallem Union on January 29 and at the Hall of Fame basketball game on January 30. This year's inductees include Lucinda Combs, Ashley Montgomery Getz, Orion Martin, Blake Schulthies and Dan Hopkins. A list of each inductee's accomplishments can be found below:
Lucinda Combs - Chemical Engineering - Class of 2016 - Women's Soccer Four-time NSCAA All-Region honoree (two 1st Teams, two 2nd Teams) Four-time First Team All-HCAC Considered top goalkeeper in Rose-Hulman history Two-time HCAC Defensive Player of the Year Ranked in the national top five in save percentage as a sophomore and a junior HCAC Freshman of the Year in 2012 NSCAA Scholar All-American in 2014 RHIT record holder with 40 wins, 464 saves, and a 0.78 goals-against average RHIT record holder for career save percentage (.885) and shutouts (36) RHIT single-season school record holder with 11 shutouts
Ashley (Montgomery) Getz - Chemical Engineering - Class of 2008 - Softball Two-time NFCA All-Region, earning First Team in 2006 and Third Team in 2008 Only two-time All-Region honoree in RHIT softball program history Second Team Academic All-American in 2008 Only Academic All-American in RHIT softball program history First Team CoSIDA Academic All-District in 2008 Three-time Academic All-Conference Career school record holder for runs scored (103) and stolen bases (37) Ranks 3rd in school history with 149 hits At the time of graduation, stood fourth in school history in RBIs (58) and assists (241) First-team all-HCAC selection in 2008 Starter for the 2008 HCAC Regular Season Championship team
Orion Martin - Physics and Computer Science - Class of 2016 - Men's Swimming Four-time National Qualifier from 2013-2016 Three-time All-American in 100 Butterfly in 2014 (7th), 2015 (6th), 2016 (6th) Ruel Fox Burns Blanket Award winner 2016 Two-time CoSIDA Academic All-American in 2015 (3rd Team) and 2016 (1st Team) Four-time CSCAA First Team Scholar All-American in 100 Butterfly 2013-2016 Four-Time CCIW Swimming & Diving Athlete of the Year 2013-2016 CCIW Swimmer of the Meet in 2015 Five-Time Individual Champion in the 100 Butterfly (4 times), 100 Freestyle (1 time) CCIW record holder in the 100 Freestyle (45.32 in 2015) and 100 Butterfly (47.92 in 2015) 2016 NCAA Post Graduate Scholarship winner RHIT school record holder in 100 Butterfly (47.92) and 200 Butterfly (1:47.73) RHIT ranks 2nd in 100 Freestyle (44.92) and 200 Freestyle (1:39.70) RHIT ranks 5th in 50 Freestyle (20.76)
Blake Schulthies - Electrical Engineering - Class of 2015 - Men's Track & Field Seventh-place finish in decathlon at 2015 NCAA DIII Nationals All-American in Decathlon in 2015 Won the 400-meter dash (49.25) and pole vault (14' 9") during the decathlon at the NCAA Outdoor Championships in 2015 One of only two Rose-Hulman athletes to earn All-American in the decathlon Member of four HCAC Outdoor Championship teams and four HCAC Indoor Championship teams from 2012 to 2015 HCAC individual champion in the outdoor pole vault and outdoor 400 hurdles in 2015 Member of the HCAC champion 4x400-meter relay team in 2012 School record holder in Indoor Heptathlon (Ohio Northern, 2015 - 4741) Ranks second in school record book in Outdoor Decathlon (2015 - 6756) Ranks second in school record book as member of the Outdoor 4x400-meter Relay (2012 – 3:17.58) Ranks fifth in school record book in Outdoor 100-meter dash (Ohio Wesleyan, 2015 - 10.92)
Dan Hopkins - Head Men's and Women's Tennis Coach Head coach of men's and women's tennis team from 1988-2019 Most coaches' wins in program history for men and women Men's record of 311-279 during 31 seasons Women's record of 154-130 during 17 seasons Men's team won HCAC Regular Season Championship in six seasons, including 2011, and 2015-2019 Men's Team won HCAC Tournament Championships in five seasons, including 2015-2019 Led men's team to its first-ever victory in the NCAA Tournament against Wheaton in 2017 Led men's team to second NCAA Tournament win against Illinois Tech in 2019 Women's team won HCAC Regular Season Championship in 2010 and 2011 Women's team won HCAC Tournament Championship in 2010 and 2016 Women made two appearances to NCAA Tournament in 2010 and 2016 Named to the United States Professional Tennis Association Midwest Division Hall of Fame in 2020 Named to the Indiana High School Tennis Hall of Fame in 1998 USPTA Professional of the Year in 1991 Earned national community service awards from the United States Tennis Association in 1990 and the Intercollegiate Tennis Association in 1999. Named USTA All-American Coach for tennis programming in Terre Haute and Indiana in 2002 Made countless generous donations to Rose-Hulman Athletics and the tennis programs Donated funds to purchase live streaming equipment to provide live video of matches Continues to follow the program after retirement Founding member of the Terre Haute Junior Tennis Association in 1986 and former Tournament Director
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