Grand Canyon University Athletics Hall of Fame BEN LINDSEY Coach ( ) Student-Athlete ( )

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1 BEN LINDSEY Coach ( ) Student-Athlete ( ) (.698 winning percentage). Two NAIA National Championships (1975 and 1978) Arizona Press Club as Arizona Coach of the Year (1975, 1978). National Basketball Coaches Association District VII Coach of the Year (1975, 1978). USA Men s Basketball - Olympic Festival Coach (1978) GCU record for Most Field Goals Made in a single game (18) and is in the Grand Canyon Basketball Top Five All Time for Career Rebounds (5th-827), Single Season Rebounds (5th-342 in ) and Single Season Scoring Average (5th-23.2 ppg in ). His 44 point performance on February 17, 1962 vs. LaVerne College is the second highest singlegame point total in school history. Inducted January 2010

2 TIM SALMON Student-Athlete ( ) BASEBALL GCU CAREER RECORDS for Homeruns (51), Runs Scored (225), and RBI (192). His GCU uniform (#10) retired in Played 14 years in Major League Baseball for the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim Major League Baseball American League Rookie of the Year. Hutch Award winner in Major League Baseball in 2002 for the player who displays "honor, courage and dedication to baseball while overcoming adversity in their personal or professional lives. Inducted January 2010

3 1996 Men s Soccer Inducted January 2010 To date, Grand Canyon s only NCAA National Championship team. The 1996 Lopes finished the season with a record of The Lopes hosted and won the NCAA Division II Championship on the GCU campus, defeating Seattle Pacific 2-1 (3-overtimes) in the quarterfinals, Lynn (FL) 1-0 in the semifinal and Oakland (MI) by a 3-1 margin in the final. The Lopes were the top seed from the West Region. Co-Coached by Petar Draksin and Peter Duah.

4 1975 Basketball Grand Canyon s first National Champion. The 1975 Lopes were coached by Ben Lindsey. They finished the season 30-3 and won the title with a victory over Midwestern State. Grand Canyon closed the season with 12 consecutive wins and were led by first team All American Bayard Forrest. Inducted January 1989

5 1978 Basketball Grand Canyon s second National Champion came only three years after the first. The 1978 Lopes were coached by Ben Lindsey and like the prior champ, finished the season 30-3 Their title run was highlighted by an 88-82, 5- overtime win over Central State (OH) in the quarterfinals. GCU defeated Kearney State in the final. Inducted January 1989

6 1988 Basketball Grand Canyon s third basketball National Champion. The 1988 Lopes were coached by Paul Westphal and set a school record for total wins in their 37-6 season. Grand Canyon defeated Auburn - Montgomery (AL) before an ESPN national broadcast audience in the final. Senior Guard Rodney Johns was Tournament MVP for Grand Canyon. Inducted January 1989

7 1981 Tennis From the beginning, it felt like history in the making. The NAIA opened championships to women for the first time in After a record in 1980, Grand Canyon dominated the NAIA District VII regular season and district tournament in The Lopes under head coach Marlene Bjornsrud went Grand Canyon trailed by two points heading to the singles and doubles finals. Pat Smith won the individual national championship in singles and then partnered with teammate Karen Regman to win the doubles title, earning Grand Canon a share of the first ever NAIA Women s Tennis National Championship. Inducted January 1989

8 1980 Baseball In Dr. Dave Brazell s final season at the helm of the Canyon baseball program, the Lopes went on their way to an NAIA National title. GCU captured the title with a 10-inning 5-4 win over Lewis (IL) at Greer Stadium in Nashville, Tennessee. The Lopes qualified for the 10-team tournament as an At Large team after losing in the Area II final. Canyon had a solid 3.78 ERA for the season and a.323 batting average. The teams 75 total home runs in 1980 set a new school record. Pitcher Jim Gerlach won Tournament MVP honors as GCU had a staff ERA of 1.15 in the NAIA CWS. Thirdbaseman Brian Anderson won the Coaches Hustle Award. Inducted January 1990

9 1981 Baseball Gil Stafford took the reigns of the GCU baseball program and kept going where Dave Brazell left off. GCU went 56-20, winning their 2 nd consecutive NAIA Baseball title. The Lopes won six straight in the NAIA CWS, defeating Winthrop College (SC) in the final Canyon never scored fewer than eight runs in any tournament game and hit a then-record.365 for the tournament. Catcher Pete Bethea was the tournament MVP, hitting.538 with a tournament best 13 RBI. Inducted January 1990

10 1982 Baseball 1982 produced the third straight NAIA national title as Canyon piled up a overall record. The Lopes pitching staff had a 3.07 ERA for the year. In winning the national tournament with a 5-0 tournament mark, the Lopes ran their NAIA CWS streak (over three years) to 17 straight games. Catcher Pete Bethea won his second straight NAIA CWS MVP award. Shortstop/2 nd Baseman Tommy Nunez won the Gold Glove Award. The Lopes beat Lewis- Clark State College (ID) 10-6 in the final. Inducted January 1990

11 1986 Baseball From the beginning, it felt like history in the making. The NAIA opened championships to women for the first time in After a record in 1980, Grand Canyon dominated the NAIA District VII regular season and district tournament in The Lopes under head coach Marlene Bjornsrud went Grand Canyon trailed by two points heading to the singles and doubles finals. Pat Smith won the individual national championship in singles and then partnered with teammate Karen Regman to win the doubles title, earning Grand Canon a share of the first ever NAIA Women s Tennis National Championship. Inducted January 1990

12 1959 Basketball While many GCU athletic teams have experienced National Championship success, only one team can lay claim to finishing their season without a loss. The Grand Canyon Men s Basketball team did just that, 20 consecutive victories in a 20 game schedule. No team in the now 60 year history of GCU athletics can match that feat. Dr. Dave Brazell guided the team that would turn the corner on establishing GCU as a championship quality small college basketball program. In their era, the Lopes were a scoring machine, averaging 82.4 points per game and outscored their opponents by an average of nearly 19 points per game. Inducted April 1991

13 DAVE BRAZELL Coach ( ) Dr. Dave Brazell came to Grand Canyon College in the fall of He s simply known as Coach to most of those with whom he has had contact in his nearly 60 years at GCU. Brazell s accomplishments are too many to mention on a single plaque panel. His accomplishments are varied, from having coached the men s basketball team to the only undefeated season in school history (20-0 in ) to winning an NAIA National Baseball Championship in He also guided the Men s Golf Team to an NCAA Division II National Runner-up finish in He has served GCU as an administrator, coach, academic department director and mentor. Eight times he was voted NAIA District Baseball Coach of the Year and twice he was selected NAIA National Coach of the Year. Coach is also a member of the NAIA Baseball Coaches Hall of Fame. Inducted January 1989

14 MARLENE BJORNSRUD Coach ( & ) Marlene Bjornsrud did something that few collegiate coaches have been able to accomplish, to win a National Championship in their first season as a head coach. The 1981 women s tennis team finished with a 20-8 record in route to their NAIA National Championship. Bjornsrud was NAIA National Co-Coach of the Year. After winning that title, Marlene followed another call, serving with a Christian ministries program outside of tennis in southern California. She returned to Grand Canyon in the Fall of 1984 and led the Lopes to five consecutive NAIA District VII titles and a second place finish at the NAIA National Championships in her final season, In her seven seasons as a head coach at Grand Canyon, her teams went Bjornsrud was District VII Coach of the Year six times and in 1988 was honored as the Wilson/NAIA Coach of the Year. In 1989 she won the ITCA Coaches Community Service Award. Inducted April 1991

15 THE SOLHEIM FOUNDATION Meritorious Service Award For many years, Grand Canyon has been fortunate to have the Solheim Family as a friend. The Solheims, through their foundation and the Karsten Manufacturing Corporation, have helped both student-athletes and the as a whole. While monetary support is sometimes most visible, their steadfast support in all areas of life is exemplary. In recognizing their commitment to the highest standards of quality Christian-based education and intercollegiate athletics competition, this award is presented to honor their significant contributions to sustaining and expanding the mission of Grand Canyon. Inducted April 1991

16 BAYARD FORREST Men s Basketball ( ) It is only fitting that Bayard Forrest be the the first individual student-athlete inducted into the GCU Athletic Hall of Fame. During his four year tenure with the Antelopes, Grand Canyon won thieir first NAIA National Championship (1975) and his career at Canyon stands today as the yardstick for measuring both individual and team success. During his four seasons on the basketball team, Grand Canyon had a record of and he was selected NAIA First Team All American three times. His record-setting career includes eight landmark bests. He is also known as much for his Christian commitment as for his on-court success. He passed on his initial opportunity to play in the NBA, instead opting for a year of participation and ministry with Athletes in Action before spending two seasons with the Phoenix Suns. Inducted April 1991

17 DAVID EVERETT Men s Basketball ( , ) Rochester, New York native David Everett was affectionately known as The Raven during his playing career at Grand Canyon. He Co-Captained teams on which he played three of the four seasons he played at Grand Canyon. After an injury-shortened first season, he returned for three seasons as a playmaking guard that helped guide the Lopes to recordsetting seasons from His oncourt leadership was evident as Canyon went 85-8 over his last three campaigns. Selected First Team NAIA All American in Inducted April 1991

18 Grand Canyon PETER BETHEA Baseball ( ) Pete Bethea packed as much success into two years of baseball at Grand Canyon as any student-athlete who ever played in a GCU uniform. His association with Antelope Baseball produced the pinaccle of success as Canyon won back-to-back NAIA National Championships in 1981 and As a catcher, Bethea was the quarterback of the Lopes solid defense and his solid hitting from the middle of the lineup helped produce consecutive 50 win seasons. Individually, Bethea saved his most outstanding efforts for the biggest stage. He remains the only player in NAIA history to claim NAIA College World Series MVP honors in consecutive years. As the All-Tournament Catcher in both 81 and 82 series, he is set records for career NAIA CWS batting average (.511). An NAIA First Team All American in Inducted April 1991

19 TOM TELLMANN Baseball (1976) At the time of his induction, Tom Tellmann was GCU s most successful baseball product. After spending his senior season at Grand Canyon in 1976, Tellmann was selected in the major league free agent draft by the San Diego Padres. He made his major league debut with the that team before moving over to the Milwaukee Brewers. Milwaukee named him their organizational Rookie of the Year in Was 15-7 out of the bullpen with a 2.68 ERA for the Brewers. At Grand Canyon, Tellmann was named NAIA All District VII, All Area II and First Team All American in his only GCU season. His 16 single season wins is the most in GCU history and his single season totals for ERA, strikeouts and innings pitched are still all-time Top 10 listed. Inducted April 1991

20 Grand Canyon FRANK SNOOK Baseball ( ) A Flemington, New Jersey native, Frank Snook played three seasons for the Lopes and produced many of the top mound performances in the history of Grand Canyon baseball. Snook owns the career strikeout (375) and ERA (1.83) records as well as single season (147) and single game (18) strikeout marks. An NAIA All Area II and First Team All America selection in In his senior season, Snook led GCU in every pitching statistic and was 13-4 with a 1.52 ERA. In all, he earned 33 wins in his three seasons at GCU. Inducted April 1991

21 LEROY McDONALD Baseball ( ) Leroy McDonald earned the distinction of being a first for Grand Canyon. He was GCU baseball s first in a long list of players to be selected in Major League Baseball s annual free agent draft. A fouryear letter-winner for GCU, McDonald led the Lopes to their first ever NAIA Baseball College World Series appearance. In 1969, he was selected as a First Team NAIA All American while hitting.362 for the year. A career.311 hitter during the wood-bat era of college baseball, he fielded.910 and teams on which he played posted an overall record of over four seasons. Inducted April 1991

22 JOANNE MURTO Tennis (1983, ) A three time NAIA National Tournament participant, Joanne Murto helped lift the level of play for GCU tennis. All three teams on which she played won NAIA District VII Championships. Twice during her three seasons Murto earned NAIA First Team All America recognition and won the NAIA National Doubles Championship in 1983, teaming with Karen Regman. In 1986 Joanne was awarded the NAIA/ITCA Arthur Ashe Sportsmanship Award. Inducted April 1991

23 KAREN REGMAN- KESSLER Tennis ( ) The NAIA began offering national championship competition for women during the academic year. Karen Regman-Kessler came along at the right time for both Grand Canyon and the NAIA. Regman-Kessler helped to anchor the on-court effort for Grand Canyon, leading the way to the 1981 National Championship. The 1982 and 1983 GCU teams finished 3 rd at the NAIA Championships. A three-time NAIA First Team All American, she teamed with two different partners (Pat Smith- Evola in 1981 & 1982 and Jo Murto in 1983) to win three NAIA Doubles National Championship Awards. Karen was also a two-time quarterfinalist in NAIA Singles (1981 and 1982) and capped her career by being named Outstanding Performer at the 1983 NAIA National Championships. Inducted April 1991

24 PAT SMITH-EVOLA Tennis ( ) Pat Smith-Evola personified tennis success at Grand Canyon during her two seasons. Smith-Evola came close to pulling off a very difficult Double-Double in 1981 and 1982 this is, winning both the NAIA National Singles and Doubles titles in each of her two seasons. In 1981, she won the first ever NAIA Singles National Championship and then teamed with Karen Regman to capture the first ever Doubles title as well. In 1982, the Smith-Regman duo repeated as National Champions but Pat lost in the championship singles final. Her efforts were rewarded with selections as a First Team NAIA All America honoree in each of her two seasons at Grand Canyon. Inducted April 1991