Pittsburg State University is pleased to announce its 2017 induction class into the Intercollegiate Athletics Hall of Fame. The group – comprised of seven former standout Gorillas – will be formally inducted during ceremonies on campus in September.
PSU's Class of 2017 is headlined by a cast of decorated athletes: Nathan Baker (2001-04), an All-American offensive lineman and winner of the inaugural Gene Upshaw Award as a member of Pitt State's 2004 NCAA Division II National Runner-Up squad; Jenny (Pracht) Townsend (1994-96), a three-time All-MIAA performer in women's basketball and the CoSIDA Academic All-American of the Year in 1996; Wendi (Rickson) Horak (1992-94), a three-time All-MIAA performer in softball and school record setter in several offensive batting categories; Brad Shorter (1997-98), an All-American catcher in baseball, the school's career batting average leader and a CoSIDA Academic All-American; and Julie (Smith) Spears (1996-99), a national champion discus thrower and three-time All-American in women's track & field.
http://www.pittstategorillas.com/news/2017/6/8/general-pitt-state-athletics-announces-hall-of-fame-class-of-2017.aspx
Wendi (Rickson) Horak, Softball Athlete, 1992-94 (BS, 1994)
~ MIAA All-Conference, 1992-93 (So. Div., 3B, '92; 1st, 3B, '93)
~ Set PSU single season record with .461 batting avg. in 1993; Hit .461 with 13 doubles, 4 HRs,
40 RBI in 1993
~ Set PSU career records for runs (112), hits (185), doubles (39), home runs (16) & RBI (121)
~ Helped PSU to 36-8 record and program's first NCAA-II Tournament berth in '93 and a school
record 48 wins (48-15), the program's only MIAA regular season title and a repeat berth to the
NCAA Tournament
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