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Athelets inducted into ACU Hall of Fame

October 16, 2009 by Special Contributor

By Ben Warton

The ACU Sports Hall of Fame will add six members to its ranks during the 25th Hall of Fame ceremony Friday at 6:30 p.m.

The ceremony will include a dinner honoring the six inductees and a reunion for lettermen in all ACU sports in the Hunter Welcome Center. Ceremony and reunion attendees are also invited to stay for a fireworks show at 10 p.m. on the east side of the Welcome Center, according to a press release by Lance Fleming.

New members are former football player Jim Reese, former golf coach Vince Jarrett, former athletics trainer Wes Speights and former track athletes Delloreen Ennis-London and Tracey Barnes. Dr. Jerry Strader will also be inducted and given the 17th Lifetime Achievement Award in Hall of Fame history, Murphy said.

ACU will also celebrate the 10th anniversary of the 1999 men’s and women’s national championship track teams. Former men’s basketball letterman Sam Maroney will also be featured at the ceremony as the recipient of the Womack Award, given to former athletes who have excelled in their sport and in the classroom. This is the third time the award has been given.

Former softball player Samantha Borgeson and former basketball player Alex Guiton are the two other athletes to win the award, according to the press release.

The ceremony will take place in the Welcome Center and is open to anyone who wants to attend. Tickets cost $20 per person and can be purchased at the ACU athletics office. Seating is limited, and priority seats will be given to the inductees and their families, said Lisa Murphy, executive assistant to the director of athletics.

For more information visit the athletics Web Site at www.acusports.com.

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