CLASS OF 1997 (CHARTER INDUCTEES)

•Richard Derkson (1971-75), men’s basketball - Derkson averaged 18.9 points per game (No. 1 in school history) and scored 1,927 career points (No. 2 in Norse history). He also ranks No. 6 in school history with 668 career rebounds. Derkson played on the first-ever NKU men’s basketball team in 1971 and was the Norsemen’s go-to scorer during his career.

•Peggy Vincent (1975-79), women’s basketball - Vincent ranks No. 1 in NKU history in points scored (1,883), scoring average (16.2 ppg), career rebounds (1,166) and rebounding average (10.9 rpg). She also holds the single-game records for points (36), rebounds (24), steals (14) and is tied for No. 1 in field goal attempts (29).

•Peggy Ludwig (1975-78), volleyball - A four-year starter who was NKU’s most valuable player four consecutive years. Ludwig earned KWIC All-Tournament honors in 1976 and '77, and she helped NKU win the AIAW Southern Region championship in 1977 and '78. She recorded 523 kills in 1978. Ludwig also played women’s basketball and helped NKU post a 28-2 record in 1975-76.

•Gary Wall (1974-78), baseball - Wall was an outstanding all-around baseball player who ranks No. 3 in school history with 203 career hits. He is fourth on the NKU all-time list with 21 home runs, and he ranks No. 8 in Norse history with 119 runs scored. Wall also ranks No. 9 in runs batted in with 102, and he holds the NKU record for most games played in a career with 195.

•Johnny Lott (1975-79), cross country - Lott placed 17th nationally at the 1979 NCAA Division II Cross Country Championships and earned first team All-America honors that year. Lott was the first athlete in NKU history to earn All-America honors, and he helped NKU post a 19th-place finish at the 1979 NCAA Division II Cross Country Championships.

•Dan Doellman (1975-79), men’s basketball - One of the top basketball players in Norse history, Doellman averaged 18.6 points per game during his career. He ranks No. 3 on the all-time NKU scoring list with 1,920 career points and No. 3 on the all-time rebounding list with 784. He also led NKU to the 1978 NCAA Division II Tournament - the first time in school history the Norsemen advanced to that event.

CLASS OF 1999

•Jeff Stowers (1972-76), men’s basketball - Stowers ranks No. 8 on the NKU all-time scoring list with 1,410 career points. He averaged 14.8 ppg during his career and ranks No. 9 all-time in that category. One of the most exciting players in Norse history, he helped transform a Northern Kentucky State College squad from obscurity into a regional power by leading the team to a 17-9 record his senior season.

•Russ Kerdolff (1975-79), baseball - One of the top pitchers in Norse history, Kerdolff ranks No. 1 all-time at NKU in winning percentage (.848, 28-5 record), No. 2 in wins (28), earned run average (2.28) and innings pitched (277). He also holds the school record for victories in a season with 11 and earned All-America honors in 1979. Kerdolff was also a two-time Academic All-American (1978 and 1979) and led NKU to its best-ever record (49-7) in 1977.

•Julie Thoman Perry (1976-79), volleyball - A four-year starter who finished her career with 819 career kills despite missing part of her junior year because of an ankle injury. NKU posted a 127-60 record during her career. She was named to the KWIC All-Tournament Team in 1976 and 1977, and she also received the NKU Athlete of Distinction Award. She is now the volleyball head coach at St. Ursula Academy in Cincinnati and has led that program to six consecutive Ohio Division II state championships.

•Marilyn Moore, women’s basketball/volleyball coach - Moore helped start the women’s athletic programs at NKSC in the 1970s and coached volleyball, women’s basketball and softball. As women’s basketball coach, she was 137-73 in seven years. Moore led NKSC to three 20-win seasons, including a 28-2 record in 1975-76. In volleyball, she posted an 83-31 record in three years, and won KWIC championships three straight years. Moore also led the NKSC volleyball team to the 1977 AIAW South Region championship.

CLASS OF 2001

•Derek Fields (1985-89), men’s basketball - Fields ranks No. 5 on the NKU all-time scoring list with 1,664 points (15.3 ppg). He was named Great Lakes Valley Conference Player of the Year in 1989 after scoring an NKU single-season record 664 points (23.7 ppg). Fields also earned NCAA Division II third team All-America honors in 1989 and was named NABC Great Lakes All-Region. He also earned the 1989 Athlete of Distinction Award at NKU.

•Melissa Wood-Fleming (1983-87), women’s basketball - Wood-Fleming ranks No. 6 on the NKU all-time scoring list with 1,393 career points. She ranks No. 7 all-time in NKU history with 348 assists and No. 8 in free throw percentage (.740). Wood-Fleming led NKU to the NCAA Division II Final Four in 1987, and she set a single-season record in 1986 with 104 steals.

•Kevin Cieply (1981-84), men’s soccer - Cieply was named McDonald’s All-American in 1983 and third team NAIA All-American in 1984. He also earned All-Region honors twice for the Norse. Cieply was NKU’s top defensive player during his career, and he helped the Norse win NAIA District 32 championships in both 1982 and 1983.

•Gary Flowerdew (1985-88), baseball - Flowerdew ranks No. 1 in Norse history with 263 career hits and 165 runs scored. He also ranks No. 2 in career batting average (.405) and No. 3 in RBI (123). He led team in hitting as a sophomore (.463) and posted a .970 fielding percentage as a second baseman. Flowerdew holds the NKU record for career doubles with 46, and his .464 batting average in 1987 is tied for first all-time in Norse history.

•Brenda Ryan (1978-82), women’s basketball & softball - Ryan ranks No. 13 on the NKU all-time scoring list with 1,252 career points. She also dished out 416 career assists, which ranks No. 4 on the NKU all-time list. As a slow-pitch softball player, Ryan hit .735 with 12 home runs and 42 RBI as a freshman and led the Norse to a 17-1 record. She also led NKU to a 31-5 record and the AIAW Southern Regional championship as a senior.

•Roger Klein, men’s & women’s tennis head coach (1975-87) - Klein posted a 114-102 record as NKU men's tennis coach, and he was 72-63 as women's tennis head coach. He led the NKU men's tennis team to a pair of NAIA District 32 titles and the 1986 GLVC championship - the first GLVC title for a men's program at NKU. He also earned GLVC Coach of the Year honors in 1986. Prior to taking the NKU coaching position, Klein posted a 419-98 record as tennis coach at Bellevue High School.

CLASS OF 2003

•Paul Steenken (1983-86), men’s tennis - Steenken compiled a record of 50-17 as No. 1 singles player for NKU and was the team’s most valuable player in 1985 and 1986. As a senior, Steenken posted a 10-1 record and led the Norse to the GLVC championship. Steenken earned All-GLVC honors and the Paragon Award in 1986.

•Brady Jackson (1979-83), men’s basketball - Jackson finished his career with 1,980 points - which currently ranks No. 2 in NKU history. Jackson holds a number of NKU records, including most career field goals made (796) and most consecutive games scoring 20 points or more (11). Jackson also holds the NKU single-game record of 21 free throw attempts, and he set a Norse single-season record in 1982-83 by making 131 free throws.

•Julee Hill (1975-78), volleyball/women’s basketball - A two-sport athlete while at NKU, Hill led the Norse to a pair of Kentucky Women's Intercollegiate Conference Small College basketball state titles. She set an NKU freshman record with 281 rebounds. Hill led NKU in serving percentage (98.4 percent) in 1978 for a volleyball team that won the KWIC Major College Championship. She also recorded 131 kills and 110 blocks in 1977 as NKU posted a 41-15 record.

•Barbara Harkins (1978-82), women’s basketball - Harkins scored 1,585 career points and grabbed 876 career rebounds at NKU to rank No. 3 all-time in both categories. Her best game was a 29-point, 21 rebound performance against Kentucky State in 1980. Harkins led NKU to its first-ever NCAA Tournament in 1982, and she finished her career with a 13.1 points per game scoring average.

•Dave Krebs (1981-82), men’s soccer - During the early years of the soccer program, Krebs was a standout defensive performer who became the first NKU player to earn NAIA McDonald’s second team and NSCAA All-American honors in 1982. He also earned All-Mideast Region and NAIA District 32 honors in 1982 and was NKU’s MVP in 1981 and 1982.

•Bill Aker, baseball head coach (1972-2000) - Aker retired with 806 wins in 29 seasons as Norse baseball coach. He led NKU to a pair of World Series appearances (1979, 1985), and he was named GLVC Coach of the Year in 1992 and 2000. His 1977 team won a school-record 49 games, and his 1989 squad posted a 45-9 record and came within one out of qualifying for the NCAA Division II World Series.

•Dr. Jim Bilbo, team physician (1986 to present) - Bilbo has been a volunteer member of the NKU athletics program for the past 16 years serving as the team physician. He has also served as a Board of Director for the Norse Athletics Club for the past 10 years and given countless hours of his time to provide medical care for NKU student-athletes.

CLASS OF 2005

•Diane Redmond (1975-79), women's basketball - One of the top floor generals in Norse women's basketball history, Redmond ranks No. 2 on the NKU all-time career list in assists per game (4.0 apg) and No. 3 in total assists (462). She also scored 862 career points and led NKU to a 28-2 record as a freshman. A four-year starter at point guard, Redmond also was named the team's most valuable player in 1975-76.

•J.T. Roberts (1993-96), men's soccer - Roberts combined his strength and quickness with the ball to become one of the best players in the history of NKU soccer. He ranks No. 3 in school history in both goals scored (38) and assists (28). He also led NKU to Great Lakes Valley Conference championships in 1993 and '95. In addition, Roberts was named All-GLVC four times and earned NCAA Division II second team All-America honors as a senior in 1996.

•Amy Flaugher (1978-82), women's basketball & softball - Flaugher ranks No. 1 in Norse women's basketball history in free-throw percentage (.819) and No. 2 in assists (466). She also scored 791 career points and helped NKU win at least 20 games three times. As a pitcher on the slow-pitch softball team, Flaugher posted a 22-2 regular-season record as a sophomore.

•Tim Grogan (1975-79), baseball - A power-hitting shortstop, Grogan ranks No. 2 in school history with 27 career home runs. Grogan earned All-Great Lakes Region honors in 1979 after hitting .333 with nine home runs and 41 runs batted in. He also led NKU to a 36-15 record as a senior and the NCAA II Great Lakes Region championship. Grogan finished his career with 90 RBI.

•Nancy Berger (1979-82), volleyball - Considered one of the best all-around volleyball players in NKU history and an outstanding attacker, Berger led the team in kills (389) as a junior and helped the Norse earn a berth in the 1981 NCAA Tournament. A shoulder injury limited her attacking statistics as a senior, but she still finished with 202 kills that season. Berger was also an outstanding defender and server for the Norse.

•Paul Cluxton (1993-97), men's basketball - Cluxton is the NCAA's all-time career leader in free-throw percentage at .934, and he set an NCAA record during the 1996-97 season by making every free throw he attempted (94-for-94). Cluxton scored 1,495 career points, and he led NKU to NCAA Division II national runner-up honors in both 1996 and '97. In addition, Cluxton earned third team All-America honors in 1997, and he was named the most outstanding player of the 1996 NCAA II Great Lakes Region Tournament at Evansville, Ind.

•John Toebben, men's soccer head coach (1990-2002) - Toebben, who passed away in April 2003 after a seven-month battle with cancer, guided NKU to a 137-105-15 record in 13 seasons as the head coach. He led NKU to GLVC championships in 1992, '93 and '95. In addition, he guided the Norse to a school-record 16 victories in 1995 and was named GLVC Coach of the Year twice.

•2000 NCAA Division II women's basketball national champions - NKU's first NCAA national championship team that posted a 32-2 record en route to the title. NKU also won 24 straight games that season to capture the NCAA Division II national championship at Pine Bluff, Ark. The Norse defeated North Dakota State, 71-62, in overtime in the championship game. NKU also knocked off previously unbeaten and top-ranked Saint Rose (N.Y.) and Western Washington at the Elite Eight to advance to the national championship game.