HIGHLAND HEIGHTS,
Ky. - The following have been selected for induction into
Northern Kentucky University’s Athletics Hall of Fame.
The inductees will be honored Feb. 4 from 6-9 p.m. in a
ceremony to be held on the NKU campus in the University
Center Ballroom.
The cost to attend
the induction ceremony, which includes dinner at 6:30 p.m.,
is $25 per person, or $250 for a table of 10. Call Kurt
Moeller at (859) 572-6632 for ticket information. The 2005
inductees are:
•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.
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