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| HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, Ky. - The following individuals have been selected for induction into Northern Kentucky University’s Athletics Hall of Fame. The inductees will be honored Feb. 9 from 6-9 p.m. in a ceremony to be held in the Albright Health Center on the NKU campus. The cost to attend the induction ceremony, which includes dinner at 6:45 p.m., is $25 per person, or $250 for a table of 10. Call Kurt Moeller at (859) 572-6632 for ticket information. The 2007 inductees are: 
•Mary Biermann (1989-2000), volleyball head coach - Biermann posted a 286-106 record as the NKU head coach before retiring after the 2000 season. She led the Norse to four consecutive Great Lakes Valley Conference championships (1997-2000) and a total of five during her career. Biermann also guided her teams to four NCAA Division II Tournament appearances and a pair of regional championships. Her 1999 team advanced to the NCAA Division II Final Four and finished 33-2, which still stands as the best record in the program’s history. She was also named GLVC Coach of the Year five times during her career at NKU.
•Mike Hofmeyer (1977-81), men’s basketball - Hofmeyer scored 1,208 career points during his career, but he is best remembered for his last-second basket that gave NKU a stunning 59-58 upset over Xavier on Jan. 14, 1978. Hofmeyer tipped in a shot at the buzzer as NKU defeated a Division I opponent for the first time in history. He also helped NKU post a 20-8 record that same season and advance to the NCAA Division II Tournament for the first time in the program's history. Hofmeyer averaged 12.6 points and 6.0 rebounds per game during his NKU career.
•Jack Miller (1973-77), baseball - Miller ranks first in NKU history in earned run average (2.09 ERA), saves (32), saves in a season (14), and fewest hits allowed per nine innings pitched in a career (6.5). The first dominating closer in Norse baseball history, Miller is also tied for 10th place in school history in both wins (16) and strikeouts (148). The talented reliever helped NKU post a 147-79 overall record during his career, and the team made two NCAA II regional tournament appearances. Miller's performance on the mound enabled NKU to become a powerhouse in the region during the early years of the program.
•Jamie O’Hara (1998-2002), women’s tennis - The most dominant women’s tennis player in Norse history, O’Hara turned NKU into a championship team during her four years. She earned GLVC Player of the Year honors four times in her career and led NKU to four straight GLVC championships. She finished her career with an unbeaten record (44-0) against GLVC opponents in No. 1 singles competition, and NKU advanced to the NCAA Division II Tournament three times in four years. O’Hara posted a 60-13 overall record in No. 1 singles competition during her four years at NKU, and she earned the Great Lakes Region’s ITA/Arthur Ashe Award for Leadership and Sportsmanship as a senior.
•Ken Shields (1988-2004), men’s basketball head coach - Shields finished his 16-year career on the Norse sideline with a 306-170 record. He led NKU to regional championships in both 1996 and ’97, and the Norse advanced to the NCAA Division II national championship games in each of those seasons. Shields guided NKU to seven 20-win seasons - the most in Norse men’s basketball history - and three GLVC championships. His 1996-97 team won a school-record 30 games en route to national runner-up honors. During that same season, NKU’s Paul Cluxton became the first player in NCAA history to lead the nation in free-throw percentage without missing from the line (94-for-94). |
•Julie
Duerring (1986-88), women’s basketball - One of the
most talented offensive players in NKU women’s basketball
history, Duerring averaged 15.5 points per game during her two years
with the Norse. As a senior, Duerring was named GLVC Player of the
Year. She also led NKU to the 1987 NCAA Division II Final Four by
recording double-doubles against both Wright State and West Texas
State. In addition, she was named to the Kodak All-America first
team in 1988, marking the first time an NKU player had earned that
honor. During her two years at NKU, the Norse won a pair of GLVC
championships and posted a 50-8 overall record. Her 15.5 ppg average
ranks No. 3 in Norse history, and is her 3.69 assists per game rank
No. 5 in school history.
•Kerry
Lewin Schrand (1992-95), volleyball - Lewin blazed a trail
of GLVC success for NKU with a powerful jump serve that eventually
made her the NCAA’s all-time leader in aces with 533. Lewin
led the nation in aces as a junior and senior, and she was named
GLVC Player of the Year in both 1994 and ’95. NKU posted 30-3
records during each of her final two seasons, and she capped her
career by leading the Norse to the 1995 GLVC championship in Regents
Hall. Lewin was named AVCA All-Region as a junior and senior, and
she finished her career with 1,582 kills and 1,729 digs. She was
also featured in Sports Illustrated’s “Faces in the
Crowd” after setting the national service aces record as a
senior.
•Betsy
Moore (1998-2001), women’s soccer - The first superstar
performer in Norse women’s soccer history, Moore led NKU to
four GLVC championships and three trips to the NCAA Division II
Final Four. The speedy forward scored a school-record 70 goals during
her career en route to a total of 186 points. Moore tallied 21 goals
in 1999 as NKU advanced to the Final Four for the first time in
history. A three-time NSCAA first team All-American, Moore led NKU
to the 2000 national championship game. She was also named GLVC
Freshman of the Year in 1998 as well as GLVC Player of the Year
twice (1999, 2001).
•Mark
Stoeber (1975-78), baseball - A powerful starting pitcher
who helped make NKU a force in the region, Stoeber posted a 21-8
record during his career. In 1977, he tossed a no-hitter against
Division I Xavier and set a school record with 10 complete games.
His 21 wins still rank No. 6 all-time in Norse history, and he ranks
in the top 10 in career strikeouts (149), innings pitched (181)
and ERA (2.61). NKU posted a 112–41 record during his career
and earned three NCAA II Tournament berths.