2009 Hall of Honor
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IVETTE ANDRADE Women's tennis letter winner 2000 2001 2002 Most Valuable Player for the Sam Houston women's tennis team each of her three years as a Bearkat ... All-Southland Conference performer and was named Southland Newcomer of the Year as a sophomore ... ranks fourth all-time at Sam Houston in both career singles and doubles victories |
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BONNIE BEARD Volleyball letter winner 1984 1985 Ranks as Sam Houston's all-time leader in hitting percentage, totaling 1,528 kills in her career ... led the Kats to two NCAA volleyball final four appearances and two Gulf Star Conference titles |
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PRECIOUS MADISON Women's track and field letterwinner - 2001 2002 First Sam Houston track and field athlete to earn NCAA Division I All-America honors ... four-time Southland Conference selection ... holds the Bearkat school records both indoor and outdoors in the long jump ... NCAA national championships participant in the long jump in both 2001 and 2002. |
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SHERRY PFISTER Women's basketball letter winner 1980 1981 1982 1983 Ranks as the all-time leading scorer in Sam Houston women's basketball history with 1,975 points ... holds five career school records and ranks second all-time with 962 career rebounds ... in 1982, she led the Kats to a 27-5 overall record, the most victories in one season ever for the Sam Houston women |
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JACKIE ZAPALAC HAYES Softball letter winner 1984 1985 1986 1988 Catcher for the Bearkat softball team from 1984 to 1988 ... led the Kats to the NCAA Division I regionals in 1985 and 1986 and the Southland Conference championship in 1986 ... earned All-Gulf Star conference honors twice and All-Southland recognition as a senior. |
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JAMES M. SONNY HAIR Football letterman 1938 1939 1940 Quarterback and end and who earned All-Lone Star Conference in 1938, 1939 and 1940 ... played on the Bearkat team that beat Rice 9-8 in 1938 and rolled up a 23-6 record overall in his three seasons ... killed in action over Sicily in World War II |
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BILLY HAYES Football letterman 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988 All-time kick scoring leader for the Bearkats ... scored 258 points including 117 PATs and 47 field goals ... played on teams that won a conference title in 1985 and went to the NCAA Playoffs in 1986. |
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RYAN NEAL KLAUS Football letterman 1995 1996 1997 1998 One of only two Bearkats to earn All-Southland honors all four of his years ... ranks as the Bearkats' all-time punting leader with a career average of 42.1 yards on 255 punts ... twice led the Southland in punting yards and twice ranked second |
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MICHAEL A. NAU Baseball letterman 1985 1986 1987 1988 Rolled up a 26-5 career record as a pitcher for the Bearkats, playing on baseball teams that went to the NCAA Division II regionals twice and the Division I regionals in 1988 ... was a member of three Gulf Star Conference championship teams, earning all-conference honors twice. |
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