Bearkat Athletics announces 2022 Hall of Honor Class
8/31/2022 10:00:00 AM | Athletics
HUNTSVILLE - In September, Sam Houston will induct seven new members to the Sam Houston Letterwinners Association Hall of Honor.
The 2022 class will be inducted on September 10th and the group will be recognized at the football game vs Northern Arizona that evening at Bowers Stadium.
The class will also be recognized as the feature of the Hall of Honor Reception on campus in the Orange Ballroom of the Lowman Student Center. The event will begin with a social welcoming for attendees beginning at 1:30 p.m. with the official program honoring the inductees scheduled to begin at 2:00 p.m.
Hors d'oeuvres and drinks will be served, with tickets available for $25 per person. Tickets for the event may be purchased by contacting the Sam Houston Ticket Office at (936)294-1729.
A fresh addition to this year's class is the Distinguished Service Award, an honor newly created to showcase an individual who has personally contributed to the Bearkat Athletics and its student-athletes in ways that are difficult to measure.
Sam Houston will honor Don Sanders as its initial recipient of the Award. Sanders has been an essential supporter of Bearkat Athletics for decades, with the home of Bearkat Baseball still bearing his name. An alumnus of Sam Houston, Sanders continues to give back to Bearkat Athletics and its student-athletes even to this day.
"Few people have had the impact on Sam Houston Athletics that Don Sanders has had, and it is hard to imagine where would be without his support," Sam Houston Director of Athletics Bobby Williams said. "It is fitting that he is the first recipient of the Distinguished Service Award because he has been there for us when we have had a need, and we cannot thank him enough for what he is done in helping get us to where we are today."
2022 Sam Houston Letterwinners Association Hall of Honor Induction Class
Ashton Mitchell
Men's Basketball • 2007-10
Mitchell was a first-team All-Southland Conference selection as a senior in 2010 and earned SLC Tournament MVP, leading Sam Houston to a berth 2010 NCAA Tournament where the Kats nearly pulled off one of the biggest upsets of the tournament, pushing No. 3 Baylor to the wire in his hometown of New Orleans. Mitchell was the 21st Bearkat to score 1,000 points in a career and finished with 1,104 which is still tied for 22nd all-time at SHSU. He ranks third in school history in career assists with 567 and fourth in steals with 186. He led the SLC in assists as a junior and senior. He was a second-team All-SLC selection as a junior and was fifth in the nation in assists with 6.9 per game.
Melissa Tyler
Softball • 1989-92
Tyler is one of the most decorated players in Sam Houston history, being named an all-Southland Conference pitcher each of her first three seasons with the team before landing on the first team as a senior. She still ranks first all-time at SHSU with 743.2 innings pitched and is second in career victories (71) and shutouts (30). Tyler also ranks fifth in strikeouts (367) and career ERA (1.04). Tyler threw four 1-hitters in the 1989 season when she helped the Bearkats to an NIT appearance, before leading SHSU to the 1990 Southland Conference title.
Brandon Moseley
Men's Track & Field • 2002-07
Moseley was the men's high-point scorer at the 2006 Southland Conference Outdoor Championships after placing first in the 5,000-meter run, second in the 10,000-meter run and third in the steeplechase. He placed second in the 5,000 and the steeplechase in 2005 and was a 5-time All-SLC selection. He is third in school history with a time of 14:45.99 in the 5,000 and fourth in the steeplechase with a time of 9:11.81. Mosley finished 25th at the 2004 NCAA Cross Country Regional to earn All-Region honors and was named All-SLC in cross country in 2004 and 2006. He earned All-SLC honors in indoor track and field after placing second in the 3,000-meter run in 2006 and second in the 5,000 in 2005.
Desiree Taylor
Women's Track & Field • 2006-09
Taylor was an NCAA Regional Outdoor finalist in the 4x400-meter relay which won at the 2008 Southland Championships, setting a school record of 3:37.94 that stood until recently. She won the 400-meter dash at the 2007 SLC Championships and finished third in 2009 and was part of the 4x400 relay team that placed second in 2006 and 2007, and third in 2009. Taylor was a 6-time All-SLC selection and was on the 2008 indoor 4x400 relay team that placed first at the SLC Indoor Championships. Her efforts helped lead the Kats to SLC Indoor titles in both 2007 and 2008, and Outdoor titles in 2006 and 2008.
Chris Louvier
Football • 2001-04
Louvier was an offensive lineman for the Kats from 2001 to 2004, helping Sam Houston claim Southland Conference titles in both 2001 and 2004. He started 39 games at offensive tackle, including all 14 games in 2004's run to the semifinals of the FCS Playoffs. He was a 2003 Second Team All-Southland Conference selection and a year later was named as a Second Team All-America by Sports Network, Third Team All-America by the Associated Press and a second team All-America by Don Hansen's Football Gazette.
Bryan McDonald
Baseball • 1984-87
McDonald was an infielder for the Kats from 1984-87, playing in 202 total games and three NCAA Division II regionals. In 1987, he played on the NCAA regional team, the school's first year at Division I. He finished as a career .296 hitter and still holds single-season SHSU record with 81 runs scored and 53 stolen bases in 1986. McDonald was named a first team All-American and all-Gulf Star Conference first team in 1986. He still holds SHSU career records with 204 runs scored and 88 stolen bases, in addition to being fourth all-time at SHSU with 29 career home runs and third with 117 career walks.
Alisha Fowler
Volleyball • 2002-05
Women's Track & Field • 2003-05
Fowler was a member of the volleyball and track and field teams from 2002-05, shining on both fronts. On the volleyball court, she was a 3-time all-Southland Conference selection, including earning first team honors as a senior in 2005 when she also landed on the all-tournament team at the Southland Tournament. She still stands 19th all-time at SHSU in career kills (1,223), and is in the top 10 in career attack percentage (.284) and career blocks (353). Fowler is one of eight players in SHSU history with 1,000 career kills + 300 career blocks.
On the track, Fowler set a then school record in the high jump with a leap of 5' 10.75" at the 2005 Southland Championship in Huntsville, a mark that still is the second best in program history. She was the Southland Conference champion in the outdoor high jump in both 2003 and 2005, finishing third in 2004 and leading the Kats to a conference title in 2005. Additionally, she was a 3-time Midwest Regional qualifier in the high jump, finishing as high as seventh in 2003.
The 2022 class will be inducted on September 10th and the group will be recognized at the football game vs Northern Arizona that evening at Bowers Stadium.
The class will also be recognized as the feature of the Hall of Honor Reception on campus in the Orange Ballroom of the Lowman Student Center. The event will begin with a social welcoming for attendees beginning at 1:30 p.m. with the official program honoring the inductees scheduled to begin at 2:00 p.m.
Hors d'oeuvres and drinks will be served, with tickets available for $25 per person. Tickets for the event may be purchased by contacting the Sam Houston Ticket Office at (936)294-1729.
A fresh addition to this year's class is the Distinguished Service Award, an honor newly created to showcase an individual who has personally contributed to the Bearkat Athletics and its student-athletes in ways that are difficult to measure.
Sam Houston will honor Don Sanders as its initial recipient of the Award. Sanders has been an essential supporter of Bearkat Athletics for decades, with the home of Bearkat Baseball still bearing his name. An alumnus of Sam Houston, Sanders continues to give back to Bearkat Athletics and its student-athletes even to this day.
"Few people have had the impact on Sam Houston Athletics that Don Sanders has had, and it is hard to imagine where would be without his support," Sam Houston Director of Athletics Bobby Williams said. "It is fitting that he is the first recipient of the Distinguished Service Award because he has been there for us when we have had a need, and we cannot thank him enough for what he is done in helping get us to where we are today."
2022 Sam Houston Letterwinners Association Hall of Honor Induction Class
Ashton Mitchell
Men's Basketball • 2007-10
Mitchell was a first-team All-Southland Conference selection as a senior in 2010 and earned SLC Tournament MVP, leading Sam Houston to a berth 2010 NCAA Tournament where the Kats nearly pulled off one of the biggest upsets of the tournament, pushing No. 3 Baylor to the wire in his hometown of New Orleans. Mitchell was the 21st Bearkat to score 1,000 points in a career and finished with 1,104 which is still tied for 22nd all-time at SHSU. He ranks third in school history in career assists with 567 and fourth in steals with 186. He led the SLC in assists as a junior and senior. He was a second-team All-SLC selection as a junior and was fifth in the nation in assists with 6.9 per game.
Melissa Tyler
Softball • 1989-92
Tyler is one of the most decorated players in Sam Houston history, being named an all-Southland Conference pitcher each of her first three seasons with the team before landing on the first team as a senior. She still ranks first all-time at SHSU with 743.2 innings pitched and is second in career victories (71) and shutouts (30). Tyler also ranks fifth in strikeouts (367) and career ERA (1.04). Tyler threw four 1-hitters in the 1989 season when she helped the Bearkats to an NIT appearance, before leading SHSU to the 1990 Southland Conference title.
Brandon Moseley
Men's Track & Field • 2002-07
Moseley was the men's high-point scorer at the 2006 Southland Conference Outdoor Championships after placing first in the 5,000-meter run, second in the 10,000-meter run and third in the steeplechase. He placed second in the 5,000 and the steeplechase in 2005 and was a 5-time All-SLC selection. He is third in school history with a time of 14:45.99 in the 5,000 and fourth in the steeplechase with a time of 9:11.81. Mosley finished 25th at the 2004 NCAA Cross Country Regional to earn All-Region honors and was named All-SLC in cross country in 2004 and 2006. He earned All-SLC honors in indoor track and field after placing second in the 3,000-meter run in 2006 and second in the 5,000 in 2005.
Desiree Taylor
Women's Track & Field • 2006-09
Taylor was an NCAA Regional Outdoor finalist in the 4x400-meter relay which won at the 2008 Southland Championships, setting a school record of 3:37.94 that stood until recently. She won the 400-meter dash at the 2007 SLC Championships and finished third in 2009 and was part of the 4x400 relay team that placed second in 2006 and 2007, and third in 2009. Taylor was a 6-time All-SLC selection and was on the 2008 indoor 4x400 relay team that placed first at the SLC Indoor Championships. Her efforts helped lead the Kats to SLC Indoor titles in both 2007 and 2008, and Outdoor titles in 2006 and 2008.
Chris Louvier
Football • 2001-04
Louvier was an offensive lineman for the Kats from 2001 to 2004, helping Sam Houston claim Southland Conference titles in both 2001 and 2004. He started 39 games at offensive tackle, including all 14 games in 2004's run to the semifinals of the FCS Playoffs. He was a 2003 Second Team All-Southland Conference selection and a year later was named as a Second Team All-America by Sports Network, Third Team All-America by the Associated Press and a second team All-America by Don Hansen's Football Gazette.
Bryan McDonald
Baseball • 1984-87
McDonald was an infielder for the Kats from 1984-87, playing in 202 total games and three NCAA Division II regionals. In 1987, he played on the NCAA regional team, the school's first year at Division I. He finished as a career .296 hitter and still holds single-season SHSU record with 81 runs scored and 53 stolen bases in 1986. McDonald was named a first team All-American and all-Gulf Star Conference first team in 1986. He still holds SHSU career records with 204 runs scored and 88 stolen bases, in addition to being fourth all-time at SHSU with 29 career home runs and third with 117 career walks.
Alisha Fowler
Volleyball • 2002-05
Women's Track & Field • 2003-05
Fowler was a member of the volleyball and track and field teams from 2002-05, shining on both fronts. On the volleyball court, she was a 3-time all-Southland Conference selection, including earning first team honors as a senior in 2005 when she also landed on the all-tournament team at the Southland Tournament. She still stands 19th all-time at SHSU in career kills (1,223), and is in the top 10 in career attack percentage (.284) and career blocks (353). Fowler is one of eight players in SHSU history with 1,000 career kills + 300 career blocks.
On the track, Fowler set a then school record in the high jump with a leap of 5' 10.75" at the 2005 Southland Championship in Huntsville, a mark that still is the second best in program history. She was the Southland Conference champion in the outdoor high jump in both 2003 and 2005, finishing third in 2004 and leading the Kats to a conference title in 2005. Additionally, she was a 3-time Midwest Regional qualifier in the high jump, finishing as high as seventh in 2003.
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