Athletics Hall of Fame

Athletics Hall of Fame 2006

Director of Athletics Dr. Sandy Zensen inducted the late John Spracklin, a 1995 graduate, into the Bryan College Hall of Fame. Dr. Zensen pointed out Mr. Spracklin’s accomplishments on the soccer field and the character he displayed off the field. With the assistance of several of John’s teammates, he also presented John’s widow, Jenny, a framed jersey with John’s number and a Lion of Valor award. The award, created after John’s graduate, is presented to the top male and female athlete at Bryan who model the character of Christ on and off the field.

Previous Athletics Hall of Fame inductees include:

Dr. Jake Matthes 2005 inductee to the Bryan College Athletics Hall of Fame

Jake was a two-sport athlete at Bryan, running on the track and cross country team for four years and playing basketball two years. On the track team, he finished first and second in scoring his junior and senior years.

He returned to Bryan in 1967 as chairman of the mathematics department and resurrected the track and cross country teams. His first season the cross country team posted a 5-2 record, the first winning season in any sport in six years.

In his second year, the cross country team won the state championship. In 1974, one of his athletes, Tom Potter, set the record for best time by a 19-year-old in the Boston Marathon.

In 1975, his team won the conference championship, 38 points ahead of Lee. In their warm-up for the national championship meet, the Lions defeated the University of Tennessee-Chattanooga by 23 points. They won the NCCAA National Championship by 14 points.

2004 Inductees

Martha Weygandt '83, Volleyball

Mike Wood '78, Cross Country

2003 Inductees

Ray S. Locy, '73, Baseball
Jerry L. Cline, '78, Basketball
Sandy Stack, '80, Women's Basketball
John G. Reeser, Coach
Eric P. Clarke, '80, Cross Country
Reg Cook, '74, Soccer
Jim P. Soyster, '80, Soccer
Louise Burt Hewlett, '78, Volleyball

2002 Inductees

Dr. Robert Spoede, Athletic Director
Anthony Revis, '76, Baseball
Dean Ropp, '81, Basketball
E. Shannon Law Dancila, '88, Basketball
Wayne Dixon, '64, Coach
Tom Potter, '76, Cross Country
Chuck Grant, '76, Soccer
Ann Efird Faggart, '88, Volleyball