{"id":9852,"date":"2023-04-21T16:30:39","date_gmt":"2023-04-21T15:30:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usustatesman.com\/?p=22124518"},"modified":"2023-04-21T16:30:39","modified_gmt":"2023-04-21T15:30:39","slug":"2023-hall-of-fame-induction-ceremony-celebrates-women","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gamefootballmobileanimeiphone.com\/index.php\/2023\/04\/21\/2023-hall-of-fame-induction-ceremony-celebrates-women\/","title":{"rendered":"2023 Hall of Fame induction ceremony celebrates women"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"bp-page-1\" class=\"page\" role=\"region\" data-page-number=\"1\" aria-label=\"Page 1\" data-loaded=\"true\">\n<p class=\"textLayer\"><span id=\"page3R_mcid3\" class=\"markedContent\"><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">LOGAN<\/span> <span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">\u2014<\/span> <span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">On Saturday, April 15, seven women were inducted into the Utah State University <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Athletics Hall of Fame. The celebration of women came in conjunction with the 50th anniversary <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">of Title IX, which created more equal opportunities for women in sports.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"textLayer\"><span id=\"page3R_mcid5\" class=\"markedContent\"><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">The inductees included seven former student<\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">&#8211;<\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">athletes and administrators. Each woman was <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">honored at the event, joined by their family, current school administrators, former inductees and <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">current student<\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">&#8211;<\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">athletes at USU.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"textLayer\"><span id=\"page3R_mcid7\" class=\"markedContent\"><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">There are now three teams and 130<\/span> <span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">individuals in the Utah State Athletics Hall of Fame. It was <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">founded in 1993 with 12 initial members. Before this class, there had never been a year of <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">inductees which included only women.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"textLayer\"><span id=\"page3R_mcid9\" class=\"markedContent\"><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">This celebration of women proved the opportunities that Title IX<\/span> <span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">has provided for women over <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">the past 50 years. As each inductee spoke, they reflected on the importance of this law. They also <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">recognized the work that still needs to be done for women in sports to be seen as equals to men.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"textLayer\"><span id=\"page3R_mcid11\" class=\"markedContent\"><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">\u201cToday we honor the trailblaze<\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">rs who paved the way for women&#8217;s sports<\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">,<\/span> <span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">and recognize the <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">extraordinary women who have made Utah State Athletics what it is today,\u201d said Jerry Bovee, <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">USU\u2019s interim director of athletics.<\/span> <span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">\u201cThe women being inducted into the Utah State Athletics <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Hall of Fame<\/span> <span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">tonight represent the best of the best.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"textLayer\"><span id=\"page3R_mcid14\" class=\"markedContent\"><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">This<\/span> <span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">2023 class includes Tana Call Davis (Gymnastics), Shantel Flanary (Soccer), Krista Larson <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Du Plessis (Track &amp; Field), Jerrie McGahan (Women&#8217;s Basketball), Denae Mohlman Pruden <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">(Volleyball), Christine Thoms<\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">en (Softball) and Marilyn Weiss (Admin).<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"textLayer\"><span id=\"page3R_mcid16\" class=\"markedContent\"><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">\u201cThey embody the spirit of Utah State Athletics, and their accomplishments have inspired <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">generations of women, including our current student<\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">&#8211;<\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">athletes, who not only benefit from those <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">that competed in the past but a<\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">lso inspire those young women in our community who dream of <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">the possibilities that are in store for them in the years to come,\u201d Bovee said.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"textLayer\"><strong><span id=\"page3R_mcid18\" class=\"markedContent\"><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Tana Call Davis<\/span> <span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">&#8211;<\/span> <span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Gymnastics (1987<\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">&#8211;<\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">90)<\/span><\/span><\/strong><span id=\"page3R_mcid19\" class=\"markedContent\"><br role=\"presentation\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"textLayer\"><span id=\"page3R_mcid19\" class=\"markedContent\"><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Tana Call Davis is known as one of the most accomplished gymnasts in school<\/span> <span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">history. By the <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">time she left Utah State, she held 16 school records. She held the single<\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">&#8211;<\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">meet records for best all<\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">&#8211;<\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">around, bars, beam, floor and National Qualifying Score. She competed at the 1989 and 1990 <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">NCAA Championships<\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">,<\/span> <span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">where she placed 26th and 31st. She helped the team in regional <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">appearances throughout her career. Call Davis was voted team captain her senior year by her <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">teammates.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"textLayer\"><span id=\"page3R_mcid21\" class=\"markedContent\"><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Call Davis reflected on her time at USU and shared what life lesson she remembers the<\/span> <span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">most. <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Hilda Fronske, associate professor of kinesiology and health science at USU, required her <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">students to play a game that Call Davis very much disliked. The conversation she had with <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Fronske has stayed with her.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"textLayer\"><span id=\"page3R_mcid23\" class=\"markedContent\"><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">\u201cThe next words that came in my mouth we<\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">re \u2018I don&#8217;t like to do things that I&#8217;m not good at.\u2019 She <\/span><\/span>looked at me and said \u2018I think you better rethink how you think about life. If you only go through <span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">life doing things you think you&#8217;re good at, it is going to be a long, hard life.\u2019 I have thought abo<\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">ut <\/span>that as I&#8217;ve moved through my life and tried to do things that are hard, things that are not <span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">comfortable<\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">,<\/span> <span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">and things that are outside of what I like to do. And the growth that has happened in <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">my life continues to grow because her words will echo in my h<\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">ead. I had a wonderful <\/span>opportunity to be here at this university,\u201d Call Davis said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"textLayer\"><strong><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Shantel Flanary<\/span> <span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">&#8211;<\/span> <span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Soccer (2008<\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">&#8211;<\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">11)<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"textLayer\"><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Shantel Flanary was a two<\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">&#8211;<\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">time Western Athletic Conference Offensive Player of the Year<\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">,<\/span> <span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">and <\/span>is the school record holder with 85 career points, which includes 34 goals and 17 assists. She was <span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">named first<\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">&#8211;<\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">team all<\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">&#8211;<\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">WAC three times, second<\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">&#8211;<\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">team all<\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">&#8211;<\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">WAC one time and was the WAC <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Freshman of the Year in 2008. In 2011, she led the team to win the WA<\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">C regular season and <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">tournament championships and the school&#8217;s first<\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">&#8211;<\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">ever appearance in the NCAA Tournament. <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Flanary ranks first all<\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">&#8211;<\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">time in school history in shots on goal (113), second in career shots (215) <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">and game<\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">&#8211;<\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">winning goals (10), third in career go<\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">als (34) and fourth in career assists (17). She is <\/span>also one of only nine players to record a hat trick in school history.<\/p>\n<p class=\"textLayer\">\u201cAs much as I love breaking these records for myself, my ultimate goal was to get to the NCAA,\u201d Flanary said. \u201cA big part of why I wanted to come here was to really make an impact <span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">and leave a mark on the program. I felt like I did that. I absolutely love t<\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">his school.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"textLayer\"><strong><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Krista Larson Du Plessis<\/span> <span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">&#8211;<\/span> <span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Track &amp; Field (2006<\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">&#8211;<\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">09)<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"textLayer\"><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Krista Larson Du Plessis was a two<\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">&#8211;<\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">time all<\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">&#8211;<\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">WAC honoree, a four<\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">&#8211;<\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">time academic all<\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">&#8211;<\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">WAC <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">selection and earned Academic All<\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">&#8211;<\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">American accolades. Larson Du Plessis was the first female <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">hammer throw<\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">er at Utah State to earn All<\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">&#8211;<\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">American honors. She currently ranks fourth all<\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">&#8211;<\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">time <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">in school history in the hammer<\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">,<\/span> <span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">with a mark of 59.95 meters (196<\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">&#8211;<\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">8), which she set as a senior. <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Indoors, she ranks fifth all<\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">&#8211;<\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">time in the weight throw<\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">,<\/span> <span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">with a heave of 18.09<\/span> <span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">meters (59<\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">&#8211;<\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">4), set in <\/span>2009.<\/p>\n<p class=\"textLayer\">\u201cMy reaction when I first got the call was honestly, I thought that they contacted the wrong athlete,\u201d Larson Du Plessis said. \u201cBut after I confirmed that it was me, I just felt very honored <span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">and those feelings came back of prid<\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">e in and feeling accomplished for the things that I had done <\/span>at Utah State.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"textLayer\">During her sophomore year, her mother passed away. The sport then became something more important to her.<\/p>\n<p class=\"textLayer\"><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">\u201c<\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">It was one of the ways for me to kind of heal through that<\/span> <span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">process. That&#8217;s how the hammer <\/span>really became my love. It was there for me at a time when I really needed it,\u201d she said. \u201cI&#8217;m grateful for my teammates who pushed me and were always there for me during the times that were the hardest.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"textLayer\"><strong><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Jerrie McGahan<\/span> <span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">&#8211;<\/span> <span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Wom<\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">en&#8217;s Basketball (1977<\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">&#8211;<\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">80)<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"textLayer\"><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Jerrie McGahan is the program&#8217;s all<\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">&#8211;<\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">time leading rebounder, with 840 boards<\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">,<\/span> <span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">and is the school <\/span>record holder with 553 made field goals over 94 games. She set the school record for career <span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">points with 1,317, now the third<\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">&#8211;<\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">best in sc<\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">hool history. In her career, she averaged 14.8 points <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">and 9.4 rebounds per game, the fifth and second<\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">&#8211;<\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">best averages in school history. She ranks fourth <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">all<\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">&#8211;<\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">time in school history in field goal attempts (1,182), eighth all<\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">&#8211;<\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">time in field goal percentage <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">(46.<\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">8) and ninth all<\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">&#8211;<\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">time in free throws made (211). She is one of just 13 players in program <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">history to score 30 or more points in a game<\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">,<\/span> <span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">and one of 17 players to record at least 15 rebounds <\/span>in a game. McGahan also competed on the USU Track &amp; Field team.<\/p>\n<p class=\"textLayer\"><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">\u201cT<\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">here weren&#8217;t scholarships for women athletes<\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">,<\/span> <span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">and funding for the programs was very minimal. <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">I was a student<\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">&#8211;<\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">athlete, competed on the volleyball team and had a 3 a.m. paper route while <\/span>working as a student assistant to pay my expenses. Somehow we managed but it wasn&#8217;t easy,\u201d <span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">McGahan said. \u201cThere aren<\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">&#8216;t words to express how honored I am to be selected.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"textLayer\"><strong><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Denae Mohlman Pruden<\/span> <span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">&#8211;<\/span> <span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Volleyball (1997<\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">&#8211;<\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">2000)<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"textLayer\"><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Denae Mohlman Pruden was a three<\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">&#8211;<\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">time all<\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">&#8211;<\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Big West Conference selection for Utah State and <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">is one of just two players in school history to earn first<\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">&#8211;<\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">team<\/span> <span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">all<\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">&#8211;<\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">conference honors three times. <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">She was named the Big West Freshman of the Year in 1997, was a three<\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">&#8211;<\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">time academic all<\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">&#8211;<\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">conference selection and earned academic all<\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">&#8211;<\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">district honors as a senior. She helped Utah State <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">to its first<\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">&#8211;<\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">ever NCAA Tournament wher<\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">e they ranked 22nd in the nation. She is the school <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">record holder in hitting percentage, ranks second all<\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">&#8211;<\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">time at Utah State in total blocks (477) and <\/span>block assists (420), tied for fourth in matches played (121), sixth in kills (1,294) and eighth in <span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">total<\/span> <span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">attempts (2,796). She set one match record during her career as she recorded 11 blocks as a <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">senior, which is tied for the most in a three<\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">&#8211;<\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">set match in school history.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"textLayer\"><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">\u201cI believe this award reflects the unwavering dedication and hard work of an entire gene<\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">ration of <\/span>Aggies. This recognition belongs to all of us,\u201d Mohlman Pruden said. \u201cTitle IX has really empowered countless people to be able to develop critical life skills and it has benefited families, <span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">communities and our country as a whole. I&#8217;m just really<\/span> <span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">proud to be a part of that legacy.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"textLayer\"><strong><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Christine Thomsen<\/span> <span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">&#8211;<\/span> <span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Softball (2012<\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">&#8211;<\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">13)<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"textLayer\"><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Christine Thomsen is one of just seven softball players in school history to earn All<\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">&#8211;<\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">American <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">accolades as she was named an Easton second<\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">&#8211;<\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">team All<\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">&#8211;<\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">American in 2012. The infielde<\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">r posted <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">a 0.13<\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">&#8211;<\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">strikeout rate per game and was named first<\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">&#8211;<\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">team all<\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">&#8211;<\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">WAC in both of her years at Utah <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">State. She earned academic all<\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">&#8211;<\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">conference honors and was a two<\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">&#8211;<\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">time WAC Player of the Week. <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Thomsen still holds the program record with a .431 career batt<\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">ing average and ranks fourth all<\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">&#8211;<\/span>time with a .585 slugging percentage. She posted 66 hits, including 14 doubles and 97 total bases as a junior. Those records still rank tied for third, sixth and ninth in school history respectively.<\/p>\n<p class=\"textLayer\"><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">\u201cIt took a lot for me<\/span> <span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">to just be here today. Being able to have done what I did, it wasn&#8217;t me, it was <\/span>everybody around me,\u201d Thomsen said. \u201cTitle IX has opened up so many doors for female <span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">athletes. It&#8217;s something that continues to grow. It&#8217;s still not where it needs to be, but<\/span> <span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">women are <\/span>making a platform, they&#8217;re making the stage for more female athletes to follow in those footsteps.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"textLayer\"><strong><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Marilyn Weiss<\/span> <span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">&#8211;<\/span> <span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Admin (<\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">1975<\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">&#8211;<\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">81)<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"textLayer\">Marilyn Weiss served as Utah State&#8217;s director of women&#8217;s athletics from 1975 to 1981. At the same time, <span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">she serve<\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">d as coach for USU Women&#8217;s Basketball, Volleyball and Women&#8217;s Track &amp; Field. As director, <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">she oversaw USU Gymnastics, Softball and Women\u2019s Cross Country<\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">,<\/span> <span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">in addition to the three teams she <\/span>coached. She was responsible for finding good coaches to build up the programs. She hired Mary Jo <span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Peppler and Marilyn McReavy as co<\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">&#8211;<\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">head coaches of the volleyball program and then hired Ray Corn and <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">John Horan as head co<\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">aches for the gymnastics and softball programs respectively. With the new coaches, <\/span>the volleyball program won the Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women, or AIAW, National <span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Championship in 1978 and finished as the national runner<\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">&#8211;<\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">up in 1979, wh<\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">ile the softball program won <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">back<\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">&#8211;<\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">to<\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">&#8211;<\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">back AIAW National Championships in 1980 and 1981, with first<\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">&#8211;<\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">year head coaches Kelly <\/span>Phipps (1980) and Lloydene Searle (1981), who were both hired by Weiss. Weiss hired Lyle Knudson as <span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">head coach of the Women&#8217;s Track &amp;<\/span> <span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Field\/Cross Country programs in 1977. Knudson was recognized as <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">a top<\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">&#8211;<\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">level national coach for many Olympic athletes<\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">,<\/span> <span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">and brought regional and national recognition to the <\/span>program.<\/p>\n<p class=\"textLayer\">\u201cI look back and reminisce and wonder, I wonder how it was done. But it wasn&#8217;t impossible. I started with <span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">that, nothing is impossible. I didn&#8217;t want just an intramural program. I really wanted a top<\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">&#8211;<\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">level program <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">and to get that I knew I started with great<\/span> <span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">coaches,\u201d Weiss said. \u201cTonight I&#8217;d like to dedicate this award to <\/span>those athletes, coaches and volunteers. Thank you for letting me reminisce. It has been a great honor and privilege to be here tonight.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"textLayer\"><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">\u201cWe must recognize that there is still much work t<\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">o be done to achieve equality in athletics,\u201d Bovee said. <\/span>\u201cBut tonight, we take a moment to reflect on how far we have come and celebrate the incredible achievements of women who have made Utah State Athletics such a vibrant part of the university&#8217;s <span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">history<\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"textLayer\"><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">The Hall of Fame and Hall of Honor are located inside the Jim and Carol Laub Athletics<\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">&#8211;<\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Academics <\/span>Complex in the north end zone of Maverik Stadium. 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