Trevecca Nazarene University will induct five new members into its athletic hall of fame on Wednesday, April 25th at the annual Trevecca Hall of Fame Dinner in the President's Dining Room. The dinner is followed by the Third Annual TROJY Awards Show in the Boone Convocation Center.
With these five additions, the Trevecca Athletic Hall of Fame started in 1993, will have 74 members.
The 2018 Trevecca Hall of Fame Class includes
Chelsea Bailey Bradley – Softball (Release)
Curtis Lewis – Basketball (Release)
Rone' Phelps Russell – Softball (Release)
Mindy Seigenthaler Norris – Golf (Release)
Michael Johnson – Meritorious Service (Release)
Our third introduction of the 2018 class is Rone' Phelps Russell.
Rone' Phelps Russell: The Trojan softball program reached numerous program firsts during her career. The firsts include: first winning season, first winning conference season, first 30-win season, first conference title, first NAIA Region XI tournament berth, first NAIA national ranking. The team also reached its highest national ranking in school history.
Russell collected a number of honors for her play including selection to the 2004 NAIA Scholar-Athlete team, chosen as a two-time NAIA All-Region first team member, making the NAIA All-Region second-team, included three-times on the TranSouth All-Conference team, and is a four-time TranSouth Scholar Athlete.
She ended her career as the leader in doubles (51) and hits (227) while holding down second in career triples (9), batting average (.380), extra-base hits (67), and RBI (105). She ranked third in runs scored (112). In 2003 Russell hit .437, and in 2006 she had 40 RBI, 100 total bases, 67 hits with 19 doubles while scoring 36 times.
Next feature is 2018 Hall of Famer Mindy Seigenthaler Norris.
RONE' PHELPS RUSSELL (2002 - 2006)
SOFTBALL
Career Statistics:
.380 batting average, 227 hits, 112 runs, 51 doubles, 9 triples, 7 HR, 105 RBI, 18 SB,
67 extra base hits
Rone' Phelps Russell's Trevecca teams finished 138-70 overall, 42-28 TranSouth
CAREER RECORDS/RANKINGS
Set doubles record – 51
Set all-time hits record – 227
Finished #2 in triples – 9
Finished #2 in batting average - .380
Finished #2 in extra base hits - 67
Finished #2 in RBI - 105
Finished #3 in runs – 112
HONORS AND AWARDS
NAIA Scholar-Athlete (1) 2004
TranSouth Scholar-Athlete (4) 2006, 2004, 2003, 2002
First Team All-NAIA Region XI (2) 2006, 2002
Second Team All-NAIA Region XI (1) 2004
First Team All-TranSouth (3) 2006, 2004, 2002
TranSouth Player of the Week
2006 Senior: 47-15 overall, 11-5 TranSouth, Advanced to NAIA Elite 8
.376 batting average, 4 home runs, 40 RBI, .562 slugging %, .411 on base %
67 hits, 178 at bats, 36 runs, 19 doubles, 1 triple, 100 total bases, 7-8 stolen bases
2004 Junior: 29-17 overall, 11-9 TranSouth
.347 batting average, 14 RBI, .408 slugging %, .374 on base %
51 hits, 147 at bats, 23 runs, 9 doubles, 60 totals bases, 3-4 stolen base
2003 Sophomore: 31-17 overall, 10-8 TranSouth
.437 batting average, 3 home run, 22 RBI, .672 slugging %, .431 on base %
52 hits, 119 at bats, 31 runs, 9 doubles, 5 triples, 80 total bases
2002 Freshman: 31-21 overall, 10-6 TranSouth
.370 batting average, 29 RBI, .500 slugging %, .459 on base %
57 hits, 154 at bats, 22 runs, 14 doubles, 3 triples, 77 total bases
