NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Trevecca Nazarene
University is pleased to announce its 2011 Athletic Hall of Fame Class.
Michelle Arend Plummer, Lindsey Fly Strickland, Jami Toomey Warren, and
Mauricio Azevedo Dos Santos will be inducted during Trevecca's annual Homecoming
weekend on Saturday, November 5.
This year's class has a multi-sport
flair, with volleyball (Plummer), basketball (Strickland), softball (Warren),
and soccer (Dos Santos) represented. The selection of Dos Santos marks
the first time a soccer player has been inducted into the Trevecca Athletic Hall of Fame.
Plummer is the fourth volleyball
player to be introduced and the first since 1999 when Brenda Steen Gray was
chosen for the Hall of Fame. Others selected in the sport of volleyball are
Allison Hendershot Stark and Carol Ernest Schneidmiller.
Fly is the fifth to be chosen in women's basketball. She joins fellow women's basketball honorees Carol
Ernest Schneidmiller, Hilary Howard Montgomery, Molly Schoenberg Harned, and
Jennifer Wilson in the Hall of Fame.
Warren is the third softball player
to be selected for the Hall of Fame. She joins Brandy Barnett Brown and Wendy
Allen Apanco as softball players in the TNU Athletic Hall of Fame.
With these inductions, 51
individuals are now members of the Trevecca Athletic Hall of Fame. Begun in
1993, the Athletic Hall of Fame honors individuals who have made outstanding
contributions within the Trevecca intercollegiate athletic program, which
started in 1969.
All four of the 2011 members have
agreed to be on hand for induction into the Athletic Hall of Fame on Saturday,
November 5, 2011. The official presentation and induction will take place
during halftime of the women's Homecoming basketball game in Moore Gym.
Both Trojan basketball teams will
open regular season play at Homecoming. The women's team will host Point Loma
Nazarene at 3:00, and the men will host Michigan-Dearborn at 5:00 p.m. The Hall
of Fame Induction will occur Saturday shortly after the first half of the
women's basketball game.
Jami
Toomey Warren
Warren arrived at Trevecca in the
third year of Coach Angela Sullivan's five-year stay with the program. During
her first season she helped lead Trevecca to a 31-win season. It was the first
30-win season in program history. She would go on to help Trevecca reach new
heights in the softball program, including two more 30-win seasons, the school's
first TranSouth conference championship, and the first trip to the NAIA Region
XI championship.
In fact, Trevecca advanced to the
Region XI tournament in each of her four seasons. Warren and Rone' Phelps were
the first two Trevecca softball players to make the NAIA All-Region XI team,
doing so as a freshmen in 2002. She made the team on two more occasions.
On three occasions Warren was
selected to the TranSouth All-Conference First Team and Scholar-Athlete Team.
Warren had a four-year grade point average of 3.9.
Angela Sullivan, who recruited
Toomey to Trevecca and then coached her for three seasons, says, "Jami was the
complete softball player - a triple threat at the plate (bunter, slapper, power
hitter), had elite base running speed, and a very consistent glove as a second
baseman. Jami made the smart and right decisions, on and off the field. Strong
in her faith, she truly exemplified Trevecca's Mission Statement. Jami was an
absolute joy to coach, a model teammate, an excellent student, but most of all,
an extraordinary young lady that also was instrumental in moving the Trevecca
softball program into a national powerhouse."
When she finished her Trojan career
she held three Trevecca softball career records. She set the record for career
stolen bases, hits, and runs scored. She also ranked in the top five in batting
average, doubles, and extra base hits. She also owned three season records when
she hung up her spikes. Warren held the record for most runs scored, hits, and
steals in a season.
Her career numbers included a .381
batting average, 137 runs scored, 215 hits, 58 stolen bases, 34 doubles, eight
triples, four home runs, and 69 RBI. Warren showed her versatility by pitching
in the circle a few times, collecting a 1-1 record.
Though all four of her seasons were
spectacular, her sophomore year might have been her best all around. In her
sophomore season she hit .391 with a career-high 45 runs scored, 63 hits, and
11 doubles.
Lindsey
Fly Strickland
Lindsey Fly Strickland joined the
Trojans in 2001 and produced a number of great wins for the program and set
some impressive personal marks along the way. After three years with the
Trojans, Strickland amassed 1465 points, second most in program history and 728
rebounds. Her teams at Trevecca compiled a 65-30 overall record and were 33-13
in TranSouth conference play. Each of her teams advanced to the NAIA Division 1
Women's Basketball National Championships.
The three-time Second-Team NAIA All-American,
averaged 15.4 points and 7.7 rebounds per game in her career. She also hit
56.9% from the field. Her top personal numbers came during her junior season
when she averaged 16.9 points and 9.4 rebounds per game.
Strickland originally signed with
Tennessee Tech out of high school, but by Christmas of her freshman season she
had decided she wanted to transfer. Having been recruited by Trevecca Coach
Julie Van Beek-Heisey during high school, she decided to reconnect and attended
a January Trevecca game with her mom. It wasn't long before the decision was
made for Strickland to wear the purple and white for her final three years of
college career.
Julie Van Beek-Heisey was excited to
see Strickland at the January game, but even more so that she chose to play for
the Trojans. Heisey commented, "We had developed a strong enough relationship
that when she decided to leave Tech, I felt we had a chance. From there Lindsey
was a part of some big milestones in the program. We were able to defeat Union
for the first time at Union on Homecoming. We defeated No. 1 and defending NAIA
Champion Southern Nazarene when Jennifer Wilson kept feeding Lindsey the ball. I
believe she was 11-12 and hit a three-pointer. She and Jenn were quite the
team."
Heisey said Strickland was a joy to
coach, "Lindsey loved to play. She had a lot of physical abilities but she was
a hard worker. She was always in the gym shooting. She worked at the Nike
outlet store in the summer, but would come in early to workout out on her own.
She put in the extra running and lifting. Lindsey had great hands, a soft
shooting touch, was very mobile for a post player, and moved her feet on
defense."
Strickland still holds five records:
career defensive rebounds (493), field goals made in a game (13), offensive
rebounds in a game (10), defensive rebounds in a game (16), and total rebounds
in a game (22).
Her awards included making the
TranSouth All-Conference first team on three occasions, selection as the 2002
TranSouth Newcomer of the Year, and making the 2004 TranSouth All-Tournament
team. Strickland was a two-time member of the TranSouth scholar-athlete team.
Mauricio
Azevedo Dos Santos
Mauricio Azevedo Dos Santos
transferred to Trevecca for his final two years of college play. No player in
Trevecca history has had a more dramatic impact in just two years. Dos Santos
helped lead Trevecca to its first winning season (2002), most wins (10) in
2003, best finish in conference play (2nd), first conference tournament
appearance, and first NAIA Region XI tournament appearance.
Dos Santos and his teammates
produced the best two-year record in school history. They compiled a 19-15-5
overall record and were 8-5-2 in TranSouth conference play.
Stan
Herod was the Trevecca men's soccer coach when Dos Santos played for Trevecca.
Herod remembers Dos Santos as one of the key recruits that put the team over
the top, "When Mauricio arrived our team reached, for the first time, a truly
competitive status in the league. He helped what was a good team become one
that was highly competitive in a very good conference. I remember one game
sitting on the bench with Jonathan Duranceau and Mauricio executed a move right
in front of us that left us looking at one another and just shaking our heads.
He may have been small in stature but he played with the heart of a
warrior."
In the 2002 season, Dos Santos led
Trevecca to its best soccer season in history. The team produced its first
winning season (9-3-1) and advanced to the TranSouth tournament for the first
time in program history. The team tied No. 12 Berry early in the season, but
later upset conference foe Union - a win that started a school-record six match
win streak.
In 2003 Dos Santos and Trevecca
pushed the school record for wins in a season to ten and advanced to the NAIA
Region XI tournament for the first time in school history. The ten wins remain
the most in any season. After starting 1-2, the team rolled off seven wins over
the next nine matches. The
Trojans finished 5-2-1 in conference play, which placed them second in the
TranSouth, still the highest conference finish in school history.
In addition to the team success he
helped produce, Dos Santos piled up numerous individual honors and records. He
was named the NAIA player of the week on one occasion and three times was named
NAIA Region XI player of the week and TranSouth player of the week. Dos Santos
was a two-time TranSouth first team all-conference selection. He was named to
the 2002 TranSouth All-Tournament team.
Dos Santos scored 40 career goals,
most of any two-year player and still second in Trevecca history. He amassed 89
points and nine assists in his career. Those still rank second and third
respectively.
As
a junior he scored 12 goals, still third all-time and added 27 points. In his
senior year he turned up the offense with still school records in goals (28)
and points (62). His senior year totals propelled him to the top of the
TranSouth in goals (28), goals per game (1.5), points (57), and points per game
(3.2). Those totals ranked him third in the NAIA in goals and fifth in points.
Michelle
Arend Plummer
Michelle
Arend Plummer joined the Trevecca volleyball program as a part of, then
Trevecca head coach, Scott Jones' first full recruiting class in his second
season with the program. It was a momentous pairing that saw the volleyball
program reach historic heights. The celebrated 1998 recruiting class included
freshmen Plummer, Rachel Johnson, and Natalie Pifer along with transfers Zorica
Grceva, Martin Newman, and Alexa Robertson.
The group combined to win a
school-record 32 games and advance to the NAIA Region XI championships for the
first time in school history. They were 32-13 overall and 7-5 in the TranSouth.
The team's success earned Scott Jones the 1998 TranSouth Coach of the Year
award.
Over her four-year career the
program would earn a 99-61 overall record and posted a 27-17 record in
TranSouth play. Each year the team advanced to the NAIA Region XI
championships. They also produced a 14-10 record in postseason play.
The five-foot ten outside hitter
wore #5 during her career and tallied some pretty impressive statistics and
awards. Plummer was a two-time NAIA Scholar-Athlete and three-time TranSouth
Scholar-Athlete.
In 2001 she was named to the NAIA
Region XI second team and was selected as first team All-TranSouth. She was
selected to the 2000 TranSouth All-Tournament team, as the Trojans finished
second in the tournament for the first time in school history.
In 2000 and 1998 she was named to
the TranSouth all-conference second team. In 1999 she was named all-tournament
at the prestigious Taylor University tournament.
Plummer currently holds three career
records at Trevecca; they are kills (1369), attacks (3791) and points
(1725). At the time of graduation she
also held the career record for digs and was second in service aces. She
remains second in digs and third in service aces.
Additionally, Plummer ranks in the
top 10 in several other career and season statistical categories.