GREENSBORO, NC - UNC Greensboro enshrined four individuals in its Athletics Hall of Fame at its annual Hall of Fame luncheon on Saturday afternoon.

The 2005 induction class is made up of two head coaches one current and one former and two former student-athletes. The sixth class to be inducted includes longtime men's soccer coach Michael Parker, former women's golf coach Nancy Porter, former softball standout Winn Hazelgrove, and former UNCG standout and current major league baseball player Brian Moehler. The ceremonies were held at the Regency Ballroom in downtown Greensboro. Winn Hazelgrove presented the accepting marks on behalf of the induction class. The class will also be honored at halftime of the UNCG-William & Mary men's soccer match on Saturday night.

“We are proud to include in our sixth Hall of Fame class two outstanding, nationally-recognized coaches, as well as two student-athletes who have brought great distinction to the University,” said Bobb in making the announcement.  “We are continuing our tradition of inducting individuals who are not only recognized for their contributions on the playing fields but also for their commitment to services in their communities.

“Michael Parker has had a stellar career and is recognized nationally for his success by the soccer world, which more than qualifies him for the honor,” said Bobb. “Nancy Porter was one of the trailblazers for this athletics program during its infancy which led to the University's first national champion. Winn Hazelgrove and Brian Moehler set the tone for the development and continued success we have experienced as a NCAA Division I athletics program. Their hard work, determination and dedication to becoming the best they could both academically and athletically have helped spearhead other Spartan athletes to soar beyond the bounds of their dreams.

“We look forward to honoring these coaches and student-athletes who through their significant contributions continue to bring distinction to the University.”

Parker is the second active UNCG coach to be inducted to the Hall of Fame. In his 30th season as a head soccer coach last week, he has won six national titles, compiled 439 career wins, achieved 18 NCAA Tournament appearances and has never endured a losing record in 29 seasons. In 21 seasons at UNCG, he has coached the Spartans to a 327-123-16 record. He was the first coach to lead a team to the NCAA Tournament in all three Divisions. Parker's 439 wins are the most among active Division I coaches and ranks 11th in NCAA Men's Soccer history. Once again this season, his team is ranked in several national Top 25 polls.

Porter, who will be honored posthumously, was a professor in the School of Health and Human Performance and coached the 1973 women's golf team to the University's first national championship in any sport at a time when women's athletics was not well-recognized. Her induction follows the induction of the team that she coached, who were enshrined among the 2004 Athletics Hall of Fame induction class.

Competing in the Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women (AIAW), the team won the national championship by one stroke over Rollins College at The Orchards in South Hadley, MA. Candace Robertson and Donna Horton White led the charge to the national title, including Robertson's par putt on the 18th hole to win the title.

During the era that the group competed, women's athletics consisted primarily of “play days.” There were no huge budgets, elaborate uniforms, or technologically advanced golf clubs. Participation in women's athletics was considered something to pass the time, stay active, and remain healthy. Also an alumnus of the college who participated in women's golf in the 1940's and therefore is regarded by some as UNCG's first-ever student-athlete, Porter will be recognized as one of the pioneers of women's athletics at UNCG. In 1996, her family endowed a scholarship at UNCG to benefit women's golf student-athletes.

Hazelgrove, Class of '95, is still ranked in the Top 10 at UNCG in more than 20 statistical categories.  She was a three-time CoSIDA Academic All-American who excelled in the classroom as well as inside the softball circle.  During her career, she amassed 84 wins, 416 strikeouts, 29 shutouts and pitched a total of 839 innings with a career ERA of 1.89.

Moehler, Class of '95, was the first UNCG baseball player drafted in the First-Year Player Draft, being selected by the Detroit Tigers in the sixth round in June 1993.  He was a standout performer on the University's first baseball team and was instrumental in helping the team secure its first Big South Conference championship and making its first appearance in the NCAA Tournament. Now pitching with the Florida Marlins, parent club to the Greensboro Grasshoppers, Moehler is still contributing to the sport of baseball and bringing recognition to UNCG. To date, he is the only Spartan to appear in a Major League Baseball contest.

Moehler could not be in attendance on Saturday for two reasons. First and foremost, Moehler's wife gave birth to the couple's fourth child on Friday evening, which was the original reason for his planned absence from the ceremonies. However, Moehler is also pitching for the Marlins in Atlanta on Saturday night. His mother accepted on his behalf.

Including the new class, UNCG's Hall of Fame includes 33 individuals, a small group of scholarship program supporters known as “The Big Five” and two teams. A complete list of Hall of Fame members listed with the year of their induction follows.

Beginning with the Charter Class that was inducted on September 29, 2000, the UNCG Athletics Hall of Fame recognizes and honors those special individuals who, through their superior athletic achievements or by outstanding service, have made long-lasting, exemplary contributions to the UNCG athletics program. Persons to be recognized for the excellence of their achievements may include former student-athletes, coaches, administrators and other individuals who brought recognition and honor to both themselves and to UNCG.


UNCG ATHLETICS HALL OF FAME

TEAM INDUCTIONS

1973 Women's Golf Team (2004)

1982 Men's Soccer Team (2004)

INDIVIDUAL INDUCTIONS

Lynne Agee, Women's Basketball Coach (2004)

Jim Allen, Administrator (2003)

Maxine Allen, Duckpin Bowling Student-Athlete (2001)

Mike Berticelli, Men's Soccer Coach (2000)

Mike Burke, Supporter (2001)

Marge Burns, Women's Golf Student-Athlete (2000)

Renee Coltrane, Women's Basketball Student-Athlete (2001)

Wendy Engelmann-Gettings, Women's Basketball Student-Athlete (2002)

Mike Fleming, Supporter (2000)

Belmar Gunderson, Women's Tennis Student-Athlete (2000)

Jason Haupt, Men's Soccer Student-Athlete (2001)

Winn Hazelgrove, Softball Student-Athlete (2005)

Pat Hielscher, Women's Volleyball Coach (2001)

Elizabeth House, Media / Supporter (2003)

Lewis Johnston, Men's Soccer Student-Athlete (2000)

Ellie Jones, Women's Tennis, Women's Basketball, Field Hockey Student-Athlete (2003)

Dr. David B. Knight, Administrator (2003)

Ethel Martus Lawther, Adminstrator (2003)

Carol Mann, Women's Golf Student-Athlete (2002)

Andrew Mehalko, Men's Soccer Student-Athlete (2002)

Tom Martin, Men's Basketball Student-Athlete / Supporter (2002)

Jill Masterman, Field Hockey Student-Athlete (2000)

Brian Moehler, Baseball Student-Athlete (2005)

William E. Moran, Chancellor Emeritus (2000)

Laura Mussulman, Women's Soccer Student-Athlete (2002)

Michael Parker, Men's Soccer Coach (2005)

Angie Polk-Jones, Women's Basketball Student-Athlete (2000)

Nancy Porter, Women's Golf Coach (2005)

Eddie Radwanski, Men's Soccer Student-Athlete (2000)

Bruce Shaw, Men's Basketball Student-Athlete (2000)

Rita Wiggs, Women's Basketball Student-Athlete (2000)

Donna Friesen Wigton, Women's Volleyball Student-Athlete (2003)

“The Big Five”: Chuck Hayes, Mike Weaver, Jim Melvin, Stanley Frank, and Charlie Reid; Supporters (2000)