UNCG to Induct Nine Members into Athletics Hall of Fame
 
GREENSBORO, N.C. - The UNC Greensboro (UNCG) athletics department announced the next class of inductees into the Athletics Hall of Fame in early November.
 
This year's class includes:

• Hilmar Bjornsson '92, who was a national assist leader in men's soccer for teams competing in Divisions II and I.
• Daren Burns '08, the most decorated wrestler at UNCG, winning four Southern Conference titles and reaching the NCAAs four times.
• Tracie Foels '92, a pivotal leader in the first four seasons of women's soccer at the university, 1988-91.
• Ryan Fox '81, who competed two seasons in men's golf and won the 1981 NCAA Division III individual championship.
• Mike Gaski, the first head baseball coach at UNCG (1991-2012), whose teams won more than 650 games in 22 seasons and reached the NCAA Regionals in 1994 and 1997.
• Jenny Gleason '03, who was a four-time All-Southern Conference performer in women's golf and competed on the LPGA Tour.
• Ryan Gordon '04, who in 2003 became the first UNCG baseball player to earn First Team All-America honors, batting a team-record .416.
• Ashley Schnell '12, a standout in cross country and track and field, who won multiple Southern Conference championships.
• Nicky Yelverton '97 (formerly Phillips), a baseball First Team All-Big South and All-Big South Tournament selection and a team batting leader.

The class will be inducted on January 28, 2023 during a luncheon ceremony starting at 11:30 a.m. held in Cone Ballroom on the UNCG campus.
Tickets for the event are as follows:

• $60 for adults
• $45 for children under 12

Additionally, the inductees will be recognized at the men's basketball game, Sunday, January 29, when the Spartans host Furman at the Greensboro Coliseum at 3 p.m.

If you are interested in attending, please contact Mike Roach, Executive Associate Athletic Director for External Operations at jmroach@uncg.edu or call 336-420-5481. Deadline to RSVP is January 13, 2023.