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Eight new honorees and two teams joined the 159 members of the WSU Athletic Hall of Fame during campus ceremonies Sept. 21-22, 2012.

2012 Hall of Fame Class

Isaac Fontaine

•  Washington State's all-time scoring leader with 2,003 points
•  Finished his career 12th on the Pacific-10 Conference career scoring list
•  Two-time All-Pac-10 first team selection
•  WSU's Pac-10 medal recipient in 1997
•  After WSU had stints in the NBA and played professionally in Italy

Samson Kimombwa

•  Garnered a total of nine All-America certificates from 1975-80
•  Captured the 1977 NCAA 10,000m outdoor title
•  Broke the world record for the 10,000m in a time of 27:31.47 at the World Games in Helsinki
•  Won three conference titles and had eight NCAA top-five finishes in his career

Kim Lynass

•  WSU's all-time leader in goals (80) and points scored (177)
•  Single-season mark of 30 goals in 1990 ranked third and 1.50 goals per game ranked fourth in all-time NCAA records
•  Continues to hold school top four season marks in goals and points
•  NCAA Far West All-America First Team (1993) and Pac-10 All-Academic (1993)

Steve Ostermann

•  Three-year starter at guard for the Cougars
•  Three-time All-Pacific-8 Conference first-team selection
•  Named to the All-West Coast first team by both Associated Press and United Press International following junior season
•  Selected for Hula Bowl after his senior campaign
•  received WSU's Laurie Niemi Award for courage, spirit and humility

Jenni Ruff

•  Finished her Cougar career among numerous top 10 lists, including second in points scored (1,526) and third in rebounds (727)
•  Scored a school-record 41 points against California
•  Set Pac-10 records with 203 free throws and 261 free throw attempts senior year
•  All-Pac-10 first team and Kodak (WBCA) and Associated Press honorable mention All-America

Gabriel Tiacoh

•  Spent three years in Pullman, arriving after two years at the University of Paris
•  Captured the silver medal in the 400m at the 1984 Olympics after his sophomore season
•  Three-time Pac-10 champion in same event
•  Captured the NCAA title as a senior, running school- and meet-record time of 44.30

Jack Fanning

•  Played football and ran track for the Cougars from 1955-60
•  Career football totals were 45 receptions for 714 yards, along with a 15.9 per catch average
•  Led the nation in TD receptions with nine in 1957, same season he caught a school-record three TD passes against Nebraska
•  Competed as a pole vaulter in track.

Bud Roffler

•  Earned three varsity letters in football and two in baseball
•  Two-way player on the gridiron, scoring team-best nine touchdowns as a senior
•  During career accounted for touchdowns rushing, passing receiving, returning both kickoffs and punts
•  Senior year led baseball team in hits, batting average, RBI and doubles.

1950 WSU Baseball

•  Reached NCAA title game

1977 WSU Indoor Track

•  NCAA Champions