PULLMAN, Wash. - Washington State University will induct a seven-member class into its Athletic Hall of Fame Sept. 16-17, 2016, Director of Athletics Bill Moos announced Tuesday.
The honorees will join the current 206 members of the WSU Athletic Hall of Fame. The induction dinner will be held Sept. 16 at the Davenport Grand Hotel in Spokane with the 2016 class also being recognized at the Washington State-Idaho football game in Pullman the following day. More details on Hall of Fame Weekend will be released later this summer. For more information, contact Bridget Slaybaugh at 509-335-0220 or bslaybaugh@wsu.edu.
The list of seven inductees for the 2016 class includes:
Marv Chamberlain (baseball, 1970-74): Hit .383 with 16 homes runs during his senior season, which was capped by being named an ABCA/Rawlings First-Team All-American as an outfielder…he broke or tied 10 school records during that season, including games played (159), hits (166) and at-bats (494)…as a sophomore led the Pacific-8 Conference in hitting at .415.
Erin Eldridge (swimming, 1996-2000): Ended her WSU career as the school record holder in the 100 and 200 breaststroke…three-time All-American during her Cougar career…garnered team's Most Outstanding Award each of her four years and was WSU's Pacific-10 Conference Medal winner her senior year.
Jason Gesser (football, 1998-2002): One of Washington State's most accomplished football student-athletes, setting 15 WSU records by the time he graduated…led WSU to back-to-back 10-win seasons (2001-02) for the first time in school history…First-Team All-American by College Football News in 2002…2002 Pac-10 Offensive MVP as selection by the league's coaches.
Mark Hendrickson (basketball/baseball, 1992-96): A four-year letterwinner in basketball at WSU, he finished his career fourth in career scoring with 1,496 points and second all-time with 927 rebounds…two-time All-Pac-10 First-Team selection…also appeared as a pitcher for the baseball team as a junior…played four seasons in the NBA followed by 10 years in Major League Baseball.
Mike Price (football coach, 1989-2002): Guided Washington State to five bowl games in his 14-year Cougar career…the only coach in program history to take WSU to five bowl games…named National Coach of the Year after leading WSU to the 1997 Rose Bowl…led WSU to three 10-win seasons during his tenure and twice was named Pac-10 Coach of the Year.
Jennifer Robertson (track & field, 1988-93): A three-time All-American at WSU, all coming in the 3000m…as a freshman captured Pac-10 titles in the 3000m and 5000m…also captured the Pac-10 cross country title during her sophomore season…held school record in 1500m, mile, 3000m and 5000m upon her graduation.
Marcia Saneholtz (administrator, 1979-2007): A respected national figure in collegiate athletics during her time at WSU, particularly in the area of Title IX…1997 National Administrator of the Year by National Association of Collegiate Women's Athletic Administrators…2010 recipient of NACWAA Lifetime Achievement Award, WSU's Samuel H. Smith Leadership and WSU Woman of Distinction Awards.
The hall of fame was chartered in 1978, at the directive of then-WSU President Glenn Terrell and WSU Athletic Director Sam Jankovich.
