HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — The Marshall University Athletics Hall of Fame Committee has announced the 2017 induction class for the Hall of Fame.
“This class represents some of the finest student-athletes in school history,” Marshall director of athletics Mike Hamrick said.
“The contributions of these fine men and women are truly appreciated by everyone in the Marshall Athletics family.”
This year’s class (alphabetical order by last names):
Ahmad Bradshaw – Football, 2004-06
Bob Gray – Men’s Soccer Coach, 1995-2016
Eric Ihnat — Football, 1987-90
Bill James – Men’s Basketball and Football, 1971-73
Katie Stein Mason – Volleyball, 2002-05
Amanda Williams Paz – Softball, 2003-06
Keith Veney – Men’s Basketball, 1995-97
David Wade – Men’s Basketball, 1980-84
Rusty Wamsley – Baseball, 1961-63
The annual Hall of Fame dinner is scheduled Friday, Sept. 15 at 7 p.m., in the Don Morris Room of the Marshall University Memorial Student Center.
Tickets are $35 each and are available through the Marshall University Ticket Office (in the lobby of the Cam Henderson Center on Third Avenue), at HerdZone.com or by calling 1-800-THE-HERD. Tickets purchased after Sept. 8 will be $45.
The Hall members will be guests of the Marshall M Club at the club’s tailgate at the southwest corner of Joan C. Edwards Stadium, prior the Thundering Herd’s Sept. 16 football game versus Kent State.
The class will be introduced to the stadium crowd in a pregame ceremony. Kickoff time is still to be determined.
Tickets to the game also are available through the MU ticket office at the numbers or website listed above for banquet tickets.