2018名人堂

每两年 体育名人堂 at the 北科罗拉多大学 recognizes the excellence of former players, 教练、团队和支持人员.

This year Northern Colorado 体育运动 celebrated the 22nd Hall 名人堂 class with the addition of five new members on Friday, October 5, 2018. 2018年的班级特色 four student-athletes and one coach from five different sports.

今年的入选者包括:

凯利·阿诺德13届文学士(排球)

Kelley Arnold helped set the standard for Northern Colorado volleyball in the Division 我的时代. In her four years with the Bears, Arnold was a part of three NCAA Tournament 2009、11、12赛季. She earned multiple All-Big Sky honors, including the Player 2011年的年度最佳. She is still the program's DI leader in kills and attacks.

Devon Beitzel BS ‘11 (Men's Basketball)

Devon Beitzel left his mark as one of the best student-athletes in UNC history. Beitzel helped usher the men's basketball program into the Division 我的时代, including being on the 2009-10 team that won 25 games, a program-best at the time. 他得了1568分 as a Bear which ranks third all-time in program history. 他不仅让粉丝眼花缭乱 on the court but put in the time and commitment in the classroom to be a Lowe's Senior 2010-11年度班级奖决赛.

“Knowing where I started my career at UNC, if you were to tell every one of my teammates my freshman year that, ‘that kid’s going to be in the hall of fame,’ they wouldn’t 我相信你，”Beitzel说. “I was going to do anything and everything I could to 成为我想成为的球员. I went from being a redshirt freshman because I wasn’t able to play at the same level as the other guys on the team, to becoming a 联盟副总裁.”

Gordon Maddux BA ‘53 (Men's Gymnastics)

Gordon Maddux started his illustrious career as one of the most influential people in gymnastics with a strong competition career at Northern Colorado. 他是三次 all-around champion in the Rocky Mountain Conference and Regional AAU competitions 在他作为熊队的四个赛季里. He also won every individual event except side horse 在同样的比赛中. Following his time at UNC he went on to even greater heights serving as the chairman of the US Olympics Gymnastics committee from 1960-68 and one of the first commentators of televised gymnastics events on ABC Sports. 他也是 featured on ABC's Wide World of Sports program. 

“事情又回到了原点. Two years ago I was inducted into the 国际 Gymnastics Hall 名人堂 and I thought that was a huge moment. 我是那里唯一的播音员. This to me is even more important,” says Maddux. “我在博天堂官方的体操生涯真的 影响了我的一生. I learned that you have to persevere and you have to put up with a lot of hardships and you’re not always successful. 这并不意味着你是 failure, but that sort of guided everything I did, and I’ve been pretty darn successful 从那以后我所做的一切."

杰克·莫恩89届硕士(摔跤，男子) & 女子高尔夫球(行政)

Jack Maughan was a mainstay at Northern Colorado for more than 20 years, serving in the roles of head wrestling coach (1987-08), head men's golf coach (1995-03), head women's golf coach (1995-06) and Director of 发展 (2008-12). 摔跤的时候 coach, he led UNC to three NCAA Championships, five runner-ups and 46 All-America 表演. Maughan helped move UNC from Division II to Division I including playing a key role in the formation of the Western Wrestling Conference.

“I’m truly honored and humbled to join a very long tradition of Northern Colorado 体育运动 and the excellence they have and all the great people who are in the Hall 名人堂. To join them is truly an honor,” says Maughan.

Nancy Steffy BA ‘78 (Women's Basketball)

Nancy Steffy was a dynamic scorer during the early years of the Northern Colorado women's basketball program, helping head coach Gloria Rodriguez lay the foundation 对于这个程序. Steffy, who played before the 3-point line era averaged 13.1点 超过40岁.对她的事业来说是百分之零. She helped UNC earn winning records against some of the top competition in the area, including Wyoming, Colorado, Arizona and 亚利桑那州立大学. She saved her best 表演 for the top competition, scoring over 16.0 points against the top teams and shooting over 50.在这些游戏中，0%是 好吧. 

“Being inducted into the UNC Hall 名人堂 is just an unbelievable honor. 无论 it is you’re trying to accomplish, you work hard at it, you become dedicated to that, it’s all about wanting to be the best that you can be, and it’s all do to that passion that you have for whatever it is you’re working for,” says Steffy.”