QU INDUCTED THE FALL 2023 SPORTS HALL OF FAME CLASS

2023年秋季个人入选者:

Shane DeSherlia earned his Business Management degree from QU in 2003. He spent four seasons on the Hawks 足球 team as the quarterback. He was also as much a threat running the 足球 as he was passing it. His freshman year, DeSherlia passed for 9 touchdowns and ran for 1 touchdown. His sophomore year, DeSherlia threw 7 touchdowns and ran for 4. He had 8 passing TD’s and 3 rushing TD’s his junior season. DeSherlia’s numbers excelled his senior year, throwing for 13 touchdowns and running into the end zone 12 times. His total yardages also stood out – passing over 800 yards his first season, over 1300 his second season and over 1000 his junior year. DeSherlia threw for almost 2000 yards his senior year. 在他最抢手的两个赛季, he ran for 440 yards his sophomore year and 786 yards his senior year. DeSherlia’s career totals were compelling. He totaled 37 passing TD’s and 20 rushing TD’s. His total yards were 1,494 rushing and 5,133 yards passing. He averaged 250 yards per game his senior year, which ranked him as No. 那个赛季在NCAA第二赛区24名.

Julie LeMaire earned a physical education degree in 2004. She was a four-year starter for the Hawks as a pitcher and an outfielder, 每个赛季每场比赛首发. 在她职业生涯的尾声, LeMaire held the single season hits record, both single season and career records for home runs, as well as ranking third in single season RBI and runs scored. 作为大四学生, LeMaire secured the best season of her career, leading the team in nearly every offensive category with a .平均击球率374, 得了46分, 65 hits which set a single season record, 13个双打, 9个本垒打, 48分打点, .626段塞率和 .412的上垒率. LeMaire also finished her senior season as the team-leading pitcher in wins, 开始, 外表, 和完. She led the conference in slugging percentage, runs scored and total bases, while ranging 2^nd to 4^th in batting average, hits, RBI, and home runs. LeMaire was named the team’s Most Valuable Player, 和All-GLVC选择, a Louisville Slugger/NFCA All-Region selection, and the recipient of the Brother Clete Van Ackeren Award for Academic and Athletic Achievement. She is entering her ninth season as head softball coach at Nova Southeastern University in Fort Lauderdale, FL.

Jamie Oitker graduated from QU in December of 2000 with a degree in physical education. She was a member of the women’s basketball team from 1994-1999 and a student assistant from 2000-01. Oitker was a menace all over the court throughout her time at QU. 当她结束大学生涯的时候, she held QU records in steals in a season with 82 and in career steals of 278. 奥特克才3岁^rd 生涯抢断5次^th 当季抢手货. 毕业时，她才3岁^rd all-time in scoring with 1,324 career points, and she held a season best free throw percentage of .815.  她的比赛数据也很突出. Oitker currently holds records in most points in a game with 41, 一场比赛中得分最多的是20分, most field goal attempts in a game at 27. She is still tied for first in most steals in a game with 9. Oitker earned several awards including the team’s defensive and MVP player during the 1998-99 season and was a 1999 Mart Heinen Award winner. For two seasons, Oitker was named All-GLVC. 

Kevin Reller graduated from 正规博彩平台 in 1990 with a marketing degree and had two standout seasons on the basketball team. 1988-89赛季，莱勒投了45球.命中率9%，33人.三分命中率为7%，三分命中率为82%.8%的罚球线命中率. He scored a total of 373 points that season – 13.场均3分. His rebounds and assists were also strong with 169 rebounds for the season, 场均6个篮板, 59次助攻，也就是2次.场均1次助攻. In the 1989-90 season, Reller stepped it up shooting 50.8%的命中率，39人.三分命中率为5%，三分命中率为76%.3%的罚球线命中率. Reller scored 140 more points than the previous season for a total of 513 points – 18.场均3分. His rebounds and assists also increased for a total of 212 rebounds for the season, 7.场均6个篮板和66次助攻. 

Don Wente graduated from Quincy College in 1970 with a degree in sociology. He was well known for his toughness on the basketball court and his tenacious rebounding. As a freshman, Wente led the JV team in scoring and rebounding. His junior year, he started all varsity games. 他以10个篮板领跑全队.5 rebounds per game and was second leading scorer with 15.每场2分. 

Wente stepped it up even more when he was a senior and led the team in both rebounding and scoring, 平均12.场均1个篮板和19个篮板.每场2分. 当他毕业时, Wente held the school record for most field goals in a game and in a season and most points scored as a senior. Wente also earned awards including Honorable Mention All Conference and the  Zwick Rebounding Award his junior year. 作为大四学生, he earned the MVP of the QC Tourney, 1^st team All-State Small College basketball team, NAIA District 20 2^nd 团队，和1^st 米德兰小组会议. 唐的职业统计数据值得注意. Wente totaled 1,059 career points and is among the top 15 players in career rebounds. 

Demetrius Young graduated from QU in 1992. While he was earning his history degree, Young made some historical contributions to the QU 足球 team. He is ranked in the top three of the four most important rushing totals in school history – single-game rushing yards, single-game rushing attempts and career rushing attempts. When Young was in the backfield as a sophomore and a junior, he shared carries with another Hall of Fame running back, 杰瑞·埃勒曼, and took hand-offs from one of the best quarterbacks in school history, 布拉德Lemen. 杨加入了两名QU跑卫, LeVar Ammons和Rob Munson, who share similar career rushing rankings as Young and are members of the QU Sports Hall of Fame. 正规博彩平台 was not a member of a conference during Young’s career so he was unable to earn league awards. 比尔Terlisner, who has been associated with the program as a player, 助理教练, 自1988年起担任总教练和助推器, said Young is one of the most deserving 足球 players to go into the Hall of Fame.

2023年秋季入选者:

The 1984-85 women’s tennis team was undefeated in their regular season with an 11-0 record. 在1984年秋天, Coach Ann Bergman’s team capped off the most successful season ever in QC/QU history by sweeping through the NAIA District 20 Championships with first place honors. The key to the team’s win was that all three doubles teams won their championships. While every player on the team won over 80% of their singles matches, the undefeated team was led by the lone senior and #1 singles player, 劳拉·加布里埃尔. Laura received the Scholar Athlete Award from the Hawkettes Booster Club and the Scholar Athlete of the Year by the International Tennis Coaches Association (ITCA). Laura finished her two-year career at QC with a 65-9 record (combined singles and doubles). Jenni Kies broke that record the next year. At the District 20 Championships, Sharon Kluba in the No. 排名第五的是朱莉·菲舍尔(Julie Fischer). 6 slot both won their singles division.  No. 1 doubles team of 劳拉·加布里埃尔 and Dorise Thomas won their division. 无. 2 team of Sharon Kluba and Jenni Kies and the No. 3 team of Brenda Kluba and Julie Fischer also won their divisions. Of the Hawkettes 11 victories in the 1984-85 season, seven of them were by a score of 9-0. 

Fall 2023 Professional Achievement Inductee:

Bill Starkey graduated from Quincy College in 1970 with a history degree. 作为昆西本地人, Starkey stayed in the area after earning his degree and was the head coach of the Quincy Notre Dame High School volleyball and softball teams for 18 seasons. Starkey coached five state champions at QND, 1978年和1980年两次夺得排球队冠军, 1981年垒球第三名, 1982年和1984年. His volleyball teams also had two second-place finishes in the state tournament and one third-place. In softball, his teams also had two third-place finishes. Coach Starkey had a 500-174 win-loss career record in volleyball, and a 433-98 win-loss career record in softball. This is a remarkable win-loss percentage of .774 for his career as head coach in two sports at QND. Starkey was named to the Illinois Girls Coaches Association Hall of Fame in 2000 and to the Illinois Softball Coaches Association Hall of Fame in 2002.

Fall 2023 Meritorious 服务 Inductee:

Kevin Steinkamp has been volunteering for QU 正规博彩网站评级博彩平台网址大全 and the Mart Heinen Club for 53 years. He spent the majority of his volunteer time at QU sporting events – selling and taking tickets and ushering at men’s and women’s basketball, 男子和女子足球, 足球, 短跑足球和排球比赛. Steinkamp has supervised parking at 男子和女子足球 games for 45 years. He has also helped with the Mart Heinen Golf Tournament, 辣椒烹饪比赛, 假日篮球锦标赛, 在记者席上. Steinkamp was honored with the Mart Heinen Club Worker of the Year award. He has also helped QU for several years by making phone calls for the Advancement Office Annual Phone-a-thon. Steinkamp and his wife received the Quincy Exchange Club Golden Deeds Award in 2018 for their work in Special Olympics for over three decades. He is the president of the 正规博彩平台 Retirees Association.

For more information about the QU Sports Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony, contact the QU Advancement Office at 217-228-5227. 

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