Fall 1997

1997 Athletic Hall of Fame inductees

Rose-Hulman’s fifth annual Athletic Hall of Fame induction ceremonies will take place in the Sports and Recreation Center on Saturday, Sept. 13, beginning at 10:30 a.m. The ceremonies will precede the Engineers’ season-opening football game against the University of the South.

Ten former student-athletes and former coach Bob Bergman will be added to Rose-Hulman’s Hall of Fame in 1997. Below is a list of the student-athletes joining Bergman in this year’s Hall of Fame class.

Mark Adams
’85, Golf, E.E.

Jim Baske
’81, Basketball, C.E.

Wes Davis
’87, Wrestling, E.E.

Roger Edelbrock
’78, Basketball, M.E.

Joseph Engelhard
’22, Football, M.E.

Mark Gibson
’76, Footbal, M.E.

Gary Lee
’76, Football, C.E.

Jim Novacek
’81, Football/Track, Ch.E.

Doug Roof,
'69, Baseball, E.E.

Doug Zapp
'72, Baseball, Math.

Three more Academic All-Americans

Three Rose-Hulman student-athletes added their names to the list of the school’s GTE/CoSIDA Academic All-Americans. Baseball players Eric Tryon (outfielder/ pitcher) and Jimmy Costa (first base/pitcher), and pole vaulter Ryan Loftus increased Rose-Hulman’s GTE Academic All-American total to 43 since 1978.

Tryon earned first-team honors for the second year in a row to become the eighth Rose-Hulman athlete to earn the award more than once. Loftus was a second-team selection, boasting a 3.82 grade point average and earning NCAA III All-American honors in both the indoor and outdoor pole vault. Costa made the third team squad as a junior.

Engineer football player Chad Welch was a second team All-American selection last fall.

Student-athletes must be a starter or important reserve in their respective sport, maintain a minimum 3.2 grade point average and be in at least their second academic year at their school to be nominated for the Academic All-American honor.