TERRE HAUTE, IND. -- Rose-Hulman Institute of
Technology added four new members into its Athletic Hall of
Fame on October 10.
Bryan Hagelskamp (1999
football), Troy Halt (1997 basketball), Amanda Speich Witter (1999 basketball)
and Sean Valentine (1999 swimming) were added to the shrine at the midday event.
The Athletic Hall of Fame grew to a total of 151 members with this year's
induction.
The class included two
historical inductees. Speich Witter became the first female inducted into
the Rose-Hulman Athletic Hall of Fame, and Valentine was the first swimmer
inducted into the shrine.
Below is a capsule look at the inductees
in Rose-Hulman's 2009 Hall of Fame Class:
BRYAN HAGELSKAMP (Football, 1999) --
Bryan ranks second in school
history with 378 career tackles. He earned first-team
all-conference accolades in 1997 and 1999, and claimed team Most
Valuable Defensive Player honors in 1997, 1998 and 1999. He
tallied a single-season high of 114 tackles in 10 games in 1997 and
recorded 98 tackles with nine tackles-for-loss in 1999. The
mechanical engineering graduate missed the 1996 season due to a knee
injury before returning to earn two all-league honors in his career.
TROY HALT (Basketball, 1997) -- Troy earned first-team
all-region accolades by the National Association of Basketball Coaches and
claimed first-team all-conference honors during a standout 1997 season. He
compiled career totals of 1,099 points with 595 rebounds and played on two NCAA
Division III Tournament teams in 1996 and 1997. As a senior, the
electrical engineering graduate averaged 16.6 points and 7.6 rebounds per game
for a team that also ranked third nationally in scoring defense.
AMANDA SPEICH WITTER (Basketball, 1999) --
Amanda scored 1,411 points with 623 rebounds as a member of the
first four Rose-Hulman women's basketball squads in school history. She
continues to rank second in women's school history in scoring, field goals and
rebounds, while standing fourth in three-point field goals (100), sixth in
steals (113) and eighth in assists (175). The chemical engineering major
graduated as the ninth leading scorer on the men's and women's combined all-time
scoring list and was a two-time team Most Valuable Player.
SEAN VALENTINE (Swimming, 1999) --
Sean earned the first two NCAA Division III All-American awards in
the history of the swimming program. The electrical
engineering graduate placed fourth nationally in the 50-yard
freestyle at the 1999 NCAA Division III Nationals and also placed
sixth in the 100-yard breaststroke. He twice earned honorable
mention All-American honors at the NCAA Championships and was a
two-time conference champion. Valentine set nine school
records and still holds three marks a decade after graduation.
