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Hall Of Fame Adds Women
At the twentieth induction ceremony of the Athletic Hall of Fame, five alumni who attained the highest levels of athletic achievement during their college years were recognized. More than 100 alumni and friends attended the dinner in Hodson Hall.
The Class of 2001 is the first to feature three female inductees and brings the Hall of Fame’s total female membership to eight. Master of Ceremonies John Parker ’55 presented citations and presided over tributes to the 2001 inductees. Also honored were members of the 1989-90 basketball team.
Carol Reece Albright ’80 was a pioneer of the field hockey and lacrosse programs. Albright earned eight varsity letters and emerged as the all-time scorer in the field hockey program. She was selected to the U.S. Field Hockey Association tournament in each of her four years and was invited to the USFHA national tournament.
Elizabeth Beard Stillings ’84 was coxswain of both junior and varsity men’s four and eight rowing shells. Her undergraduate experiences prepared her for great things to come: Stillings was a coxswain for the ’84 and ’88 Olympic rowing teams and received an Olympic Gold Medal in 1984. She was inducted into the U.S. Rowing Hall of Fame in 1984.
Frank Charles Ogens ’72 was an early standout in basketball and baseball, but soon developed into one of WC’s most capable soccer goalies. Ogens also participated in the basketball program and was one of the leading scorers on the track team. He qualified for 13 varsity letter awards and multiple recognitions.
Richard Clint Evans ’78 was goalkeeper for lacrosse teams that compiled a record of 42-17, participated in four NCAA tournaments, and reached a national championship game. Evans played a spectacular game during WC’s storied win against Johns Hopkins in 1976. When Bryan Matthews ’75 was named head lacrosse coach in 1979, he asked Evans to handle the goalies. Under his leadership, four goalies were named to the All-American first team and many were selected to All-Conference positions.
Mackey Metcalfe Dutton ’51, a former intramural athlete and alumni director, has been instrumental in directing and organizing the Hall of Fame. In the pre-Title Nine era, she participated in field hockey, basketball and badminton at the intramural level and served on the Girls Intramural Athletic Association Board, the student governing body for women’s sports.
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