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Ball State Athletics Hall of Fame Ceremony
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Ball State Inducts Five Individuals, One Team into Athletics Hall of Fame
December 08, 2017 | General
MUNCIE, Ind. – The Ball State Department of Athletics held its annual Hall of Fame induction ceremony Friday evening in the Alumni Center. Matt Baccarani (men's tennis), Cary Chandler (men's track & field), Linda Fluharty (field hockey), Peyton Stovall (men's basketball), Ed Shipley (contributor) and the 1994 women's volleyball team made up this year's class.
Visit the new web home of the Ball State Athletics Hall of Fame (ballstatesports.com/halloffame). The new site includes bios on all inductees and allows for sorting by name, sport, induction year or graduating class.
The inductees will also be honored at the Ball State men's basketball game tomorrow against Valparaiso.
For more information on Ball State's Athletics Hall of Fame, please contact Joe Hernandez at 765-285-1282 or jhernand@bsu.edu.
The 2016-17 Inductees
Matt Baccarani, Men's Tennis
A four-time All-MAC First Team selection, Matt Baccarani led the Ball State men's tennis team to three conference regular season championships, two league tournament titles and two team NCAA tournament appearances. The Toronto, Ontario, native helped the Cardinals to a 19-1 MAC record during his career from 2002-06. Occupying the No. 1 singles position for his final three seasons and the No. 1 doubles spot all four years, Baccarani racked up 78 singles victories and 100 wins in doubles. The 2006 MAC Player of the Year was rated as highly as No. 61 nationally in singles and earned national rankings in doubles all four years. Baccarani was ranked with two different partners his senior year, including as high as No. 4 in the country with teammate Patrick Thompson. He earned a spot in the NCAA Championships for singles as a senior and for doubles in each of his final two seasons with Thompson.
Cary Chandler, Men's Track and Field
All-American sprinter Cary Chandler left his name all over the Ball State record books in a career that ran from 1987-90. As a junior, the Chicago native set school records in the 100 and 200 meters outdoors and the 55 and 200 meters indoors. As a senior, he broke them all again. The winter of Chandler's final year was highlighted by an eighth-place finish in the 55 meters at the NCAA Indoor Track Championships to earn All-America honors. The All-MAC performer capped his career that spring by winning three events at the MAC Outdoor Championships, setting school records in the 100 (10.29) and 200 (20.60) and as a member of the 400-meter relay team (39.90). The relay time also set a MAC record. Chandler previously finished runner-up in each of those events a year earlier, a junior season during which he qualified for the NCAA Outdoor Championships in the 200 meters.
Linda Fluharty, Field Hockey
A defensive catalyst for Ball State, Linda Fluharty helped the Cardinals dominate Mid-American Conference field hockey in the mid 1980s. The two-time team captain was an All-MAC selection in her final two seasons, including a first-team choice as a senior in 1986. She was also a member of the Field Hockey Coaches Association All-Region First Team and the MAC All-Academic Team that season. From 1983-86, the sweeper helped Ball State win four consecutive MAC regular season championships and four straight league tournament titles. The Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania, native closed out her career with 34 consecutive victories over conference opponents. The Cardinals were ranked as highly as No. 19 nationally during her junior season and No. 15 during her senior year.
Peyton Stovall, Men's Basketball
A fan favorite throughout his time in Muncie, Peyton Stovall was known as much for his involvement on campus and in the community as he was for his impressive play on the court. During his final season in Muncie, Stovall was one of 10 finalists for the Lowe's Senior CLASS Award in men's basketball and one of five finalists among all sports nationwide for the Coach John Wooden Citizenship Cup. Despite a pair of knee injuries that threatened to derail his career, Stovall racked up 1,383 points from 2003-08, finishing his time ninth on the Cardinals' all-time scoring list. He led the team with 16.7 points per game during his sophomore campaign. The guard from Lafayette, Indiana, started 113 of the 120 games in which he appeared, completing his career second on Ball State's all-time lists for minutes played (3,870) and 3-pointers made (163). He was also sixth in program history in both assists (349) and steals (163) upon his graduation.
Ed Shipley, Contributor
Ed Shipley returned to his alma mater in 1977 and worked the next 34 years to increase the university's engagement with its alumni across the country. He spent the final 31 of those years as the Executive Director, President and CEO of the Ball State University Alumni Association until his retirement in 2011. In that capacity, he led an outreach effort that grew the association's membership from 45,000 alumni to more than 170,000. Shipley helped to shape the Cardinal Varsity Club in its mission to raise funds for Ball State Athletics, serving as its Executive Director from 1977-88 and then on its board of directors from 1988 until his retirement. The Peru, Indiana, native graduated from Ball State in 1968 as the university's most outstanding senior and earned a master's degree in 1971. A former high school athletic director and coach, Shipley served as a volunteer assistant men's basketball coach during Steve Yoder's tenure with the Cardinals. He continues to work as a member of the statistics crew for Ball State basketball and football games, a role he has filled for nearly 40 years.
1994 Women's Volleyball Team
The dominance of the Ball State women's volleyball program in the MAC during the 1990s was never more apparent than during the 1994 season. Led by Randy Litchfield, who was named the league's Coach of the Year for the third time in four seasons, the Cardinals blitzed through the league schedule with a 17-0 record. It was the program's second straight unbeaten conference season, and the Cardinals capped it with a third consecutive MAC Tournament championship to run their winning streak against league opponents to an astounding 50 matches. The team finished with an overall record of 25-6, featuring the conference Player of the Year in Cassy Herode and the MAC Tournament MVP in Carin Zielinski. The Cardinals went on to make more history when they knocked off Illinois in five sets for the program's first-ever NCAA tournament victory before falling to eventual Final Four team Penn State. Ball State's 1994 roster included Wendy Carter, Liz Cothren, Rhonda Gardemann, Cassy Herode, Becky Inman, Erin Sroufe, Mindy Stanley, Tiffany Stevens, Megan Stimmel, Anne Wissel and Carin Zielinski. The team was coached by Randy Litchfield, along with assistant coach Chad Weyenberg, student coach Derek Johnson and volunteer assistant April Hoeltke.
Visit the new web home of the Ball State Athletics Hall of Fame (ballstatesports.com/halloffame). The new site includes bios on all inductees and allows for sorting by name, sport, induction year or graduating class.
The inductees will also be honored at the Ball State men's basketball game tomorrow against Valparaiso.
For more information on Ball State's Athletics Hall of Fame, please contact Joe Hernandez at 765-285-1282 or jhernand@bsu.edu.
The 2016-17 Inductees
Matt Baccarani, Men's Tennis
A four-time All-MAC First Team selection, Matt Baccarani led the Ball State men's tennis team to three conference regular season championships, two league tournament titles and two team NCAA tournament appearances. The Toronto, Ontario, native helped the Cardinals to a 19-1 MAC record during his career from 2002-06. Occupying the No. 1 singles position for his final three seasons and the No. 1 doubles spot all four years, Baccarani racked up 78 singles victories and 100 wins in doubles. The 2006 MAC Player of the Year was rated as highly as No. 61 nationally in singles and earned national rankings in doubles all four years. Baccarani was ranked with two different partners his senior year, including as high as No. 4 in the country with teammate Patrick Thompson. He earned a spot in the NCAA Championships for singles as a senior and for doubles in each of his final two seasons with Thompson.
Cary Chandler, Men's Track and Field
All-American sprinter Cary Chandler left his name all over the Ball State record books in a career that ran from 1987-90. As a junior, the Chicago native set school records in the 100 and 200 meters outdoors and the 55 and 200 meters indoors. As a senior, he broke them all again. The winter of Chandler's final year was highlighted by an eighth-place finish in the 55 meters at the NCAA Indoor Track Championships to earn All-America honors. The All-MAC performer capped his career that spring by winning three events at the MAC Outdoor Championships, setting school records in the 100 (10.29) and 200 (20.60) and as a member of the 400-meter relay team (39.90). The relay time also set a MAC record. Chandler previously finished runner-up in each of those events a year earlier, a junior season during which he qualified for the NCAA Outdoor Championships in the 200 meters.
Linda Fluharty, Field Hockey
A defensive catalyst for Ball State, Linda Fluharty helped the Cardinals dominate Mid-American Conference field hockey in the mid 1980s. The two-time team captain was an All-MAC selection in her final two seasons, including a first-team choice as a senior in 1986. She was also a member of the Field Hockey Coaches Association All-Region First Team and the MAC All-Academic Team that season. From 1983-86, the sweeper helped Ball State win four consecutive MAC regular season championships and four straight league tournament titles. The Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania, native closed out her career with 34 consecutive victories over conference opponents. The Cardinals were ranked as highly as No. 19 nationally during her junior season and No. 15 during her senior year.
Peyton Stovall, Men's Basketball
A fan favorite throughout his time in Muncie, Peyton Stovall was known as much for his involvement on campus and in the community as he was for his impressive play on the court. During his final season in Muncie, Stovall was one of 10 finalists for the Lowe's Senior CLASS Award in men's basketball and one of five finalists among all sports nationwide for the Coach John Wooden Citizenship Cup. Despite a pair of knee injuries that threatened to derail his career, Stovall racked up 1,383 points from 2003-08, finishing his time ninth on the Cardinals' all-time scoring list. He led the team with 16.7 points per game during his sophomore campaign. The guard from Lafayette, Indiana, started 113 of the 120 games in which he appeared, completing his career second on Ball State's all-time lists for minutes played (3,870) and 3-pointers made (163). He was also sixth in program history in both assists (349) and steals (163) upon his graduation.
Ed Shipley, Contributor
Ed Shipley returned to his alma mater in 1977 and worked the next 34 years to increase the university's engagement with its alumni across the country. He spent the final 31 of those years as the Executive Director, President and CEO of the Ball State University Alumni Association until his retirement in 2011. In that capacity, he led an outreach effort that grew the association's membership from 45,000 alumni to more than 170,000. Shipley helped to shape the Cardinal Varsity Club in its mission to raise funds for Ball State Athletics, serving as its Executive Director from 1977-88 and then on its board of directors from 1988 until his retirement. The Peru, Indiana, native graduated from Ball State in 1968 as the university's most outstanding senior and earned a master's degree in 1971. A former high school athletic director and coach, Shipley served as a volunteer assistant men's basketball coach during Steve Yoder's tenure with the Cardinals. He continues to work as a member of the statistics crew for Ball State basketball and football games, a role he has filled for nearly 40 years.
1994 Women's Volleyball Team
The dominance of the Ball State women's volleyball program in the MAC during the 1990s was never more apparent than during the 1994 season. Led by Randy Litchfield, who was named the league's Coach of the Year for the third time in four seasons, the Cardinals blitzed through the league schedule with a 17-0 record. It was the program's second straight unbeaten conference season, and the Cardinals capped it with a third consecutive MAC Tournament championship to run their winning streak against league opponents to an astounding 50 matches. The team finished with an overall record of 25-6, featuring the conference Player of the Year in Cassy Herode and the MAC Tournament MVP in Carin Zielinski. The Cardinals went on to make more history when they knocked off Illinois in five sets for the program's first-ever NCAA tournament victory before falling to eventual Final Four team Penn State. Ball State's 1994 roster included Wendy Carter, Liz Cothren, Rhonda Gardemann, Cassy Herode, Becky Inman, Erin Sroufe, Mindy Stanley, Tiffany Stevens, Megan Stimmel, Anne Wissel and Carin Zielinski. The team was coached by Randy Litchfield, along with assistant coach Chad Weyenberg, student coach Derek Johnson and volunteer assistant April Hoeltke.
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