The 2011 Warrior Hall of Fame Class that will be inducted in mid-January includes three athletes, one coach, one team, and one outstanding service person.
Corban Announces 2nd Hall of Fame Class
SALEM, Ore. – The tradition continues at Corban University, as the Warriors' athletic administration in conjunction with the selection committee announced Friday that the Warrior Hall of Fame's second class of inductees will be enshrined in an afternoon ceremony in mid-January.
"This is the continuation of a wonderful tradition at Corban," said Dave Johnson, Corban's Director of Athletics. "We have the opportunity to once again bring the old and new together and remember the athletes, coaches, teams, and outstanding service people that have helped shape our athletic program into what it is today."
The 2011 Warrior Hall of Fame ceremony will take place on Saturday, January 15th, beginning at 1:00 p.m. inside the Psalm Performing Arts Center on the campus of Corban University.
Included in the second-ever Warrior Hall of Fame class are three athletes, one coach, one team, and one outstanding service honoree. The 2011 Warrior Hall of Fame Class includes...
ATHLETES
Roy Danielian, Men's Soccer (1977-81)
Danielian was a member of the first-ever men's soccer program at Western Baptist that was known as "The Giant Killers," as the Warriors defeated NCAA powerhouse the University of Oregon and snapped Oregon College of Education's 17-game win streak. Danielian was a four-time NAIA 1st team all-conference selection, while also twice earning Oregon Intercollegiate Soccer Association 1st team honors. A two-time Western Baptist Male Athlete of the Year, Danielian was inducted into the NAIA District II Hall of Fame in 1991 before having his #10 jersey retired by Western Baptist in 1992. Along with his time at Western Baptist, Danielian also traveled as a member of the Sports Ambassador Men's Soccer Tour to both Hong Kong and India in 1979.
Cassee Steed, Women's Volleyball & Basketball (1996-2000)
Steed was a two-sport athlete at Western Baptist playing volleyball and basketball for head coaches Tracy Smith and Terry Williams during her four-year tenure as a Warrior. Steed is the only player in Western Baptist history to record 1,000-or-more kills and 1,000-or-more points in a career, while being one of only three players in women's basketball history to register more than 1,000 points, 1,000 rebounds, and 50 blocks in a career. In volleyball, Steed ranks in the Top 10 all-time in four statistical categories, while helping lead the Warriors to the 1997 National Christian College Athletic Association (NCCAA) national title and earning Cascade Collegiate Conference scholar-athlete recognition as a junior in 1998. On the basketball court, Steed ranks in the Top 10 all-time in program history in nine statistical categories and was voted the team's Most Valuable Player twice. Steed was also named NCCAA National Player of the Year as a senior and the Warriors' Most Improved Player as a freshman. Among the conference awards, Steed was a three-time All-CCC 1st team honoree in basketball and earned all-conference honorable mention recognition in volleyball as a junior in 1999.
KeriAnn Rumrey, Women's Soccer (2000-03)
Rumrey is the face of Western Baptist/Corban women's soccer, as the program's all-time leader in points (277), goals (101), and assists (75) and the Warriors' only NAIA All-American having been named to the third team as a senior. Rumrey ranks in the Top 15 all-time in NAIA history in points, goals, and assists, while holding the honor of being the program's only four-time All-Cascade Collegiate Conference 1st team recipient. Rumrey was named Cascade Collegiate Conference Player of the Year twice (2001 & 2003), while also earning National Christian College Athletic Association (NCCAA) All-American 1st team honors as a freshman, sophomore, and junior. After being named the NCCAA Tournament's Most Outstanding Offensive Player as a freshman, Rumrey earned NCCAA Tournament Most Valuable Player recognition as a junior after helping lead Western Baptist to a runner-up finish at the national tournament. Following her junior season, Rumrey was named Western Baptist Female Athlete of the Year. For her career, Rumrey earned five Cascade Collegiate Conference and/or NAIA Region I Player of the Week awards.
COACH
Tracy Smith, Women's Volleyball (1989-97, 1999-2006)
Smith put Western Baptist/Corban women's volleyball program on the map, guiding the Warriors to a school-record 238 wins over her 17-year coaching career. Taking the reigns in 1989, Smith gradually built the program until its peak in 1997 when the Warriors won a school-record 31 matches, brought home the National Christian College Athletic Association (NCCAA) national title, and captured the Cascade Collegiate Conference tournament crown. Smith also guided Western Baptist to its first-ever NAIA Region I tournament that season and was named NCCAA Coach of the Year. During her tenure, Smith led Western Baptist to eight Cascade Collegiate Conference tournaments, four NAIA Region I tournaments, and three NCCAA national tournaments. Smith posted 14 seasons with 10-or-more wins, while finishing in the top three in the conference three times and earning the program's highest NAIA national ranking (No. 13) in the final poll of the 1997 season.
TEAM
1997 Women's Volleyball
This Warrior team became the first and only national championship volleyball team after winning the 1997 National Christian College Athletic Association (NCCAA) crown with a four-set victory (16-14, 11-15, 15-10, 15-11) over Christian Heritage College. Under the direction of head coach Tracy Smith, the Warriors amassed a school-record 31 wins that year en route to also capturing the program's only Cascade Collegiate Conference tournament title and advancing to the first-ever NAIA Region I tournament.
Team Members – Elisa Barfknecht, Jen Herndon, Jana Huston, Aimee Kirschenmann, Chris Neely, Sara Reeves, Kim Segrin, Gina Smith, Cassee Steed, Paige Stewart, Heather Voss, Jenni Wright, Head Coach Tracy Smith, Assistant Coach Tim Smith, Assistant Coach Mark Laughman, Assistant Coach Marie Roth
OUTSTANDING SERVICE
Doug Pfeiler
In 2003, Western Baptist/Corban was awarded the luxury of having all its athletic teams the opportunity of not having head and/or assistant coaches drive his or her team from one location to another when Board of Trustees member Doug Pfeiler purchased a full-size travel bus for the athletic department to use. Prior to 2003, Pfeiler worked with the women's basketball program from 2000-02 helping head coach Terry Williams with transportation and statistical inputting on road trips. Pfeiler made his first trip with the bus on February 14, 2003 driving Western Baptist's men's basketball team to a game in Portland against Cascade College. Along with his work as the official bus driver for Corban Athletics, Pfeiler has been a member of the University's Board of Trustees since 1991 and also served as a member of the Warrior Athletic Association Executive Council since 2002.
The honorees will also be recognized during halftime of the women's basketball game against Eastern Oregon after the official induction ceremony earlier that same day.
NOTE: Tickets for the event are available at $17.00 each. Interested attendees can register for the event, purchase tickets, and choose seat location by visiting www.GoWarriorsGo.com.