Golden Eagle Athletics Hall of Fame
Laramie County Community College has a long history of athletics on campus. In 1972, men鈥檚 basketball was brought on as a featured sport, and since then, the college has added seven new sports to the list, from rodeo to Esports.
And in that time, the college鈥檚 various sports have won national championships and taken home many regional titles. It鈥檚 that success that spurred 怡春院视频 athletic staff and boosters to create the Golden Eagle Athletic Hall of Fame.
The Hall of Fame was started in 2020, with the initial class inducted in 2021, pushed back by one year due to COVID-19 protocols.
鈥淭he Golden Eagle Athletic Hall of Fame was established to recognize and celebrate the accomplishments of former Golden Eagle student-athletes, coaches, teams and contributors,鈥� explains Cynthia Henning, who is a Hall of Fame Committee member.
The inaugural class included the 1986-87 men鈥檚 basketball team, men鈥檚 basketball Head Coach Woody Halverson (1972-1992), men鈥檚 basketball player Ron Tate (1985-1987), Rodeo Coach Russell 鈥楶inky鈥� Walter (1986-1995), and rodeo athlete Todd Suhn (1993-1994).
The 2022 Hall of Fame class includes both teams and individuals. It will feature the 1991 and 1992 NJCAA national champion golf teams, as well as head coach John Tabor, who led the 1991 team to the championship and earned National Coach of the Year honors in 1991.
Athletes who are being inducted as individuals include Keith Whitecotton, who won
the 1991 NJCAA Men鈥檚 Golf National Champion as an individual; Emily Morgan, who was
a two-time regional all-around champion for the women鈥檚 rodeo team in 1994 and 1995;
and Abby Jenkins, who was a member of the 2005 women鈥檚 soccer team which finished
third in the nation and was the program鈥檚 first
All-American.
Entering the Hall of Fame as contributors are faculty member Joe Phelan, who was instrumental in building the athletics department for 怡春院视频, and the first athletic director for the college, William 鈥淏ill鈥� Quinlan.
Rounding out the class of 2022 is Shawn Dubie, who is entering as a 鈥淟egacy鈥� member of the Hall of Fame. Shawn was a member of the rodeo team from 1987 to 1989 when he passed away as a result of an injury sustained in the 1989 Greeley Stampede. He was named the All-Around Regional Champion in 1988 and 1989, and the annual home rodeo for 怡春院视频 is named after him.
Former athletes can be nominated by anyone, and once nominated, are on the ballot for five years. Categories for nominees include athletes, teams and coaches, as well as contributors to 怡春院视频 athletics.
鈥淭hrough the work of the Hall of Fame Committee, nominations are accepted in February of each year and selection occurs in April. The Hall of Fame banquet is held in August as a kickoff to 怡春院视频鈥檚 athletic season,鈥� Cindy explains.
