PACIFIC ATHLETICS HALL OF FAME ANNOUNCES 2007-08 INDUCTEES

Pacific Athletics Hall Of Fame Announces 2007-08 Inductees

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Stockton, Calif. - Seven individuals will be inducted into the University of the Pacific Athletics Hall of Fame in annual induction ceremonies on April 26, 2008.

Established in 1982, the Hall of Fame welcomes Dick Cullenward (Swimming/Water Polo), Richard Davey (Baseball, Basketball), Jane Donaldson (Women's Sports), Kristin Fifer-Ayers (Volleyball), Dan Reichert (Baseball), Brad Schumacher (Swimming/Water Polo) and Roy Williams (Football). With the 2006-07 class, the Pacific Athletics Hall of Fame will have honored 210 individuals and 19 teams in its 26-year history.

As part of this special evening, the 2007-08 Pacific Tigers Student-Athletes of the Year Awards will also be presented. This evening of celebration and recognition provides a unique opportunity for connecting Pacific's heritage of outstanding athletic alumni and Hall of Famers with the current generation of exceptional student-athletes. Pacific will also add Eddie Macon's football jersey (#41) to the wall of the Spanos Center, becoming the 14th jersey to be retired.

Induction ceremonies and the annual awards banquet will be held on Saturday, April 26, 2008, at the Alex G. Spanos Center on the Pacific campus. A social hour begins at 6:00 p.m., with dinner and the induction program beginning at 7:00 p.m. Tickets are available by contacting the Pacific Department of Intercollegiate Athletics at (209) 946-2387.

All previous inductees to the Pacific Athletics Hall of Fame are encouraged to attend and wear their Hall of Fame medallions to this year's event.

Following are brief biographical sketches of the 2007-08 Pacific Athletics Hall of Fame inductees.

Dick Cullenward - Men's Swimming and Water Polo, 1949-50

Dick Cullenward was a standout swimmer and water polo player at Pacific from 1949-1952.

He was a two-time high school all-american in 1947 and 1948 before starting his collegiate career at Stockton College. He was a junior college All-American at Stockton College under legendary head coach Bill Anttila, holding the national junior college records in both the 220 and 440 yard freestyle.

While at Pacific, Cullenward earned All-America honors following the 1949-50 campaign after recording a sixth place finish at the 1950 NCAA Championships in the 1,500 yard freestyle. In 1952, Dick scored 66 goals for the men's water polo team, breaking Frank Poucher's school record. He helped the Tigers to a record of 3-3 in 1950 and 7-5 in 1951. He tied for high point honors on the 1951 team with Bobby Brown.

Dick spent 1952-63 as a United States Navy carrier pilot, and still stayed active in sports. He was the captain of the United States Navy Pacific Region Championship volleyball team. In 1956, Dick was a member of the all Military Olympic Trials for the 1956 Olympic water polo team. After moving to Australia In 1963, Dick was the captain of the Tasmanian State Water Polo team at the age of 34. In 1963, he also established the first dive school in Tasmania. He worked for many years as a professional abalone diver and exporter.

Dick is now retired, and resides in Queensland, Australia with his wife Sheryl. They have two adult children, Bruce (52) and Robbie (50), as well as three grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.

"My time at Pacific was the best years of my life, making enduring friendships with people I still see 55 years later, despite living half a world away."

Dick Davey - Baseball, Men's Basketball, 1960-64

Dick Davey was an outstanding baseball and basketball athlete at Pacific, extending his knowledge of basketball in an exemplary coaching career.

Davey earned three letters in both basketball and baseball in his time at Pacific. He started 78 straight games for the Tiger basketball team from 1961-64, scoring 664 points and pulling down 325 rebounds. An outstanding baseball player as well, Davey earned All-West Coast Conference honors as a catcher in both his junior and senior seasons. He led the Tigers with an exceptional .359 batting average in his senior season. After receiving his degree in education from Pacific in 1964, Davey signed a professional contract with the San Francisco Giants and played two seasons in their farm system before a injury cut short his promising career.

He began his coaching career at San Jose's Leland High School in 1968. He then moved on to the University of California-Berkeley as an assistant coach to former Tiger head coach Dick Edwards from 1972 to 1977. It was in 1977 when Dick moved on to Santa Clara University. He spent his first 15 years with SCU as an assistant coach to Carroll Williams and 15 years as the Broncos' head coach.

Davey finished his remarkable career at Santa Clara with 251 wins and 122 victories in the West Coast Conference. He is second all-time in WCC wins behind only Carroll Williams. At home, the Broncos posted a 141-62 record and a .695 winning percentage with Davey at the helm. He won three WCC regular season titles, one WCC Tournament championship and made three NCAA Tournament appearances in his 15 seasons. In addition to leading Santa Clara to five wins over top-25 opponents, including a stunning upset over No. 5 Arizona in the 1993 NCAA Tournament.

In his 15th and final season at SCU, Davey led the Broncos to a 21-10 overall record and a 10-4 mark in the West Coast Conference. It was the fourth 20-win season under Davey and the fifth time that the Broncos won at least 10 conference games during his tenure. He earned WCC Coach of the Year honors four times, including his last season with the Broncos.

Dick currently resides in Saratoga, California with his wife, Jeanne. They have two adult children, Mike (40) and Kim (37), and two grandchildren.

"I feel very fortunate to have spent my college years at Pacific. It is a place where people care about people."

Krissy Fifer-Ayers - Women's Volleyball, 1987-91

Krissy Fifer-Ayers was one of the most dominant outside hitters in Pacific history. She used her height and 30 inch vertical leap on the outside to devastate opponents in the Big West Conference as well as the nation.

Krissy came to Pacific from Los Altos High School, where she played with fellow Pacific Athletics Hall of Famer Melanie Beckenhauer-Heller. In an outstanding four-year career as an outside hitter for the Tigers under head coach John Dunning, Krissy earned American Volleyball Coaches Association All-America honors in both her junior and senior seasons. In her first season, she earned Pacific Coast Athletic Association All-Freshman Team honors after establishing a commanding left side presence for Pacific. She was an All-Big West Conference Second Team selection in 1989 and was a first team honoree in 1990. Krissy received AVCA All-West Region honors in both 1989 and 1990. She also represented the Tigers at the United States Olympic Festival in 1989, after her junior season.

Her 1,330 career kills still stand as the 10th most in school history, while her consistent hitting percentage of .338 is fourth all-time in Pacific annals. Fifer-Ayers ranks eighth and 10th on the single season hitting percentage lists after hitting .342 in 1989 and .340 in 1990. She helped lead the Tigers to a record of 111-29 over her four years, with the Tigers advancing to the NCAA Regionals in each of her four years. With Fifer-Ayers helping lead the way, the Tigers advanced to the 1990 NCAA Final Four at the University of Maryland. Pacific defeated Nebraska 3-1 in the semi-final round before falling 3-0 to UCLA in the national championship match.

After graduation Fifer-Ayers went on to play professionally in Italy, then played with the Sacramento Stars of the indoor professional league from 1994-96.

Krissy worked as an account coordinator at Regis McKenna Marketing firm, then after becoming pregnant with twins, she transitioned to being a stay-at-home mom. She currently resides in Boise, Idaho with her husband, Brent, and her twin daughters - Jordan (11) and Megan (11).

"The four years I attended Pacific hold some of the most memorable and cherished experiences in my life. The friendships I developed, both on and off the court, will last a lifetime."

Dan Reichert - Baseball, 1995-97

Dan Reichert earns induction for his mound accomplishments for the Tiger baseball team over his three year career.

Dan was a three-sport athlete playing football, basketball and baseball at Turlock High School, before making the trek up Highway 99 to Pacific. He began his Tiger career with an eight win season as a freshman in 1995, pitching six complete games and striking out 81 batters. Following his freshman year, Dan was invited to the U.S. Olympic trials, pitching four scoreless innings.

Dan had five more wins as a sophomore in 1996, striking out 105 batters in 85 innings and throwing two complete games. In 1997 Dan recorded one of the top seasons in Pacific baseball history, compiling 13 wins in just 20 starts, including seven complete games and three shutouts. His 13 wins are the second most in school history. He struck out a school-record 169 batters in just 133 innings, and held opponents to a batting average of just .202.

Following his junior campaign, Dan earned Big West Conference Pitcher of the Year honors, along with First Team All-America honors from the Sporting News, Collegiate Baseball, Baseball America, and the baseball writers. He also notched several Big West Pitcher of the Week awards and First Team All-Big West Conference accolades.

Dan finished his career at Pacific with 26 wins, which is fourth best all-time. He also recorded 355 strikeouts, which is third on the career list. Dan also holds the school record for strikeouts in a game with 22 on February 14, 1997 in a complete game victory over Washington State. He also struck out 16 batters in his previous outing, setting an NCAA record for strikeouts in consecutive games. On the heels of those two outstanding performances, Dan was the first person named Collegiate Baseball National Player of the Week for two consecutive weeks.

In June of 1997, Dan was selected by the Kansas City Royals as the seventh overall pick in the first round of the Major League Baseball Amateur Draft. He made his professional debut in Spokane that summer and was named the Royals' minor league pitcher of the year in 1997. He made his major league debut on July 16, 1999 and got his first win against Texas two weeks later.

Over his five year Major League career, Dan twice won eight games, and finished with 21 wins in 125 appearances. He struck out 240 batters in the big leagues, including a two-out bases loaded strikeout of Major League slugger Mark McGwire and a career-best 94 with the Royals in 2000. During his Major League career, Dan also pitched for Tampa Bay, Toronto, Milwaukee and Seattle.

Dan currently resides in Lincoln, Nebraska with his girlfriend Lisa Behne and son Jackson who will turn three in May.

"I would like to thank University of the Pacific for giving me the opportunity to attend and mature as a man. The life lessons learned at Pacific have shaped me as the person I am today."

Bradley Schumacher - Men's Swimming, Men's Water Polo, 1992-96

Bradley Schumacher earns induction into the Pacific Hall of Fame for his amazing career at Pacific as both a swimmer and water polo player.

After arriving at Pacific from Bowie, Maryland, Bradley established himself as one of the greats, not only as a Tiger, but in the world of swimming and water polo. Bradley was a three-time All-American in water polo, earning the honor in 1993, 1994, and 1995. Under water polo coach John Tanner, Bradley helped lead the Tigers to a national ranking of No. 5. He was also a two-time All-American in swimming, collecting the honor in both 1994 and 1995.

He tallied 156 goals in his water polo career at Pacific, a mark that still stands fifth on the all-time list. Bradley's times in the 50 free of 19.77 seconds and in the 100 free of 43.17 seconds still stand today as records both at Pacific as well as in the Big West Conference.

He earned Big West Conference Swimming Athlete of the Year honors in 1993, and helped the Tigers to an 18th place finish at the NCAA Championships in 1995. He was the first person since the 1980's to earn All-American honors in both water polo and swimming.

While at Pacific, Bradley earned two gold medals at the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta, Georgia in the 400 meter free relay and in the 800 meter free relay. He also represented the United States in water polo at the 2000 Sydney Olympics, helping the team to a sixth place finish.

He is the only aquatics athlete in the world to become a world champion in both swimming and water polo, as he helped the U.S. National water polo team win gold in the 1997 FINA World Cup held in Athens, Greece. Bradley was the first Pacific athlete to win an Olympic gold medal, and the first undergraduate to win any medal.

After the 2000 Olympics, Schumacher continued his athletic success for many years. In 2002 he was named the Most Valuable Player in the Australian National League in Freemantle Mariners-Perth, for water polo. In 2003 he participated in the U.S. Open for swimming and was invited again in 2004. Also in 2004, Bradley qualified for the U.S. Olympic Swimming Trials as well as the U.S. Spring Nationals for swimming.

Bradley is co-founder of Kap7, Inc., a commercial pool equipment and supply company, and is the director of SET Water Polo Club, a youth water polo club for boys and girls.

Schumacher and his fiancé Antonella Castro currently reside in Long Beach, California.

Jane Stuart Donaldson - Women's Sports, 1935-38

Jane Stuart Donaldson earns induction into the Pacific Athletics Hall of Fame for her outstanding career at Pacific and in the Stockton area.

Born in 1916 at St. Joseph's Medical Center here in Stockton, Jane was a Tiger from 1935 to 1938, and was a standout four sport athlete. She lettered in each of her four years in golf, tennis, field hockey and basketball. Not just successful in the athletic world, Jane was also an active member of Epsilon Lambda Sigma in her time at Pacific.

Although she didn't take up the sport until the age of 18, Jane became a top notch golfer, representing Pacific at the Western Sectional Conference at Mills College in 1936. In 1938, she was a tennis champion, and was made president of the Women's Athletic Association.

Donaldson graduated from Pacific in 1938 with a degree in physical education, and taught at French Camp School in French Camp, Calif. following graduation. Jane served as an Assistant Elementary Librarian for the Stockton Unified School District, and contributed to the creation of school libraries in elementary schools throughout the Stockton Unified School District. She also taught and coached sports at the Continuation High School in Stockton after college. She retired from teaching in 1952.

Jane was an outstanding athlete at Pacific, but it was after her time as a Tiger where she blossomed even further as a golfer. Jane and her late husband Jack shared the same passion for golf, playing all over the world sharing great experiences. She won the Stockton Golf and Country Club Women's Club Championship 13 times from 1957-1989, with the most recent coming in 1989 at 73 years young.

Jane has won countless trophies in her golfing career, including the Pacific Senior Women's Tournament in Phoenix, Arizona, the Ladies Moncado Tournament at Swenson Park Golf Course and the Western Women's Senior Amateur in Boise, Idaho in 1984, where she beat 160 golfers from 11 different states. In 1989, Donaldson set the course record for women at Poppy Hills Golf Course in Pebble Beach, Calif. with an outstanding 79.

Her lowest handicap ever was a stellar seven, and her career-low round was a 78 at Stockton Golf and Country Club. Jane is also a member of the Stockton Athletic Hall of Fame as both an individual inductee and as a part of the Harvard Bookies women's baseball team.

Jane currently resides in Stockton, and still gets on the golf course as often as possible.

"I had a wonderful four years at C.O.P. I spent many hours in the Women's Gym working with Ethel M. Hill, the P.E. Faculty Chairman."

Roy O. Williams - Football, Track, 1959-63

Roy O. Williams earns induction into the Pacific Athletics Hall of Fame for his dominant football career and his contributions to fundraising at Pacific.

Roy was an incredible tackle for the Tigers' football team from 1959 to 1962. In 1959 he was named Most Outstanding Frosh football player. In 1963 he proceeded to design a new type of t-shaped football sled pad that is currently used in the football world today. This was the first change in the design since 1911. In 1963 Williams was chosen to play in the first annual All-American Bowl held in Buffalo, New York. Williams was also chosen to play in the 30th annual college All-Star Game held at Soldier Field, where his team took on the Green Bay Packers - and won.

Williams graduated from Pacific in 1963 with a degree in speech pathology, and went on to play professional football. He was selected in the second round of the draft by the NFL's Detroit Lions and in the fourth round of the AFL draft by the San Diego Chargers. Roy played with the Lions and was traded to the San Francisco 49'ers, where he suffered an unfortunate career-ending injury in 1964.

Williams returned to Stockton in 1964 where he made it his mission to help those struggling in the financial estate world. He created the Williams Group, which is an international company designed to address the 70% of failures of estate transitions.

Roy was also given the opportunity to speak in front of the House of Lords in England; in regards to his research of 40 years. Roy has also been recognized by Pepperdine University with the recent founding of the Leadership Family Institute, which was created to house much of Williams' research. Roy's work is considered to be the "gold standard" for the successful transition of wealth world-wide, and is the only body of work based upon the actual research of over 3,000 successful families.

In addition to success in the business world, Roy also helped establish the Pacific Athletic Foundation with Bob Eberhardt and Cedric Dempsey. The PAF became the model for athletic fundraising in the nation. He is a past president of the Stockton Quarterback Club and the Pacific Alumni Association. In 1977, Roy was named Professional Pacific Alumni of the Year.

In 1995, Williams and his three sons were inducted into the Stockton Athletic Hall of Fame for their achievements in both football and basketball. In 1996, Williams was inducted into the Stockton Athletic Hall of Fame, for his solo football career and achievements.

Roy and his wife Diana have been married 49 years and have three adult children; Scott (47), Eric (46), and Daniel (44). The Williams currently reside in San Clemente, Calif.

"Attending Pacific was critical in my development and growth. Some of my professors and teammates became lifetime, personal friends. I have always been grateful; to my friend, Elroy "Crazy Legs" Hirsch, who introduced me to Coach Jack "Moose" Myers, which resulted in my scholarship to C.O.P."