A class of eight College of Wooster greats have been selected for induction into the W Association Hall of Fame. Additionally, Laurie Priest '77 has been selected as the W Association's Distinguished Award of Excellence and Mary Kate Agona '06 and Jason Godwin '00 will be celebrated as the latest Paul V. Barrett Award recipients.

The W Association's Athletics Night of Excellence ceremony is set for Friday, Sept. 18 at 6:30 p.m. at Scheide Music Center's Gault Recital Hall and takes place during the College's Homecoming and Family Weekend. A reception will follow the induction ceremony. The night of excellence ceremony and reception are free to attend. Registration is kindly requested to aid with planning for the event. You can register HERE.

Individuals chosen for induction are Brett Beech '94, Rhonda Belcher Gibson '89, Hilary Coady '16, Terry Gladis '95, Doug Hart '86, Clara Mitchell '92, John Sullivan Wilson '78, and Frank Windsor '88.

Beech earned third-team American Baseball Coaches Association All-America honors as a senior after becoming the winningest pitcher in a season in program history at 13-2. That year, Beech logged 109 2/3 innings over 17 appearances and he tossed eight complete games. Beech threw a complete game at the NCAA Div. III Championship against Wesleyan University.

Belcher earned All-America honors as part of Wooster's sixth-place 4x100 relay and was an eight-time conference champion. Her eight first-place NCAC finishes are tied for the fifth-most in program history. Belcher earned a spot on the NCAC All-Decade Team and helped lead the program to multiple conference championships.

Coady earned three All-America honors, capping her career as the national runner-up in the heptathlon. As a senior, Coady preceded her national runner-up finish with a third-place pentathlon score at nationals. Her third All-America certificate came in the 400-meter hurdles as a junior. She is one of seven in program history with at least three All-America honors and is fifth all-time with 19 All-NCAC certificates.

Gladis paired elite speed with a near-.400 average to become one of Div. III baseball's biggest breakout stars in 1994, a year where he became the second junior in the storied program's history to earn All-America honors. He delivered a walk-off solo homer to lead off the bottom of the ninth inning of an elimination game at the 1994 Mideast Regional to keep Wooster's season alive. Wooster went on to win the regional and advance to the Div. III World Series for the second time.

Hart played soccer and tennis, and really excelled in the latter, helping the Scots win a conference championship his junior year, which was the debut year of the NCAC. Wooster remains one of just three institutions in conference history to win a NCAC men's tennis championship to this day. As a senior, he won the conference titles at first doubles and third singles, nearly making it to nationals in doubles.

Mitchell joined Wooster's jayvee field hockey team as a first-year and graduated an All-American. She helped Wooster to a 13-5-1 record as a senior, a year in which Wooster finished as the NCAC runner-up. Ten goals, five assists, and 25 points elevated Mitchell to first-team all-region and a spot on the All-America team.

Wilson earned the swimming and diving program's first All-America honor and added seven more during his decorated career. Wilson went 56.9 seconds in the 100 backstroke and 2:01.80 in the 200 backstroke at the inaugural NCAA Div. III Championships. He won the consolation final of the 200 backstroke and placed 10th in the 100-yard race.

Windsor was one of Wooster's first prolific men's lacrosse scorers, netting over 125 career goals. A program-record 44 goals were scored by Windsor as a junior. He earned honorable mention All-America status from the United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association as a senior, a year in which he scored his 100th collegiate goal. He was a three-time All-NCAC selection.

Priest is a leading authority on women and sports. Her career spans numerous professional contributions at the national, regional, and state levels advocating for and addressing social justice issues in sport and for her work to combat bullying and homophobia in high school and intercollegiate athletics. Priest spent 24 years as chair of physical education and director of athletics at Mount Holyoke College. She served a term on the board of the National Association of Collegiate Women Athletic Administrators and regularly served the National Association for Girls and Women in Sport in a multitude of roles, including a term as the organization's president.