2008HALL O F FAM E I N D U C T E E S
four seasons. As a juni or, COt-bray aver
year, she placed fi fth in the disclls, but
aged 1 8. 2 points per game and was hon
also qualified i n the shot put and took
ored as the 1 997 Northwest Conference
seventh. As a junior, Cordeiro fi nished
o f I ndependenr Colleges Player of the
runner-up in the discus and repeated her
Year. In her senior season, Corbray
seventh p lace fi n ish in the shot Pllt. In
helped lead the Lures to a 2 1 -7 record,
her senior year, Cordeiro returned to the
en route to their first conference title i n
top o f the podium by wi nnin g the
more than a decade. In the team's lone
national tirle in the di sclls fo r the second
national tournament game, Co rbray
time, as well as placing third in the shot
wowed the crowd by making 1 O-of- 1 3
put. Her throw of 1 5 8 feet 2 inches in the
field goal attempts and scoring 22
disclls remains a school record by nearly
he 2008 Pacific Lutheran Athletic
points. Corbrays name can be found on
1 5 feet, and her 46-foot 6-inch e ffor t in
Hall of fame class, the 1 9 th in the
30 different categories in the record lists,
the shot put is a school record by more
hall's his tory, consists of six out-
including single-season records in scor
than three feet. In the four years that
standing athletes who wore the black
ing (492) and steals ( 1 02 ) ; and career
Cordeiro competed fo r PLU, the Lu tes
and gold.
records in scoring ( 1 ,730) , steals (289) ,
won fou r Northwest Conference titles i n
The Athletic HalJ of Fame induction
free throws made (375) and free th rows
track and placed n o lower than 1 2 th a t
attempted (499). Her sin gle-game
t h e national meet, including two top
Friday, Oct. 1 0, in Olson Auditorium.
records include field goals made ( 1 3 )
five finishes.
Tickets may be purchased by calling the
a n d attempted (26).
luncheon i s scheduled fo r 1 1 :30 a.m.
PLU athletic department at 253-5357352.
Cordeiro '95 (Track and F i e l d 1 992-95)
Corbray '98 (Women's B a sketb a l l 1 994-98)
The school record holder in both the
H icks '75 ( M e n 's Bas ketba l l 1 9 73-75) 1 n the two years that Tony H icks played basketball fo r PLU, he p roved himself to
shot put and the discus, Wendy
be one of the most talen ted players ever
Cordeiro was one of the most dominat
to wear the black and gold. A transfer
ketball ptogram could be credited to a
i ng th rowers in the history of the
from Spokane Falls Community Col lege,
single athlete, 5-foot-4-inch guard Kim
Northwest Conference. On the confer
Hi cks led the Lures in scoring ( 1 5.6
Cot'bt'ay would be that individual. The
ence level, Cordeiro was almost
points per game) in his first season as
1 993-94 season saw the Lures fi nish with
untouchable, wi nning the discus at the
PLU went on to win tllC Northwest
a 2-22 record. The fo llowing season,
Northwest Conference Championships
Conference title. That year, he earned
COt'bray came to PLU as a freshman hop
all fOllr years and standing atop the
handfu l of honors, including First Team
I f the turnaround of the women's bas
a
ing to help salvage the program. She
awards podium in the shot put three
All-Northwest Conference and First
started every game and led the Lutes in
times. She was named the outstanding
Team NAJA District 1 , as well as earning
scoring as the team finished with an 1 1 -
athlete of the meet at the 1 993 NWC
an honorable mention NAIA All-America
14 record. Corb ray went on to start in all
Championships. Wendy jumped onto
nod. As a senior, Hicks led the team in
but one game during the next three sea
the national stage as a freshman in 1 992
scoring average and shooting percentage,
sons. A four-time first team all-confer
by winning the NAIA national champi
averaging 22.5 points a game while
ence honoree, she led PLU in scoring all
onship in the disclls. Her sophomore
shooting .5 1 6 (222-for-4 1 1 ). The leading
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