Tulane Athletics Hall of Fame Classes of 2020 & 2021 Induction Ceremony Program

2020 INDUCTEES JERALD SOWELL Football | 1992-96

GEMMA DRYBURGH Women’s Golf | 2011-15

LESTER SACK Men’s Tennis | 1956-58

OLIVIA GRAYSON Women’s Basketball | 2009-13

JENN MILLER MOORE Volleyball | 2006-09

THE 1991-92 MEN’S BASKETBALL TEAM

Phone: (504) 865-5356 E-mail: greenwaveclub@tulane.edu

2021 INDUCTEES J.R CROWEL Baseball | 2003-07

CORY GEASON Football | 1994-97

TERRY JOHNSON D’ANGELO Women’s Basketball | 1978-81

ANA RUZEVIC Women’s Track and Field | 2008-12

CAIRO SANTOS Football | 2010-13

THE GREENBACKERS Billy Slatten Award

THE 1973 FOOTBALL TEAM

WELCOME SATURDAY, APRIL 23RD Reception Welcome from Corey Gloor Convocation Remarks from the Ben Weiner Director of Athletics Chair, Troy Dannen Hall of Fame Inductee Recognition Closing Remarks Cocktail Hour (Right Field Bleachers at GFATS)

TONIGHT’S MASTER OF CEREMONIES Corey Gloor “Voice of the Green Wave” Corey Gloor was named Director of Broadcasting for Tulane University Athletics on June 18, 2021.

In his role, Corey Gloor assumes all play-by-play for Tulane football, men’s basketball and baseball concurrent with the 2021-22 college athletics season. In addition to live play-by-play broadcasting during Tulane games, Gloor helps to produce a wide variety of content for the athletic department, including coaches shows, podcasts, videos, and other digital offerings.

Most recently, Gloor has spent the last six years as the radio play-by-play broadcaster for East Carolina University baseball on LEARFIELD’s Pirate Sports Network. During those six years, Gloor called four of ECU’s NCAA postseason tournament runs.

Gloor brings over a decade of experience as a sports radio broadcaster, including play-by-play broadcasting and studio production within the LEARFIELD network. From 2014-18, Gloor produced and hosted football and basketball radio broadcasts on the TCU Sports Network. In addition, the Rockford, Illinois, native produced and hosted basketball radio broadcasts on the Gator LEARFIELD Network during the 2016-17 campaign.

Gloor began his broadcasting career in Janesville, Wisconsin, where he served as a co-host for ‘Jock Talk’, a nightly sports talk show. He also served as the play-by-play voice of the Beloit Snappers – Single A Affiliate of the Oakland Athletics. Gloor received his undergraduate degree from Northern Illinois.

JERALD SOWELL

JENN MILLER MOORE

Football | 1992-96

Volleyball | 2006-09

OLIVIA GRAYSON

LESTER SACK

Women’s Basketball | 2009-13

Men’s Tennis | 1956-58

GEMMA DRYBURGH

THE 1991-92 MEN’S BASKETBALL TEAM

Women’s Golf | 2011-15

Jerald Sowell, Football, 1992-96 » Established himself as one of the top fullbacks in Tulane football history. » Showed great versatility throughout his career as both a blocker and as a runner. » His 98-yard touchdown run against the defending national champion Alabama Crimson Tide still stands as the longest rushing play in school history. » Led the team in rushing yards in three seasons. » Was selected to play in the Blue-Gray All-Star Classic and the Senior Bowl following his collegiate career. » Drafted in the seventh round of the 1997 NFL Draft by the Green Bay Packers. » Played 10 years in the National Football League, including nine seasons with the New York Jets.

Gemma Dryburgh, Women’s Golf, 2011-15 » A four-time all-conference performer and three-time All-Louisiana selection. » A four-year Letterwinner who played 126 rounds in 43 tournaments and posted a 74.33 (9,365 strokes) career scoring average, which ranks second in school history. » Claimed two career individual titles: the 2012 Old Waverly Bulldog Invitational and the 2013 C-USA Championships. » Finished par or better 35 times with 15 Top-20 performances. » Posted nine career rounds scoring in the 60’s. » Played in three NCAA Championships, including 2013 (Athens, GA), 2014 (Tulsa, OK) and 2015 (Bradenton, FL). » Three-time member of the Conference USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll and four-time selection to the Tulane 3.0 Club. » Member of the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee during her final three seasons.

Lester Sack, Men’s Tennis, 1956-58 » SEC Tennis Champions (1956, 1957 and 1958). » Ranked No. 1 in SEC Doubles with Ron Holmberg (1958). » Reached Round of 16 in NCAA Singles Championship (1958). » Reached Quarterfinals in NCAA Doubles Championship (with Ron Holmberg, 1958). » Played No. 3 singles and No. 1 doubles for Tulane team (1958). » Member of the 1957 team that finished the season as the NCAA Runner-Up » As a professional, he represented the United States on the Dubler Cup, Gordon Cup and Stevens Cup teams. » Earned an induction into the Mississippi Tennis Hall of Fame in 1994 and the Louisiana Tennis Hall of Fame in 2009.

Olivia Grayson, Women’s Basketball, 2009-13 » A three-time All-Conference USA performer. » Selected to the All-Louisiana team in both her junior and senior seasons. » Was a four-year Letterwinner and played in 134 games with 116 starts for her career. » Became the 24th player in Tulane history to score 1,000 career points reaching the mark as a junior to become the ninth Green Wave student-athlete to do so in their first three collegiate seasons. » Off the court, she was a member of the C-USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll and Tulane’s 3.0 Club. » Joined head coach Lisa Stockton’s staff as Director of Student-Athlete Development and Video in August of 2018. » Promoted to Assistant Coach for the Green Wave prior to the 2020-21 season.

Jenn Miller Moore, Volleyball, 2006-09 » A four-year Letterwinner from 2006-09 who helped Tulane to a combined record of 89-33 during her career, a pair of conference championships and two NCAA Tournament appearances. » Led the Green Wave to a Conference USA regular season and C-USA Tournament title in 2008 and to the school’s first-ever NCAA Tournament appearance in 2008. » Helped Tulane return to the NCAA Tournament in 2009. » A two-time member of the All-Conference USA Second Team (2006, 2007) and was a member of the 2006 All C-USA Freshman Team. » In 2007, earned Honorable Mention AVCA All-America honors, along with first team AVCA All-Midwest Region selection and was tabbed the C-USA Libero of the Year. » Named to the 2007 and 2008 C-USA All-Academic Team. » Was a seven-time C-USA Defensive Player of the Week (2006-2008). » Owns school career record for digs per set (4.57) and ranks second in program history in single-season digs (609) in 2007.

1991-92 Men’s Basketball Team » Became the first Tulane men’s basketball team to earn a spot in the NCAA Tournament. » Collected the program’s first-ever victory in the NCAA tournament, as it defeated St. John’s 61-57 to advance to the Round of 32. » Captured the Metropolitan Collegiate Athletic Conference championship. » Finished the year with a 22-9 record. » Opened the year with 13 straight wins. » Ranked as high as No. 13 in the USA Today Coaches Poll and No. 14 in the Associated Press Poll. » Anthony Reed and Kim Lewis earned NABC All-District and All-Metro Conference team honors.

J.R CROWEL

ANA RUZEVIC

Baseball | 2003-07

Women’s Track and Field | 2008-12

CORY GEASON

CAIRO SANTOS

Football | 1994-97

Football | 2010-13

TERRY JOHNSON D’ANGELO

THE GREENBACKERS

Women’s Basketball | 1978-81

Billy Slatten Award

THE 1973 FOOTBALL TEAM

J.R. Crowel, Baseball, 2003-07 » Earned Freshman All-America honors from Baseball America and Collegiate Baseball in 2003. » Selected Conference USA Freshman of the Year earned C-USA All-Freshman team honors and was tabbed LSWA Co-Freshman of the Year in 2003. » Earned First Team All-Conference USA and LSWA All-Louisiana Team in 2004 after he started all 17 games in which he appeared in as a sophomore. Led the team in ERA (3.39) and complete games (tied with three) while ranking second in opponent batting average (.267), wins (8), strikeouts (76) and innings pitched (103.2), third in pickoffs (tied with 2), fourth in strikeouts-per-nine (6.60) and fifth in strikeout-to-walk ratio (2.53). » Named Second Team All-Conference USA in 2005. » A three-time member of the Tulane 3.0 Club. » Tied for third all-time in Tulane history in wins (26), fourth all-time in games started (50), ninth alltime in innings pitched (302.1), second all-time in winning percentage (26-5). » Started all 17 games in which he appeared as a junior and was named Second-Team All-Conference USA after ranking second on the team in opponent batting average (.260), third in wins (10) and strikeouts (83), and fourth in ERA (4.86). » Named to the NCAA Oxford Regional All-Tournament Team in 2004 after he threw his first complete-game shutout over Western Kentucky (June 5) when he fanned seven while walking just one and scattering four hits (three singles and a double) to send Tulane to the championship game undefeated.

Cory Geason, Football, 1994-97 » Became just the second player in Tulane history to earn all-conference honors in all four years of his career. » Selected Team captain, 1997. » Earned First Team All-Conference USA at two different positions. » Played for the Pittsburgh Steelers from 2000-01 and for the Buffalo Bills in 2002. » Winner of the Chris Ehren Tulane Student-Athlete Award (Tulane Greenbackers). » Second Team All-National Independent TE, 1995. » Third Team All-National Independent OL, 1994. » Liberty Bowl Alliance All-Star, TE, 1995. » Member of Track & Field team in 1994.

Terry Johnson D’Angelo, Women’s Basketball, 1978-81 » Her 1,357 points rank 10th all-time in program history despite playing just 75 games in three seasons. » Averaged 20.2 points per game as a sophomore in 1979-80 – a figure which ranks sixth all-time for a single season. » Ranks third all-time in scoring average and fifth all-time in rebounding average. » Ranks 10th all-time in free throws attempted. » Three-year Letterwinner. » Helped guide the Green Wave to back-to-back winning seasons in 1978-79 and 1979-80.

Ana Ruzevic, Women’s Track and Field, 2008-12 » Garnered Second Team All-America honors in the javelin as a senior in 2012. » Named First Team All-Conference USA in the javelin in her senior year of 2012. » Earned First Team All-American honors in the javelin as a junior in 2011. » Received First Team All-Conference USA honors after winning the javelin event at the league championships as a junior in 2011. » Holds the school’s second-best outdoor mark in the javelin. » Competed in four straight NCAA Regional Championships. » Two-time All-Louisiana Sports Writers Association honoree.

Cairo Santos, Football, 2010-13 » 2012 Consensus First-Team All-American (Associated Press, Football Writers Association of American, Sports Illustrated and Phil Steele Publications). » 2012 Lou Groza Award Winner. » 2013 Lou Groza Award Semifinalist. » Two-time All-Conference USA First Team selection (2012, 2013) and All C-USA Freshman Team selection in 2010. » Senior CLASS Award Second Team All-American (2013). » Played in 50 career games, scoring 312 points after hitting 61-of-78 field goals (.782) and 129-of-132 PATs (.980). » Sits atop the Tulane career record book in field goal percentage (.782) while ranking second in total points scored and points scored kicking (312), field goals made (61) and field goal attempts (78), third in PATs made (129) and PAT attempts (132), and tied for third in PAT percentage (.980). » Played in all 13 games in 2013 and was named first-team All-Conference USA after leading the team with 86 points scored after connecting on 16-of-23 field goals and all 38 PATs while kicking off 62 times for 3,995 yards (64.4 avg) and 47 touchbacks. » Currently plays professionally for the Chicago Bears.

1973 Football Team » Under Coach Bennie Ellender, Tulane posted a 9-3 record and reached the Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl. » Tulane finished the year 20th in the AP Poll and 15th in the UPI Poll. » Tulane started off 6-0, the team’s best start at that point since 1934. » Had a perfect 7-0 record at home including a 14-0 win over LSU in the regular-season finale in front of 86,598 at Tulane Stadium. That marked the first time Tulane beat LSU since 1948. » Steve Foley was the team’s leading passer and rusher and was named the team MVP. » Tulane’s nine wins were its third-most ever in team history to that point. » Rose as high as No. 8 in the UPI poll before its game against LSU. » Two players, Tommy Thibodeaux and Mike Truax, were drafted in the 1974 NFL Draft the following year. Steve Foley, Charlie Hall and John Washington all went in the 1975 NFL Draft and Jim Gueno, Nathaniel Bell and Darwin Willie were drafted in 1976. » Defensive tackle Charles Hall was named a First Team All-American, helping Tulane to three shutout wins. He would eventually be named to the Tulane Athletics Hall of Fame. » Charles Hall, David Lee, Mark Olivari, Mike Truax, Ed Mikkelsen and Steve Wade were named All-South Independent Team members. » Team had a total home-game attendance of 322,175, the best home attendance in team history. » This team still holds the Tulane record for sacks in a season with 46 despite playing only 12 games. Mark Olivari had 14 of those, a single-season school record itself.

The Greenbackers, Billy Slatten Award » Established in 1980, the Tulane Greenbackers are recognized as Tulane Athletics’ most loyal and active booster club. » One of the group’s primary function is to encourage attendance at Tulane Athletic events. » Since the group was established, the Greenbackers have grown throughout the metropolitan New Orleans area and includes members from Mississippi, Texas, California, and Florida. » The Greenbackers lead the famous Tulane Hullabaloo cheer after every Tulane score in football, hang the green Ks at the first base rail to record every strikeout at baseball games and sit behind the men’s and women’s basketball benches. In addition, the group routinely supports each of Tulane’s Olympic varsity sports.

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