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Spring 2015 SMU Hall of Fame Class announced for 2015 selections. Hyndman himself received eight league coach In this issue Ball, Berube, Forester, Hyndman, Ralston, Santrock of the year awards and five regional coach of the year To Be Honored awards. Overall, Hyndman compiled a 368-96-40 record 2015 Hall of Fame at SMU before being hired as the head coach of FC SMU and SMU Athletics, in conjunction with the SMU Dallas in 2008. Class Announced Lettermen’s Association, have announced the newest class of the SMU Athletics Hall of Fame. The 2015 Dennis Ralston was head coach of the Men’s Basketball wins inductees – Jerry Ball, Ryan Berube, Schellas Hyndman, SMU men’s tennis team from 1981-89 conference champion- Dennis Ralston, Jennifer Santrock, and the late Bill and then again from 1991-93, leading the ship Forester – will be recognized at the annual Hall of Fame Mustangs to five conference banquet and induction ceremony on Friday, May 1, at the championships and 209 wins. Ralston, In Memoriam Hilton Anatole. who was named NCAA Coach of the Year in 1983, led SMU to six straight Women’s Swimming Jerry Ball was a defensive lineman at top-six national finishes, ending the 1983 and Diving claims AAC SMU from 1983-86, earning season ranked No. 2 in the country, the highest-ever finish All-Southwest Conference honors by a Mustang tennis team. The two-time SWC Coach of title three years in a row from 1984-86. the Year also coached some of the best players in Ball, who was a Playboy All-American program history, including 1987 National Player of the Ponies in the Press in 1986, ranks fourth all-time at SMU in Year Richey Reneberg. sacks. Ball led the Mustangs in tackles Rick Herrscher named in 1984 and guided SMU to a SWC Jennifer Santrock was a standout on the to SWC Hall of Fame Co-Championship, as well as a 27-20 win over Notre SMU women’s tennis team from 1986-89, Dame in the 1984 Aloha Bowl. Ball played 13 seasons in and was named SWC Tennis Female Mustangs honored in the NFL and was a four-time Pro Bowl selection. Ball Athlete of the Decade for the 1980s by Halls of Fame helped lead two teams to NFC Championship games, first the Southwest Conference. The four-time with the Detroit Lions in 1991 and later with the Minnesota All-American advanced to the 1989 Upcoming dates and Vikings in 1998. He was elected to the Texas High School NCAA singles championship final and events Football Hall of Fame in 2015. was named Volvo/ITCA National Senior Player of the Year. Santrock also advanced to the NCAA Ryan Berube ranks as one of the singles semifinals as a sophomore in 1987. Santrock went most successful and accomplished 21-1 in 1989, winning an SMU-record 95.5 percent of her swimmers ever to compete for SMU. matches. As a professional, Santrock reached the second Football season is Berube swam at SMU from 1993-96, round in four Grand Slam events. earning All-America honors each coming soon! Season season. The six-time SWC Bill Forester was a key player on SMU’s football team tickets start at just $99. champion was named NCAA from 1950-52, earning All-SWC honors as a defensive Swimmer of the Year in 1996 after winning the 200-yard tackle in 1951 and as a linebacker in 1952. #CommitToChad and IM, 100-yard backstroke and 200-yard backstroke events Forester also excelled on offense, spending at the NCAA Championships. Berube also won a gold the entire 1950 season exclusively at Purchase yours today! medal as a member of the U.S. relay team in the fullback. The Green Bay Packers drafted 4x200 freestyle at the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta. Forester in the third round of the 1953 NFL Visit smumustangs.com for up-to-date Berube holds SMU records in the 200 IM, 100 backstroke Draft and he went on to spend 11 seasons and 200 backstroke. there, tallying 21 interceptions and earning schedule information for all spring sports. four Pro Bowl selections as a linebacker. Schellas Hyndman helped guide the Forester, who also played middle guard and defensive SMU men’s soccer program to new tackle for Green Bay, was inducted to the Packers Hall of Did you know? The heights as its head coach from 1984- Fame in 1974, and was later inducted into the Woodrow SMU Lettermen’s 2008. The Mustangs won nine regular Wilson High School (Dallas, Texas) Hall of Fame in 1999. season conference titles and six Association is on conference tournament For information on purchasing tickets to the SMU Hall of Facebook! championships during his tenure, and Fame Banquet, please call 214-768-4314, email Jeff advanced to the College Cup twice, in Lockhart at [email protected] or visit 2000 and 2005. Hyndman coached 20 www.smu.edu/halloffame. Follow us here to stay in touch! Mustangs to All-America honors, including 10 first-team President’s Corner Another year is flying by, with spring back in the air here in Dallas after an exciting fall and We’ll also be honoring SMU’s athletic legacy at this year’s Hall of Fame Banquet. Jerry winter sports season. We celebrated the return of our men’s basketball team to the NCAA Ball, Ryan Berube, Schellas Hyndman, Dennis Ralston, Jennifer Santrock, and the late Bill Tournament, following their first conference tournament victory since 1988 and their first Forester represent the best that SMU has ever produced. We are proud to honor them this regular-season title since 1993. Our men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams, year. We will also honor former football Coach Hayden Fry with the inaugural Legends perennially setting the standard for excellence in collegiate swimming, did it again this year Award, given to an individual who has made extraordinary contributions to the legacy and with outstanding performances at their conference tournaments as well as NCAAs. And as success of SMU Athletics. On the fiftieth anniversary of Coach Fry’s recruitment of Jerry strong golf and tennis teams head into the heavy part of their seasons, we look forward to LeVias, the first African-American scholarship athlete to play in the Southwest Conference, more championships returning to the Hilltop in the not-too-distant future! it seems fitting that we celebrate his accomplishments, his courage, and his legacy. We hope you will join us for this grand event. Tickets and tables may be purchased at There is a buzz in the air on campus, created by new football Head Coach Chad Morris smu.edu/halloffame. and his energetic staff, as they usher in a new era of SMU Football. Coach Morris believes strongly in the importance of preserving SMU’s legacy of success, and in its promise for Finally, the time has come once again to renew your Lettermen’s membership. Activating the future. I’d like to personally invite you to join us on April 18th for our spring social event, your membership each year provides you access to great benefits, and keeps you con- where Coach Morris will be present to meet our letterwinners. He is passionate about nected to your SMU teammates. We have some exciting new benefits for active members bringing positive change to all our varsity sports—not just football—and I encourage you to to be announced very soon, so be sure to send in your dues payment this year! The come out, meet him, and hear how you can be a part of shaping SMU’s future. In honor of Lettermen’s office can take your payment by phone or mail (see page 3 for details). our first spring game in many years, SMU Athletics will also be welcoming former football players back to Ford Stadium before the game, so be sure to join us for that moment of Come by this season for a tennis match at the new SMU tennis complex, a football recognition. You can e-mail [email protected] for more information. practice at Ford, or a rowing regatta on White Rock Lake. We welcome you to the Hilltop whenever you’re in the area! SMU Basketball Yanick Moreira, Season and Jonathan highlighted by Tolbert. They were College Gameday honored during visit, conference their last home championship, game on March NCAA 8th. Appearance The Mustangs will The SMU Men’s look to defend their Basketball team conference title in completed another 2015-16 and impressive season this year, highlighted by the Mustangs’ avenge their early departure from the NCAA Tournament next clinching of their first conference championship since 1993 and year, after their run was cut short by a one-point loss to their first conference tournament championship since 1988. Their 11-seed UCLA during the second round in Louisville, KY. tournament victory, combined with a 27-6 record in the regular season earned the team their first invitation to the NCAA Season ticket renewals will be sent out in May to current season Tournament since 1993. In addition, a new single game ticket holders. Those interested in new season tickets for 2015-16 attendance record was set when the Mustangs defeated should e-mail [email protected] with their request to be defending national champions Connecticut on February 14th in placed on the waiting list. front of a national television audience and the College Gameday crew. A new season attendance record was also set for Moody Thank you to our Mustang fans for your enthusiasm Coliseum in 2014-15.