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Spring 2017 SMU Announces 2017 Athletics Hall of In this issue Fame Class 2017 Hall of Fame Class SMU and SMU Athletics, in conjunction with the Announced SMU Lettermen’s Association, have announced the newest class of the SMU Athletics Hall of Fame. Men’s Basketball Makes The 2017 inductees include: Krista Wilson Klein, History Rod Jones, Ricardo Prado, George Hardie, Oscar Roan and Richard Quick. Football Announces 2017 Recruiting Class These athletes will be recognized at the annual Hall of Fame banquet and induction ceremony on Friday, May 5 at Moody Coliseum. Jerry LeVias Mustang Football Golf Classic - Hardie was a member of the men's tennis team from 1972-75 and was part of two Southwest Conference championship Register Today! teams in 1973 and 1975. Individually, Hardie was a four-time All-American in singles play and an All-American doubles play- er in 1974. During his senior season, he reached the NCAA singles championship match and finished as runner-up. Hardie Ponies in the Press also claimed two SWC singles titles, in 1973 and 1974. Post SMU, Hardie competed professionally making it to the round of 16 twice at the Australian Open In Memoriam Jones, a decorated multi-sport athlete at SMU, competed on the men's track and field and football teams 1982-1986. He was Upcoming Dates and a member of the 1983 NCAA Indoor and Outdoor Trach & Field Championship teams, as well as the 1986 NCAA Outdoor Championship team. A four-time All-American, he earned honors in the mile relay (1984), 1,600m relay (1983 & 1986) and Events the 400m (1986). On the football field, Jones was a first-round draft pick (25th overall) by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 1986. He played 11 seasons in the NFL with Tampa Bay and Cincinnati. Renew your membership! Wilson Klein, one of the most accomplished divers in SMU history, competed for the Mustangs from 1987-91. Wilson Klein was a two-time NCAA champion, eight-time All-American and six-time Southwest Conference champion. During her tenure at SMU, she was named the 1991 NCAA Diver the of Year and the 1991 Texas Woman of the Year award. She was a three- time U.S. Diving Outdoor champion with a pair of 3m titles (1990 & 1991) and a 1m victory in 1990. Wilson Klein founded the G.C. Diving team in 1994, the No. 1-ranked competitive dive team in the United States and currently serves as head coach. Spring Sports are Underway! Krista's sons Bryce and Carson are currently members of the SMU swimming and diving program Visit smumustangs.com for Prado competed for the Mustangs from 1983-86 as a member of the men's swimming team. During his time on the Hilltop, Prado won NCAA Championships in the 400-yard individual medley (1983, 1984 & 1986) and the 200-yard individual medley up-to-date schedule (1983 & 1984). Prado earned 12 All-America honors and racked up five SWC titles, two in the 400-yard individual medley, information for all fall sports. two in the 200-yard butterfly and one in the 200-yard individual medley. After his time on the Hilltop, Prado represented Brazil in the 1984 Olympics, swimming in five events and winning a silver medal in the 400-meter IM. Need tickets? Roan competed for the Mustang football and basketball teams from 1972-74. As a tight end for SMU, Roan totaled 888 Login to your account to receiving yards on 48 catches with eight touchdowns at SMU. He was named first-team All-SWC and earned All-America purchase or check out SMU’s honors in 1974. Roan also played one season of basketball for the Mustangs, earning the team's Most Valuable Newcomer official ticket reseller, award for the 1973-74 season. Roan was drafted in the third round of the 1975 NFL Draft by the Cleveland Browns and finished fourth in Rookie of the Year voting during the 1975-76 season. He played for the Browns from 1975-78, totaling 773 Vivid Seats. receiving yards and nine touchdowns. Quick, a member and coach of the swimming and diving team, is one of the most decorated Mustangs in SMU history. As a member of the swim team from 1963-65, Quick was a three-time SWC champion (400-yard individual medley in 1964, 100- Did you know? The and 200-yard butterfly in 1965) and two-time All-American. After his time as a student-athlete, Quick became the men's assistant coach (1971-75) and then the women's head coach (76-77). Upon leaving SMU, Quick went on to coach the U.S. SMU Lettermen’s team at six Olympics (1984-2004), leading the women's team to 16 medals at the 2000 Olympics. Quick won five consecu- Association is on tive NCAA titles at Texas from 1984-1988 before becoming the head women's coach at Stanford from 1988-2005, where he Facebook! won seven national titles and was named NCAA Coach of the Year five times. Quick finished his coaching career with 13 NCAA national titles and was inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame. Follow us here to stay in touch! Tickets for the ceremony and banquet can be purchased online here. For additional information on purchasing tickets to the SMU Hall of Fame Banquet, please call 214-768-4314 or email Jeff Lockhart at [email protected]. Mark your calendar for upcoming events and dates this spring! Football Spring schedule SMU vs TCU at Westcott Field. Dallas Texas. Jerry LeVias Annual Golf Classic & Banquet and Auction at the April 15. 1pm. TPC Las Colinas. April 7th. Spring schedule SMU vs Baylor University. Waco Texas. April 22. Annual spring game will be held April 8 at Ford Stadium. 1pm. Men’s Soccer Men's Tennis Spring schedule SMU vs Midwestern State University at Westcott SMU vs Rice at SMU Tennis Complex. Dallas Texas. April 16. Field. Dallas Texas. March 31. 7pm. 1pm. SMU alumni game at Westcott Field. Dallas Texas. April 8. 3pm Spring schedule SMU vs West Texas A&M University at Westcott Women's Tennis Field. Dallas Texas. April 22. 7pm. SMU vs UTA at SMU Tennis Complex. Dallas Texas. April 1. 1pm. Women’s Soccer Spring schedule SMU vs St Edwards University at Westcott Field. Dallas Texas. April 1. 12pm. Spring schedule SMU vs Oklahoma State University at Westcott Field. Dallas Texas. April 9. 3pm. Men’s Basketball Wins the Championship Volleyball Continues Its Program’s Success The SMU Men’s Basketball team is under the leadership of New Coach Tim Jankovich, who was head coach in waiting under Larry Brown. SMU Volleyball won its second straight American Athletic Conference Jankovich, who in addition to being a Naismith Coach of the Year championship with an Candidate was named the American Athletic Conference Coach of the 18-2 record in league Year and the USBWA District VII Coach of the Year, led No. 12/15 SMU matches, a program to the American Athletic Conference regular season title and a 27-4 regular-season record. record for conference Last year after receiving a one-year wins, and advanced to postseason ban from the NCAA and opening the second round of the season without Coach Brown on the bench the NCAA Tournament for the first nine games, the Mustangs were disregarded by many, knowing that a regular- with a 3-0 win against season title was as far as they would advance. Texas A&M. The The team rebounded in ferocious fashion, tournament win was being one of the best teams in the country. The the first in program team battled on, claiming a No. 12 spot in the AP poll and boasting a record of 27-4 for the and conference history. The Mustangs finished with a 26-8 record season as they won the conference tournament and were outright overall, one shy of matching the single-season record in wins. The conference champions. 2016 senior class, which included Giordano and Heise, as well as all-conference award winner Kristen Stehling, won 101 matches, the The American Athletic Conference regular season champion SMU Mustangs had four most players named to the All-Conference teams. successful Semi Ojeleye was named to the All-American four-year span Athletic Conference First Team, while Ben in program Moore, Sterling Brown and Shake Milton earned second team accolades. This quartet history. Over has taken the conference and nation by storm. the past eight Ojeleye has positioned himself as one of the seasons, the best players in the country scoring close to 20 Mustangs points per game. Ben Emelogu named Ameri- can Athletic Conference Sixth Man Of The have earned Year, played great coming off the bench to help the mustangs. The 17 all-region mustangs made program history by receiving a bid to the first round of awards, the NCAA tournament. Their March Madness run was including three unfortunately cut short in Tulsa, but the sky is the limit for this program! in each of the last three season. SMU has placed multiple student- athletes on the AVCA teams in six of the past eight seasons. Congratulations Mustangs! SMU Football is #TexasTough on NSD 2017 Coach Morris and Mustang Fans celebrated the incoming recruiting class with a Signing Day Celebration on The SMU football program and Head Coach Chad February 1st in Dallas and special events in Houston and Morris announced on February 1st the signing of 20 Austin. Most of the new class will arrive on campus for student-athletes who will join the team in 2017.