Hall of Fame Class Announced
May 10, 2005
Corvallis, Ore. - Oregon State University Director of Athletics Bob De Carolis has announced Traci Crover, Jim Crumley, Tanja Kostic, Tom Woods and the 1954-55 men's basketball team will comprise the 11th class of the school's Sports Hall of Fame. The induction ceremony will be held Fri., Sept. 23 within the new section of Reser Stadium.
Crover has the distinction of being one of only six gymnasts in Oregon State history to earn All-America status on three-plus events, earning a total of five All-American honors. She lettered from 1991-94, helping the program to a combined record of 57-12 and four appearances in the NCAA Championships, including a fourth-place finish in 1991. Crover, who helped the program to three Pac-10 Conference titles, was the 1993 co-NCAA Regional champion on the beam and was twice named All-Pac-10. The Boring native also was a model student-athlete, earning Academic All-American as a senior and was a four-time Scholastic All-American as selected by the National Gymnastics Coaches Association.
Crumley is another in a long list of outstanding Oregon State University wrestlers to be inducted into the Hall of Fame. The Lebanon, Ore., native earned All-America status three times at 177 pounds by finishing second at the 1970 NCAA Championships, and fifth in 1971 and '73. Competing for head coach Dale Thomas he helped the Beavers finish second at the '73 NCAAs, fourth in '71 and third in `70. Oregon State was a combined 59-4-2 during Crumley's varsity career (1970-71, 73) and won the Pacific-8 Conference title all three years. Crumley won three conference titles and concluded his career with the seventh most victories in the history of the program at that time with 67. He also excelled at the international level and later served as an assistant coach at OSU from 1983-89.
Kostic is one of the school's all-time best on the basketball floor. She was a consensus All-American following her senior season in 1996, a two-time Kodak District All-America selection, twice named the Pac-10 Player of the Year, a four-time All-Pac-10 selection, and eight times selected the Pac-10 Player of the Week. The native of Sweden holds Oregon State's career records for scoring (2,349), scoring average (21.2), rebounds (1,001), and free throws made (608) among others. Kostic, who lettered from 1993-96, led the Beavers to three NCAA Tournament appearances. During her tenure the team finished No. 21 in the final Associated Press Poll in 1995 and No. 22 in 1996. The 1995 team posted a school record 12 Pac-10 victories and the '96 team had 11. Kostic continued her playing career in the ABL, the WNBA, and in Spain, France, Israel, Italy and Germany.
Woods is considered one of the premier track athletes in the history of Oregon State University and the entire state, excelling in the high jump. Wood's resume includes being a four-time All-American in the event, including capturing the 1972 national title with a mark of 7-3 ¼. Woods, a 1973 Pac-8 Conference champion, holds one of the longest standing records of the OSU track program with a jump of 7-4 ½ in a 1973 meet. The native of Estacada led the Berny Wagner coached Oregon State team to a fifth-place finish at the NCAA Championships in 1974.
Amory "Slats" Gill led the 1954-55 men's basketball team to the Pacific Coast Conference title after posting a 15-1 mark in Northern Division play. The Orangemen defeated No. 9 UCLA twice to earn the Conference title and advance to the NCAA Tournament for the third time in the history of the program. The team played in the NCAA West Regional Championship game, against the Bill Russell led and eventual NCAA champion San Francisco Dons, where it lost in a Gill Coliseum classic 57-56. Swede Halbrook led the club and was named an All-American, All-Pacific Coast Conference and All-Northern Division. Jay Dean and Tony Vlastelica were named second team on the All-Northern Division squad and Reggie Halligan earned honorable mention.
Tickets and more details about this year's ceremony will be announced in the near future.
