Kalamazoo College is proud to announce that five individuals and two teams will be inducted into the Kalamazoo College Athletic Hall of Fame. This year's Hall of Fame ceremony will occur in conjunction with the Alumni Association Awards ceremony on Friday, Oct. 3, at 7:30 p.m. inside Dalton Theatre.
Individual Inductees
Eve Halderson '97 - Women's Tennis
-All-MIAA First Team (1995, 1996, 1997)
-All-MIAA Second Team (1994)
-1st Team CoSIDA Academic All-American (1997)
-72-27 (.727) career singles record; 62-32 (.660) career doubles record
-Third best singles record in program history (winning percentage).
-Sixth best doubles record in program history (winning percentage).
-Member of three MIAA Championships teams
-MIAA 1 Doubles flight champion (1996)
-MIAA 1 Singles flight champion (1995)
-MIAA 1 Singles flight runner-up (1997, 1996)
-MIAA 1 Doubles flight runner-up (1995)
-MIAA 3 Singles flight champion (1994)
-MIAA 3 Doubles flight champion (1994)
Dan Harding '00 - Men's Tennis
-MIAA MVP (1999, 2000)
-All-MIAA First Team (1999, 2000)
-All-American in Doubles (1998, 1999, 2000)
-All-American in Singles (1999)
-MIAA One Singles and One Doubles Flight Champion (1999 & 2000)
-MIAA Two Doubles Flight Champion (1997)
-GTE CoSIDA Academic All-District IV Second Team (2000)
-Career record of 45-44 singles (6-0 MIAA); 69-35 doubles (7-0 MIAA)
-Team won MIAA championship all four years (23-0 conference record) and finished in the top 10 in the nation all four years (2nd – 1997, 3rd – 1998, 2nd – 1999, 9th – 2000)
Kyle Harding '02 - Men's Tennis
-MIAA MVP (2001, 2002)
-All-MIAA First Team (1999, 2000, 2001, 2002)
-MIAA one singles flight champion 2001 & 2002
-MIAA two singles flight champion (1999 & 2000)
-MIAA one doubles flight champion (1999, 2000, 2001, 2002)
-MIAA Lawrence Green Award Winner
-7-time All-American (Singles 1999, 2001, 2002; Doubles 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002)
-2002 – Verizon CoSIDA Academic All-America Second Team (Academic All-American)
-Career record of 58-35 in singles and 69-34 in doubles
-Team won MIAA championship all four years (21-0 conference record) and finished in the top 10 in the nation all four years (2nd – 1999, 9th – 2000, 9th – 2001, 5th – 2002)
Jeanne Hess
-Head Volleyball Coach (1984-2019)
-Five MIAA Championships
-Six NCAA Regionals appearances
-Finished third or higher in the MIAA 10 times
-Regional Coach of the Year ('90 & '91)
-Career record 563-546 (.508)
-Also served as Chair and Professor of the Physical Education Department, Associate Chaplain, Assistant Women's Basketball Coach (1991-95) and Assistant Softball Coach (1996-2001)
-Kalamazoo College's Lux Esto Award of Excellence winner in 2014
Tim Ullrey '03 - Men's Diving
-All-MIAA Four Years (2000, 2001, 2002, 2003)
-Three-time MIAA champion (2 in 2001, 1 in 2002)
-One-meter diving champion at MIAA Championships (528.80) (2002)
-One-meter diving champion at MIAA Championships (462.75) (2001)
-Three-meter diving champion at MIAA Championships (490.95) (2001)
-Six-time All-American
-Finished third in nation on 3M in 2001
-Finished fourth in nation on 1M in 2003
-Four Honorable Mention All-American Finishes (9th, 9th, 10th, 13th)
-Member of MIAA championship teams all four years
-Helped team finish 12th, 9th, 6th, 10th at NCAA III Championships
Team Inductees
1990 Men's Tennis
-23-8 overall record
-6-0 MIAA record (conference champions)
-Finished third in the nation at NCAA III Championships
-Coached by George Acker
1993 Volleyball
-26-15 overall record
-10-2 MIAA record (tied for 1st place – co-champions)
-Competed in NCAA III Regionals
-Coached by Jeanne Hess
1914-15 Men's Basketball
-First undefeated team
-7-0 overall record (6-0 MIAA)
-MIAA Champions
-Coached by Edwin Mather
1916-17 Men's Basketball
-12-1 overall record (6-0 MIAA)
-MIAA Champions
-Included a win over Notre Dame
-Coached by Ralph Young
1925-26 Men's Basketball
-17-3 overall record (9-1 MIAA)
-MIAA Champions
-Included a 14-game winning streak and wins over Central Michigan (twice) and Eastern Michigan
-Coached by Chet Barnard
For more information on past inductees and homecoming weekend, please visit the Kalamazoo College Athletic Hall of Fame and Kalamazoo College Homecoming web pages.
