DU ANNOUNCES INDUCTEES TO ATHLETIC HALL OF FAME CLASS OF 2010
1968-69 NCAA Championship Hockey Team Highlights Class
DENVER - Five distinguished individuals and the 1968-69 NCAA championship hockey team will be inducted to the University of Denver Athletic Hall of Fame's Class of 2010. The 13th celebration for the Athletic Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony will be held on Thursday, October 14, 2010, at the Daniel L. Ritchie Center for Sports and Wellness on the DU campus.
The Hall of Fame celebration begins at 6 p.m. Tickets for the event are $50 for adults and $40 for children age 12 and under. Please contact Ruth Lipson at ruth.lipson@du.edu or (303) 871-3397 to reserve your tickets.
Gordon Cooper (Heritage Era), Lee Courkamp (Modern Era), Sara Fadenrecht (Female), Carlene Petersen (Former Coach) and Dr. Nancy Sampson (Special Individual) join the 1968-69 DU hockey team, which was led by captains Keith Magnuson, Craig Patrick and Tom Miller.
With these additions, the Athletic Hall of Fame now includes 111 individuals and eight distinguished DU teams. The full list of 2010 inductees is below, with brief biographical sketches:
UNIVERSITY OF DENVER ATHLETICS HALL OF FAME CLASS OF 2010
HERITAGE ERA INDUCTEE
Gordon R. Cooper
Baseball, Football and Track & Field - 1948-52 and 1956
Cooper was a three-sport athlete, who earned nine varsity letters in baseball, football and track & field from 1949-51. He was named to the All-Skyline Conference football first team for three straight years from 1949-51. Cooper holds DU football career records for receptions (113), receiving yards (1,577) and receiving touchdowns (18), and season records for receptions (46), receiving yards (607) and receiving touchdowns (8).
MODERN ERA INDUCTEE
Lee Courkamp
Cross Country and Track & Field - 1961-66
Courkamp was a standout on the DU cross country and track & field teams from 1961-66. He earned six varsity letters and six All-Conference honors during his four years at DU. Courkamp was named the Most Outstanding Cross Country and Track & Field Athlete from 1963-65. He holds 17 DU cross country and track & field records.
WOMEN'S INDUCTEE
Sara Fadenrecht
Women's Basketball - 1995-98
Fadenrecht is the only male or female Denver basketball player to amass over 1,800 points and 1,000 rebounds. The four-year letterwinner and two-time All-Colorado Athletic First-Team member (1995-96) ranks first all-time in the Denver women's basketball record book for rebounds (1,060); second in points (1,826) and free throws made (405); and third in scoring average (15.9), games (115) and 3-pointers made (131).
FORMER COACH INDUCTEE
Carlene Petersen Chrisman
Women's Tennis - 1975-84
Petersen started the DU women's tennis program and turned it into a regional and national power. DU won the Colorado Tennis Conference championship in 1976, and claimed the Intermountain Division II title and placed third at nationals in 1977. Under Petersen's leadership, the Pioneers won the Colorado Tennis Conference title AIAW District II crown in 1978. Denver also placed eighth at nationals in 1982. Petersen was elected to the Colorado Tennis Hall of Fame in 2007.
SPECIAL INDIVIDUAL
Dr. Nancy Sampson
Sampson has helped student-athletes succeed academically and professionally for 38 years since joining the DU business faculty in 1972. She earned her B.S. and M.S. degrees in business administration from DU in 1965 and 1966, respectively, and her doctorate in business administration from Oklahoma in 1971. Since joining the DU faculty in 1972, Sampson has served on the Faculty Athletics Affairs Committee, the Trustees' Faculty and Educational Affairs Committee, and has served as the Faculty Athletic Representative to the NCAA for the past 15 years. Sampson actively attends and supports every DU varsity sport. She has been an advocate and champion of hundreds of DU student-athletes during her career.
SPECIAL TEAM
1968-69 Hockey Team
The Pioneers captured their second of back-to-back NCAA championships when the 1968-69 team, coached by Murray Armstrong, defeated Cornell and legendary goaltender Ken Dryden, 4-3, in the final. Captains Keith Magnuson, Craig Patrick and Tom Miller, and goaltender Gerry Powers led the Pioneers to a 26-6 record, the WCHA playoff championship and a wire-to-wire No. 1 ranking. Members of the championship team included: Rich Blanche, Frank Daly, Allan Genovy, Tom Gilmore, Tim Gould, Ed Hamilton, Dan Helm, Gerry Jonasson, Terry Leifson, George Morrison, Bill Pettinger, Lynn Powis, John Saville, Don Thiessen, Bob Trembecky, Randy Ward, Dale Zeman, assistant coach Harry Ottenbreit, athletic trainer Gene Bradshaw, manager Tom Sampson, Magnuson, Miller, Patrick and Powers.
