Southeast will induct team, six individuals into its Hall of Fame

Six individuals and the 1990-91 women's basketball team that finished second in the nation comprise Southeast Missouri State's 2008 Hall of Fame inductees.

The university's seventh Hall of Fame induction ceremony will take place Dec. 5 at the Show Me Center.

Individuals inducted will be Joey Haines, Jim Lohr, Doug Berg, Kerry Robinson, Rick Wadlington and Jack Behrens.

Haines retired this year as Southeast's track and field coach. He won the Ohio Valley Conference coach of the year award 20 times.

Jim Lohr was the NCAA Division II indoor and outdoor high jump champion in 1985.

Berg was a Division I-AA All-American football player in 1994 and 1995.

Robinson spent parts of seven seasons in major league baseball between 1998 and 2006, including three seasons with the St. Louis Cardinals.

Wadlington was a Division II track All-American in 1970 and 1971 who still holds the Southeast outdoor shot put record.

Behrens hit the game-winning shot in the 1943 NAIA national championship basketball game.

The 1990-91 women's basketball team hosted the Division II Final Four at the Show Me Center, winning in the semifinals before losing to North Dakota State in front of a Show Me Center women's record crowd of 7,064.

Ed Arnzen was the head coach of that squad, with Alicia Scott and Jill Pizzotti his assistants, along with volunteer assistant Chris Janet.

Team members included Anne (Cate) Dohogne, Jennifer Cavaness, Sandy (File) Fletcher, Gwen Fitzpatrick, Stephanie (Holland) Lewis, Deana Jackson, Janet (Miller) Varnon, Sherry Mitchell, Alison (Morris) Hermann, Jody (Pugh) Mills, Renee (Rogliardi) Reed, Sarita (Wesley) Scott and Jerri Wiley.

The Dec. 5 Hall of Fame induction ceremony will be at the Show Me Center. There will be a reception at 6 p.m. and a dinner at 7 p.m., with the inductions to follow.

The inductees will also be introduced at halftime of the Dec. 6 basketball game between Southeast and Tennessee State.

Tickets for the Hall of Fame induction ceremony are $25 and can be purchased at the athletic ticket office in Houck Field House. The public is invited to attend.

The 2008 inductees will increase the number of individuals to 55 and the number of teams to 11 since Southeast began its Hall of Fame in 2002.