Michigan Tech athletics announces 2024 Hall of Fame class

HOUGHTON, Michigan (WLUC) – Ten new members will be inducted into the Michigan Tech Sports Hall of Fame at an induction ceremony in October. The 2024 class includes former football student-athletes Tim Kendiis and Tom VanWagner, former men’s basketball player Ali Haidar, former hockey Huskies Shawn Harrison and John Scott, former volleyball player Jennifer (Jung) Lucas, former women’s basketball player and assistant coach Sarah (Stream) Stanek , Voice of the Huskies Mitch Lake, Michigan Tech’s ninth President Glenn Mroz, and former Deputy Athletic Director Dave Nordstrom.

The new members of the Michigan Tech Sports Hall of Fame will be commemorated at a ceremony on campus on October 25. They will also be honored when the football Huskies host Northern Michigan and the hockey team in the Miner’s Cup game on Oct. 26. Clarkson at the John MacInnes Student Ice Arena.

Below is a brief bio of each of the candidates, via a press release from university athletics.

Tim Kendiis He served as an offensive player in the football team between 1977-79. He was awarded All-NIC Honorable Mention in 1978. He also received the team’s 1979 Omer LaJeunesse Award for academic achievement. He was a team captain, member of the entire academic team, and president of Kappa Delta Psi Fraternity. After receiving his undergraduate degree, Kendiis served as the Huskies’ Assistant Graduate Football Coach for two years and also earned a Master’s degree. He has been an avid supporter of Tech football throughout his professional career as an engineer.

Ali Haydar He was a two-time All-American men’s basketball player from 2009-13. He was twice named GLIAC Player of the Year and holds the school record for most rebounds (893). Haidar ranks fifth in program history with 1,995 points. It also holds the records for free throws made and field goals made and free throws made in a season. He ranks third in program history in career three-point field goal percentage. Haidar has been playing professional basketball since leaving Tech in Lebanon and Canada in 2013. He also played for the Lebanon National Team in the Olympic Qualifications and FIBA World Cup and Asian Cup tournaments.

Shawn Harrison He played in 141 games for the Huskies from 1986-90. He ranks 20th in career scoring at Tech with 59 goals and 87 assists. Harrison was the 1989 WCHA Scoring Champion and was honored on the All-WCHA First Team that season. He was named WCHA Honorable Mention in 1988 and was a member of the WCHA All-Academic Team. Harrison received the team’s 1989 Michigan Tech Gary Crosby Top Scorer Award and the 1987 Michigan Tech Norbert Matovich Memorial Award as a freshman. He had hat tricks against North Dakota in 1988 and Western Michigan in 1989.

Jennifer (Jung) Lucas She played volleyball for the Huskies from 2005-08. He earned AVCA Honorable Mention All-American honors in 2008 and was named a four-time All-GLIAC Selection, including a three-time First Team member. Lucas holds the school records for career blocks (569) and season blocks per game (1.48), and ranks second in career blocks per game and season blocks per game. She also ranks ninth in career kills (1,046). Lucas received the 2008 GLIAC Commissioner’s Award and the 2009 Raymond L. Smith Award as Tech’s top female senior student-athlete. She has been honored as a three-time GLIAC All-Academic Team member and continues to support the Huskies as the university’s Vice President of Alumni Relations and Annual Giving.

Mitch Lake He has been around Michigan Tech Athletics for over 50 years, serving as the Voice of the Huskies on radio for the basketball and volleyball teams. He has been broadcasting basketball since the early 1980s and volleyball since the early 1990s. Lake is also the public address announcer at the MacInnes Student Ice Arena; He has held this position since the early 1980s and at Kearly Stadium since the early 2000s. It also broadcast football matches from the 1980s to the 2000s. As a student, Lake was the team manager of the hockey team from 1971-73, and the current hockey student section is named “Mitch’s Misfits” in his honor.

Glenn Mroz He was elected Michigan Tech’s ninth president in 2004 and served in that position until 2018. He was instrumental in establishing Tech Trails and helped bring Michigan Tech hockey back to prominence, winning the WCHA in both 2016 and 2017 and returning to the NCAA Tournament in 2015. in 2017 and 2018 for the first time since 1981. In 2008, he received the Ken Hamar Award, given annually by The Huskies Club to the “true supporter” of the Michigan Tech athletic program.

Dave Nordstrom He worked at the Michigan Tech Student Development Complex from 1984-2018 and served as Assistant Athletic Director from 2011-18. He inspected the athletic facilities and received the 2009 Ken Hamar Award, given annually by The Huskies Club to the “true supporter” of the Michigan Tech athletic program.

john scott He played 126 games for the Huskies in hockey from 2002-06. He scored seven goals and 12 assists in 352 penalty minutes. After college, Scott played 286 NHL games for the Minnesota Wild (2009-10), Chicago Blackhawks (2010-12), New York Rangers (2011-12), Buffalo Sabers (2012-14), San Jose Sharks (2014-15). . ), Arizona Coyotes (2015-16) and Montreal Canadiens (2015-16). Scott was named captain of the Pacific Division in the 2016 NHL All-Star Game and was named All-Star Game MVP after leading his team to a 3-for-3 tournament win. Scott graduated from Tech with a degree in Mechanical Engineering and continues to engage with the university at alumni events and the annual Great Lakes Invitational hockey tournament in Grand Rapids.

Sarah (Stream) Stanek She started all 126 games for the women’s basketball team from 2004-10 and ranks sixth all-time in scoring with 1,464 points. He holds the school record with 459 assists and ranks fourth in games played, fifth in career free throw percentage and eighth in career three-point percentage. Stream was the 2005 GLIAC Freshman of the Year and a four-time All-GLIAC selection, including three years on the First Team. Tech went 98-27 in his four-year career, winning a pair of NCAA Midwest Regional Championships, a GLIAC Regular Season Championship and a GLIAC Tournament Title. Stream was a two-time Academic All-American and received the NCAA Elite 88 Award in the 2010 Elite Eight. He was also a two-time All-Region selection, two-time GLIAC All-Tournament Team, received the GLIAC Commissioner’s Award and was on the GLIAC All-Defensive Team. He was a three-time team captain and four-time recipient of the team’s Scholastic Achievement Award and three-time winner of the Harold Meese Sportsmanship Award. After playing for the Huskies, Stream served as the Huskies’ assistant coach, helping the team reach the 2011 NCAA Championship Game.

Tom Van Wagner He lettered to the Huskies on the offensive line from 1973-75. He was named First Team All-Conference in 1974 and 1975 and was named All-Conference Honorable Mention in 1973. VanWagner received the Glen Galligan Award as NIC’s outstanding senior athlete in 1975 and Tech’s Raymond L. Smith Award as the outstanding male senior athlete. Student-athletes at Tech. He anchored the offensive line of the 1974 undefeated and conference championship team and was a two-time team captain. He was the team’s MVP, receiving the Alan Bovard Award in 1975, and twice received the team’s Bill Hausser Memorial Award as outstanding spring player. VanWagner remained a committed supporter of Michigan Tech football and helped organize celebrations and rallies.