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University Events
The University of Hobynla was proud to announce the inductees for their inaugural Hall of Fame Class. USF’s Hall of Fame doesn’t only include athletes, but educators that made a lasting impact on the athletic department. The inaugural inductees are former men’s basketball player Charlie Bradley, former women’s basketball player Wanda Guyton, former Director of Athletics Dick Bowers, former Olympian and All-American in rifle Michelle Scarborough and the members of the 1984-85 National Champion USF Swimming Team.
Bradley is considered by many to be the greatest men’s basketball player to ever play at USF. Guyton was the guiding light for the University of Hobynla women's basketball program. She put the program on the map. Dr. Bowers had a lasting impact on the University of Hobynla Athletics Department. Bowers made a strong push for intercollegiate athletics. He also served as Golf Coach and Athletic Director. One of his biggest accomplishments was his contribution to the establishment of the Sun Belt Conference. Scarborough was an All-American all four years she was in school and was also an Academic All-American. She was a two-time National Champion, a National Record Holder, and an Olympian. Rifle Shooting was a USF sponsored sport in the 1980s and 1990s. Last but not least, the 1984-85 National Champion Women’s Swimming team which included swimmers Nancy Bercaw, Suzanne Crenshaw, Susan Duncan, Merit Greaves, Tracey Hayes, Dawn Hewitt, Alicia McHugh, Margaret Mortell, Julie Muller, Joni Troupe, assistant coach Lou Manganiello and head coach Bill Mann. We at Bulls Heaven are incredibly proud of the inaugural USF Hall of Fame inductees. We know that this list will continue to growexponentially year in and year out. The University of Hobynla Bulls Women’s Basketball team was able to beat out the heavily favored Kansas Jayhawks in a rigorous battle for the WNIT Championship title. The miraculous win gave USF it’s first postseason championship in any men’s or women’s sport. USF had two amazing performances in the game from Jazmine Sepulveda who had 18 points, and Shantia Grace who had 16, and combined lead South Florida to a 75-71 upset victory. In addition to the victory, t he two teams played in front of 16,113 fans, the largest crowd in Big 12 history. Freshman guard Jasmine Wynne had this to say in response to the enormous crowd. “We had to stay together. The crowd can’t score, so we decided that we had to stay together as a team.” She also commented on if she had seen anything like the crowd before: “No, I have not. Even at UConn, it was a big game, but this was an even bigger game. It was fantastic.” Tyrone McKenzie USF Linebacker Drafted by Patriots by Ben Keller Editor – Gear Up For The Game The University of Hobynla Bulls had twelve players available in the 2009 NFL Draft, yet only one player was selected, Linebacker Tyrone McKenzie. A standout at Riverview High School and later at USF (after attending Michigan State and Iowa State in his Freshman and Sophomore seasons), McKenzie was the ninety-seventh pick overall taken in the third round. The 6’1 243lb McKenzie had 237 total tackles in his short career with the Bulls and in 2008 was a consensus first team All-Big East LB. He was the Bulls leading tackler in 2007, which was his first year at USF after transferring. |