2021 Hall of Fame Program
Induction Live Video
Grand Valley State will welcome eight new members into the GVSU Athletics Hall of Fame Friday (Oct. 29) at the 40th annual Grand Valley State Charles H. Irwin Dinner. The 2021 class will be the 35
th inducted into the Hall of Fame. GVSU athletics will provide live video of the
2021 induction ceremony. Â
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New members will include:Â
Jamie Ashmore (LaPorte, Ind.), volleyball (2005-08);Â
Stacey Bosworth (Lake Odessa, Mich.), baseball (1976 -79);Â
Kristen Eible (DeWitt, Mich.) women's soccer (2007-10);Â
Keyonta Marshall (Saginaw, Mich.), football (2001-2004);Â
Dianna Noonan (Frankfort, Ill.), track & field – Pole Vault (2006-09);Â
Darylann Trout (Clarkston, Mich.), tennis (2007-10);Â
Bryant Wilson (Hale, Mich.), track & field – Pole Vault (2006-09);Â
Lori Stinson, head coach women's golf (1998-08). Â
"These eight individuals are outstanding representatives of Grand Valley State University and GVSU athletics," said Director of AthleticsÂ
Keri Becker. "Not only do they come into the Hall of Fame with outstanding athletic and coaching credentials, they also come in as outstanding individuals and we are excited to have them join an incredible group of Laker Hall of Famers."
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This year's class will join the 163 members previously inducted into the Hall of Fame. The first GVSU Athletics Hall of Fame class was inducted in 1986 and plaques honoring all inductees are on display at the Grand Valley State Fieldhouse Championship lobby.
Jamie Ashmore
Volleyball
The Grand Valley State women's volleyball program emerged as a leader on the regional and national level in the early 2000's and
Jamie Ashmore was a key component in the building and maintaining of the program. Ashmore, who was a setter, concluded her career as the all-time leader in assists (5,066) and is one of only two players in GVSU volleyball history with over 5,000 assists and 1,000 digs. In addition, Ashmore tallied 487 kills, 1,162 digs and ranks third all-time in aces with 192. She was a three-time All-GLIAC honoree, two-time All-Region performer and earned AVCA All-America plaudits as a senior in 2008. GVSU was 125-18 during her career, which included four GLIAC Championships, three GLIAC Tournament titles, three NCAA Midwest Regional crowns, three NCAA Elite Eight appearances, two Final Fours and a National Championship in 2005.Â
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Stacey Bosworth
Baseball
Stacey Bosworth is a key piece of the Grand Valley State baseball history and helped build a program that has emerged as one of the best in the nation. He started every game of his career from 1976-79 and was a four-time All-GLIAC performer, including three as a first-team selection. He was the GLIAC Player of the Year as a senior in 1979 when he hit a career-best .359. Bosworth was the first player in Laker baseball history to hit over .300 every year in his career and recorded a .345 career batting average. He tallied 147 hits, 26 doubles, scored 103 runs and drove in 80 during his career. A three-year captain, Bosworth concluded his career as the leader in seven batting categories. In addition, Grand Valley State claimed two GLIAC Championships during his career.Â
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Kristen Eible
Soccer
The Grand Valley State women's soccer program is widely recognized as the toughest and best in the nation. Kristen Eible was a key piece in the building of the program as a hard-nosed player and then maintaining the programs dominance as an assistant coach. Eible played every game with unbridled passion and played with one thing on her mind – winning. GVSU was 87-3-7 during her career, including a 47-1-3 GLIAC mark. The Lakers captured two National Championships (2009 and 2010) and four GLIAC regular season and tournament titles during her career on the pitch. Eible scored 18 goals, dished out 21 assists and tallied nine game-winning goals as a midfielder. She was a three-time All-Region and All-GLIAC performer, and earned All-America honors as a senior in 2010.Â
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Lori Stinson
Women's Golf Coach
Lori Stinson took over a Grand Valley State women's golf program in 1998 that had started just four years prior and turned it into one of the top programs in the nation. She led the Lakers to four consecutive top four finishes at the NCAA Championships, becoming the only school located in the Midwest to accomplish that feat. During her 10-year career as the head coach, GVSU won 38 tournaments, including four GLIAC Tournament titles, three NCAA East Regional crowns, finished among the top six at the NCAA Championships seven times and notched a second-place finish at the NCAA Championships in 2005. Stinson, who was named the GLIAC Coach of the Year four times, mentored two GLIAC Player of the Year honorees, four GLIAC Freshman of the Year performers and the NCAA Individual Medalist (Melissa Sneller) in 2005.   Â
Keyonta Marshall
Football
Keyonta Marshall will go down as one of the greatest defensive linemen in the history of Division II college football. He was the focus of every offensive line during his four-year career (2001-2004) with the Lakers and was undoubtably the most disruptive defensive linemen. Keyonta garnered every honor possible during his career, including being the only three-time GLIAC Defensive Lineman of the Year. As a three-time, consensus First-Team All-American, Marshall tallied 226 total tackles (128 solo/98 assisted), 25 quarterback sacks (-121), 66 tackles for loss (-218) and recovered five fumbles in 56 career games. Grand Valley State was nationally-ranked in the top five of every defensive category during his time anchoring the defensive line. In addition, GVSU was 51-5 during his career with two National Championships and three title game appearances.Â
Dianna Noonan
Track & Field
Dianna Noonan established herself as one of the all-time greats in the long and storied history of the women's pole vault at Grand Valley State. Noonan was a five-time NCAA Division II All-American, including three runner-up finishes. She earned her first All-America honor in 2006 at the outdoor NCAA Championships, followed by back-to-back (2008 and 2009) All-America seasons when she reached the podium during both the indoor and outdoor season's. Noonan recorded a sixth-place finish at the 2008 indoor championships, followed by three consecutive runner-up finishes. During that incredible two-year run, Noonan established a new school-record in the pole vault in four consecutive competitions. She was a two-time GLIAC Champion and finished third in the 55-meter dash at the GLIAC Indoor Championships in 2007.Â
Darylann Trout
Women's TennisÂ
Darylann Trout concluded her career as the most prolific performer on the hard courts in the history of the Grand Valley State women's tennis program. Trout tallied a singles mark of 110-14 and a doubles ledger of 111-31 for a combined mark of 221-45. Trout turned in the best single-season mark in program history when she notched a 29-1 singles record in 2009, while her 28-2 record in 2011 is fourth. A four-time All-GLIAC honoree, Trout and her doubles partner, Chelsea Johnston, earned USTA and ITA honors three times during their careers, including a final national ranking of 24
th in 2010. GVSU finished with a four-year team record of 102-23 in dual meet action during her career.Â
Bryant Wilson
Track & FieldÂ
Bryant Wilson not only established himself as an elite pole vaulter during his career at Grand Valley State, he set a standard that still stands today in the GVSU track & field program. Wilson, who was an 8-time All-American for the Lakers, captured four NCAA Division II National Championships and a runner-up finish. Wilson swept the 2007 and 2008 indoor and outdoor titles, while claiming a second-place finish at the NCAA Outdoor Championships in 2009. In addition, Wilson also captured four GLIAC Championships during his career. A USTFCCA Hall of Fame inductee in 2018, Wilson is still the GVSU pole vault record-holder for both the indoor (17.5.75) and outdoor (18.0.50) events. GVSU captured five GLIAC team titles during his career as a Laker.Â
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