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Five inducted into the Centre College Athletic Hall of Fame

Centre inducted five former athletes into the Centre College Athletic Hall of Fame during the 2009 Homecoming festivities. The ceremony took place on Saturday, Oct. 31. The five new members of the Hall of Fame are:

Sheila Lloyd Hiestand '90, who was a basketball standout during her four years at Centre. Hiestand played on the Final Four teams in 1989 and 1990. She holds school records for most-career games and most-career blocked shots, as well as the single-game record for blocked shots and the season record for rebounds. Hiestand was a four-year starter and her teams boasted a record of 91-27.

Dewey Kimbel - 1923 was a multi-talented athlete. Kimbel lettered in three sports and was a member of the 1921 Praying Colonels football team, which beat Harvard 6-0, and also excelled in track and baseball. As captain of the track team during his senior year, Kimbel set the state track records in the mile and half-mile, both of which he held for many years.

Sara Morgan '99, a soccer star at Centre, is the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference's all-time leading scorer. Morgan was named the SCAC Women's Player of the Year in 1998 was was a four-time, first-team All-SCAC pick. During her senior season, Morgan led her team to a record of 11-5-2 and broke her own scoring record with 26 goals and 10 assists.

Jon Oldham '97 was named an All-American swimmer four-straight years at Centre. Oldham holds eight individual Centre records, four Boles Natatorium pool records and five Centre relay records. In the 1994 NCAA nationals Oldham secured a third-place finish in the 200-yard butterfly.

John "Buck" Rogers '68 was a four-year letterman in football and served as captain of the 1967 team. Rogers holds the distinction of being the last Centre football player to play the entire 60 minutes of a game, playing every down on offense, defense, and special teams.