BELLINGHAM, Wash. – Four former Western Washington University student-athletes, each of whom played an historic role in their particular sports, make up the 2017 class for induction into the school’s Athletics Hall of Fame in mid-May.
The ceremony, the 42nd since WWU began its hall of fame in 1968, is part of
WWU’s Back to Bellingham Weekend and takes place on Saturday, May 20 at 1 p.m. in the Performing Arts Center on campus. There is no admission charge and parking is free.
This year’s four honorees are:
• Grant Dykstra (Basketball) – A consensus All-American as a senior guard in men’s basketball, who overcame a debilitating childhood injury to become the school’s all-time career scoring leader.
• Tim Feenstra (Men’s Golf) – A three-time All-America in men’s golf, who has continued his outstanding play as a professional.
• Karla Landis (Rowing) – An All-America women’s rower for the Vikings and an assistant coach for the first four of the school’s NCAA Division II record seven consecutive national titles.
• Nicola Parker (Volleyball) – The school’s first libero in volleyball, who helped WWU to a 54-match league unbeaten streak, the fourth longest in NCAA II history.
The WWU Athletics Hall of Fame began in 1968 and is the oldest among all Pacific Northwest colleges and universities
. The four inductees bring the hall’s membership to 140, a group that spans the 115-year history of WWU Athletics.
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