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1984
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Kathy Hewelt
- Sport - Women's Basketball, Volleyball & Softball (1975-80)
Accolades:
- All-GLIAC Team
- All-State Division I AIAW
- Kodak All-American nominee
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Paul Karas
- Sport - Men's Swimming (1973-77)
Accolades:
- 20-time All-American
- OU's first National Champion
- Held nine school records
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Carvin Melson
- Sport - Men's Basketball (1969-73)
Accolades:
- NCAA District 4 All-Star Team
- NBA Coaches Bulletin All-American Team
- Held records in every category
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Hollie Lepley
- Athletic Director / Coach (1959-79)
Accolades:
- Is known as the founder of Oakland Athletics
- Served as the school's first Athletic Director from 1959-72
- Was an influential member who guided the establishment of the GLIAC
- Developed Outdoor Athletic Facilities at OU
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Corey Van Fleet
- Athletic Director / Coach (1965-82)
Accolades:
- Established athletic scholarships at OU
- Played a major role in the development of Oakland's Katke-Cousins Golf Course
- Led OU to a second place finnish at 1979 NCAA National Championship and produced 152 All-Americans
- Founded the OU exercise physiology and cardiac rehabilitation prorgarams as well as the Oakland 100 & Pioneer Athletic Club
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1985
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Tim Kramer
- Sport - Men's Basketball (1975-79)
Accolades:
- National Association of Basketball Coaches All-Regional third team
- Who's Who Among Students in American Universities & Colleges
- Three-time All-GLIAC first team
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Helen Shereda-Smith
- Sport - Women's Basketball (1976-80)
Accolades:
- College Sports Information Directors of America All-American Team
- American Women's Sports Foundation All-American Team
- National Scouting Association's All-American Select Team
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Dr. Kenneth Whiteside
- Sport - Men's Soccer (1973-77)
Accolades:
- Helped guide OU to its first NCAA postseason appearance
- Scored a school-record 61 goals during his career
- Set a school record by scoring five goals in a single game
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1986
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Jim Dieters
- Sport - Baseball (1975-78)
Accolades:
- Earned honors as a Second Team All-American
- Drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in 1978
- Was a two-time All-GLIAC
- Held multiple career and single-season records at OU, including: hits, RBIs, batting average, doubles and home runs.
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Rod Mitchell
- Sport - Men's Swimming (1973-77)
Accolades:
- Finished his career as a 21-time All-American
- Helped lead the OU 400 and 800 meter free relay and 400 medley relay teams to All-American honors in all four years
- Set the school record in the 200 and 400 IM as well as in the 100 freestyle
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Dr. Jack Parker
- Sport - Men's Swimming (1968-72)
Accolades:
- Was Oakland's first-ever swimming and diving All-American
- Was a six-time All-American in the one-meter and three-meter diving events
- Earned Academic All-American Honors in 1971
- Set the school record in the one and three-meter diving events
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Dr. Mark Doyle
- Sport - Men's Swimming (1977-81)
Accolades:
- Finished his career as a15-time All-American
- Was a member of OU's first National Championship team in 1980
- Won seven NCAA Individual Titles in the backstroke
- Earned multiple academic hnnors at OU and received an NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship
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Shannon Krogsrud
- Sport - Women's Swimming (1975-80)
Accolades:
- Qualified for AIAW Divisino I National Championship
- Set the individual record in the 50, 100, 200 and 500 free, as well as 100 and 200 IM amd 100 breaststroke
- Was a member of record-setting 400 medley and 400 and 800 freestyle relay teams
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Kevin Williams
- Sport - Men's Basketball (1973-76)
Accolades:
- Earned All-GLIAC first team
- Set the school single-season rebound record
- Continues to rank third in Oakland history for career rebounds and rebounds per-game
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1988
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Thomas Boyd
- Sport - Men's Swimming (1974-78)
Accolades:
- Finished his career as a 10-time All-American
- Became and NCAA National Champion in the 200 IM in 1978
- Was named as an Academic All-American
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Linda Hein Hatt
- Sport - Women's Swimming (1978-80)
Accolades:
- Qualified for the Division I AIAW Championship in both 1979 and 1980
- Won two Regional Championships in the 100 buttefly
- Held the school record in the 100 butterfly for over a decade
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Judi Stiff
- Sport - Women's Tennis (1978-79)
Accolades:
- Won the GLIAC Title in both singles and doubles
- Helped the team finish second in the GLIAC in 1978 and 1979
- Led OU to the best single-season record in school history
- Posted a 17-0 singles record and 33-1 overall record as a senior
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1989
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Ian Dittus
- Sport - Men's Swimming (1976-80)
Accolades:
- Was a 14-time All-American
- Twice won the NCAA Division II National Championship in the 200 butterfly
- Set the National record in the 200 butterfly at the 1980 NCAA Championship Meet
- Was part of the 1980 Oakland team that won the NCAA Championship
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Gordon Gehab
- Sport - Men's Swimming (1979-82)
Accolades:
- Finished his career as a 17-time All-American
- Was a member of OU's Division II National Championship team in 1980
- Won three NCAA Individual Titles
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Andy Richters
- Sport - Men's Soccer (1973-77)
Accolades:
- OU's first NSCAA All-Region selection
- Helped Oakland qualify for the 1976 NCAA Tournament
- Posted a 39-12-5 record in his four-year career
- Anchored an OU defense that allowed just six goals in 1974
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