Clemson announces Cayman athlete in 2013 Athletic Hall of Fame Inductees
New members will be inducted into Hall of Fame this fall.
A 10-person class that features five All-Americans, two National Champions, three ACC 50-Year Anniversary team members, a two-time ACC Coach of the Year, and one of the school’s best two-sport athletes will be inducted into the Clemson Athletic Hall of Fame October 11-12.
Bill D’Andrea, executive director of the Tiger Letterwinner’s Association, made the announcement earlier this week. The class will be honored the weekend of Clemson’s football game with Boston College.
The list of inductees includes Brentson Buckner and Terrence Flagler, two of Clemson’s top football players of their respective eras who went on to play in the Super Bowl at the NFL level.
Women’s track athletes Michelle Burgher and Cydonie Mothersill, who both claimed National Championship hardware, will be honored.
Men’s track athlete Julius Ogaro, the only Clemson track athlete to win the 5,000 meters, 10,000 meters and 3000 meter steeplechase in the same ACC meet, and three-time All-ACC volleyball player Robin Kibben, also will be honored.
Cliff Ellis, the only Clemson men’s basketball coach to win ACC Coach of the Year honors and the coach of Clemson’s 1990 ACC Regular Season Championship team, will be inducted, along with ACC 50-Year Anniversary baseball team member Matthew LeCroy, and ACC 50-Year Anniversary women’s basketball team memberChrissy Floyd.
Ray Williams, a four-year starter and record holder in both football and baseball during the 1980s who played for legendary coaches Bill Wilhelm and Danny Ford, is also a member of the celebrated class of former Clemson athletes.
From Clemson Tigers:
Cydonie Mothersill
Other Position: Sprints
Year: Senior
Hometown: Cayman Islands
Major: English
HONORS
* 2001 NCAA Champion & All-American – 200m dash indoors * 2001 All-American – 4x400m relay indoors * 2001 ACC Champion & All-ACC – 200m dash indoors * 2001 ACC Champion & All-ACC – 4x400m relay indoors
CLEMSON HIGHLIGHTS
2000-2001 Indoor Season
National Champion in the 200m, winning the event with a time of 22.89…ACC Champion in the 200m at the ACC Indoor Championships and won the event at the Virginia Tech Indoor Invitational with times of 23.58 and 23.43, respectively…Member of 4x400m relay team that finished third at the NCAA Championships with a time of 3:34.83…Member of the Tigers’ ACC Championship 4x400m relay team that won the event.
PRE-CLEMSON HIGHLIGHTS
Member of the Cayman Islands’ 2000 Olympic team…advanced to the second round of the 100m and 200m dashes in Sydney…finished fifth in the 100m at the 1996 World Junior Championships…named the 1996 Cayman Islands Sportsperson of the Year…transferred to Clemson from George Mason.
GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY
An All-American in the 4x400m and 4x100m at George Mason in 1999…placed fifth in the 200m at the 1999 NCAA Indoor Championships.
PERSONAL
Daughter of Angella Whittaker…born 3/19/78.
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