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posted 09-22-2016 08:43 PM
The University of Kentucky Athletics Hall of Fame Class of 2016, featuring Rich Brooks (football), Chuck Hayes (mens basketball), James Johnson (wrestling), Molly Johnson-Belcher (softball), Bernadette Madigan-Dugan (cross country/track and field) and Wesley Woodyard (football), will be inducted during Hall of Fame Weekend, Sept. 23-24, in conjunction with the football home game vs. South Carolina.
Rich Brooks, Football, 2003-09
Only coach in school history to guide UK to bowl games in four consecutive years and win three straight bowls
Took over a program mired in a severe NCAA probation and by 2006 led UK to a 28-20 upset win over Clemson in the Music City Bowl
Followed with a win over Florida State in the 2007 Music City Bowl, a season which included a Top-10 ranking and victory over No. 1 (and eventual national champion) LSU
Following 2008 season, defeated East Carolina in the Liberty Bowl and completed his career at the Music City Bowl in 2009
Won at least seven games four years in a row, first time that had happened at UK since 1909-12
2009 SEC Coach of the Year by CollegeFootballNews.com
Chuck Hayes, Mens Basketball, 2002-05
Fan favorite for relentless defense and tenacious rebounding
Named the 2005 SEC Defensive Player of the Year
Ranks seventh in career rebounds with 910 boards
Led the team in rebounding for three straight seasons from 2003-05
Led UK in blocks in 2004
Ranks eighth in career steals with 170
Led team to the 2005 SEC regular-season championship
Also a key member on the SEC Tournament championship teams in 2003, 2004
Member of the 1,000-point club
Appeared in the NCAA Tournament in all four of his seasons, including Elite Eight finishes in 2003 and 2005
James Johnson, Wrestling, 1977-80
Four-year letterman who started from 1977-80 at UK as a 190-pounder
Finished with a record of 65-21 and won the Southern Open twice
Three-time Southeastern Conference medalist, including a second-place finish at the 1980 SEC Championships
Went on to remarkable success in his post-college career as a Greco-Roman competitor
Member of the USA National Wrestling Team for 12 years, winning three national championships wrestling at 100 kilograms (220 pounds)
Named USA Wrestlings Athlete of the Year in 1993
Molly Johnson-Belcher, Softball, 2007-10
Programs first All-American
UKs first four-time All-SEC honoree
NFCA Scholar-Athlete
Led UK to its first NCAA Tournament berth
Ended her career owning career records in batting average (.389), doubles (56), runs (161), home runs (35), slugging percentage (.656), total bases (445); was second in assists (510) and RBI (135); third in hits (264) and stolen bases (66); fourth in triples (10)
Also set single-season records in hits (81), doubles (20), runs scored (53), on-base percentage (.498), as well as single-game records for runs (4), doubles (3), home runs (2)
Member of US National team in 2009 and 2010 helping lead the Americans to gold at the 2012 ISF World Championship and the 2011 Pan Am Games
Bernadette Madigan-Dugan, Cross Country/Track and Field, 1981-85
One of the greatest distance runners in Kentucky history
First UK female to win a national track championship when she won the NCAA two-mile run in 1982
Won two Southeastern Conference titles, the 1982 3,000-meter run and the 1983 three-mile run
Earned All-America honors in five separate events cross country, indoor two-mile, outdoor 3,000 meters, indoor 3,200-meter relay and the outdoor 10,000 meters
Competed for Great Britain in the 1985 World Student Games.
Wesley Woodyard, Football, 2004-07
One of the best defensive players and team leaders in Kentucky history
First-team All-SEC as a junior and senior
Made 395 tackles in his career, seventh in school history
Led team in tackles three straight years, with at least 100 stops each of the three seasons
Led the SEC as a senior with 139 tackles
Unquestioned leader of the defense as the Wildcats posted eight-win seasons and won the 2006 and 07 Music City Bowls
Led UK in tackles in both bowl triumphs
Second-team Sophomore All-America
Also a key contributor in special teams kick coverage
First-team Freshman All-SEC
SEC Academic Honor Roll.
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