Regular visitors of Notinhalloffame.com know that we are slowly working on the top 50 of every major team in the NHL, NBA, NFL, and MLB. Once that is done, we will examine how each team honors its past players, coaches, and executives. As such, it is important to us that Eastern Kentucky has announced the newest members of their Athletic Hall of Fame.
The Class consists of seven individual athletes and one team.
The new members will be:
Ole Hesselbjerg (Track/Cross Country 2011-15): From Denmark, Hesselbjerg won two Bronze Medals in the NCAA Outdoor Championships and was a three-time First Team All-American. He competed twice in the Olympics for his country.
Danny Hope (Football 1976-91, 2003-07, 2019, 2020-): Hope played for the Colonels as a Guard on their first National Championship Team and later would be their Head Coach, where he won an OVC Coach of the Year. He currently works for EKU in their development program.
Jacob Korir (Track/Cross Country, 2004-08): From Kenya, Korir was a five-time All-American (three in Cross Country and two in Track. He was second in the 5,000 M in the 2008 Outdoor Championship.
Sofie Levin (Women’s Golf, 2013-17): From Sweden, Levin was a four-time All-OVC Selection and took the Colonels to two OVC Titles.
Nick Mayo (Men’s Basketball, 2015-19): Mayo is the all-time scoring leader in school history with 2,316 Points and is a four-time All-OVC player.
Greg Stotelmyer (Broadcaster, 1979-present): Stotelmyer has been the prime play-by-play broadcaster for EKU athletics since 1979 and has covered over 2,200 athletic contests for the school.
Corey Walden (Men’s Basketball 2012-15): Walden was a two-time OVC Defensive Player of the Year and was the 2014 OVC Tournament MVP.
1973 Women’s Volleyball Team: The team went 26-4 and was undefeated in in-state competition.
We here at Notinhalloffame.com would like to congratulate the impending EKU Hall of Fame members.
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