Elon, NC – The Elon College Division of Athletics at the moment introduced the Elon Sports activities Corridor of Fame Class of 2025, with six members to be inducted throughout Champions and Corridor of Fame Week, Jan. 30-Feb. 1. Class consists of Stefan Fortmann '15 (tennis), Sydney Griffin '16 (monitor and area), David Harrison '10 (soccer), Clay Hassard '85, '89 (participant, coach and administrator) and Casey Jones '15 (baseball) .
As well as, the Fightin' Christian mascot shall be inducted into the Corridor of Fame, commemorating the retirement of the college's former mascot id in 1999.
“I’m thrilled to welcome this deserving group into the Elon Athletics Corridor of Fame,” mentioned Jenn Strawley, director of athletics. “We stay up for welcoming them residence and celebrating their wonderful achievements between January 31 and February 1, 2025.”
Stefan Fortmann '15, Tennis, 2012-15
2015 CAA Participant of the Yr Stefan Fortmann gained 117 matches for Elon tennis over a four-year profession.
Fortmann made his mark immediately, incomes Southern Convention Freshman of the Yr honors in 2012 after going 17-Eight in singles play, together with Eight-2 in convention play. He then earned first-team doubles honors in 2013 when he teamed with 2022 Elon Sports activities Corridor of Fame inductee Cameron Silverman to rank 22nd nationally. As a group, Elon gained the Southern Convention common season championship that 12 months.
In 2014, Fortmann was named first group all-conference in singles, going Eight-Zero in opposition to league competitors and second group in doubles. Elon gained the Southern Convention Event and met No. 2 Tennessee within the first spherical of the NCAA Event. The group went 19-6 that season, together with 9-Zero within the SoCon.
As Elon transitioned to the CAA, Fortmann continued his onslaught on the courtroom, incomes first-team all-conference recognition in each singles and doubles in 2015 to earn CAA Participant of the Yr honors.
In whole, Fortmann's 61 singles victories rank fourth in class historical past and his 56 doubles victories are seventh.
Sydney Griffin '16, monitor and area, 2012-16
The 2016 Basnight Award winner, two-year group captain and a number of convention champion, Sydney Griffin set at least eight college information throughout her profession at Elon.
Throughout the indoor season, Griffin set college information for indoor monitor and area within the 60, 200, 300 and 60 hurdles. Her time of Eight.48 within the 60 hurdles stays the highest mark at the moment, whereas she is fourth within the 60, second within the 200 and second within the 300.
In out of doors monitor and area, she broke information within the 100, 200, 100 hurdles and 400 relay. She nonetheless holds the file within the 100 hurdles with a time of 13.53 seconds and is third within the 100, fifth within the 200 and second within the 400 relay. She is a three-time NCAA regional qualifier within the 100 hurdles.
As a freshman in 2013, Griffin earned All-Convention and All-Freshman recognition through the indoor and out of doors Southern Convention seasons. She gained the convention championship within the 60 hurdles through the indoor season.
In 2014, she was once more named all-conference by the SoCon for each the indoor and out of doors seasons earlier than Elon left for the CAA. She once more gained a Southern Convention championship within the 60 hurdles and added an outside title within the 100 hurdles.
In 2015, she was named All-CAA in each the 100 hurdles and 400 relay earlier than a breakout 2016 that included three league titles. She gained the CAA Championship within the 100 hurdles, 200 and 400 relay and was named Most Excellent Performer of the meet. She led Elon to CAA group championships in each 2015 and 2016.
David Harrison '10, Soccer, 2006-09
A four-year starter on the offensive line, David Harrison earned All-American recognition throughout his profession at Elon.
Harrison was a two-year group captain and two-time first-team All-Southern Convention offensive lineman who was named a Stats FCS Second Workforce All-American as a senior. Faculty Sports activities Information named him an honorable point out All-American in 2009 as properly.
The “emotional chief of the group” in response to his head coach Pete Lembo, Harrison was named the group's Most Excellent Lineman in 2008. He began 42 video games over 4 years, together with 12 video games in every of his ultimate two seasons .
Elon's offenses throughout Harrison's tenure on the road had been among the most explosive in program historical past. The 2009 group holds the single-season program information for whole offense (5,099 yards) and first downs (267). The 2007 group set this system file for factors scored per recreation (36.Four) and tied the file for whole factors (400).
The group went Eight-Four throughout his junior 12 months, which included wins in opposition to then-No. 14 Georgia Southern, no. 15 Furman and no. 21 The Citadel. He led the 2009 group to Elon's first FCS playoff bid with a 9-2 common season earlier than a loss to No. Four Richmond within the opening recreation. Throughout his 4 years, Harrison's groups defeated six ranked groups.
Casey Jones '15, Baseball, 2012-15
The 2014 Southern Convention Participant of the Yr, Casey Jones had a Corridor of Fame profession that included one of many biggest seasons in program historical past.
Jones was named a second group All-American by each Louisville Slugger and Rawlings/ABCA in 2014 after hitting .418 with a .502 on-base share and a .668 slugging share. His .418 batting common ranked fourth within the nation. Jones added 31 extra-base hits, which included 20 doubles and 7 homers. His batting common stays the very best single-season common in program historical past. At one level, he had an Elon file 26-game hitting streak.
Jones was a finalist for the Gregg Olson Award, given to the nation's most profitable participant in 2014, and was a third-team NCBWA All-American to obtain second-team honors.
In 2015, Jones was named a Louisville Slugger First Workforce Preseason All-American, and Jones proved that he was no one-hit marvel. He hit .313 with 15 doubles and 6 homers as a senior, as soon as once more incomes first-team all-conference honors. He completed his profession with 47 profession doubles, tied for sixth in program historical past, and 106 walks, seventh all-time at Elon.
In 2013, Elon Baseball gained the Southern Convention Event and superior to the NCAA Event. In simply his sophomore 12 months, Jones hit .409 with 5 runs scored and 4 RBIs to assist the group advance to the NCAA Event. He was then named to the All-Charlottesville Regional group after hitting .667 with a double, a run and an RBI.
Clay Hassard '85 '89, Soccer/Coach/Admin, 1982-2022
An excellent participant, coach and administrator, Clay Hassard spent 36 years working within the Elon Athletic Division earlier than passing away on February 9, 2024 on the age of 62.
A 1985 graduate of Elon, Hassard earned All-South Atlantic Convention and Tutorial All-American honors as an offensive lineman. He went on to spend 5 seasons on the Elon soccer employees as an assistant coach whereas incomes his MBA in 1989. He joined the division's administrative employees in 1990 and was promoted to affiliate athletic director in 1995.
Hassard retired in 2022 as senior affiliate director of athletics. He had a deep dedication to the private growth and holistic success of student-athletes.
For a few years, Hassard served as Elon's chief athletics compliance officer, overseeing NCAA rules and guaranteeing that directors, coaches and pupil athletes maintained the very best requirements of integrity.
The Wrestle Christian
For 78 years, Fightin' Christian has served as Elon Faculty's mascot and the college's visible id. He took bodily kind within the 1970s and was a presence in Elon Athletics' rise by means of the NAIA and NCAA ranks, cheering Elon to a number of convention titles and 4 nationwide championships. In 1999, the college retired the mascot id, and in 2000, Fightin' Christian obtained a level from Elon.
The id of “Christians” was first used through the 1921 sports activities season when Elon confronted Guilford Faculty in a giant soccer recreation known as “Christians versus Quakers”. The time period Preventing Christians was first used through the 1922–23 soccer season and have become a typical identify for athletic groups, though it was by no means formally adopted by the school or its directors. The Fightin' Christian mascot didn't come into existence till the early 1970s and has turn out to be a beloved image for the Elon group.
Elon remained a member of the NAIA till 1993, and the mascot cheered on 4 nationwide championship groups throughout that period. Via the division's transition to the NCAA Division II ranks, the mascot remained. When Elon introduced its transfer to NCAA Division I within the late 1990s, the board felt it was the precise time to retire the Fightin' Christian nickname and mascot, making approach for the Elon Phoenix.
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