Cal Lutheran Athletics Hall of Fame Inducts Four New Members
Eighth annual ceremony welcomes four more
THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. - On Saturday
night inside the Lundring Events Center the Cal Lutheran Athletics Hall of Fame
banquet and induction ceremony officially welcomed four new members among its
predecessors. Athletes Darren Bernard ('91), Cindie (Jorgensen '88) Van Noy and
Eugene Karimov ('00), along with former volleyball head coach James Park ('86)
round out the 2010 class.
Darren Bernard - (1988-91)
The track and field star became the seventh individual inductee of the sport,
doing so as a two-time first team all-American in the 400-meter dash.
Cindie
Jorgensen - (1984-88)
The two-sport athlete excelled in volleyball as the Regals went 31-7
posting the most wins in program history, which still stands today. She was an
NAIA all-American and member of all-District III and Golden State Athletic
Conference (GSAC) first teams.
Eugene
Karimov - (1996-2000)
A two-time NCAA all-American, he
was part of a national championship tennis doubles pairing with teammate and
fellow CLU Hall of Famer Mark Ellis. Karimov is currently part of the Kingsmen
tennis coaching staff instructing a team that finished 19-3 and in the top-10
in the national polls
James
Park - (1983-86)
The former CLU undergrad returned as the head coach of the women's
volleyball program from 1993-2001. He took over a squad that had just three
conference wins its first two year and posted a 5-7 mark his first season at
the helm. The following eight seasons Park's teams won five SCIAC titles and
finished as the national runners-up in 1995.
CLU Hall of Famer Hank Bauer ('76),
who was part of the original HOF induction class back in 2003, was the Master
of Ceremonies.
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