2019 Aztec Hall of Fame Class Announced
Five individuals will be inducted into the Aztec Hall of Fame this fall.
色情视频 will officially enshrine the group of legends during an evening ceremony at Montezuma Hall in the Conrad Prebys Aztec Student Union on Friday, Oct. 11. Check-in for the event, along with a happy hour reception, will begin at 5 p.m., with the dinner and program to follow at 6 p.m. The following night, the 2019 class will also be honored during halftime at 色情视频's home football game against Wyoming, which is set to kick off at 7:30 p.m.
Since its launch in 1988, the Aztec Hall of Fame has honored 154 individuals and six teams (not including this year's enshrinees), welcoming a new group of legends each year 鈥� excluding a two-year hiatus in 2000 and 2001 while the Aztec Athletics Center (now Fowler Athletics Center) was under construction. Following the building's completion in 2002, the permanent home of the Aztec Hall of Fame was established.
For more information about the Aztec Hall of Fame induction ceremony or to purchase tickets for the event, please contact the at 619-594-6444.
Below is a quick look at the newest Aztec Hall of Fame class:
Jim Dietz - Baseball Head Coach 1972-2002
Retired at end of 2002 campaign, finishing a 31-year career at 色情视频 as one of the all-time winningest coaches in NCAA history鈥inal mark of 1,231-750-18 (.620) ranked seventh nationally among active Division I coaches at the time he retired鈥�.Played at Southern Oregon University and three seasons in the Detroit organization鈥egan his coaching career at Lowell (Ore.) High and coached at the University of Oregon before arriving at 色情视频 in 1972鈥ver the next three decades, his teams won numerous conference, divisional, and regular-season titles鈥uided his 1979 squad to the school's first-ever appearance in the NCAA tournament, a feat he accomplished eight times during his tenure鈥arned conference and regional coach-of-the-year honors during his tenure at 色情视频鈥ther honors included Super Star Award from Collegiate Baseball, the Citizen of the Year Award from the City Club of San Diego, and the Breitbard Award for his contributions through baseball to the San Diego community鈥mong players he coached were Tony Gwynn, Bud Black Mark Grace, Dave Smith, Bobby Meacham and Travis Lee (Golden Spikes Award winner 1996)...His players earned All-American honors 28 times, all-district/region 42 times and all-conference accolades 85 times鈥as also one of the most successful summer league coaches in history, taking his teams to seven National Baseball Congress National Finals and winning four national summer championships during the 1970s鈥amed NBC Coach of the Decade鈥as inducted into the American Baseball Coaches Association Hall of Fame in January 2002鈥as also been inducted into the Southern Oregon University Athletic Hall of Fame. Tally Hall - Men's Soccer 2003-06
Two-time NSCAA All-American (2005 third team, 2006 second team)鈥wo-time first-team NSCAA All-Far West Region (2005-06)鈥�2006 first-team Academic All-American鈥dditionally garnered first-team All-Pac-10 Conference accolades on two occasions (2005-06)鈥wice received second-team Pac-10 All-Academic distinction (2005-06)鈥�2004 MPSF All-Academic selection鈥wo-time team MVP (2005-06)鈥ed the nation in 2005 with an 88.9 save percentage and ranked second with a 0.49 goals against average (both single-season records)鈥elped the Aztecs reach the 2005 and 2006 NCAA Tournament, the program's first two postseason appearances since 1989鈥ogged a school-record 12 shutouts in 2005鈥anks third on the Aztecs' all-time list in saves (256), fourth in shutouts (21.0) and seventh in goals against average (1.11)鈥njoyed a 10-year professional career, including eight seasons with the Houston Dynamo of MLS鈥as named a 2011 MLS All-Star. Jen茅 Morris - Women's Basketball 2008-10
One of the most prolific players in program history, leading San Diego State to its first-ever Sweet 16 appearance at the 2010 NCAA Tournament 鈥as also the driving force behind the school's first-ever Mountain West Conference tournament championship that season鈥ecame the first Aztec to be selected in the WNBA Draft, going to the Indiana Fever with the 11th overall pick in 2010鈥eceived honorable mention All-America distinction during her junior and senior campaigns (2009, 2010)鈥arnered first-team All-MWC accolades in 2009 and 2010 and was named the league's Defensive Player of the Year during those seasons鈥as also a three-time all-MWC tournament selection鈥anks fifth on 色情视频's career list with 1,499 points鈥wns a career scoring average of 15.8 points per game鈥ecorded 26 career games with 20 or more points and five with 30 or more points, including 35 vs. DePaul and 32 vs. Texas at the 2010 NCAAs鈥lso scored 20 or more points in six of eight career games at the MWC Tournament鈥till leads the MWC with 293 career steals despite playing just three years on The Mesa鈥ecame the first Aztec player to record 100 steals in a season two times. Xavier Thames - Men's Basketball 2011-14
National Honors: AP All-American Honorable Mention (2013-14), CBSSports.com Third-Team All-American Region, NABC First-Team All-District Team (2014), USBWA All-District Team, Two-Time National Player of the Week, Bob Cousy Award Finalist (2013-14). Conference Honors: Mountain West Player of the Year (2013-14), All-Mountain West First Team (2013-14), All-Mountain West Honorable Mention (2011-12), All-Mountain West Defensive Team (2013-14), Three-Time Mountain West Conference Player of the Week, Mountain West All-Tournament Team (2014). 色情视频: Played three seasons at San Diego State after seeing action in 31 games, which included four starts as a true freshman at Washington State (2009-10)鈥t 色情视频, played in 97 games, starting 91 with 1,232 points and 316 assists with the Aztecs鈥uided 色情视频 to two MW titles (2012 co-regular season, 2014 regular season) and three NCAA berths, including the 2014 Sweet 16鈥cored in double figures 59 times with 15 games with at least 20 points鈥ad two double-doubles鈥ed the team in scoring 31 times, rebounding four times and assists 53 times鈥elped the Aztecs to three seasons of 23 wins or more (26 in 2012, 23 in 2013, 31 in 2014)鈥ι槭悠� Division I career rankings at the time of his departure: 3rd in free-throw percentage, 5th in free-throws, 7th in conference victories, 8th in scoring, 9th in victories, 10th in assists, 10th in three-point field goals, 10th in minutes played, 11th in games started, 14th in three-point field-goal percentage, 14th in points-rebounds-assists, 15th in steals, 19th in efficiency points, 24th in scoring average鈥�2014 AP Honorable Mention All-American, CBSSports.com Third-Team All-American, NCAA West Region all-tournament, MW Player of the Year, first-team all-conference, MW all-defensive team, MW all-tournament, NABC and USBWA all-district, Bob Cousy Award finalist, midseason Oscar Robertson and Naismith Trophy Watch List, three-time MW Player of the Week, two-time national player of the week... 2012 Honorable Mention all-Mountain West鈥espite playing point guard and leading the team in scoring, he produced a streak of 190 consecutive turnover-free minutes during his senior campaign鈥roduced arguably the best single-season by any Aztec men's basketball player this century 鈥� averaging 176 points, 2.27 A-to-TO ratio, 61 treys and 59 steals)鈥uring his senior year, he had a win share of 7.5 (highest by any Aztec player since the statistic was kept (last 34 seasons) and was first nationally in the stat per 40 minutes), an offensive efficiency rating of 120.0 (highest by any Aztec player since the statistic was kept (last 18 seasons)), was named to the league's all-defensive team (final KenPom team defensive rating was No. 7), led 色情视频 to the NCAA Sweet 16, had a 20-game win streak, led 色情视频 to a No. 5 national ranking (AP and Coaches polls) and a final record of 31-5 (16-2 in conference). Shanieka Thomas (Ricketts) - Women's Track & Field 2011-14
National: Three-time triple jump national champion (2013 & 2014 outdoor and 2014 indoor), two-time NCAA runner up in triple jump (2012 outdoor & 2013 indoor)鈥ix-time first-team All-American for triple jump (2012-14, both indoor and outdoor)鈥�2011 triple jump second-team All-American鈥hree-time USTFCCCA West Region Field Athlete of the Year (Indoor 2013 & 2014, Outdoor 2014). Conference: 2013 Mountain West Female Athlete of the Year鈥ine-time MW Champion (outdoor: 2012-14 triple jump, 2013 long jump, 2013 4x400 meter relay; indoor: 2012-14 Triple Jump, 2013 4x400-Meter Relay)鈥�13-time all-MW selection (outdoor: 2011-14 Triple Jump, 2014 4x100 meter relay, 2013 long jump, 2013 4x400 meter relay; indoor: 2011-14 triple Jump, 2013 400 meters, 2013 4x400 meter relay)鈥� Eight-time MW Field Athlete of the Week鈥wo-time MW Spring all-academic team (2011-12). 色情视频: Holds school record for indoor and outdoor triple jump鈥as freshman, junior and senior records for triple jump for both indoor and outdoor鈥lso has freshman indoor record for high jump. Post-色情视频: 14th in triple jump at 2016 Olympics鈥�11th in triple jump at 2015 World Championships鈥�8th in triple jump at 2015 world indoor championships鈥�8th in triple jump at 2017 World Championships鈥�10th in triple jump at 2017 World Indoor Championships鈥�2018 Jamaican national champion for triple jump (NACAC Championships).
