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PORTLAND, Ore. --- The University of Portland Athletic Department is inducting Yari Allnutt (Men’s Soccer), Todd Davis (Cross Country/Track & Field), Michelle French (Women’s Soccer), Kristin Hepton (Women’s Basketball), John Laplante (Men’s Tennis Coach) and the 1985 women’s cross country NAIA Championship team into its Athletic Hall of Fame. The six inductees will be honored as part of Alumni Reunion Weekend at a banquet on Thursday, June 24, in the New Commons on the University of Portland campus.
Tickets to the event are $27 per person and must be purchased in advanced. To make reservations and purchase tickets, please call the University of Portland Alumni Office at (503) 943-7328 or (888) 872-5867, or visit www.up.edu/alumni.
The banquet is scheduled to begin at 7:00 p.m. and will be preceded by a reception, which is set for 6:00 p.m. For more information, please use the contact info previously listed, or call Associate Athletic Director Buzz Stroud at (503) 943-7403.
The University of Portland Athletic Hall of Fame was instituted in 1991 and currently consists of 84 inductees. The last induction ceremony came in 2005.
Here is a look at the 2010 UP Athletics Hall of Fame inductees:
Yari Allnutt (1989-92) - Men’s Soccer
• 1992 U.S. National/Olympic Team Selection
• Professional Soccer, 1993-2004
- Mexico, USL, MLS
- USL All-Star 1996, 1997, 1998, 2001
• M.A.C. Player of the Year Finalist, 1992
• NSCAA All-America Second Team, 1992
• NSCAA West Region First Team, 1992
• NSCAA West Region Third Team, 1991
• WCC First Team, 1991 & 1992
• WCC All-Academic Team, 1990
Todd Davis (1995-99) - Cross Country/Track & Field
• NCAA All-America, 1996, 1998, 1999
- 8th in 3000m steeplechase at 1996 NCAA Outdoor Championship
- 8th in mile run at 1998 NCAA Indoor Championship
- 10th in 3000m steeplechase at 1999 NCAA Outdoor Championship
• Cross Country All-West Region, 1996, 1998
• University of Portland Top 10 Times:
- First in the Indoor Mile, 4:02:26
- First in the 3000m steeplechase, 8:36:00
- Second in the 5000m,13:48:94
- Third in the 1500m, 3:43:08
- Third in the 3000m, 8:02:83
- Fourth in the 800m, 1:50:00
• Established WCC Cross Country record time of 24:56:00 in 1998
• Originally a walk-on at UP
Michelle French (1995-99) - Women’s Soccer
• U.S. National Team, 2000
• U.S. Olympic Team, 2000 (Silver)
• U-21 National Team Captain, 1997, 1998, 1999
• Professional Soccer, WUSA, 2001-03
- Washington D.C., San Jose
• M.A.C./Hermann Award Finalist, 1998
• Soccer America National MVP, 2008
• NSCAA, Soccer Buzz and Soccer Times All-America First Team, 1998
• NSCAA All-West Region First Team, 1998
• NCAA College Cup All-Tournament Team, 1998
• Soccer America All-Freshman Team, 1995
• WCC First Team, 1997, 1998
• WCC Freshman of the Year, 1995
• WCC All-Academic Team, 1997, 1998
• University of Portland Records:
- Career: sixth in assists (35)
- Single Season: third in assists (14), 1997
Kristin Hepton (1995-99) - Women’s Basketball
• WCC First Team, 1996-97, 1997-98, 1998-99
• WCC All-Freshman Team, 1995-96
• WCC All-Academic Team, 1998-99
• Pilots Team MVP, 1997-98, 1998-99
• University of Portland Records:
- Career: second in free throw percentage (.851), third in three-point percentage (.394), fourth in three-pointers made (117), seventh in free throws made (292) and rebounds (649), eighth in steals (217) and tenth in points (1,291) and 11th in assists (285)
- Single Season: three-point percentage, third (.422) in 1998-99, fourth (.410) in 1996-97; free throw percentage, third (.896) in 1996-97, fifth (.876) in 1998-99, sixth (.854) in 1997-98
- Single Game: most steals (nine) in a game, 1997-98
John Laplante (1973-97) - Men’s Tennis Coach
• All-time record of 529-270 (.660)
• Six seasons with 30 or more wins
• Eight seasons with 20 or more wins
• Player at UP (1967-71)
1985 Women’s Cross Country Team
• Won the 1985 NAIA National Championship, the school’s first national championship of any kind
