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ORU Names Six to Athletics Hall of Fame
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The Class of 2009 will be formally inducted on Saturday, Jan. 24 at halftime of the ORU-Southern Utah men's basketball game at Mabee Center. Game time is 7:05 p.m.
Trickey and Brooks are the first non-athletes selected for induction into the Hall of Fame.
Trickey won a school-record 214 games during 11 seasons over two stints as head coach. In five seasons from 1969-74, Trickey's Titans won 118 games and posted an .837 winning percentage. The 1972 and 1973 teams reached the NIT, while the 1974 squad reached the NCAA Elite Eight, losing in overtime to Kansas at Mabee Center.
Trickey returned to the Mabee Center sidelines for the 1987-88 season, coaching six more years and posting a 96-93 mark for an overall record of 214-116 (.648) in 11 seasons.
During his time at ORU Trickey coached six All-Americans, including Richard Fuqua, Anthony Roberts, Greg Sutton and Haywoode Workman. He also tutored 10 players drafted by either the NBA or ABA, including Fuqua, Roberts, Sutton, Alvin Scott, David Vaughn and Sam McCants.
Like Trickey, Brooks enjoyed more than one stint at ORU, serving in a variety of roles in his 17 years with the University, including two turns as Athletic Director.
Brooks first joined ORU as Associate Athletic Director and Sports Information Director from 1969-72, before moving across campus to the school's business office, where he eventually was V.P. for Business Affairs.
In March 1976, Brooks returned to athletics when he began a seven-year term as Athletic Director. During that tenure, ORU captured seven straight Midwestern Collegiate Conference (now Horizon League) All Sports trophies. In 1978, ORU was named as one of the nation's Top 30 athletic programs by the Knoxville News-Sentinel.
Brooks left ORU in 1983 for Austin Peay State University in Clarksville, Tenn., and later returned to ORU in 1991 as Assoc. Athletic Director before returning to the A.D.'s post for 18 months in 1993.
Brooks' scope as an athletic administrator was wide-ranging. He was tournament director at numerous NCAA basketball and baseball regionals, spent three years as a member of the NCAA Men's Basketball Committee, and was the first president of the Midwestern Collegiate Conference.
Combe is the sixth golfer to be inducted. A four-year letterwinner (1981-85), Combe was selected as a third-team All-American in 1983. He helped ORU to a 23rd-place finish at 1982 and 1983 NCAA Championships, and a 25th-place finish in 1985.
Combe won two tournaments at ORU, with both victories coming at the prestigious Butler National Intercollegiate in 1982 and 1984. He was also a medalist at the 1981 U.S. Junior Amateur.
Kirkhuff starred for ORU women's soccer team from 1999-2002. The 2001 Mid-Continent Conference Player of the Year, Kirkhuff helped lead ORU to a pair of Mid-Con regular-season titles and a cumulative overall record of 50-28-6 (.631), including 16-3-0 in conference play.
During her four-year career, Kirkhuff set ORU records for goals (30), points (77), matches (83), game-winning goals (11) and shots (212). She also finished her career second in Mid-Con history in goals and points. She was a two-time, first-team all-conference selection, and was named to the Mid-Con all-tournament team all four years.
Torve played baseball for three seasons at ORU (1979-81), earning second-team All-America honors in 1981 after batting .355 with seven home runs and 47 RBI. In his ORU career, Torve showed remarkable consistency at the plate, batting .349, .344 and .355, and finishing with a .349 career batting average. Torve also struck out just 24 times in 483 career at-bats.
Selected by the New York Mets in the second round of the 1981 Major League Baseball draft, Torve played parts of three seasons in the Majors for the Mets and Minnesota Twins, batting .226 in 42 career games. He was a member of the 1981 United States Baseball Federation All-Star team.
Tucker was one of ORU's first standout women's basketball players, playing from 1978-81. Despite standing just 5- and playing only three seasons, Tucker ended her career as ORU's all-time leading scorer (1,783) and rebounder (745).
Tucker also set ORU records for most points in a game (44) and points in a season (671), while helping guide the Lady Titans to three straight Oklahoma AIAW state championships.
ORU Athletics Hall of Fame Members
Mark Acres, Men's Basketball (1980-85)
Dave Barr, Men's Golf (1970-73)
George Bjorkman, Baseball (1976-78)
Kisa Bradley, Women's Basketball (1995-97)
Todd Burns, Baseball (1982-84)
Greg Davis, Baseball / Men's Basketball (1969-73)
Arnold Dugger, Men's Basketball (1974-77)
Richard Fuqua, Basketball (1969-73)
Bill Glasson, Men's Golf (1978-82)
Mike Hairston, Men's Cross-Country (1978-81)
Vivian Herron, Women's Basketball (1985-89)
Haywood Hill, Men's Basketball (1969-71)
Gary "Cat" Johnson, Men's Basketball (1978-82)
Jim Kane, Men's Golf (1978-81)
Ksenjia Kugler, Volleyball (1993-95)
Madeline Manning-Mims, Women's Track (1979-81)
Angela Manuel, Track & Field (1994-98)
Ron Meredith, Baseball (1976-78)
Keith Miller, Baseball (1982-84)
Mike Moore, Baseball (1979-81)
Juliana Moser, Volleyball (1996-99)
Tom Nieto, Baseball (1981)
Bryan Norton, Men's Golf (1978-81)
Rhonda Penquite, Women's Basketball (1977-78)
Krista Ragan, Women's Basketball (1998-2002)
Joe Rassett, Men's Golf (1978-81)
Anthony Roberts, Men's Basketball (1973-77)
Garth Robinson, Track & Field (1993-95)
Pekka Saila, Men's Tennis (1968-70)
Alvin Scott, Men's Basketball (1973-77)
Sheera Sirola, Volleyball (1994-95)
Bill Springman, Baseball (1976-78)
Peter Van Lingen, Men's Tennis (1967-71)
Bob Volk, Baseball (1976-78)
Haywoode Workman, Men's Basketball (1986-89)
Bob Zupcic, Baseball (1985-87)
