By: Joe Fisher, Sports Information Director
AUSTIN, Texas – The Concordia University Texas athletics department and hall of fame committee has announced the inductees for the 2019 Hall of Fame Class.
Former baseball player Mike Tate, former men's basketball head coach Rusty Segler, former baseball player Scott Berkman, the 2012 women's basketball team and dual-sport cross country and track and field runner
Megan Wagenaar will become the newest members of the Concordia Texas Athletics Hall of Fame.
The ceremony will be held on Sept. 7, 2019, at the Oasis on Lake Travis. The event will begin at noon. Tickets are $35 per person, while children under the age of 10 will be $15 each. Seating is limited and attendees can RSPV for the event
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The Concordia Texas Athletics Hall of Fame was instituted in 2009, and includes 17 individuals and four different teams.
Tate was a four-year letterman for the baseball team, pitching for the Stags from 1983-86. During his collegiate career, Tate tallied a record of 15-20, posting a 4.42 ERA and totaling 249 strikeouts, which ranks second all-time in program history. On the mound, Tate made 56 appearances, including 35 starts while with Concordia Texas, including tossing 23 complete games, which ranks second all-time in school history. In his senior season, Tate had his most successful year, accumulating 93.1 innings with a 7-6 record and a 2.80 ERA. He would go on to set the single-season record for most complete games (10) and strikeouts (110) during his senior campaign as well.
Segler was at the helm of the men's basketball program spanning eight seasons from 1988-96, posting a record of 91-152 and has the third most coaching wins in program history. During the 1991-92 season, Segler coached the Stags to a 21-win year, the third-most wins in a single season in program history. During his coaching tenure, he oversaw the development of some of Concordia Texas' best players in school history, including 2009 hall of fame inductee Wendell Holmes, as well as three other 1000-point scorers in Kevin Dydalewicz, Clay Cole and Todd Redmond. Segler will become the sixth coach inducted in the Concordia Texas Athletics Hall of Fame, joining Mike Gardner, James Keller, Jack Faszholz, Linda Lowery and Tom Orton.
Berkman was a four-year letterman for the baseball team, playing from 2000-03 and was a part of the 2002 team that made a run to the Division III College World Series. Berkman was superb for the Tornados on the mound and in the batter's box. In his career, Berkman made 59 appearances, including 51 starts, finishing his collegiate career with a 25-13 record over 320.2 innings of work. He holds the program's career records in games started, innings pitched and strikeouts (291) and is fourth on the list in wins and complete games (20). At the plate, Berkman was a lifetime .330 hitter, scoring 135 runs, 33 doubles and 63 RBIs, ranking top-10 in program history in most runs scored and doubles. Berkman was a three time All-American Southwest Conference selection, including earning dual All-ASC honors during his senior year while playing in the infield and as a pitcher. He was also named to the America Baseball Coaches Association/Rawlings All-West Region Second Team in his final season with CTX.
The 2012 women's basketball team won a program-best 23 games on their way to claiming the program's first-ever ASC Tournament Championship, defeating Louisiana College 73-64 in the title game and reaching the NCAA Tournament for the first time in school history. Led by head coach Rusty Rainbolt and a program record six All-ASC selections, the Tornados went 23-5 on the season, including a school record 18 wins in conference play to clinch their first ASC West Division title. Rainbolt was named the ASC West Coach of the Year, while Shamika Singleton was selected to the ASC All-Conference team. They will be the fourth team to be inducted into the Concordia Hall of Fame, joining the 2002 baseball team, 1982-83 men's basketball team and the 1999 volleyball team. They will be the first representative of the women's basketball program to be inducted into the hall of fame as well.
Wagenaar finished her collegiate career as one of the most decorated runners in both cross country as well as the track and field. Competing for the Tornados from 2010-2014, Wagenaar racked up multiple individual accolades in both sports. In cross country, Wagenaar was a part of the 2011 team that captured the program's first-ever ASC Championship, was a four-time All-ASC selection, including being named a first team selection in 2011 and 2013. In her senior season, Wagenaar was an NCAA All-South/Southeast Region selection and became the first Tornado to compete at the NCAA Cross Country Championships. She also holds the program record in the 5K run with a time of 18:38.8. In track and field, Wagenaar set the school record holder in the 800m and 1500m events and still holds the best time ran in the 800m event at the ASC Championships, setting the mark in 2012. In her three-year stint as a part of the track and field team, Wagenaar claimed six ASC individual titles, all in the 800m and 1500m events and was a part of the 4x400 relay team who won the ASC title in 2014. She was a three-time ASC All-Conference selection in her career and was named the 2012 ASC Female Track Athlete of the Year. She will become the first cross country and track and field student-athlete to be inducted into the Concordia Hall of Fame.