STEVENS POINT, Wis. – Former Stevens Point Area Senior High School standout Suzy Favor-Hamilton, along with four other outstanding former high school athletes headline the 2010 class of the National Federation of State High School Associations Hall of Fame.
Favor-Hamilton becomes the first female athlete from the state to enter the Hall. She is one of the greatest distance runners in U.S. history – from her 11 WIAA State titles to her nine NCAA individual championships at the University of Wisconsin and finally to her three Olympic appearances. At SPASH, Favor-Hamilton won four WIAA State Cross Country championships and holds the state record for fastest time on a 3,200-meter course. In track, she won the 1,600 run at the State meet four consecutive years, and she also claimed titles in the 800 run, 1,600 relay and 3,200 relay. She still holds the State 800-meter record set 24 years ago.
At the University of Wisconsin, in addition to the nine NCAA titles, Favor-Hamilton won 23 Big Ten Conference titles and 14 All-American honors. She was named Big Ten Athlete of the Decade for the 1990s.
Since her graduation from Wisconsin in 1991, Favor-Hamilton has competed extensively around the world. She made three Olympic teams (1992, 1996 and 2000) and was ranked No. 1 in the United States five times. In 2000, she was ranked No. 1 in the world with a 1,500-meter time of 3:57.40 and was named USA Track and Field Distance Runner of the Year. Since her retirement from competitive running, Favor-Hamilton has been a motivational speaker and works with women in Madison, through her running/walking club.
She is the third Wisconsin athlete overall to be enshrined into the NFHS Hall of Fame. The two previous inductees were Alan Ameche in 1986 and Elroy Hirsch in 1988.
The other former athletes to be inducted into the Hall are Michael Carter, football and track and field athlete, Dallas Thomas Jefferson High School in Texas; Janet Evans, swimmer, Placentia El Dorado High School in California; John Godina, football and track and field athlete, Cheyenne Central High School in Wyoming; and Katrina McClain, basketball player, Charleston St. Andrews Parrish High School in South Carolina.
These five athletes are among 12 individuals who will be inducted in the NFHS National High School Hall of Fame July 10 at the San Diego Marriott and Marina in San Diego, Calif. The 28th Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony will be the closing event of the 91st annual NFHS Summer Meeting.
The National High School Hall of Fame was started in 1982 by the NFHS to honor high school athletes, coaches, contest officials, administrators, fine arts coaches/directors and others for their extraordinary achievements and accomplishments in high school sports and activity programs. This year’s class increases the number in the Hall of Fame to 374.
The five individuals were chosen after a two-level selection process involving a screening committee composed of active high school state association administrators, coaches and officials, and a final selection committee composed of coaches, former athletes, state association officials, media representatives and educational leaders. Nominations were made through NFHS member associations.
The WIAA oversees interscholastic athletic programs for 506 senior high schools and 103 junior high/middle level schools in its membership. It sponsors 25 championship tournament series. For more information, please contact the WIAA office at (715) 344-8580.
To view the online version of the State 2010 WSN Illustrated, click here. The latest issue of the popular
WSN Illustrated magazine is available to view online right now and will be arriving in schools very soon. The magazine, founded by Laura Ritchie and now under the WisSports.net umbrella, features articles on the winter sports with a focus on the upcoming state tournaments.
In fact, this issue has been re-titled as "State 2010", as it features state tournament previews for boys and girls basketball, boys and girls hockey, wrestling, and swimming/diving. Included in the previews are sectional breakdowns, favorites, athletes to watch, sleepers and much more. Basketball and hockey also have profiles of some of the favorites for their respective player of the year awards. Included within the state tournament previews are some outstanding deals and coupons for Madison-area businesses that fans can use during the state tournaments as well.
Columns by WSN contributors Mark Miller, Dennis Semrau, and Nicholas Kartos are also featured. This issue's ALT article takes a look at cheer and dance in Wisconsin, while RIVALRY focuses on which is the best conference in the state for boys basketball. Middleton athletic teams are profiled in the PROGRAM section. A look at past and future school consolidation is the topic for this issue's OVERCOME article, while the Cranston family from River Falls is profiled for the FAMILY.
The high-quality photography featured in the State 2010 issue is perhaps the best we've ever had, with outstanding contributions from a number of sources, including Visual Image Photography, the official photographer for WIAA state tournaments.
The online version of the magazine allows the reader to browse through the issue, zoom in on articles or pages for further exploration, print out select pages, and even download a .pdf version.
To view the online version of the State 2010 WSN Illustrated, click here. To purchase a copy of the magazine for yourself, click here. WSN Illustrated is a publication designed to positively promote high school student-athletes across the state of Wisconsin. It is the only magazine in the state that is dedicated 100% to Wisconsin high school athletes. WSNi is published four times during the school year with 10-20 copies distributed free to every high school in the state for a total circulation of over 10,000. For more information on the magazine including links to past issues, to purchase a current copy, and to submit story ideas, click here.
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