Bill Jarman '63
Davidson Announces 2008-09 Hall of Fame Class
12/15/2008 3:01:25 PM | General
DAVIDSON, N.C. - Davidson announced today that Rusty Boyd '73 (golf), Erin Lang Breunig '94 (field hockey), Bill Jarman '63 (men's basketball) and Jon Pastel '98 (men's tennis) will make up the 20th induction class to the school's Athletics Hall of Fame.
The induction ceremonies will take place Saturday, Jan. 24, beginning with a reception at 3:45 p.m., following the women's basketball game against Appalachian State, which will tip off at noon in John M.?Belk Arena. After the reception, there will be a Hall of Fame dinner and program at 4:30 p.m., and the day will round out with the men's basketball game vs. Wofford at 7 p.m. in Belk Arena.
With the induction of these four honorees, the total number of Hall of Fame members is now 88.
Frank E. “Rusty” Boyd III '73 - Golf
Boyd was Davidson's top golfer in the early 1970s, and as a senior, he became the last Wildcat to win the individual Southern Conference Championship when he took home the title with a six-shot victory at the 1973 SoCon Championships while leading the team to a second-place finish. His one-under par score that year was the only time a Davidson golfer has finished under par at a SoCon Championship. Following his conference title, he went on to represent Davidson and the SoCon in the NCAA?Tournament and earned Honorable Mention All-America honors, joining golf greats Ben Crenshaw and Jay Hass on the team. The previous season, he finished as runner-up at the 1972 SoCon Championships at Quail Ridge Country Club in Sanford, N.C. The four-year letterman and two-time team captain was also undefeated in dual matches as a senior. He won the Elgin White Most Valuable Player award as both a junior and a senior, and was named Alabama's co-medalist for the USGA?Amateur Championship in 1973.
Erin Lang Breunig '94 - Field Hockey
A four-year letterwinner for the field hockey squad, Lang played every game, starting all but one, in her four-year career, during which the team went a combined 51-16-5 and swept through the Deep South Conference Tournament every season. As a defender, she was an integral part of helping the team record 44 shutouts in her 72 career games. She also contributed five goals and four assists. The team captain and team MVP as a senior, Lang was a three-time Deep South All-Star and a three-time Deep South Academic Honor Roll member, and was a member of the Southeast All-Star team and National Tournament Team on three occasions. Off the field, she graduated fourth in her class, had a perfect grade point average in her major, mathematics, and was a two-time Academic All-District performer. Following her senior season, she was named to the Academic All-America At-Large Third Team, which included athletes from 11 other sports. Lang also was awarded an NCAA?Postgraduate Scholarship.
William “Bill” H. Jarman Jr. '63 - Men's Basketball
Playing for the legendary coach Lefty Driesell, Jarman ranks as one of the top basketball players in Davidson history. He was a two-time team captain, helping lead the Wildcats to a 20-7 record and a second-place finish in the Southern Conference during his senior season. He was named second-team All-SoCon as a junior and senior. Jarman ranks 19th on the all-time Davidson career scoring list (1,338 points), eighth in scoring average (17.8 points-per-game) and seventh in career rebounds (758). He was named to the Greensboro Daily News All-State College Basketball team and earned the John M. Belk team MVP?award after the 1961-62 season.
Jon Pastel '98 - Men's Tennis
Pastel was a two-time Southern Conference Singles Champion and is the only Davidson tennis player to earn All-SoCon honors in all four seasons as a Wildcat. He posted a career record of 108-32, including a 17-4 mark as a senior, on his way to being named SoCon Player of the Year in both the 1996 and 1997 seasons, the only player in school history to win the award and one of three in conference history to earn multiple Player of the Year honors. In 1997, he became the first Wildcat to reach the NCAA?Tournament. He achieved a national ranking as high as 30th during his career and earned the Tommy Peters Award in 1998 for his outstanding athletic accomplishments while at Davidson.
The induction ceremonies will take place Saturday, Jan. 24, beginning with a reception at 3:45 p.m., following the women's basketball game against Appalachian State, which will tip off at noon in John M.?Belk Arena. After the reception, there will be a Hall of Fame dinner and program at 4:30 p.m., and the day will round out with the men's basketball game vs. Wofford at 7 p.m. in Belk Arena.
With the induction of these four honorees, the total number of Hall of Fame members is now 88.
Frank E. “Rusty” Boyd III '73 - Golf
Boyd was Davidson's top golfer in the early 1970s, and as a senior, he became the last Wildcat to win the individual Southern Conference Championship when he took home the title with a six-shot victory at the 1973 SoCon Championships while leading the team to a second-place finish. His one-under par score that year was the only time a Davidson golfer has finished under par at a SoCon Championship. Following his conference title, he went on to represent Davidson and the SoCon in the NCAA?Tournament and earned Honorable Mention All-America honors, joining golf greats Ben Crenshaw and Jay Hass on the team. The previous season, he finished as runner-up at the 1972 SoCon Championships at Quail Ridge Country Club in Sanford, N.C. The four-year letterman and two-time team captain was also undefeated in dual matches as a senior. He won the Elgin White Most Valuable Player award as both a junior and a senior, and was named Alabama's co-medalist for the USGA?Amateur Championship in 1973.
Erin Lang Breunig '94 - Field Hockey
A four-year letterwinner for the field hockey squad, Lang played every game, starting all but one, in her four-year career, during which the team went a combined 51-16-5 and swept through the Deep South Conference Tournament every season. As a defender, she was an integral part of helping the team record 44 shutouts in her 72 career games. She also contributed five goals and four assists. The team captain and team MVP as a senior, Lang was a three-time Deep South All-Star and a three-time Deep South Academic Honor Roll member, and was a member of the Southeast All-Star team and National Tournament Team on three occasions. Off the field, she graduated fourth in her class, had a perfect grade point average in her major, mathematics, and was a two-time Academic All-District performer. Following her senior season, she was named to the Academic All-America At-Large Third Team, which included athletes from 11 other sports. Lang also was awarded an NCAA?Postgraduate Scholarship.
William “Bill” H. Jarman Jr. '63 - Men's Basketball
Playing for the legendary coach Lefty Driesell, Jarman ranks as one of the top basketball players in Davidson history. He was a two-time team captain, helping lead the Wildcats to a 20-7 record and a second-place finish in the Southern Conference during his senior season. He was named second-team All-SoCon as a junior and senior. Jarman ranks 19th on the all-time Davidson career scoring list (1,338 points), eighth in scoring average (17.8 points-per-game) and seventh in career rebounds (758). He was named to the Greensboro Daily News All-State College Basketball team and earned the John M. Belk team MVP?award after the 1961-62 season.
Jon Pastel '98 - Men's Tennis
Pastel was a two-time Southern Conference Singles Champion and is the only Davidson tennis player to earn All-SoCon honors in all four seasons as a Wildcat. He posted a career record of 108-32, including a 17-4 mark as a senior, on his way to being named SoCon Player of the Year in both the 1996 and 1997 seasons, the only player in school history to win the award and one of three in conference history to earn multiple Player of the Year honors. In 1997, he became the first Wildcat to reach the NCAA?Tournament. He achieved a national ranking as high as 30th during his career and earned the Tommy Peters Award in 1998 for his outstanding athletic accomplishments while at Davidson.
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