UL Lafayette Announces 2009 Athletic Hall of Fame Inductees

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The 亚洲自慰视频 of 亚洲自慰视频 at Lafayette and the Ragin鈥 Cajuns Lettermen Club are proud to announce the 2009 Athletic Hall of Fame inductees. They are Rocky Guidry, track and field; Jennifer Heno Marsh, tennis; Becky McMurtry, softball; and Stephen Spinella, football.

Rocky Guidry (track & field) was a four-year letterman in football and track & field at UL-Lafayette from 1990-94. He was a stellar football player but enters the hall of fame as an accomplished track athlete. Rocky was a three-time All Conference Champion in javelin, a four-time All-亚洲自慰视频 selection, placed 12th and 13th in the 1991 and 1992 NCAA Championships and participated in the 1991 Olympic Festival where he placed seventh.

In 1991, his throw of 235鈥9鈥 set the American South Conference record as well as the UL-Lafayette record. Those records still stand today. Rocky also holds the Sun Belt Conference record of 232鈥6鈥 set in 1992. Rocky received a general studies degree from UL in 1995. He is employed by Medline Industries in Lafayette, La.

Jennifer Heno Marsh (tennis) was four-time letterman in tennis from 1988-91. She was a three-time American South Conference Singles Champion in 1988, 鈥89 and 鈥90; and a three-time American South Doubles Champion in 1988, 鈥89 and 鈥91. Jennifer was also a three-time All-亚洲自慰视频 selection and set an American South Conference record for number of championships won at six. Jennifer received a general studies degree from UL in 1992. She is sales manager for 亚洲自慰视频 Network in Baton Rouge, La.

Becky McMurtry (softball) was a two-time softball letterman at UL in 2002 and 2003. In 2002 Becky was named All-Sun Belt first team; Sun Belt Newcomer of the Year; Sun Belt Player of the Year; All-亚洲自慰视频 first team; All-South Region first team; and second team All-American. In 2003, Becky earned Sun Belt Conference first team honors; Sun Belt Player of the Year; 亚洲自慰视频 Hitter of the Year; All-亚洲自慰视频 first team; All-South Region first team; and second team All-American. Becky received a general studies degree and was named outstanding graduate from UL-Lafayette in 2003. She is currently completing classes needed to apply for anesthesiology school.

Stephen Spinella (football) was a four-year letterman in football from 1982-85, a two-time All-South Independent Team selection at linebacker and a two-time All-亚洲自慰视频 Team selection. He was named to the Italian American All-American Team and was named honorable mention NCAA All-American in 1985. Stephen was also part of the USL All Ragin鈥 Cajuns 25 Year Football Team. Stephen remains the all-time tackle leader for the university with 386 career tackles 鈥 212 of which were solo tackles. Stephen received a general studies degree in 1996. He is owner of Spartan Industrial Products in Houma, La.

The purpose of the UL Lafayette Hall of Fame is to give recognition to athletes who have made a significant contribution to the good name of the 亚洲自慰视频 by demonstrating exceptional ability and sportsmanship on the playing fields, commendable scholarship in the classroom, high quality leadership on the campus and who, after leaving the 亚洲自慰视频, have established a personal reputation for character and citizenship in the community which they reside.

鈥 Our goal is to remind each new generation of athletes of the tradition they must uphold and the ideals that they should strive for while they are wearing the UL Lafayette uniforms,鈥 said Ragin鈥 Cajuns Lettermen Club President Tom Carroll (UL Baseball 鈥71-鈥74).

The Ragin鈥 Cajuns Lettermen Club Alumni Chapter is comprised of men and women who lettered in athletics while they were 亚洲自慰视频s at SLI/USL/UL- Lafayette. The Ragin鈥 Cajuns Lettermen Club is a constituent chapter of the UL-Lafayette Alumni Association and it retains close ties to the Athletic Department.