MOUNT VERNON – Cornell College has announced its 2024 Athletics Hall of Fame Class in Bradley Wright '76 (men's tennis, football, swimming), Rachelle (Hawkins) Crawford '09 (women's cross country, track & field), Griffin LaDew '09 (men's basketball, golf) and Camille Marie '13 (women's basketball).
The Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony will be held over Homecoming Weekend on Saturday, Oct. 5, in conjunction with the Alumni C Club Breakfast. The program begins at 8 a.m. in the Smith Dining Room of the Thomas Commons.
The new inductees will also be recognized at halftime of the Oct. 5 football game against Ripon at Van Metre Field at Ash Park. Kickoff is 2 p.m.
Wright, a three-sport athlete from Topeka, Kan., excelled on the tennis court as an NCAA Division III All-American in doubles. Wright and partner Scott Haymond advanced to the quarterfinals at the 1976 NCAA Championships, leading the Rams to a program-best sixth-place team finish. Wright captured Cornell's first-ever Midwest championship in 1976, winning at No. 1 doubles. He directed the Rams to an undefeated dual season his senior year. Wright was a four-year football letterman and a record holder on the swimming team.
Crawford was a standout distance runner for the Rams, at one point holding seven school records in cross country and track & field. The Boise, Idaho, native placed eighth in the mile at the 2009 NCAA Indoor Track & Field Championships to earn all-America honors. Crawford collected four all-Iowa Conference medals on the track. She was a three-time all-IIAC performer and two-time all-region honoree in cross country, where she became the Rams' first NCAA qualifier in 15 years.
LaDew, of Pewaukee, Wis., graduated as Cornell's all-time scoring leader (1,561 points) and still owns program records for 3-pointers made and free throw percentage in a career and season. The three-time all-conference shooting guard guided the team to a historic 2008-09 campaign in which the 21-7 Rams secured the IIAC Tournament title and the program's first NCAA Tournament berth in 15 years. An NABC Scholar All-American, LaDew started 99 consecutive games to close his career.
Marie, of Marion, Iowa, elevated the program to record levels during a decorated career in which she scored 1,441 points, second-most all-time by a Ram. The 2013 all-American center and MWC Player of the Year garnered all-conference status in each of her four seasons and remains Cornell's career leader in made free throws and field goals. A CoSIDA Academic All-American, Marie steered the 2012-13 MWC championship team to a glossy 25-2 mark and the program's first-ever appearance in the NCAA Tournament.
