Hall of Fame 2007

The Lewis & Clark Department of Physical Education and Athletics is proud to announce the 2007 inductees into the Lewis & Clark Sports Hall of Fame. Football player Stan Blair, Swimmer Leanne Desilet, Volleyball & Softball player Ena (Eakin) Rierson, and Diver Don Sempert will be inducted into the Hall of Fame at a dinner on Friday night, October 19 in Stamm. The 1965 Men's Track & Field team will also be inducted. Wrestlers Mike Clock and Vern Olsen will receive Lifetime Achievement Awards. Kathy Lindemann and Keneth Venables will be honored with Merit Awards.

The induction ceremony will take place at a banquet held in the Stamm Dining Hall on the campus of Lewis & Clark College on Friday, October 19 as part of the festivities surrounding Alumni and Homecoming weekend. Tickets for the dinner are $35 and can be reserved by contacting Sharon Sexton in the Athletics Office at sextons@lclark.edu.

	Stan Blair was a four-year letter winner in football, with two All-Conference selections as a fullback as well as being named to the UP All-Coast Second Team.
	Leanne Desilet was a three-year letter winner in swimming and a three-time NAIA All-American in the breastroke.
	Ena (Eakin) Rierson was a two-sport standout, a four-year letter winner in volleyball and three-year letter winner in softball. She was 1990 All- NCIC Second Team and NCIC Tournament All-Star in volleyball, 1991 NAIA All-District 2 Second Team, All-NCIC First Team, and NCIC Tournament All-Starl. In Softball, she was a 1990 NAIA All-District 2 First Team, All-NCIC First Team, 1991 NAIA All-District 2 First Team, 1992 NAIA All-District 2 First Team . She holds school records in both softball (at-bats and hits) and volleyball (assists).
	Don Sempert was a member of the first swim team at Lewis & Clark in 1947, leading the team to a second-place finish at the Conference meet; Northwest Conference Diving Champion in 1948 and 1949.
	The 1965 Men's Track & Field Team won the Northwest Conference Championship, with five men event champions at the Conference meet. The '65 team had three individual All-American performances at the NAIA National Championships.