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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Three legendary basketball players, an outstanding pitcher and a national championship-winning team will be inducted into the Lincoln Athletic Hall of Fame in a special ceremony on Friday, April 22 in the Scruggs University Center Ballroom at 5:30 p.m. CDT.
 
The class of 2022 includes men's basketball players Robert Anderson, Kenny Dye and Robert Woodland; baseball player Jack Markway; and the 2016 Lincoln women's indoor track & field team, which captured LU's fifth NCAA Division II Indoor Track & Field championship.

"I am excited to join our Hall of Fame committee and the Blue Tiger Ambush in welcoming Robert, Kenny, Robert, Jack, and each member of our National Champion Women's Indoor Track & Field team to the Lincoln Athletic Hall of Fame," said Kevin Wilson, Lincoln's Vice President for Advancement, Athletics and Campus Recreation. "Their contributions while competing in the Navy Blue and White will now be cemented rightfully amongst other deserving Blue Tigers."
 
The 1986-87 MIAA Player of the Year, Robert Anderson was selected to the all-league first team in both 1985-86 and 1986-87, and was the conference's scoring leader with 22.4 points per contest in 1985-86. Anderson scored 1,243 points during his four-year career with the Blue Tigers, placing him 12^th on Lincoln's all-time scoring list, while his 570 career made-field goals rank him ninth in program history. As a senior, Anderson led LU to an 18-9 overall record as a well as a second-place finish in the MIAA standings.
 
Kenny Dye was named the Heartland Conference Player of the Year in 2001-02 after averaging 19.4 points and helping Lincoln win the HC regular season championship. A two-time All-Heartland first team selection, Dye scored 978 points in two seasons with the Blue Tigers, averaging 18.5 points for his career, the ninth-most in program history. Beyond his scoring abilities, Dye also excelled at finding his open teammates, as he ranks seventh in LU history in total assists (168) and eighth in career assists-per-game (3.2).
 
One of the best scorers in Lincoln history, Robert Woodland totaled 1,648 points during his four-year tenure with the Blue Tigers. In that span, Woodland became only second player in LU history to make the All-MIAA first team on three occasions (1978-79, 1979-80 and 1980-81), joining fellow LU Hall of Famer LaMonte Pruitt, Jr. as the only Blue Tigers to accomplish that feat. The 1980-81 MIAA Player of the Year, Woodland averaged 22.2 points per game over his final two seasons at Lincoln, and currently ranks sixth on LU's all-time scoring chart. Woodland also collected 553 rebounds as a Blue Tiger, making him one of just 10 LU players who finished their careers with over 1,000 points and 500 rebounds. Woodland led Lincoln to 72 victories between 1977 and 1981, capping his career with an MIAA regular season championship in 1980-81.
 
Jack Markway pitched the first-ever Lincoln baseball game in 1971, and led the program in strikeouts in each of his two years with the team. Markway posted a two-year ERA of 2.31 and was also a good hitter, posting a career .291 batting average. Markway threw one no-hitter, had three games in which he allowed just one hit, and another three contests in which he only allowed two hits. The team's Most Valuable Player in 1971, Markway picked off seven baserunners during his tenure with the Blue Tigers.
 
The 2016 Lincoln Women's Indoor Track & Field Team scored 60 points to win the NCAA Division II Championship for the fifth time in program history. Entering the final event of the championship meet trailing Hillsdale by eight points in the team standings, Lincoln's foursome of Willomena Williams, Jhevere Hall, Kissi-Ann Brown and Venicha Baker won the 4x400m relay in 3:38.87, setting a new NCAA Division II championship record in that event. Lincoln turned in nine total All-American performances, with Yanique Ellington winning the 200m in 23.62 and Chrisdale McCarthy winning the 60m hurdles in 8.37.
 
The Class of 2022 will be enshrined alongside the Class of 2020, consisting of David Cochran (football), Alfred Larry (men's track & field), Cedric Ridle, Jr. (men's basketball), Vernon Shelton, Jr. (men's golf), Darrell Thomas (men's basketball), the 1968-71 men's 4x100m relay squad and the 2006 women's track & field program.
 
The Lincoln Athletic Hall of Fame was established in 2008 and will now be comprised of 111 members. Inductees are nominated by their peers and voted upon by a select panel of Lincoln administrators and alumni. A minimum of five years must pass before any athlete, coach, team or administrator is eligible for the Hall of Fame. Athletes must have earned a minimum of two varsity letters at Lincoln while coaches and administrators must have been on the LU staff for a minimum of five years. Qualifications are based mainly upon the nominees' performance at Lincoln, although accomplishments post-graduation may also be considered.

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