JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – A stellar baseball player, an All-American track & field athlete and national championship-winning team will be inducted into the Lincoln Athletic Hall of Fame in a special ceremony on Saturday, April 26 in the Scruggs University Center Ballroom at 1:00 p.m. CDT.

Tickets for the ceremony are available for purchase online at https://athletics-hall-of-fame-dinner.square.site/.

The class of 2025 includes baseball player Cliff Holzem, women's track & field athlete Cynthia Collier and the 2007 Lincoln women's outdoor track & field team, which captured the program's seventh overall NCAA Division II Championship.
 
"These two athletes and this national champion team exemplify what it means to be a Blue Tigers," said Tim Abney, Director of Athletics. "I would like to congratulate Mr. Holzem, Ms. Collier and each member of the 2007 women's outdoor track & field team, and I look forward to celebrating their accomplishments on April 26."

A three-year star on the Lincoln baseball team, Cliff Holzem remains one of the best offensive players in the history of the program. Holzem, who played for Lincoln in 1972-74, hit .368 during his sophomore season and .370 as a senior. Following his senior season, Holzem was named to the All-MIAA second team and received honorable mention all-state accolades from the Missouri Sportswriters and Sportscasters Association. During his three-year career, Holzem posted a .345 batting average.
 
In 1973, just the third year of Lincoln baseball's existence, Holzem led the Blue Tigers to its first winning record as well as a second-place finish in the MIAA. Holzem was selected as an All-MIAA honorable mention in 1972 after scoring 25 runs on 35 hits with 34 RBI. Holzem was also an outstanding defensive player, routinely leading the Blue Tigers in assists.

Cynthia Collier was the High Point Scorer at the 1986 MIAA Championships after scoring 28 points during the championship meet. A member of Lincoln's track & field program from 1982-86, Collier earned her first All-American honor following her freshman season. She earned All-American recognition in the triple jump during both the 1985 indoor and outdoor campaigns and represented the Blue Tigers at the national championship meets during all four seasons of her career.
 
The 2007 Lincoln Women's Outdoor Track & Field Team scored 82.5 points to win the NCAA Division II championship by 13.5 points. Davita Prendergast won national titles in the 200m and the 400m and joined with Monique Robinson, Maleshia Spencer and Carla Thomas to win the championship in the 4x400m relay. The Blue Tigers combined to earn 19 All-American honors as Lincoln won the national title in outdoor track & field for an impressive fifth-straight year.
 
Thomas additionally won the national title in the 400m hurdles and was the national-runner up in the 100m hurdles. Nandelle Cameron earned All-American distinction in the 100m dash and the 200m while Karen Robinson earned the honor in the 100m dash and Monique Robinson claimed the recognition in the 400m. Spencer was an All-American in the 800m while the 4x100m relay squad of Cameron, Thomas, Jody-Ann Powell and Karen Robinson finished as the national runner-up. In the field events, Notoya Thompson was an All-American performer in the high jump while Kerry-Ann Robinson took home the honor in the triple jump.

The Lincoln Athletic Hall of Fame was established in 2008 and will now be comprised of 128 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.