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HOUGHTON, Mich. – Ten people will be inducted into the Michigan Technological University Sports Hall of Fame during October’s induction ceremony. The Class of 2024 includes former football student-athletes Tim Bedenis and Tom VanWagner, former men’s basketball player Ali Haidar, former hockey Huskies Sean Harrison and John Scott, and former volleyball player Jennifer (Jung). Lucas, former women’s basketball player and assistant coach Sarah (Stream) Stanek, who provided the voice of the Huskies, Mitch Lake, Michigan Tech’s ninth president Glenn Mroz, and former associate athletic director Dave Nordstrom. .
The newest inductees to the Michigan Technological University Sports Hall of Fame will be honored during a ceremony on campus Oct. 25. The honor will also be honored at the Huskies football team’s Miners Cup game against Northern Michigan on October 26th, and at the Miners Cup game where the hockey team hosts Clarkson. John McInnes Student Ice Arena.
Below is a brief biography of each Hall of Famer.
Tim Bedenis was the starting offensive guard for the football team from 1977 to 1979. He was named All-NIC Honorable Mention in 1978. He also received the team’s Homer Lajeunesse Award for academic achievement in 1979. He was a team captain, a member of the all-academic team, and president of Kappa Delta Psi Fraternity. After earning his bachelor’s degree, Bedenis served as a graduate assistant football coach with the Huskies for two years while earning his master’s degree. He has been an avid supporter of Tech football throughout his professional career as an engineer. Ali Haidar was a two-time All-American men’s basketball player from 2009 to 2013. He is a two-time GLIAC Player of the Year and holds the school record for most rebounds (893). Haidar ranks fifth in program history with 1,995 points. He also holds the records for most free throws made and attempted in a game, and most field goals made and free throws attempted in a season. He ranks third in program history in career 3-point shooting percentage. Haidar has played professional basketball in Lebanon and Canada since leaving Tech University in 2013. He also played for the Lebanese national team in the Olympic Qualifiers, FIBA World Cup, and Asian Cup tournaments. Sean Harrison played in 141 games for the Huskies from 1986 to 1990. He ranks 20th in career points at Tech with 59 goals and 87 assists. Harrison was the WCHA leading scorer in 1989 and was named to the All-WCHA First Team that season. He was named WCHA Honorable Mention in 1988 and was a member of the WCHA All-Academic Team. Harrison won the Michigan Tech Gary Crosby Leading Scorer Award in 1989 and the Michigan Tech Norbert Matovich Memorial Award in 1987 as the top freshman. He had hat tricks against North Dakota in 1988 and Western Michigan in 1989. Jennifer (Jung) Lucas played volleyball for the Huskies from 2005-2008. She received the AVCA All-American Honor Award in 2008 and was a four-time All-GLIAC selection, including three-time first team member. Lucas holds school records for career blocks (569) and season blocks per game (1.48) and ranks second in career blocks per game and season blocks. She also ranks 9th in career kills (1,046). Lucas received the GLIAC Commissioner’s Award in 2008 and the Raymond L. Smith Award in 2009 as Tech’s top female senior student-athlete. She has been honored as a GLIAC all-academic team member three times and continues to support the Huskies in her capacity as assistant vice president for alumni activities and annual giving at the university. Mitch Lake has been with Michigan Tech Athletics for more than 50 years and is the voice of the Huskies on radio for the basketball and volleyball teams. He has been broadcasting basketball since the early 1980s and volleyball since the early 1990s. Lake is also the public speaking announcer at McInnes Student Ice Arena. He has held this position since the early 1980s and at Curley Stadium since the early 2000s. It also broadcast soccer games from the 1980s to the 2000s. As a student, Lake served as team manager for the hockey team from 1971 to 1973, and the current hockey student section is named “Mitch’s Misfits” in his honor.
Glenn Mroz was named Michigan Technological University’s ninth president in 2004 and served in that position until 2018. He was instrumental in creating the Tech Trails and helped restore Michigan Tech hockey’s reputation, winning WCHA championships in both 2016 and 2017 and returning to the NCAA Tournament in 2016. It won the award in 2015, 2017, and 2018 for the first time since 1981. In 2008, he received the Ken Harmer Award, presented annually by the Huskies Club to a “True Supporter” of the Michigan Tech athletic program. Dave Nordstrom was an employee of the Michigan Technological University Student Development Complex from 1984 to 2018 and served as associate athletic director from 2011 to 2018. He oversaw the athletic facilities and received the 2009 Ken Harmer Award, given annually by The Huskies Club to a “true supporter” of the Michigan Tech athletic program. John Scott played in 126 games for the Huskies Hockey from 2002 to 2006. He had seven goals and 12 assists in 352 penalty minutes. After college, Scott played 286 NHL games with the Minnesota Wild (2009-10), Chicago Blackhawks (2010-12), New York Rangers (2011-12), Buffalo Sabers (2012-14) and San Jose Sharks (2014-15). I participated in the. ), Arizona Coyotes (2015-16), Montreal Canadiens (2015-16). Scott was named the Pacific Division captain at the 2016 NHL All-Star Game and was named All-Star Game MVP after leading his team to a 3-on-3 tournament victory. Scott graduated from the College of Engineering with a degree in mechanical engineering and remains involved with the university at alumni events and the annual Great Lakes Invitational Hockey Tournament in Grand Rapids. Sarah (Stream) Stanek started all 126 games she played for the women’s basketball team from 2004 to 2010 and ranks sixth all-time in points with 1,464 points. She holds the school record with 459 assists and ranks fourth in games played, fifth in career free throw percentage and eighth in career 3-point percentage. Stream was named the 2005 GLIAC Freshman of the Year and was named All-GLIAC four times, including three years on the first team. Tech went 98-27 in four years of play, winning the NCAA Midwest Regional Championship and the GLIAC Regular Season Championship twice, as well as the GLIAC Tournament title. Stream was a two-time Academic All-American and won the NCAA Elite 88 Award in the 2010 Elite Eight. She was also a two-time All-Region selection, two-time GLIAC All-Tournament Team selection, and received the GLIAC Commissioner’s Award and a spot on the GLIAC All-Defensive Team. She was a three-time team captain, received the team’s Academic Achievement Award four times, and won the Harold Meese Sportsmanship Award three times. After playing for the Huskies, Stream served as an assistant coach for the Huskies and helped the team reach the 2011 NCAA Championship Game. Tom VanWagner played on the Huskies’ offensive line from 1973 to 1975. He was named first team all-conference in 1974 and 1975 and honorable mention all-conference in 1973. VanWagner won NIC’s Glenn Galligan Award as Outstanding Senior Athlete in 1975 and Tech University’s Raymond L. Smith Award as Outstanding Male Senior. Tech University student-athlete. He anchored the offensive line of the 1974 undefeated team that won the conference championship and served as team captain twice. He won the Alain Bobard Award and was the team MVP in 1975, and twice won the team’s Bill Hauser Memorial Award as the spring’s outstanding player. VanWagner remains an avid supporter of Michigan Tech football and helps plan celebrations and reunions.
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