Nine Terps Get Call to the Hall

UMD Announces Athletics Hall of Fame Class of 2018

By Maryland Athletics Staff Aug 02, 2018

Photos courtesy of Maryland Athletics and University Archives

An 11-time national champion lacrosse player and coach, UMD’s all-time rushing-yards leader, and, for the first time, a gymnast and a fencer are among nine alumni elected to the University of Maryland Athletics Hall of Fame.

The athletics department and the M Club on July 26 announced the Hall of Fame’s Class of 2018, the highest athletic honor UMD can bestow. Founded in 1982, the Hall of Fame recognizes superior Terrapin athletes, coaches and administrators who demonstrate the positive values learned through intercollegiate sports. Induction will take place Nov. 2 at the Samuel Riggs IV Alumni Center.

“This is a tremendous class of Hall of Famers who have made an undeniable impact on Maryland athletics both on and off the field,” says Athletic Director Damon Evans.

The M Club will also present honorary awards to Wanda Alexander ’81, Mike Freiman ’78, Don Pearman, an academic adviser in Maryland Athletics, and Don Scheeler ’85 for their dedication to Maryland Athletics. PepsiCo Chief Executive Officer and former Maryland student-athlete Albert Carey ’74 will be honored as Distinguished Citizen of the Year.

The Hall of Fame inductees will be:

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Adrian Branch (Men's Basketball, 1982–85)

• All-time leader in career minutes per game (34.0) at Maryland • Recorded the second-highest number of games in double figures (34) in a single season (1984–85) in program history • Led the Terps to the 1984 ACC Tournament Championship and two Sweet 16 appearances (1984 and 1985) • Named to All-ACC Tournament Team (1984) and Second Team All-ACC (1985)

Cathy Nelson Reese (Women's Lacrosse, Player: 1995–98; Head Coach: 2007–present)

• 11-time national champion (four as a player, four as head coach and three as assistant coach) • Three-time National Coach of the Year (2010, 2014 and 2015) • Coached seven Tewaaraton Award winners, 16 Tewaaraton finalists and 57 All-Americans • Two-time All-American and First Team All-ACC (1997 and 1998) as a player

Eden Kroeger Burks (Volleyball, 1994–97)

• All-time leader in career assists (5,259) at Maryland • 1997 ACC Player of the Year and two-time First Team All-ACC (1996 and 1997) • Named to 2002 All-ACC 50th anniversary team • Co-captain of the 1995–96 teams that went undefeated in ACC play, culminating in the 1996 ACC Championship

Gillian Cote Cook (Gymnastics, 1999–2002)

• Holds the best all-time individual score (39.625), bar score (9.925) and beam score (9.950) in Maryland history • 2001 NCAA All-American • 1999 Conference Rookie of the Year • First gymnast to be selected to the Hall of Fame

Howard Labow (Fencing, 1973–76)

• 1976 ACC Champion • Two-time All-American and two-time national runner-up (1975 and 1976) • Four-time All-Conference (1973–76) • First fencing student-athlete to be selected to Hall of Fame

Jason Garey (Men's Soccer, 2002–05)

• All-time leader in career goals (60), career points (140) and single-season points (53) at UMD • 2005 MAC Hermann Trophy Winner and ACC Player of the Year, two-time First Team All-ACC (2004 and 2005) and two-time First Team All-American (2004 and 2005) • Led Maryland to the 2005 National Championship as captain • Made the College Cup in all four years as a Terp

Joe Walters (Men's Lacrosse, 2003–06)

• First all-time in game-winning goals (13) and extra-man goals (20), and second all-time in career goals (153) at UMD • 2004 ACC Player of the Year and ACC Tournament MVP • 2006 Tewaaraton finalist and Jack Turnbull Award winner • Member of three Final Four teams (2003, 2005 and 2006), two ACC Tournament Championship teams (2004 and 2005) and the 2003 ACC regular season championship team

Karen Trudel Martellucci (Women's Lacrosse and Field Hockey, 1983–85)

• Three-time lacrosse All-American (1983-85) • Reached five combined Final Fours • Scored 135 goals and totaled 185 points in lacrosse • 1985 NCAA All-Tournament Team honoree in lacrosse

LaMont Jordan (Football, 1997–2000)

• All-time leader in career rushing yards (4,147), single-season rushing yards (1,632 in 1999), single-game rushing yards (306 vs. Virginia in 1999), single-season rushing touchdowns (16 in 1999) and career rushing attempts (807) at Maryland • Totaled 18 career 100-yard rushing games, the most in school history • Scored 17 touchdowns in 1999, the most in a single season at UMD • First Team All-ACC and Second Team All-American (1999)

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