Class of 2015 Hall of Fame Inductees

The Ypsilanti Community Schools proudly announces the ten inductees for the class of 2015.

2015 YCHS ATLETIC HALL OF FAME INDUCTEES

BRIAN ANDERSON - YHS - 1975

• YHS - FOOTBALL - BASEBALL - TRACK
• 1ST TEAM - FOOTBALLALL GOLDEN TRIANGLE
• 1ST TEAM - FOOTBALL ALL-CONFERENCE
• 4 YEARS FOOTBALL - HILLSDALE COLLEGE
• 1978 - HILLSDALE MVP - BOTH OFFENSE AND DEFENSE
• HILLSDALE - TWO YEARS INDOOR AND OUTDOOR TRACK
• 1980 - 1st TEAM ALL LEAGUE SEMI PRO FOOTBALL - KALAMAZOO COUGARS
• 1979 - GRADUATED WITH A BA EDUCATION FROM HILLSDALE COLLEGE

KATY BIGGS - KRIEG - YHS - 2002

• YHS - VOLLEYBALL - SOFTBALL
• CAPTAIN - SOFTBALL
• SOFTBALL - ALL LEAGUE - ALL-DISTRICT
• SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY - 4 YEAR VARSITY SOFTBALL
• MEMBER SOFTBALL TEAM CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONS
• MEMBER 2 TIME NCAA REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP TEAM
• MEMBER OF 4 TIME NCAA QUALIFYING TEAM
• 2 TIME NCAA DIVISION I COLLEGE WORLD SERIES
• 2007 - NCAA DIVISION I NATIONAL CHAMPS
• BACHELOR'S DEGREE - SCIENCE
• MASTERS DEGREE - PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION

 MARCUS BOND - WRHS - 1977

• WRHS - FOOTBALL - BASKETBALL - BASEBALL - TRACK
• FOOTBALL - 1ST TEAM ALL-AREA CAPTAIN
• BASKETBALL - 2 TIME CAPTAIN
• BASKETBALL - TWO TIME 1ST TEAM ALL-AREA
• MEMBER OF 3 TIME BASKETBALL DISTRICT CHAMPIONS
• 4TH TEAM ALL-STATE BASKETBALL
• 1978-79 - MEMBER OF U OF M FOOTBALL BIG TEM CHAMPIONS
• 1980 - MEMBER SEMI PRO FOOTBALL - GRAND RAPIDS BRONCOS
• ASST COACH - SOUTHERN MICHIGAN TIMBERWOLVES - LEAGUE CHAMPIONS
• 16 YEARS - WILLOW RUN AST BASKETBALL COACH
• TEAM REACHED STATE SEMIFINALS

JILL LORIE DAY - YHS - 1978

• VOLLEYBALL - BASKETBALL - TRACK
• BASKETBALL - 2 TIME ALL-CONFERENCE
• 1979 - BASKETBALL TRI-CAPTAIN
• TRACK - 4 YEARS VARSITY - 3 TIME CAPTAIN
• MEMBER OF SCHOOL RECORD BREAKING 880 AND MILE RELAY TEAMS
• BROKE INDIVIDUAL RECORDS IN THE 440 AND 880
• 3 TIME STATE QUALIFIER - 4 TIME ALL-CONFERENCE
• 1978 - 3RD IN STATE - 440
• 440 QUALIFIER IN NATIONAL AAU - PLACING 10TH
• ACCEPTED SCHOLARSHIP FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN
• 1987 - EARNED BA IN COMMUNICATIONS FROM U OF MICHIGAN
• COMPLETING MASTERS DEGREE

JAMES "JIMMY" HALE- WRHS - 1981

• FOOTBALL - WRESTLING
• FOOTBALL CAPTAIN - 1980 ALL-STATE HONORABLE MENTION
• 2 TIME WRESTLING TEAM CAPTAIN
• 2 TIME DISTRICT WRESTLING CAPTAIN
• WRESTLING REGIONAL PLACER AND STATE QUALIFIER
• ALL-AREA WRESTLING TEAM
• 4 YEAR WRESTLING LETTER WINNER - EASTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY
• EMU WRESTLING TEAM CAPTAIN - 2 TIME ALL MAC CONFERENCE WRESTLE
• INDIVIDUALLY RANKED 16TH IN NCAA DIVISION I
• 16 YEARS WRESTLING COACH INCLUDING WILLOW RUN AND YPSILANTI

THOMAS HILL - YHS - 1960

• FOOTBALL - WRESTLING - TRACK
• 1960 - REGIONAL WRESTLING CHAMPION
• 1960 - STATE WRESTLING CHAMPION
• USED A HOLD - KEYLOCK THAT WAS MADE ILLEGAL AFTER HIS CAREER
• GRADUATED FROM VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE
• 4 YEAR VMI WRESTLER - 2 TIME VMI WRESTLING CAPTAIN
• 1962 - SOUTHERN CONFERENCE WRESTLING CHAMPION
• BS - VMI - CIVIL ENGINEERING
• MS - UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE - URBAN STUDIES
• MBA - GOLDEN STATE UNIVERSITY

CHELSEA KNIGHT-BRADY - YHS - 2000

• CROSS COUNTRY - VOLLEYBALL - BASKETBALL - TRACK
• TRACK - SET SCHOOL RECORD IN 3200 METERS
• ALLSTATE CROSS COUNTRY
• CAPTAIN OF THREE SPORTS - TRACK - CROSS COUNTRY - VOLLEYBALL
• ATTENDED JACKSONVILLE UNIVERSITY - FLORIDA
• RAN THREE YEARS OF TRACK AND 4 YEARS OF CROSS COUNTRY
• HAS RUN 5 MARATHONS - INCLUDING NEW YORK, BOSTON, PHILADELPHIA
• EARNED A BA IN ARTS AND A MASTERS IN EDUCATION

PAUL MC CARTY - YHS - 2000

• FOOTBALL - SWIMING AND DIVING - BASEBALL
• 3 TIME CONFERENCE DIVING CHAMPION
• 3 TIME MHSAA DIVIN ALL STATE - 4TH 1998, 3RD 1999, 2ND 2000
• 1997 AND 1998 - DIVING NISCA HONORABLE MENTION ALL-AMERICAN
• 1999 AND 2000 - DIVING NISCA 1ST TEAM ALL-AMERICAN
• AS OF 2012 - MICH INTERSCHOLASTIC COACHES ASSOC. MEET RECORD HOLDER
• GEORGIA TECH UNIVERSITY - 4 TIME LETTERMAN SWIMMING AND DIVING
• 1 METER - ALL-ATLANTIC COAST CONFERENCE

ALEX OFILI - YHS - 2000

• FOOTBALL - BASKETBALL
• BASKETBALL - ALL-CONFERENCE
• FOOTBALL - ALL-CONFERENCE - ALL STATE
• DETROIT FREE PRESS - TOP 10 RECRUITS
• MIDWEST - TOP 30 DEFENSIVE LINEMEN
• PLAYED FOOTBALL AT MICHIGAN
• BA - EDUCATION - UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN
• MA - EDUCATION - EASTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY
• SPECIALIST DEGREE - EDUCATION LEADERSHIP - E M U
• HAS HELD SCHOOL ADMINISTRATOR POSITIONS IN YPSI AND ELSEWHERE
• WILL SOON COMPLETE HIS DOCTORAL DEGREE

ROBIN RAYMOND - YHS - 1969

• BASKETBALL
• 1968 AND 1969 - MEMBER OF YHS TWO STATE RUNNERUP TEAMS
• BASKETBALL 2 YEAR TEAM RECORD - 46 - 2
• 1969 -2ND TEAM ALL-STATE TOURNAMENT TEAM
• HELD YHS SINGLE GAME FREE THROW RECORD - 14
• 4 YEAR JV BASKETBALL COACHING RECORD - 55 - 11
• 393 CAREER WINS IN 30 YEARS AS HEAD BASKETBALL COACH
• CHELSEA SCHOOLS - 33 YEARS OF TEACHING AND COACHING
• HAS ALSO COACHED FOOTBALL, GIRLS' SOFTBALL, AND BASKETBALL
• EARNED BS AND MA IN EDUCATION FROM EASTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY