Michigan Tech Athletics announces the Hall of Fame class of 2024

HOUGHTON, Mich. (WLUC) – Ten new members will join the Michigan Tech Sports Hall of Fame during an induction ceremony in October. The class of 2024 includes former football student-athletes Tim Bedenis and Tom VanWagner, former men’s basketball player Ali Haidar, former hockey Huskies Shawn Harrison and John Scott, former volleyball player Jennifer (Jung) Lucas, former women’s basketball player and assistant coach Sarah (Stream) Stanek, the voice of the Huskies Mitch Lake, Michigan Tech’s ninth president Glenn Mroz, and former Associate Athletic Director Dave Nordstrom.

The new members of the Michigan Tech Sports Hall of Fame will be celebrated during an on-campus ceremony on Oct. 25. They will also be honored on Oct. 26, when the Northern Michigan football Huskies host the Miner’s Cup game and the hockey team plays host. Clarkson at the John MacInnes Student Ice Arena.

Below is a brief biography of each of the inductees, via a press release from University Athletics.

Tim Bedenis was a starting offensive guard on the football team from 1977 to 1979. He was named an All-NIC Honorable Mention in 1978. He also received the team’s Omer LaJeunesse Award for scholastic achievement in 1979. He was a team captain, a full academic team member and the president of Kappa Delta Psi Fraternity. After earning his bachelor’s degree, Bedenis served as a graduate assistant football coach for the Huskies for two years while pursuing a 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 was twice named 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 keeps records for the number of free throws made and attempted in a game, and for field goals made and free throws attempted in a season. He ranks third in program history in career three-point shooting percentage. Haidar has been playing professional basketball since leaving Tech in 2013 in Lebanon and Canada. He also played for the Lebanese national team during Olympic qualifying and FIBA ​​World Cup and Asia Cup tournaments.

Shawn Harrison skated 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 1989 WCHA scoring champion and was honored on the All-WCHA First Team that season. He was selected for a WCHA honorable mention in 1988 and was a member of the WCHA All-Academic Team. Harrison received the 1989 Michigan Tech Gary Crosby Leading Scorer Award and the 1987 Michigan Tech Norbert Matovich Memorial Award as a freshman. He scored hat tricks in 1988 against North Dakota and in 1989 against Western Michigan.

Jennifer (Jung) Lucas played volleyball for the Huskies from 2005 to 2008. She earned AVCA All-American Honorable Mention honors in 2008 and was a four-time All-GLIAC Selection, including a three-time First Team member. Lucas holds the school records for career blocks (569) and season blocks per game (1.48) and ranks second in career blocks per game and blocks in a season. She also ranks ninth in career kills (1,046). Lucas received the 2008 GLIAC Commissioner’s Award and the 2009 Raymond L. Smith Award as Tech’s top female senior student-athlete. She was honored as a three-time GLIAC All-Academic Team member and continues to support the Huskies in her position at the university as assistant vice president for alumni engagement and annual giving.

Mitch-more has been involved 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 announcer at MacInnes Student Ice Arena – a position he has held since the early 1980s and at Kearly Stadium since the early 2000s. He also broadcast football games from the 1980s to 2000s. student, Lake was team manager of the hockey team from 1971-73 and the current student hockey section is named in his honor: “Mitch’s Misfits.”

Glenn Mroz was named the ninth president of Michigan Tech in 2004 and served in that role until 2018. He was instrumental in founding Tech Trails and helped bring Michigan Tech hockey back to prominence, winning the WCHA in both 2016 and 2017 and returning to the NCAA tournament in 2015. 2017 and 2018 for the first time since 1981. He received the Ken Hamar Award in 2008, presented annually to a “true supporter” of The Huskies’ Michigan Tech athletics program Club.

Dave Nordstrom was an employee at the Michigan Tech Student Development Complex from 1984 to 2018 and Associate Athletic Director from 2011 to 2018. He oversaw the athletics facilities and in 2009 received the Ken Hamar Award, presented annually by The Huskies Club to a “true supporter” of the Michigan Tech athletics program.

John Scott played 126 games for the hockey Huskies from 2002-2006. He scored seven goals and twelve assists with 352 penalty minutes. After college, Scott played 286 NHL games for the Minnesota Wild (2009-10), Chicago Blackhawks (2010-12), New York Rangers (2011-12), Buffalo Sabers (2012-14), San Jose Sharks (2014- 15). ), Arizona Coyotes (2015-16) and Montreal Canadiens (2015-16). Scott was named captain of the Pacific Division at the 2016 NHL All-Star Game and was named All-Star Game MVP after leading his team to a 3-on-3 tournament win. Scott graduated from Tech with a degree in mechanical engineering and remains involved with the university through 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 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 three-point percentage. Stream was the 2005 GLIAC Freshman of the Year and a four-time All-GLIAC selection, including three years on the First Team. Tech went 98-27 in her four years of play, winning a pair of NCAA Midwest Regional Championships and GLIAC Regular Season Championships, and a GLIAC Tournament Title. Stream was a two-time Academic All-American and the recipient of the NCAA Elite 88 Award at the 2010 Elite Eight. She was also a two-time All-Region selection, two-time GLIAC All-Tournament Team and received a GLIAC Commissioner’s Award and a spot on the GLIAC All-Defensive Team. She was a three-time team captain and a four-time recipient of the team’s Scholastic Achievement Award and a three-time winner of the Harold Meese Sportsmanship Award. After playing for the Huskies, Stream served as an assistant coach for the Huskies and helped the team advance to an appearance in the 2011 NCAA Championship Game.

Tom VanWagner lettered for the Huskies on the offensive line from 1973-75. He was named All-Conference First Team in 1974 and 1975 and was selected for an All-Conference Honorable Mention in 1973. VanWagner received the 1975 Glen Galligan Award as NIC’s outstanding senior athlete and Tech’s Raymond L. Smith Award as the outstanding male senior. student-athletes at Tech. He anchored the offensive line for the undefeated team and the 1974 conference championship and was a two-time team captain. He was the team’s MVP in 1975 and received the Alan Bovard Award and twice received the team’s Bill Hausser Memorial Award as an outstanding jumper. VanWagner has remained an adamant supporter of Michigan Tech football and helped organize parties and reunions.

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