The selections for this class are: former head baseball coach Joe Hudak, former student-athletes
Lisa Kingsmore (softball), Saidi Isaac (men's soccer) and Vinicius Bortolatto (men's
tennis), as well as contributors and long-time Eagle supporters Vernon and Ann Terry.
There are currently 77 members of the Winthrop Athletic Hall of Fame, which was established
in 2004.
Joe Hudak
Lisa Kingsmore
Saidi Isaac
Vinicius Bortolatto
Vernon and Ann Terry
ROCK HILL, SOUTH CAROLINA The Winthrop Athletics Hall of Fame will welcome six new members at the annual Hall of Fame induction banquet on Jan.
26, 2018.
The event will take place at 7 p.m. in the Richardson Ballroom in the DiGiorgio Campus
Center.
The selections for this class are: former head baseball coach Joe Hudak, former student-athletes Lisa Kingsmore (softball), Saidi Isaac (men's soccer) and Vinicius Bortolatto (men's tennis), as well as contributors and long-time Eagle supporters Vernon and Ann Terry. There are currently 77 members of the Winthrop Athletic Hall of Fame, which was
established in 2004.
Here is a brief look at the inductees:
Joe Hudak
Hudak won 660 games as coach of the Eagles baseball team and finished with an overall
record of 660-465-5, while posting a 261-151 record in Big South contests. He took
over the program in 1992, and by 1995 took the Eagles to their first NCAA Regional
appearance in Clemson, South Carolina. The three-time Big South Coach of the Year
was also named the coach for the 1990-99 Big South All-Decade Team. His career and
Big South win totals are second most all-time among league coaches.
Lisa Kingsmore
Kingsmore was a three-time All-Big South First Team selection and two-time Big South
Player of the Year in softball. In 2008 she was named to the NFCA All-America Second
Team. Kingsmore was also selected to the NFCA All-Region First Team three times and
is a member of the Big South All-Decade Team (2000-09). In addition to her on-field
success, Kingsmore excelled in the classroom and was named the Big South Scholar Athlete
of the Year twice, CoSIDA Academic All-District Team three times and was a three-time
CoSIDA Academic All-America Team selection.
Saidi Isaac
Isaac is one of the soccer program's all-time leading scorers and in the process,
earned All-Big South First Team honors the three seasons he played from 2005-07. The
2006 Big South Player of the Year helped lead the Eagles to a Big South championship
that year. In 2007 Isaac was named to the Herman Trophy Watch List, which is the National
Player of the Year award. Isaac is a member of the Big South All-Decade Team (2000-09)
and was a three-time NSCAA All-Region Team selection. He earned All-America honors
from TopDrawerSoccer.com in 2007 and in 2007 was also drafted by the New England Revolution
in the MLS supplemental draft (41st overall).
Vinicius Bortolatto
Bortolatto was a three-time All-Big South selection in singles and two-time selection
in doubles. In 2005 Bortolatto played #2 singles and #3 doubles as the Eagles captured
the Big South championship and then led the Eagles to another championship in 2007
playing #1 singles and #3 doubles. In 2006 Bortolatto was named an Arthur Ashe Sports
Scholar and an ITA Scholar Athlete.
Vernon and Ann Terry
The Terrys have been supporters of Winthrop Athletics for more than 30 years. They
have invested countless hours attending and traveling to games for many sports, including
men's and women's basketball and softball. They have funded three endowments which
led to the softball tower/field being named for them as Terry Tower/Terry Field.
For more information about the induction banquet, contact Natalie Hozak at 803/323-2129, ext. 6225 or hozakn@winthrop.edu.
