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Wingate, N.C.----The Wingate University athletic department will induct nine new members into the Spots Hall of Fame next month. The festivities will take place Friday, Sept. 18, beginning at 5:30 p.m.
Individual tickets and table packages are available. We hope you'll join us as we celebrate the very best of Bulldog Athletics.
Join us for an unforgettable evening celebrating the newest class of Bulldog legends at the annual Wingate University Sports Hall of Fame Induction Dinner. This signature event honors the student-athletes, coaches, and leaders whose talent, dedication, and character have shaped Wingate Athletics.
The evening begins with a reception at 5:30 p.m. in the Crowder Welcome Center, where guests can enjoy beer, wine, and mocktails at a cash bar before dinner. Guests will then make the short walk across Wilson Street to LaVerne Banquet Hall, where a plated dinner and the formal induction program begins at 6:30 p.m.
The Sports Hall of Fame Class of 2026:
Casey Allison, Baseball (Class of 2013)
Billy Blakeney, Football (Class of 1990)
Dr. Barry Cuffe, Faculty Athletics Representative
Jade Montgomery Cheron, Soccer (Class of 2015)
Robbie Nallenweg, Football (Class of 2014)
Bill Nash, Baseball Coach, Director of the Bulldog Club and Athletic Foundation (Class of 1971)
Lexi Potter, Volleyball (Class of 2015)
Paige Schmidt, Swimming (Class of 2014)
Keeley Wood Gallagher, Cross Country (Class of 2014)
The evening will also honor the 2016 men's soccer team, the first NCAA Division II national champions in Wingate and SAC history, as this year's Team of Distinction.
WINGATE UNIVERSITY
Wingate University is a lab of difference-making that serves more than 3,400 students in North Carolina and offers 60 degree pathways, including 37 undergraduate majors, 10 pre-professional tracks and five dual-degree programs. Graduate students choose from seven master's and five doctoral programs. The University is home to the Cannon College of Arts and Sciences, the Levine College of Health Sciences, the Byrum School of Business, the Thayer School of Education and the School of Sport Sciences.
Founded in 1896, Wingate University is a leader in healthcare education where nearly one in five undergraduate students is preparing to be a pharmacist, physician assistant, physical therapist, occupational therapist or nurse. Student-athletes on Wingate's 30 teams compete in NCAA Division II and have brought home the SAC Echols Athletic Excellence Award the past 18 times it has been awarded. The University's motto is "Faith, Knowledge, Service." View current news and videos at
www.wingate.edu.
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