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PLU Athletic Hall of Fame
2002 Inductees
(Inducted Oct. 4, 2002)
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HOLLY ALONZO
(Softball, 1986-89)
Holly Alonzo, then just a sophomore, compiled
an outstanding 0.47 earned run average in helping lead Pacific
Lutheran to the 1988 NAIA national softball championship,
the first of two won by the school. She earned all-conference
and all-district honors that season as the Lutes compiled
an impressive 39-6 won-loss record. The following season,
Alonzo earned second team All-America honors. Though not a
prototype power pitcher, Alonzo finished that year with 163
strikeouts, then a Pacific Lutheran school record. She concluded
her career by helping the Lutes finish second at the NAIA
national tournament.
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ALLAN
KOLLAR
(Men’s Basketball, 1966-70)
Allan Kollar averaged double figures in scoring
in four seasons of men’s basketball at Pacific Lutheran,
with a single-season best of 15.9 points per game as a sophomore.
He finished his career with 1,285 points in 99 games, an average
of 12.9 points per game. At the conclusion of his career,
he ranked eighth on the career scoring list. He still holds
the school single-game records for consecutive free throws
made (15) and for free throws in a game (16), both coming
against Western Washington on Dec. 2, 1966. Not only was Kollar
an outstanding scorer, he led the Lutes in rebounding each
of his final three seasons, averaging at least 11 rebounds
per game in two separate seasons. Kollar twice earned All-Northwest
Conference first team honors during his Pacific Lutheran career.
As a senior, he received NAIA honorable mention All-America
and Lutheran College All-America recognition.
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KELLY LARSON
(Women’s Basketball, 1985-89)
Kelly Larson is arguably the finest all-around
player in Pacific Lutheran women’s basketball history.
At 5 feet, 10 inches, Larson could score, rebound and handle
the ball with precision. Larson’s name is repeated throughout
the Pacific Lutheran women’s basketball record book.
She finished her career with 1,545 points, at the time ranking
No. 1 in that category. More than a dozen years after completing
her eligibility, Larson continues to rank No. 1 in career
assists with 440 and first in career free throw percentage
at .791 (321-of-406). She also ranks fourth with 190 career
steals and ninth with 502 career rebounds. Three times in
her career she had 11 assists in a game, ranking her first
in that category. Larson earned first team all-conference
honors twice and was a second team pick two more times. She
never averaged less than 13.5 points per game and had a single-season
best of 16.7 points per contest as a junior.
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GREG
ROHR
(Football, 1978-81)
Greg Rohr is among the most dominating defensive
linemen ever to wear a Pacific Lutheran football uniform.
He earned first team all-conference, all-district and Little
All-Northwest honors as a junior when he helped lead the Lutes
to the 1980 NAIA football title, the school’s first-ever
national championship. That year, Rohr finished the season
with 56 solo tackles, 10 quarterback sacks and two fumble
recoveries. The following year he added first team All-American
to his list of accolades. He finished his senior year with
76 tackles, six sacks, three fumble recoveries and anchored
a defense which gave up only eight points a game. That team
was undefeated and ranked No. 1 in the nation before losing
in the national playoffs. For his career, Rohr compiled 190
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KAREN HANSON SCOTT
(Women’s Swimming, 1988-92)
Karen Hanson Scott earned All-America honors
an astounding 31 times in her Pacific Lutheran swimming career,
capping her four years with a national championship in the
500-yard freestyle at the 1992 NAIA meet. She showed her versatility
that same senior season by placing 2nd at nationals in the
200 backstroke and third in the 200 freestyle. In all, she
earned All-America honors 11 times by placing in the top six
in individual events at nationals. The 500 freestyle was her
specialty as she placed third twice and sixth once in addition
to her national title. Hanson Scott still holds five Pacific
Lutheran individual swimming records including the 100 freestyle
(53.31), 200 freestyle (1:53.74), 500 freestyle (5:01.81),
1650 freestyle (17:35.80) and the 200 backstroke (2:06.01).
In addition, she swam on 200 medley and 400 freestyle relay
teams that still hold Pacific Lutheran school records.
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LEROY
“LEE” SINNES
(Men’s Basketball, 1966-70)
Lee Sinnes led the Pacific Lutheran men’s
basketball team in scoring as a sophomore, junior and senior,
averaging more than 16 points per game twice in his career.
His best year came as a senior when he tallied 464 points
in 28 games, an average of 16.5 points per contest. Sinnes
finished his four years with a total of 1,307 points, an average
of 12.8 points per game. He was the seventh player in the
storied history of the Pacific Lutheran men’s basketball
program to exceed 1,000 points for his career. Sinnes earned
All-Northwest Conference honors in 1968 as a sophomore and
again in 1970 as a senior, matching his two highest scoring
seasons. Following the 1970 season, he was named to the Lutheran
College All-America Basketball Team as an honorable mention
selection.
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