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PLU Athletic Hall of Fame
2004 Inductees
(Inducted Oct. 1, 2004
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CHERYL KRAGNESS BROST
(Women's Soccer, 1989-92)
Cheryl Kragness Brost was a key player on
two NAIA national championship teams and two teams which finished
as the national runner-up. She led the team in goals scored
(18), assists (11) and total points (47) her junior season
– all of which are among the top 10 all-time marks.
In her senior season she tied for the team lead in assists
(11) and was second in goals scored (17) and total points
(45). Her career totals of 153 points and 62 goals are both
fourth all-time, and her 29 career assists is sixth in the
record book. Cheryl was twice named the Player of the Year
by the Intercollegiate Soccer Association of America, and
was an NAIA All-American, National Soccer Coaches Association
of America (NSCAA) All-American and a first team NAIA All-West
Region pick her senior season. She was a three-time NAIA all-district
selection, was a two-time all-conference pick and was named
to the national all-tournament team three times. She was twice
named an NAIA All-American Scholar-Athlete. Cheryl resides
in Eugene, Ore., with her husband, Troy (a PLU alum), son,
Alexander, and daughter, Malia. They are the owners of SongBrook
LLC, a nationally-recognized retirement manufactured housing
community designed for residents age 55 and over.
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KATHY
THOMPSON ELWYN
(Women's Swimming, 1987-90)
Kathy Thompson Elwyn was the cornerstone of
a team that never finished lower than fifth at the NAIA national
meet, won four consecutive conference championships and did
not lose a dual meet to a Northwest Conference opponent. She
won 25 conference championships, including four straight titles
in both the 200 individual medley and 400 individual medley.
At nationals she was a 22-time four-year NAIA All-American.
She finished as high as second in the 200 IM and twice finished
third in the 400 IM, and placed second in both the 200 freestyle
relay and 400 medley relay. She still holds the school record
in the 200 IM and 400 IM and is also a member of the school
record holding 400 freestyle relay team. After graduating
from PLU, she married former Lute swimmer James Elwyn (Class
of 1990). They lived in Montclair, N.J. and Salt Lake City,
Utah. While in Salt Lake, Kathy earned a Bachelor of Science
Degree in Nursing at the University of Utah. They later returned
to her hometown of Wenatchee, Wash., where Kathy works as
a registered nurse at Wenatchee Valley Medical Center and
James is a teacher and swimming coach at Wenatchee High School.
They are the parents of three children – Kayli (6),
Connor (3) and Austin (born Sept. 21, 2004).
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EDDIE
SCHULTZ
(Men's Tennis, 1981, 83-85)
Eddie Schultz is one of the top men’s
tennis players in PLU history. He is ranked in the top 20
for season victories in singles all four years. He is second
in career victories with 106 and is fourth all-time for career
winning percentage (77.3%). He compiled a 32-6 record in 1984,
an 84.2% winning percentage which is tied for 10th all-time.
Schultz won the NAIA District 1 championship in singles twice
and was the district doubles champion once. He also won the
consolation doubles title at the conference tournament his
sophomore season. He competed in the national tournament all
four years, advancing to the fourth round in singles three
times. He was named to the Northwest Conference all-conference
team three times and was named to the all-district team four
times. He was co-winner of PLU’s Man of the Year in
Sports award in 1985. After graduating from PLU in 1985, Eddie
was the head pro at the Vic Braden Tennis Resorts in Bavaria,
West Germany, was the head men’s tennis coach at Utah
State University and was the women’s head tennis coach
at the University of Kentucky. He then accepted a position
in the family business -- Ballard Sewing and Vacuum. Later,
Eddie and his wife Natali (Belvill), a 1984 PLU graduate,
became partners and eventual co-owners of Issaquah Sewing
and Vacuum. They eventually opened a second store in Wenatchee,
Wash. -- which they recently sold. He also continues to play
tennis professionally on the Northwest Circuit. Eddie, Natali,
and their two children -- Riley and Hannah -- currently reside
in Wenatchee.
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BELL STEEN
(Women's Track & Field, 1982-86)
Karen Bell Steen was a two-time NAIA All-American
in the 400 meter hurdles. She set the school record of 59.76
seconds in the event at the 1986 national meet, in which she
finished second. She competed at the national meet all four
years, also placing fourth and seventh in the 400 hurdles.
Karen won seven conference titles and two district titles,
and finished in the top four at the district meet in eight
other events. In addition, she is ranked in the top 11 in
the 100 hurdles, 400 meter run and the heptathlon. In her
junior season she was co-winner of the team’s Most Inspirational
Award. In 1986 she was named a co-winner of PLU’s Woman
of the Year in Sports award. Karen is currently living in
Olympia with her husband, Mike (a 1985 PLU graduate) and their
three children – Kyle (11), Mariah (9) and Jakob (6).
She is teaching elementary school physical education and has
competed in a variety of running events. She qualified and
ran in two U.S. Women’s Olympic Marathon Trials (2000
and 2004); qualified for the USA Track and Field Nationals
in the 3000 meter steeplechase in 2002; won the 2000 meter
steeplechase and the 1500 meter run at the Masters Outdoor
National meet earlier this year, setting a national masters
record in the steeplechase; has won the Capital City Marathon
six times; and has qualified and run in six national cross
country meets for Club Northwest. She also loves to garden,
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FROSTY WESTERING
(Coach, 1972-2004)
In his 32 year tenure at PLU, Frosty Westering
compiled a 261-70-5 win-loss record; no PLU team under his
guidance suffered a losing season. His teams won three NAIA
Division II national titles and one NCAA Division III national
championship in 19 post-season appearances. He is the winningest
coach in NAIA history with 256 wins, and is the ninth winningest
coach in college football history with 305 victories. He was
named the NCAA Division III national coach of the year in
1999 by the American Football Coaches Association, Football
Gazette magazine and Shutt Sports, and was the NAIA Division
II national coach of the year in 1983 and 1993. He was also
named the Lutheran Brotherhood Lutheran Coach of the Year
for 1999-2000. He was named the conference Coach of the Year
in 1985, 1986, 1993 and 1998 and was voted as the Northwest
Small College Coach of the Year in 1979, 1980, 1983, 1993
and 1998. He coached 26 NAIA and NCAA first team All-Americans.
His awards also includes the Fellowship of Christian Athletes
Lifetime Achievement Award, the Athletes for a Better World
Lifetime Achievement Award, the Tacoma News Tribune Man of
the Year in Sports (twice) and the Seattle Post-Intelligencer’s
Publisher’s Award. He is a member of the Puget Sound
Sports Hall of Fame and the Iowa Collegiate Coaching Hall
of Fame. His teams have also been well-known for their community
service work, and in 2003 received an award from the National
Association of Division III Athletic Administrators for the
Lutes PHD (Pride, Heart and Determination) program, which
was started in 1980.
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