UIndy Athletics

Don Poole '61
Basketball Letter-winner 1958-1960
Co-Captain 1960
Member of HCC Championship Team 1960
Baseball Letter-winner 1957-1960
Co-Captain 1960
Three year all-conference selection at three different positions 1958-1960
Team Most Valuable Player 1960
Member of HCC Championship Teams 1959, 1960
Senior Athlete of the Year 1960
Walter Brenneman Sportsmanship Award 1960
Served 37 years as a high school teacher
Coached high school basketball and baseball for 27 years, 17 at Jeffersonville High School
Compiled a career record as a baseball coach of 519-209 (.712)
Led Teams to six regional championships, three semi-state titles, and three state runner-ups (1973, 1980, 1984)
Coached five All-State Players, 15 North-South All-stars, and Major Leaguer Walt Terrell
Named Indiana Central Alumni Coach of the Year four times
Inducted into the Indiana Baseball Hall of Fame 1990
Inducted in 2003

Hank Potter '39
Outstanding four year basketball and baseball letter-winner 1936-1939
Played four years of professional baseball in the Cincinnati Reds and St. Louis Cardinal organizations
Served as a Lieutenant in the U.S. Navy and received four battle stars 1942-1946
Outstanding high school coach at Monrovia, Franklin Central, Anderson, and Martinsville High Schools
Compiled a basketball coaching record of 282-83 (.772)
Led teams to Ten Sectional Championships
Joined the Franklin Life Insurance Company 1956
Became a “legend” in the organization by winning 15 Awards of Merit, 14 Agency Builder of the Month Citations, 6 Agency Builder of the Year titles, Area Manager of the Year, and Man of the Year
Voted into the Franklin Life Insurance Company Hall of Fame 1979
Awarded a Certificate of Honor by the Morgan County Veterans Memorial 2002
Inducted in 1990

Mickey Powell '61
Golf letter-winner 1958-1961
Four-time Hoosier College All-Conference selection 1958-1961
Member of NAIA District 21 Golf Champions, Conference Champions, and Little State Champions 1961
First golf professional at Otter Creek Country Club (Columbus) 1964
Builder, Owner, and Developer of Golf Club of Indiana 1973-1996
President of the PGA of America 1985-1986
Inducted into the Indiana Golf Hall of Fame 1986
Named University of Indianapolis “distinguished alumnus” 1987
Indiana Senior State Champion 1990
Indiana PGA Senior Champion 1989 and 1992
Indiana Senior Player of the Year 1990 and 1991
Inducted in 1992

Carol Purichia '61
Four-time Football Letter-winner
Quarterback for ’60 HCC championship team
Little All-American Quarterback candidate in ‘60
Lead the national passing yardage per game record in ‘60
’63 Quarterback for Indianapolis Warriors Semi-Professional Football Team
Coached three undefeated wrestling teams at Cathedral High School: ’61-‘64
Coached three  undefeated reserve football teams at Cathedral High School: ’61-‘64
Coached one undefeated City Championship baseball team at Cathedral High School
Coached two Capital District Championship football teams at Bishop Chatard High School in ’65 and ‘66
Coached the ’67 Bishop Chatard High School football team to an Indianapolis City Championship
Coached the ’68 Bishop Chatard High School football team to an Indianapolis City Championship with a team record of 10-0
Coached at the collegiate level for Indiana State University and Western Illinois University football programs
Inducted in 2010

Marilyn Ramsey '63
Outstanding four sport participant in basketball, volleyball, field hockey, and softball
Lifelong career as teacher and coach at Southwestern Consolidated Schools, Shelby County, Perry Central Jr. High School, and Southport High Schools
Coached Southport Women’s Track to GAA State Championship 1971
Coached daughter to State Championship in the Mile 1975
Coached Southport High School Girls' Basketball team to IHSAA Championship 1980
Honored as IHSAA Girls' Basketball Coach of the Year 1984
Also coached volleyball, golf, tennis, and gymnastics
Named Indiana Central Alumni Basketball Coach of the Year 1984
Served four year term as Member of the University Board of Trustees
Inducted in 1991

Richard Reasoner '57
Three-year letter-winner in basketball and a four-year letter-winner in track
Member of the 1955-56 basketball team that tied for first place in HCC, won the District 21 regional championship, advanced to the NAIA National Tournament, and was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2004
Track- Little State High Jump Champion, held the ICC High Jump Record from 1954-1960, and led the team in points in 1957
"I" Person of the Year in 2002
Named a Distinguished Hoosier in the State of Indiana in 2014

Ralph Reiff  '80
Four year football letter-winner
Record holder for most season points as a punter and longest field goal made
Athletic Trainer intern for Indiana Pacers from 1978-80
Teacher at Lawrence North High School for one year in 1980
From 1981-99 was Associate Professor/Head Athletic Trainer at Butler University
In 1995-96 was the manager of Athlete Care for Atlanta Committee for the Olympic Games
1999-present Director, St. Vincent Sports Performance of Indianapolis
Awarded "Most Distinguished Athletic Trainer" by the National Athletic Trainers Association in 2003
Inducted into the Indiana Athletic Trainers Association Hall of Fame in 1999
Graduated from Miami of Ohio University in 1981 with a Masters of Educational Administration
Inducted in 2011

Andy Richardson '98
Four-time letter-winner in Track and Field
Set NCAA Indoor National Meet Record in 1998 with a distance of 63’6-3/4’’
Declared Indoor Shot Put Champion NCAA II in 1998
Declared Outdoor Shot Put Champion NCAA II in 1997
Declared Indoor Shot Put Runner-Up NCAA II in 1997
In 1995, NCAA II Indoor Shot Put finish put him in 3rd place
Finished 13th in the US National Championships in 1997
Finished 18th in the US National Championships in 1998
In 1998, he was an NCAA II National Qualifier in the Discus+
Four-time NCAA All American in the Shot Put
UIndy declared him male athlete of the year in 1997-1998
UIndy Men’s Track and Field team of 1998 declared him MVP in 1998
Little State Men’s Field Athlete of the year in 1998
Set UIndy school record in Shot Put with a distance of 63’ 6-3/4’’
Two-time GLVC Champion in the Shot Put in the years 1997 and 1998
In 1998, he set the GLVC Shot Put Record
Two-time Little State Champion in Shot Put in the years 1994 and 1998
In 1998, he set the Little State Record in the Shot Put
Two-time letter winner in Football during the years 1993 and 1994
Started as an offensive guard as a freshman
Coached at UIndy as a throwing coach from 1998-2002
Coached two All-American throwers
Earned six All American Certificates as a Coach
Earned 14 GLVC titles as a thrower
Coached athletes to school records in Shot Put, Hammer, and Weight Throw
 Inducted in 2009

June (Wernke) Rigney '90
Tennis Letter-winner 1987-1990
Posted 65-0 regular season record
Four-time women's singles conference champion
Four-time women's doubles conference champion
Four-time Conference Tennis Player of the Year
Three-time NCAA Women's National Tournament qualifier
Greyhound Outstanding Female Student-Athlete award
Greyhound student-athlete sportsmanship award
Member of Who's Who Among University Students
Featured in Sports Illustrated “Faces in the Crowd”
Winner of three straight Eastern Indiana Athletic Conference “Girls Tennis Coach of the Year” honors 2002-2004
Inducted in 2000

Bailey Robertson '57
Basketball Letter-winner 1954-1957
Voted Team MVP Three Straight Seasons 1955-1957
Hoosier Collegiate College All-Conference Selection 1955-1957
Two-time Helms Little All-American 1956, 1957
Scored 30 or more points 19 times during career
Holds school record for career points (2280) and scoring average (23.2 ppg)
Holds school record for points in a season (754) and season average (28.7 ppg)
Played Professionally with the Harlem Globetrotters and the Cincinnati Royals and Syracuse Nationals of the NBA
Inducted into the Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame 1990
Member of the Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame Silver Anniversary Team
Inducted in 1990