UIndy Athletics

Harold Boyd '62
Three time letter winner for the men's basketball team
Member of the 1,000 point club
Record holder for rebounds in a single game
6th in school hitory for career average rebounds 
All-Conference Tema
Most Valuable Player
Awarded the Walter Brenneman Annual Sportsmanship Award
Ken Brooks '74
Football Letter-winner 1973-1976
Co-Captain 1974-1976
2^nd Team All-Conference 1974
Tied for 3^rd on school career list with 457 tackles
Tied for 7^th on school career list with 11 interceptions
Baseball Letter-winner 1973-1976
Co-Captain (1975-1976)
Team Most Valuable Player 1973
Recipient of Yeftich Hitting Award 1973
Indiana Collegiate Conference MVP 1976
National leader in Batting Average (.430) 1976
Career Batting average of .360
Set school record for career walks with 88
Named Dr. Robert Brooker Most Valuable Athlete in 1976
Inducted in 2004

Herman Bueno '80
Four-time Letter-winner, Cross Country
Four-time Letter-winner, Track and Field
Four-time Cross Country MVP honoree
Two-time HCC Cross Country Outstanding Runner in ’78 and ‘79
Four-time HCC Cross Country All-Conference: ’76- ‘79
GLVC and Little State Cross Country Champion in ‘79
Two-time NCAA Cross Country National Qualifier in ’78 and ‘79
Four-time HCC Track and Field All-Conference: ’77- ‘80
HCC Track and Field’s Most Valuable Runner in ‘80
Little State Track and Field Champion in the Steeplechase: ‘77
Two-time NCAA Track and Field National Qualifier in ’77 and ‘78
Coached several undefeated teams at Southport Middle School with career winning records of over 80%
Inducted into the Southport High School Wall of Fame in 2004
University of Indianapolis Greyhound Club’s ‘I’ Person of the year honoree in 2006
 Inducted in 2010

Norman "Pete" Bullard '65
Football Letter-winner 1961-1964
Three time All-Conference Selection
Track & Field Letter-winner 1962-1965
Co-Captain 1965
Member of Hoosier College Conference Championship Track team in 1962 and 1963
All-Conference in Track from 1962-1965
Set School Record in 220 yard dash 1964
Set school and conference record in the 440 yd. (48.0 sec.) 1962
Eighth best time in the country in the 440 yd. 1962
Four Year Conference Champion in the 440 yd. 1962-1965
Member of 4x440 Relay Team that Finished Undefeated in Dual Meets and Won Four Conference Championships 1962-1965
Received Dr. Robert Brooker Award as Outstanding Male Athlete 1964
City of Indianapolis All-Sports Award 1962
Received Amos Alonzo-Stagg Fitness Award for outstanding performance 1962
Head of Department of Health and Physical Education at Belzer Middle School for 21 years and Athletic Director for 13 years
Inducted in 2004

Don Bunge '48
Three sport athlete in football, basketball, and baseball at Indiana Central
Valuable member of the newly reactivated 1946 football team
Served as captain of basketball and baseball teams
Led the 1948 baseball team in home runs and batting average
Served 37 years as a popular teacher and coach in Indiana schools
Spent 4 years at Walkerton-Lincoln and 33 years at Bremen
Coached Bremen High School to a State Football Championship
Author of “Bremen seven-defense” published in the Indiana Football Coaches Magazine 1979
Named Indiana Central University Alumni Coach of the Year 1980
Assistant coach of the North All-Stars in the 1982 North-South Football Game
Football Coaches Association “150 Wins Club”
Awarded the Indiana Football Coaches Association Silver Anniversary Award
Bremen High School football field named the “Don J. Bunge” Field 1985
Inducted into the Indiana Football Hall of Fame 1988
Honored as a “Sagamore of the Wabash” in 1974
Secretary of the St. Joseph Valley chapter of the Football Hall of Fame
Inducted in 1994

Brian Burkhart '92
Lettered one time in football and four times in track & field
Record Holder in hammer throw (197'11") from 1989-1990
Four-time Little State Champion/Record holder (197'11") from 1989-1992
Two-time Indiana Intercollegiate Champion/Record holder (193'10") in 1990 and 1991
Two-time Little State Champion/Record holder with a 35 pound weight (57'11") in 199 and 1991
Washington Relay Champion (Washington University, St. Louis, MO) in 1992
Illinois Invitational Champion (University of Illinois, Champaign, IL) in 1992
Division II NCAA All-American three consecutive years from 1990-1992
Division II NCAA National Champion in hammer throw in  1992
Team captain in 1992
Ranked 12th in the national outdoor Division II ranking in 1990
Ranked 5th in the national outdoor Division II ranking in 1991
Lead ranking entire season in the national outdoor Division II ranking in 1992
Appeared in Track and Field magazines in June 1991, July 1992, and January 1994
Ball State Graduate Assistant from 1994 to 1996
Gold Medal Winner at the World Police and Fire Games in the hammer throw in 2001
Inducted in 2013

John Byers Sr. '37
Outstanding Three sport star in Basketball, Track, and Baseball 1933-1937
Served in the United States Military 1941-1945
Discharged as Major after being awarded The Silver Star, The Bronze Star, and The Purple Heart for service in the Pacific
Distinguished career as a teacher and coach for 15 years as a principal for 27 years
Has been a Rotarian for 34 years, served as Rotary president 1983-1984
Prominent and active lay leader in South Bend’s First United Methodist Church
Significant servant at district and conference levels of United Methodist Church
District president of Men’s club since 1979, District lay leader from 1965-1975
Volunteer for United Way
Public servant as Boy Scout leader
Awarded Coveted Silver Beaver Award from Boy Scouts of America, 1968
Recipient of Sam Wegner award (1979) for contributions to the development of youth Received Distinguished Service Award (Rotary), 1982
Named Rotarian of the Year, 1985-1986
Inducted in 1989

Melissa (Graham) Carnes '95
Basketball Letter-winner 1991-1995
Led team to 2 NCAA Tournament berths
1st Team in UIndy's history to make the NCAA Tournament 1993
GLVC Championship Team 1993
Ferris State All-Tournament Team 
Flagler College All-Tournament Team
GLVC 2nd Team All-Conference 1993
GLVC Honorable Mention All-Conference 1994
Career high in one game (31)
GLVC 1st Team All-Conference 1995
UIndy Women's Athlete of the Year 1995
Kodak Honorable Mention All-American 1995
Team Captain 1995
GLVC All-Academic Team 1995
NCAA consecutive free throw record holder
First Triple-Double in school history (Pts-10, Reb-13, Asst-10)
Inducted in 2014

Jack Colescott '52
Basketball Letter-winner 1950-1952
Baseball Letter-winner 1949-1952
Member of the Undefeated Hall of Fame baseball team 1952
Winner of Walter Brenneman Award 1952
Coached High School Basketball (both as a head and assistant coach) for over 40 years
Compiled a 210-122 record (.632) during career
Led his Marion High School teams to a 122-34 record between 1965-1970 with six sectional titles, four regionals, two semi-states, and two state runner-up finishes
Coached High School Baseball for 32 years
Led Marion High School to the 1984 state title and runner-up finishes in 1986 and 1991
Awarded “Sagamore of the Wabash” 1992
Inducted into the Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame 1997
Inducted in 2001

Susie (Kuntz) Corsasro '87
Four year volleyball letter winner
Four year softball letter winner
Volleyball co-captain in 1985
Volleyball captain in 1986
Softball captain in 1987
Middle-hitter for volleyball team
Volleyball MVP in 1984 and 1986
Kelso M. Reid Mental Attitude Award in 1984
GLVC All-Conference Volleyball team in 1985 and 1986
Left-fielder for softball team
GLVC All-Conference softball team in 1987
Received the Walter Brenneman Memorial Sportsmanship Award
Taught second grade at Central Elementary in Beech Grove
Shining Star Nominee Award for Excellence in teaching given by WTHR
Inducted in the Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame as a member of the 2008 Silver Anniversary Team
Graduated Cum Laude Bachelor of Science in Elementary
Inducted in 2011

George Crowe '43
First Indiana “Mr. Basketball” 1939
Three Sport Star in Basketball, Baseball, and Track at Indiana Central
Known as a great scorer and rebounder on for Indiana Central
All-State basketball player 1941
1941 Team finished ranked 9^th in the Nation
Played professional basketball for seven years with the Los Angeles Red Devils, New York Renaissance, and Harlem Yankees
Signed a professional baseball contract with the Boston Braves
Played in the Major Leagues for Ten Years with the Milwaukee Braves, Cincinnati Reds, and the St. Louis Cardinals
Hit 31 Homeruns and had 92 RBI’s for the Reds 1957
Selected to play in the 1958 Major League All-Star Game
Known as an outstanding pinch-hit slugger
Once held the Major League Record for Pinch-hit Homeruns in a season
Inducted into the Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame 1976
Inducted into the Indiana Baseball Hall of Fame 200
Inducted in 1986

Ray Crowe '38
Earned Nine Letters in Basketball, Track, and Baseball at Indiana Central College
Public school teacher and for 28 years
Varsity Basketball Coach at Crispus Attucks High School for seven years
Career Record of 179 wins and 20 losses
Coached team to 45 consecutive state victories, Two IHSAA State Championships, and One IHSAA runner-up
Member of the Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame
Served five terms in the Indiana State Legislature and one term on the Indianapolis City-County council
Outstanding community, city, and state leader
Inducted in 1987

Ralph Davis '42
Retired Branch Controller for A.B. Dick Company
Greyhound Club “I” Person of the Year, 1990-1991
Athletic Department volunteer for three decades
Served numerous terms as President of the Greyhound Club
Served on the Greyhound Club Board of Directors 1986-to present
Responsible for the coordination and preparation of the annual awards given to our student-athletes
Committee Chairman for the Greyhound Club “Coach of the Year” Awards Program
Graciously found a number of professional jobs for our U of I student-athletes
Secured much-needed office equipment for the athletic department during years when the University needed assistance
Named National Association of Athletic Development Directors (NAADD) “Volunteer of the Year” 2003
Inducted in 2002

Dave Dejernett '35
Outstanding and dominating basketball player for Indiana Central College 1932-1935
Nicknamed “Big Dave”
ICC basketball record during career was 54 wins and 13 losses
Indiana College All-State performer his junior and senior years
Played one year of Football and four years on the Track & Field team at ICC
Center on the 1930 Washington Hatchets state championship high school basketball team
Served in the United States Armed Forces during World War II
Played professional basketball with the Chicago Crusaders, the Harlem Globetrotters, and the New York Renaissance
Inducted into the Indiana High School Basketball Hall of Fame in 1976
Inducted in 1993

Charles Dill '50
Letter-winner in Football and Baseball at Indiana Central College
Set the school record for longest punt (72 yards vs. Canterbury) in 1948, a record that stood for 50 years
Graduated from Indiana University school of Medicine 1955
Practiced Privately from 1955-1976
Served as staff president at St. Francis Hospital 1964
Served as an Emergency department physician at St. Francis Hospital 1976-1979
Served on Board of Directors of the Marion County Medical Society
Active in a number of medical, community, and Masonic organizations
Awarded Marion County Medical Society Physicians Community Service Award, posthumously, 1980
Affectionately known as “Doc” Dill for 20 years while serving as the University’s Team Physician
Instrumental in development of wrestling program at Indiana Central with purchase of wrestling mat
Member of Indiana Wrestling Hall of Fame - 1974
Inducted in 1988

Gerald "Jerry" England '61
Football Letter-winner 1958-1960
Team Captain 1959, 1960
All-Conference Defensive Back 1960
Track Letter-winner 1958-1961
Team Captain 1961
Conference Champion in the shot put and the discus
Established school records in the shot put (45’3”) and the discus (128’10”)
Successful Teacher and Coach for 33 Years
Spent one year at Triton Elementary School, seven years at Indianapolis Washington High School, and three years at Lawrence Central High School
Coached three High School State Track Champions
Assistant Coach for the High School State Champion Indianapolis Washington Football Team 1974
Served for 22 years as a highly successful head track and assistant football coach at the University of Indianapolis
Produced five NCAA Division II individual track champions and coached 20 individual All-Americans while at the University of Indianapolis
Three time NCAA Division II Midwest Track Coach of the Year
Eight time Indiana Little State Coach of the Year
Eight time Conference Coach of the Year
USA Olympic Festival Track Coach 1982, 1983
Meet director for the USA-USSR track meet 1982
Selected as the Indiana Central Alumni Track Coach of the Year 1969, 1970
Inducted in 1994

Brian Evans '97
Lettered in track and field 5 times (red shirt for one indoor season) from 1993 to 1997
Six-time NCAA National Qualifier
NCAA Runner-up in 36 pound weight in 1996
Five-time NCAA All-American    
    Three-time Outdoor All-American in discus from 1993-1995
    Two-time Indoor All-American in 35 pound weight in 1996 and 1997
NCAA National Champion in discus in 1995
Received the Dr. Brooker Outstanding Male Athlete Award in 1996
Little State MVP (for scoring the most points as a solo competitor in discus, shot-put, hammer, and javelin) in 1996
GLVC All-Conference in Indoor track and field in 1995 and 1996
GLVC Outdoor Record Holder (171'3") in 1996
University of Indianapolis Freshman discus record holder
Former University of Indianapolis 35 pound weight record holder
Inducted in 2013