Athletics | 1/2/2015 9:00:00 AM

MONMOUTH, Ore. – The Western Oregon University Athletic Hall of Fame is proud to announce the class of 2014 inductees. This year the Hall of Fame welcomes Jim Luke, Darrell Brandt, Bruce Bradshaw, Bridget Cooke, Jim McCann, and Greg McCarthy. This will be the tenth induction class into the WOU Athletic Hall of Fame.

"I am excited and proud to be welcoming these six outstanding individuals into the Western Oregon Athletic Hall of Fame," said Western Oregon Executive Director of Intercollegiate Athletics Barbara Dearing. "These deserving honorees had remarkable careers and we are thrilled to have the opportunity to recognize their wonderful accomplishments."

WOU will recognize its tenth class into the Hall of Fame on Friday, January 30, 2015 with a reception to take place at 5:30 p.m. in the Columbia Room in the Werner University Center followed by dinner and the induction ceremony at 6:00 p.m. in the WUC Pacific Room.

Tickets for the Hall of Fame dinner are $40 per individual or $220 for a table of six. A limited number of tickets will be available at the door the night of for $50.

Induction ceremony tickets can be purchased online at the following link or by sending in this form.

Below is a snapshot of the 2014 class:

JIM LUKE (Baseball; 1960-63): Baseball star at OCE from 1960-63 … Three-time all-conference selection … Only freshman named to the OCC All-Star team and NAIA district 2 All-Star Team … Three-time Wolves MVP … Captain of the squad as a junior and senior … Three-time team batting leader, hitting .375, .367 and .338 respectively … Wolves finished second in the region in 1960 to Whitworth, who went on to win the NAIA national title … Now retired from a career in education and coaching.

DARRELL BRANDT (Men's Basketball & Baseball; 1964): OCE's Outstanding Athlete award winner in 1964 … Basketball and baseball standout … Inducted into the NAIA District II Hall of Fame in 1981.

BRUCE BRADSHAW (Men's Basketball; 1965-1968): Guard on the basketball team, who tragically died after suffering a head injury during an away game at Eastern Oregon University ... Was well-liked by his teammates and friends in the campus community ... Double major in physical education and mathematics ... Given the Most Inspirational Award for his dedication and contribution to the team.

BRIDGET COOKE (Track & Field; 1979-83): Track and field and cross country standout for OCE from 1979-83 … Former school record holder in the 3,000 (10:04.30) and 5,000 meters (17:28.82) … Still holds the WOU school record in the 10,000 meters with a time of 36:16.95, over a minute better than the nearest mark … Ranks second in the 5000m … Won three NAIA District 2 titles on the track … Also earned NAIA All-American honors in cross country … Won the Seaside Marathon in her first-ever try at that distance … Competed in the 1984 Olympic Trials in the marathon … Now works at the Cultural Centro Hispanic Center in Hillsboro … Has received awards for her work with migrant families.

JIM McCANN (Track & Field; 1994-97): Was a six-time All-American (combined long jump and triple jump) ... National Champion in the triple jump ... 1994 District 2 Male Track Athlete of the Year ... District 2 record holder in both the long and triple jump ... WOU triple jump record holder with a jump of 51-6.5 ... Four-time District 2 Champion in the Long Jump ... Was undefeated in District 2 all four years in triple jump ... Was a two-year letter winner for Men's Basketball ... Went on to compete at the USATF outdoor and indoor nationals after graduation as well as competing at the Olympic Trials in 2000 ... Held an AAF World Ranking of 45th in the Triple Jump.

GREG McCARTHY (Baseball; 2002-05): NCAA All-American as a catcher … Played three years in the San Francisco Giants organization … Four-time member of the All-GNAC team … NCBWA West Region Player of the Year … GNAC Player of the Year in 2005 … GNAC Freshman of the Year in 2002 … Left WOU as the school's single-season leader in batting average (.442), hits (91) and doubles (23) … Ranks in the Top 10 in school history in career runs scored, hits, doubles, home runs and runs batted in.