MONMOUTH, Ore. – The Western Oregon University athletic department will be inducting three new members into the Hall of Fame this year as the Wolves are pleased to welcome Kurt Davis, Duke Iverson and Katie Torland Hein into the 2021 class. This year's class will be inducted during Homecoming on Oct. 8 and 9.

Davis was a two-sport athlete competing in both football and wrestling during his career at WOU that finished in 1972. He was a four-time letterwinner in both sports. Davis led Oregon College of Education at the time to a sixth-place finish at the NAIA Wrestling Championships in 1972. In addition, he earned NAIA District IA Scholar-Athlete accolades. Kurt is part of a family legacy to play at WOU with four men suiting up for the football team over the years. Following his playing career, Davis later became a wrestling coach and official, having officiated for over 30 years. He was named the Oregon Official of the Year in 2000 and the 1983 Portland Wrestling Association Coach of the Year. He became part of the first father-son tandem to be elected to the Oregon Wrestling Hall of Fame after he was inducted to the 2007 Oregon Chapter, National Wrestling Hall of Fame. His father, Gale Davis, was a 2004 Hall of Fame inductee. During his coaching career, Davis made stops at Astoria, North Marion, Grant, Redmond and Culver.

Iverson coached at WOU on two different occasions, first arriving in 1985 and coaching until 1987. He then returned to Monmouth in 2001 and coached until 2004. He finished his career with 34 wins which sits him fourth in program history in victories since 1923. Throughout his first run with the Wolves from 1985-87, Iverson posted a pair of strong seasons going 8-2 in 1985 and 7-2 in 1986. The 1985 team finished second in conference and reached the NAIA Division I Quarterfinals. He then went on to coach at Western Colorado for 12 seasons picking up 79 wins before returning for his final three seasons at WOU adding 10 more wins during that time. Iverson helped Western Colorado reach the postseason on four occasions, including three trips to the NCAA playoffs. Throughout his 21 years of coaching football at Black Hills State, Western Colorado and Western Oregon he went 126-84-3. Iverson tallied 15 seasons winning at least five games in a season, winning at least seven in a season on 10 occasions and reaching a high of 10 wins in a season in 1991 with Western Colorado. He collected eight conference championships and was named the NAIA Division I Coach of the Year (1991) and RMAC Coach of the Year twice (1996 and 1997). Iverson was inducted to the Western Colorado Athletic Hall of Fame in 2010.

Torland put together one of the top careers over a three-year span at WOU. Torland tallied 1,257 points in just 82 games, holding a 15.3 points per game average. In addition, Torland connected on 400 field goals, 113 three-pointers, 344 free throws, grabbed 561 rebounds, dished out 124 assists and had 120 steals. She averaged in double-figures in scoring in all three seasons and finished her career shooting over 41 percent from the field, 37 percent from long range and 82 percent at the foul line. Torland was named to the All-Great Northwest Athletic Conference First Team twice, named women's basketball Player of the Year her junior and senior seasons and was selected to seven straight all-tournament teams. She later joined the WOU coaching staff following her playing career.

For more information on Homecoming and Hall of Fame Weekend, please click the links below:

More general information on Homecoming

All-Athlete Celebration form

Homecoming registration form

Hall of Fame Induction Breakfast form