Ace Hunt
GoSycamores.com
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. – Five former Sycamores were inducted into the Indiana State University Athletics Hall of Fame Class of 2016 as announced by Angie Lansing, Interim Director of Athletics and a member of the Indiana State Athletics Hall of Fame.
“It is always exciting to announce our Hall of Fame Class each year,” Lansing said. “We have a rich tradition and history of impressive student-athletes. Our 24th class is a special one as we honor five individuals who have meant so much to Sycamore Athletics. It is with great pride that we welcome this group into our Athletics Hall of Fame. Please join me in congratulating them on their dedication and success in their respective sports. They have each left their own legacy.”
The five include Mary Ann (Csipkay) Stadler a student-athlete (1984-89) and head coach (1992-2003) for the women's tennis program, Rick Williams who played men's basketball from 1973-76, Rick Murphy a part of the football program from 1970-74, John Caddell a diver from 1961-64 and Kyle Hobbs who participated in cross country as well as track and field from 1988-92.
The 24th Indiana State Athletics Hall of Fame class will be inducted on Saturday, February 20 at the Sycamore Banquet Center beginning at 6:00 p.m. (ET). Tickets to the event are on sale now for $40 (reduced price of $20 for Hall of Fame members). A full table for eight may be purchased for $300 while tickets to the basketball game versus Wichita State on February 21 are available for $15. A registration form is available on GoSycamores.com. The deadline to purchase tickets is February 5, and requests for information or to RSVP should be sent to John Sherman (812-237-3047 or john.sherman@indstate.edu).
Mary Ann (Csipkay) Stadler enjoyed a highly successful tennis career from 1984-89 and was the program's head coach from 1992 until she passed away in 2003. Stadler was a two-time MVC Coach of the Year in 1996 & 1999 and owns the school record for most career victories with 186 as well as single-season wins with 23 in 1999. She led the Sycamores to the 1999 Missouri Valley Conference regular season championship.
As a student-athlete, she was named All-Gateway Conference and won a single's Gateway Conference Championship as a freshman. She is the only undefeated play in school history to own an undefeated singles season in Gateway Conference play. Over her career she won 28 singles matches and was named the team's Most Valuable Player in 1989. As a coach, she had five student-athletes win a conference title and four doubles team win a league championship. She had seven teams which finished with a winning record and twice won 20 or more matches in a season. Stadler had two other teams post 19 wins during her successful run at the helm of the program.
Rick Williams played basketball at Indiana State from 1973-76. He ranks ninth all-time in scoring with 1,351 career points. He led the Sycamores in scoring from 1974-76 and was a two-time rebounding leader in 1973 & 1974. He is tied for fifth all-time in scoring average with a 17.5 points per game mark. Williams currently ranks eighth in rebounds with 661 and is sixth in rebounding average with a mark of 8.5 caroms per game.
Williams was named an All-American six different times during his career. In 1976, he earned Honorable Mention All-American plaudits from Basketball Weekly, Sporting News and Converse. Those same three organizations gave him the similar honors following his junior campaign in 1975.
Rick Murphy played safety for the Sycamore football program from 1970-74. He holds the school record for most interceptions in a season as he hauled in 10 during the 1973 campaign. He shares the school record for most interceptions recorded in a game when he posted three against Eastern Illinois on September 15, 1973. He is tied for fifth all-time in career interceptions with 12.
Also a valuable member of the Sycamores' special teams, he holds the school record for career kickoff return yards with 1,512 on 60 returns. He ranks second in kickoff return yards in a season with 707 yards on 22 returns in 1972 and is also fifth with 437 yards on 16 returns as a freshman in 1971. He holds the school record for highest average yardage per kickoff returns in a season with 32.13 in 1972 and is fourth for a career with 25.2 yards per return. He was drafted in 35th round by the Detroit Wheels of the World Football League.
John Caddell was a diver for the Sycamores from 1961-64 and was named a three-time NAIA All-American. He earned Indiana State's first ever individual national championship in 1963 by winning the NAIA one-meter diving competition. He also was Indiana State's first multiple individual national champion in 1964 by captured the crown for both the one-meter and three-meter diving competition.
Caddell set the NAIA point record for an event in winning the one-meter competition. He led Indiana State to a fifth place finish in the NAIA national team competition (out of 25 schools). Caddell was a member of the 1964 ICC Championship Team.
Kyle Hobbs rounds out the 2016 class representing the cross country as well as track and field programs from 1988-92. He was a four-time Missouri Valley Conference All-Academic selection and a two-time All-MVC pick in cross country following the 1990 and 1991 seasons. He was a cross country all-district and all-region selection in 1991 after earning an eighth place finish at the regional meet. He qualified for the 1991 NCAA National Championship in which he finished 91st. In 1992, he was named a cross country Academic All-American.
Hobbs is the school record holder in the indoor 1,000 meters with a time of 2:27.21 which was set in 1989. He was the 1989 Missouri Valley Conference Indoor Champion in the mile with a time of 4:13.48. His time of 1:51.47 ranks fourth all-time in the indoor 800 meters while his time of 3:51.12 in 1992 ranks fifth all-time in the outdoor 1,500 meters.