TERRE HAUTE, Ind. – The Indiana State Department of Athletics announced its 34th Sycamore Hall of Fame Class on Thursday morning. The 2027 Hall of Fame Class features Major Clay (Track & Field), Derrick Franklin (Football), Kourtney Mennen (Women's Basketball), Erin Reese (Track & Field), Greggmar Swift (Track & Field), and Bob Zeihen (Baseball).
 
The distinguished six-person class will be formally inducted on Friday, February 5, in the Sycamore Banquet Center starting at 6 p.m.
 
Tickets are now on sale for the event and available for purchase by contacting John Sherman at John.Sherman@indstate.edu or 812-237-3047. Single tickets are available for $50, while a table of eight can be purchased for $350.
 
Major Clay – Track & Field (2009-11)

• Two-time NCAA High Jump All-American (2010, 2011)
• Six-time NCAA Championship Participant (Indoor 2010, 2011, 2012; Outdoor 2009, 2010, 2011)
• Three-time Missouri Valley Conference Outdoor High Jump Champion (2010, 2011, 2012)
• Four-time All-MVC Outdoor (2009, 2010, 2011, 2012)
• Three-time MVC Indoor High Jump Champion (2010, 2011, 2012)
• Four-time All-MVC Indoor (2009, 2010, 2011, 2012)
• MVC Most Outstanding Field Athlete Indoor (2011)
• School Record Holder – Indoor High Jump (7-05.00 – 2012) 

Derrick Franklin – Football (1988-91)

• 1^st team Walter Camp I-AA, The Sports Network I-AA All-American (1991)
• 2^nd team Associated Press I-AA, Don Hansen's Football Gazette I-AA (1991)
• 3^rd team Associate Press I-AA All-American (1990)

• Gateway Football Conference Offensive Player of the Year (1991)
• 1^st team All-Gateway Football Conference (1990, 1991)

• Led Gateway rushing 136.8 yards per game (1991)
• Season Records: 1^st most rushing attempts (318 – 1991), most all-purpose plays (320-1991); most 100-yard games (10-1991); rushing yards (1,505-1991), 2^nd rushing yards (1,301-1990); 2^nd scoring (72 points – 1991); 3^rd all-purpose yards (1,519-1991), 4^th all-purpose yards (1,301 – 1990);
• Career Records: 2^nd rushing yards (3,231); 3^rd all-purpose yards (3,315)
• Game Records: rushing attempts (43-1990); 253 yards v. Murray State (1990)
• Free agent Indianapolis Colts (1991)

Kourtney Mennen – Women's Basketball (1999-2003)

• Named Missouri Valley Conference Women's Basketball '35 Greatest' Players
• Two-time 1^st team All-MVC (2002, 2003)
• All-MVC Honorable Mention (2000)
• MVC All-Defensive Team (2001)
• MVC All-Freshman Team (2000)
• Two-time MVC Scholar-Athlete Team (2002, 2003)   
• MVC Most Valuable Player Scholar Athlete Team (2003)
• Prairie Farms Scholar Athlete of the Year (2003)
• Academic All-District V Selection (2003)
• Career Records: 1^st three pointers made (256); 2^nd points (1,843), free throw percentage (.872)
• Season records: 1^st three pointers made (82 – 2003) 

Erin Reese – Track & Field (2018-19)

• USA Olympic Team Member – Hammer Throw (2024)
• Three-time All American (Indoor Weight Throw 2019; Outdoor Hammer Throw 2019; Outdoor Discus 2019)
• Three-time Missouri Valley Conference Outdoor Champion (Hammer 205-08 – 2018, 214-03 – 2019; Discus 176-08 – 2019)
• Two-time MVC Indoor Champion (Weight Throw 69-01.25 – 2018, 70-07.00 – 2019)
• Two-time All-MVC Outdoor (2018, 2019)
• Two-time All-MVC Indoor (2018, 2019)     
• Missouri Valley Conference Scholar Athlete (2019)
• Two-time USTFCCCA All-Academic (2018, 2019)
• Two-time Most Valuable Field Athlete Indoor (2018, 2019)
• Two-time Most Valuable Field Athlete Outdoor (2018, 2019)
• School record holder outdoor Discus (185-02 – 2019); outdoor hammer throw (233-02 – 2019)

Greggmar Swift – Track & Field (2011-14)

• Five-time NCAA All-American (110 Meter outdoor hurdles 2012, 2013, 2014; 60-meter indoor hurdles 2013, 2014)
• Second all-time school history 60-meter indoor hurdles (7.64 – 2014)
• School record holder outdoor 110-meter hurdles (13.35 – 2014)
• Two-time All-Missouri Valley Conference Indoor (2012, 2014)
• Four-time All-MVC Outdoor (2011, 2012, 2013, 2014)
• 2012 Summer Olympic Games participant for Barbados (110 hurdles)
• Two-time participant World University Games (2011, 2013)
• CAC Championships 110-meter hurdles (2011) 

Bob Zeihen – Baseball (1985-88)

• Freshman All-American (1984)
• 1^st team All-Missouri Valley Conference (1985)
• Two-time 2^nd team All-MVC (1987, 1988)
• Two-time MVC All-Tournament team (1985, 1986)
• Played for USA in International competition (1986)
• Career records: 1^st games played (233), runs scored (234), hits (290), doubles (49), triples (32), total bases (463), at bats (792), walks (117); 3^rd batting average (.366), runs batted in (159), stolen bases (79);6^th on base percentage (.448),
• Season records: 1^st at bats (260-1985), runs scored (77-1985), hits (109-1985), triples (10-1988), total bases (167-1985); tied 1^st games played (78-1985), triples (10 – 1988); 4^th batting average (.419 – 1985); 6^th on base percentage (.492 – 1985)
• Led team batting average (.419-1985), runs (66-1988); hits (109-1985, 75-1988), at bats (260- 1985), stolen bases (16-1985, 24-1988), doubles (18-1985), triples (8-1985)
• Drafted by New York Yankees 23^rd round (1988) 

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