TOWSON, Md. – One of the winningest coaches in the history of college lacrosse, Carl Runk, headlines an impressive class of seven former Tiger athletic greats who will be inducted into the Towson University Athletic Hall of Fame on Friday, October 12. Academic All-America ® defensive back Aaron Bates, '94 of the football team, cross country and track star Vikki Benhardt Epps, '94, volleyball standout Stacy Humphries, '96, All-American outfielder Jay Logwood, '95 of the baseball team and field hockey standout Lisa McCullen McPhee, '97 join All-American gymnast Erin Shanley Cherneski, '97 (left) to round out this year's class of inductees.

This year's dinner will be held at Holiday Inn Select in Timonium, Md. The cocktail hour will start at 6:00 p.m., followed by dinner at 7:00 p.m. For ticket information, call (410) 704-3903.

With 262 career victories, Runk ranks seventh on the NCAA Division I list of all-time coaching victories. In 31 seasons as the Tigers' head coach, he led Towson to a record of 262-161 and a .619 winning percentage. Along the way, he led the Tigers to 24 winning seasons, 13 NCAA Tournament berths, six East Coast Conference titles and the 1974 NCAA College Division national championship.

The fifth head coach in the history of Tiger lacrosse, he guided the Tigers to seven consecutive NCAA College Division Tournament appearances from 1973 to 1979. In 1974, he coached Towson to the national championship with an 18-17 overtime victory against Hobart. He was named as the USILA Coach of the Year in 1974. Under his direction, the Tigers advanced to the NCAA Division I Tournament five times. In 1991, he led the Tigers to the national championship game where they lost to North Carolina. The first football coach in Towson history, he guided the Tigers through their first seasons of competition from 1969 to 1971. A member of Towson University's Department of Kinesiology, he resigned as the Tigers' lacrosse coach after the 1998 season.

A four-year starter at free safety, Bates was a second team GTE Academic All-America ® defensive back as a senior. As a junior, he earned All-ECAC honors when he made 66 tackles. In 1993, he was one of the Tiger team captains and led the Tigers to an 8-2 record and a final national ranking of 24^th in the nation. A native of Columbia, Md., he made 74 tackles and intercepted six passes as a senior. He finished his career with 225 tackles and 13 interceptions, second on the Tigers' all-time list. An orthopedic surgeon who is a Navy veteran, he currently practices at the University of Florida Hospital.

One of the top distance runners ever to compete for the Tigers, Benhardt Epps was the East Coast Conference cross country champion in 1991, becoming the only Tiger to win an individual conference title in cross country. As a senior, she earned All-Big South Conference honors in cross country as she led the Tigers to a second place finish in their first year of Big South competition. An All-ECAC performer in track, she was the East Coast Conference outdoor champion in the 1500-meter run and the 3000-run at the 1992 championship meet. As a junior, she also won the ECC indoor title in the two-mile run. A Baltimore native, she resides in Bowie and teaches in the Montgomery County school system.

A four-year starter at outside hitter, Humphries was a record-setting performer for the Tiger volleyball team. A native of LaPlata, Md., she set a school record with 1,617 career digs. She also set school records for games played (456) and matches played (135) in a career. With 163 service aces, she set another career record while helping the Tigers to an 85-50 four-year record. As a junior, she led the Tigers to the Big South Conference championship while averaging 5.31 digs per game. A second team All-Big South selection, she earned all-tournament honors at the Big South Tournament in 1994. The Tigers' senior captain in 1995, she was named as America East Player of the Week after being named as MVP at the Towson Invitational. Humphries was honored as Towson University's Senior Female Athlete of the Year in 1996. A Physical Education teacher in Montgomery County for the last seven years, she is the mother of two young children.

An All-American outfielder for the Tiger baseball team, Logwood was the East Coast Conference Player of the Year in 1992. As a junior in 1992, he batted a school record .474, earning second team All-American notice from the American Baseball Coaches Association. He was the fourth-leading hitter in the nation in 1992 while belting 17 home runs with 54 runs batted in. As a senior, the Randallstown, Md. native batted .377 with 17 homers and 50 RBI's as he earned All-Big South Conference notice. In his sophomore year, Logwood hit .327 with seven homers and 31 RBI's while helping the Tigers win the ECC championship and earn an NCAA Tournament berth. Logwood finished his career with a .365 batting average while hitting a school record 45 home runs with 145 RBI's. He is the second-leading hitter in school history.

A first team All-Middle Atlantic regional selection as a senior, McCullen McPhee was a two-time all-conference pick. A three-year starter, she scored 26 goals in her career, setting the school record. Honored as Towson University's Senior Female Athlete of the Year in 1997, she set a school record by scoring 16 goals as a senior while leading the Tigers to an 11-7 record, the best mark in the history of the program. A native of Absecon, N.J., she was the Tiger co-captain in 1996 and was a three-time member of the NHFCA National Academic Team. McCullen McPhee earned her Master's degree in Occupational Therapy from the University of Indianapolis. She resides in Mays Landing, N.J. where she works as a district occupational therapist for the Little Egg Harbor Board of Education.

The first Tiger gymnast to earn All-American honors at the Division I level, Shanley Cherneski earned second team All-American notice on bars when she finished 12^th in the nation. A native of Virginia Beach, Va., she graduated with school records on vault (9.975), bars (9.925), floor (9.925) and all-around (39.40). A four-time East Atlantic Gymnastics League (EAGL) champion, she also graduated as Towson's career scoring leader with 1,886.90 points. Honored as Towson University's Female Athlete of the Year in 1997, she finished third in the all-around competition at the NCAA Southeast regional meet with a 39.05 score. A member of the Tigers' USA Gymnastics NIT championship team in 1996, she spent six years working for a Computer Network Firm. She is married to former Tiger soccer player Jim Cherneski. She is the mother of a young son and resides in Bel Air, Md.

In addition, the Tigers' 1959 lacrosse team, the first lacrosse team in program history, will be honored as a “Team of Distinction” at the Hall of Fame Dinner.