SEATTLE -- A world-caliber track champion. A national gymnastics champion. An All-American basketball player. A two-sport player and coach. A national-caliber group of track relay runners. And a man who never donned a uniform, but always had a hand in Seattle Pacific's athletic success.
All of them are now officially Falcon Legends.
Shot putter and discus thrower Lynette Matthews, gymnast Barbara Anne Elliott, hoop star Dave Wortman, baseball and basketball man E. Dale Parker, and the relay quintet of Charles Byers, Ben Moring, Denton Palmer, Eugene Peterson and Wes Thompson were inducted into the Seattle Pacific Athletic Hall of Fame during a luncheon and ceremony on Friday afternoon at Upper Gwinn Commons.
The late Roy Glancy, who helped out behind the scenes at practically school event, was honored with a Lifetime Achievement award.
The hall, which began in 2003, now has 37 members.
Elliott, who won four individual national championships, also led Seattle Pacific to an NCAA team title during her freshman year in 1986. By the time she finished her career, Elliott had garnered 15 All-American awards.
Wortman, Seattle Pacific's first true blue-chip basketball recruit, filled led the Falcons in scoring as a sophomore, junior and senior, and earned All-American status as a senior.
Parker was known best for his baseball acumen, but also had a love for basketball. He wound up not only playing both sports for the Falcons, but also coaching both, serving two stints as the head baseball coach and one as an assistant men's basketball coach to Ken Foreman.
Matthews was an outstanding track and field athlete who won three national titles as a Falcon -- two in the shot put and one in the discus. She also competed internationally, and is still in the Seattle Pacific all-time top five in both events.
Byers, Moring, Palmer, Peterson and Thompson turned various relay combinations of their speedy talent into national success on the track, whether nearby or at places such as the prestigious Drake Relays.
Glancy's contributions ranged from heading up the timing crew at track meets to driving the teams to different competitions, to fundraising. His home often was a home away from home for Falcon athletes.
Tom Glasgow, the sports director for KOMO 1000 News Radio, served as the master of ceremonies.
