UMass Athletics To Induct Hall of Fame Class of 2021 On Friday

AMHERST, Mass. – University of Massachusetts Athletics announced the UMass Athletics George "Trigger" Burke Hall of Fame Class of 2021 inductees on Thursday, June 3, including Steve Baylark (football; 2003-06), Anke Bruemmer (field hockey; 1998-2001), Holly Hellmuth-Wiles (women's soccer; 1989-92), Sam Koch (men's soccer head coach; 1991-2013) and the 1995-96 Men's Basketball Team.

During the ceremony, Massachusetts will also bestow two special recognitions: the Martin Jacobson Distinguished Alumni Award and the John Francis Kennedy Maroon Leadership Award. Bob '62 and Marianne '77 Foote will receive this year's Martin Jacobson Distinguished Alumni Award while UMass Athletics will bestow the John Francis Kennedy Maroon Leadership Award upon Glenn Wong.

The UMass Athletics George "Trigger" Burke Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony will be held on Friday, September 10 at 6 p.m. at the Mullins Center. Please register online at www.umassalumni.com/HOF2021.  Questions regarding the event can be addressed to Director of Special Events & Constituent Relations Jason Germain at jag@umass.edu.

Steve Baylark • Football • Running Back • 2003-06
Baylark was a four-year starting running back for former head coaches Mark Whipple (2003) and Don Brown (2004-06). He accomplished the rare feat of rushing for 1,000 yards in four consecutive seasons with 1,177 as a freshman, 1,138 as a sophomore, 1,057 during his junior year and 1,960 in his senior campaign. He was one of only three Division I-AA/FCS running backs to do so at the time of graduation. Baylark won all-America second team (2006), Atlantic 10 Conference Offensive Player of the Year (2006) and Atlantic 10 All-Conference First Team (2004, '05, '06).

Baylark finished second all-time in program history for career rushing yards (5,332), all-purpose yards (6,098), all-purpose yards per game (122.0) and rushing attempts (1,104), and third in rushing touchdowns (42), rushing yards per game (106.6) and total touchdowns (47). He spent time in the NFL with the Arizona Cardinals (2007) and Denver Broncos (2008) following graduation.

Anke Bruemmer • Field Hockey • Defense • 1998-2001
Bruemmer capped a stellar career with UMass field hockey second all-time for most goals (50) and third in points (108) in program history. She won three National Field Hockey Coaches Association (NFHCA) All-America awards, including a first team accolade in 2000 and second team in 1998 and '99. Bruemmer also earned selection to the 2001 Atlantic 10 All-Academic Team in recognition of her classroom work and was the 2001 Atlantic 10 Student-Athlete of the Year. Additionally, Bruemmer won two of the conference's major field hockey-specific awards as she was the 1999 Player of the Year and 2001 Defensive Player of the Year.

A four-time selection to the Atlantic 10 10 All-Conference Team from 1998-2001, Bruemmer helped Massachusetts to a 58-31 overall record (.652 win percentage) and 20-1 mark in Atlantic 10 games (.952 win percentage) during her four seasons. UMass advanced to the NCAA Championship Elite Eight in 1999 and 2000 while the squad also made appearances in the tournament during Bruemmer's freshman and senior seasons. She guided Massachusetts to four consecutive Atlantic 10 Tournament championships as the squad went undefeated in eight conference postseason games during her tenure with the team.

Holly Hellmuth-Wiles • Women's Soccer • Defense • 1989-92
Hellmuth-Wiles was a two-time first team all-American (1991, '92) for UMass women's soccer, who was also a three-time MAC Hermann Trophy finalist. She took home all-New England honors in 1989, '90 and '91 and helped lead UMass to NCAA Elite Eight appearances during the 1989 and 1992 seasons.

Hellmuth-Wiles tallied 76 career appearances and posted 43 points (15 goals, 13 assists) primarily playing as a defender for head coach Jim Rudy. She started 75 of her 76 career appearances, including 20 games as a freshman in 1989, 16-of-17 as a sophomore, 19 as a junior and 20 during her senior campaign as UMass went 52-18-6 (.724) during her four seasons. In addition to the NCAA Elite Eight appearances, the squad also qualified for NCAA Tournament during Hellmuth-Wiles' junior season without the benefit of a conference automatic bid as Atlantic 10 play began for program in 1993.

Sam Koch • Men's Soccer • Head Coach • 1991-2013
Koch recorded a 222-182-45 record at Massachusetts over his 23 seasons leading the program and a career record of 280-235-64 in 29 seasons as a collegiate head coach. He finished with a 118-80-19 (.588) Atlantic 10 Conference record in his 23 seasons, including 14 campaigns above .500 in conference play. Koch was named the NSCAA Mid-Atlantic Coach of the Year in 2008, New England Coach of the Year in 1992, 2001 and 2008, and Atlantic 10 Coach of the Year in 1992, 1994, 2002 and 2008, and was also a finalist for the NSCAA National Coach of the Year in 2007 and 2008.

Koch produced 14 winning seasons at Massachusetts, made 12 appearances in the Atlantic 10 Championship and took three trips to the NCAA Tournament, including advancement to the 2007 Final Four. The all-time winningest coach in UMass men's soccer history, Koch owns 99 more wins than the next coach (Lawrence Briggs) and has the highest win percentage (.545) of all the program's coaches who have coached more than three seasons/32 total games.

Koch led UMass to its best season in program history during 2007, when UMass set its single-season record for wins and defeated Boston University (first round), Boston College (second round), Central Connecticut (third round) and Loyola-Chicago (quarterfinals) en route to the NCAA Championship Final Four. He tutored two-time all-American Jeff Deren (2001, 02), the program's first all-American since 1977, and coached 2007 all-American and UMass Athletics Hall of Fame inductee Zack Simmons.

The 1995-96 Men's Basketball Team
The John Calipari-led 1995-96 men's basketball team finished with a 35-2 overall record, won the Atlantic 10 regular season and tournament titles and advanced to the NCAA Final Four. Massachusetts began the season with a 10-point win over No. 1 Kentucky and rolled to 26 consecutive victories and the No. 1 national ranking. The regular season also included key victories over No. 3 Memphis, No. 10 Wake Forest, No. 13 Syracuse, No. 19 Maryland and No. 21 Georgia Tech.

After UMass cruised through the Atlantic 10 Tournament – including a 75-61 title game victory over heated rival Temple – and entered the NCAA Tournament as a No. 1 seed. The Minutemen defeated UCF, 92-70 in the first round and battled past Stanford, 79-74 two days later. UMass then downed Arkansas, 79-63, in the NCAA Sweet Sixteen and cruised to a 24-point win over No. 4 Georgetown in the NCAA Elite Eight. The team ultimately fell to fellow No. 1 seed and No. 2 nationally ranked Kentucky, 81-74 in the NCAA Final Four.

Marcus Camby won National Player of the Year, was a consensus first team all-American and secured Atlantic 10 Player of the Year, while Edgar Padilla earned AP All-America accolades. Calipari was named the Naismith College Coach of the Year and NABC Coach of the Year.

The roster included Donta Bright, Ross Burns, Camby, Charlton Clarke, Ted Cottrell, Dana Dingle, Andrew Maclay, Inus Norville, Rigoberto Nuñez, Edgar Padilla, Giddel Padilla, Carmelo Travieso and Tyrone Weeks.

Martin Jacobson Dinstinguished Alumni Award Recipient: Bob '62 and Marianne '77 Foote
The Jacobson Award is presented annually to the alumni/ae  who have made truly exceptional contributions of leadership and service to the athletic department.  Bob '62 and Marianne '77 Foote are tremendous supporters of UMass and its athletics program with more then $1 million donated. They provided a $250,000 cornerstone gift to renovate the Academic Success Center in 2018 and made a substantial donation to support  the construction of the Martin Jacobson Football Performance Center as well. Additionally, Bob Foote was instrumental in the foundation of the UMass Football Gridiron Club, the team's official fundraising organization, and continues to provide financial support to the Gridiron Club annually.

The Academic Success Center, named in honor of Bob and Marianne, provides UMass student-athletes with a state-of-the-art academic environment for advising, learning specialization, one-on-one and group tutoring, workshops and seminars, and private rooms for individual counseling.

Foote is a native of nearby Northampton, Massachusetts, and became the first member of the family to attend college when he arrived at the University of Massachusetts. He went on to become one of the all-time great Minutemen, lettered three times on the offensive and defensive lines (1958, '60, '61) and earned all-America honors following his senior season in 1961.

John Francis Kennedy Maroon Leadership Award Recipient: Glenn Wong
The Kennedy Award is presented annually to the individual who has made significant and lasting contributions of service and loyalty to promote and generate competitive excellence and student-athlete impact within the athletic department.  Glenn Wong served with distinction as a faculty member at the Mark H. McCormack Department of Sport Management for 36 years. Wong was lauded throughout his tenure, including with two Chancellor's Medals, served as the Interim Director of Athletics, acting Dean of the School of Physical Education (1992-93) and was the UMass NCAA Faculty Athletics Representative from 1993-2013. He retired from UMass' Isenberg School of Management as Professor Emeritus in 2015.

Wong is a past-president of the Sports Lawyers Association (SLA) and an SLA board member since 1998. He served as outside counsel to the Baltimore Orioles and the Boston Red Sox in salary arbitration matters and was an arbitrator for the National Football League (NFL) and the NFL Players Association, the Court of Arbitration for Sport, and the American Arbitration Association. Wong also worked or consulted for Major League Baseball (MLB), the NCAA, PGA of America, Reebok, Sports Illustrated, and the U.S. Olympic Committee, Triathlon and Biathlon. He is also a member of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Board of Trustees and the Fiesta Bowl's Board of Directors.

Wong is a 1974 graduate of Brandeis University in Waltham, Massachusetts, and received his Juris Doctor (J.D.) from Boston College in 1977.

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