Lincoln University, Pa. – The Lincoln University Athletic Hall of Fame Committee and Athletics Director Harry Stinson III are proud to announce the addition of four individuals and two championship teams that have been selected to be inducted into the Lincoln Lions Athletic Hall of Fame 2019-20 class. The induction ceremony will take place on the campus of Lincoln University on May 1, 2020 at the Wellness Center Dining Hall at 11:30 a.m.
 
The four inductees are women's track and field athletes Shawna Hardy '97 and Kellie Ross Hundley '99; men's track and field athlete Thomas Thompson '99; and baseball player Melvin  Robinson '11.
 
The 1990 NCAA Division III National Champion Men's Indoor Track and Field Team and the 1990 NCAA Division III Men's Outdoor Track and Field Team will be the two newest teams to join the ranks of Hall of Fame championship teams – a new hall of fame category created in 2018-19.
 
This is the seventh class to be inducted into the hall of fame which now boosts 46 individual members and five championship teams who have made significant contributions to Lincoln University and enhanced its image and reputation. This incoming class represents decades of service to Lincoln University and includes NCAA champions, All-Americans, conference champions and legendary leadership.
 
Tickets for the May 1, 2020 ceremony to be held in the University Wellness Center at 11:30 am can be purchased online through Lincoln's university ticket system.  The cost is $35.00 Please click here to purchase.   For more information regarding tickets please contact Kisha Middleton at 484-365-7362 or kmiddleton@lincoln.edu
 
For general information regarding the hall of fame and the upcoming brunch, please contact Bob Heller at 484-365-7384 or rheller@lincoln.edu
 
Below is the full list of inductees, along with their Lincoln graduation year where applicable and their sports.
 
Shawna Hardy (1997) – Track and Field 
Hardy was a member of Lincoln's first two Women's track and field NCAA championship teams in 1993 (Indoor and Outdoor).  Hardy was a 13-time all-American and never finished lower than third place in any event that she earned All-American status.  Shawna earned seven gold medals at the NCAA Outdoor Track and field championships from 1993-96, winning the 100 and 200-meter dash race in 1993 and again in 1996 as well being a part of three NCAA championship relay teams. In indoor track and field, Hardy earned all-American status three times (400 meters, 55 meters and 4x400 relay) over the course of her career.
 
Kellie Ross Hundley (1999) -  Track and Field
Kellie Ross Hundley was one of Lincoln's most prolific hurdlers during her four years donning the Orange and Blue, earning seven all-American honors, six of which came in the hurdle events.  Ross was part of Lincoln's first two women's track and field NCAA national championship teams in 1993. Ross finished second in the indoor 55 meter hurdles in 1993 and third in the outdoor 100 meter hurdles that same year – the first of three all-American honors in each event.  Ross became an NCAA champion in 1996, winning the indoor 55 meter hurdles as the Lions were national runner-up.
 
Thomas Thompson (1999) – Track and Field
Thompson finished his career as one of the most decorated Lincoln track and field athletes, earning all-American status 21 times over the course of his four-year career. He was a five-time NCAA National Champion, capturing the outdoor high jump title in 1997 and 1998; the outdoor triple jump title in 1998 and 1999 and the indoor triple jump title in 1998.. He is Lincoln's outdoor record holder for all three jumping event (long jump, high jump, triple jump) and is also holds the lions' indoor record for the high jump. Thompson is one of only ten athletes in Division III history to earn All-American honors all four years in the same event, both indoor and outdoor and one of only three to accomplish this feat in the high jump. Thompson also was a four-time all-American in the long jump, twice indoor and twice outdoor.  He also earned all-American status as part of Lincoln's 4x100 relay teams from 1996-1998.   
 
Melvin  Robinson (2011) – Baseball
Robinson was a four-year starter for the Lions from 2008-2011, finishing his career as the most prolific hitter in program history.  Robinson finished his career as the Lions' all-time leader in ten different offensive categories, including batting average (.373); home runs (16); runs batted in (85) and hits (128).  He is listed among Lincoln's all-time top five performers in 21 different offensive categories.  As a junior in 2010, Robinson hit .414 and set the school record for hits in a season with 36.  Melvin hit .400 the following year and broke his own school record with 38 hits, earning All-CIAA and all-ECAC honors.  He holds seven single season records in addition to his ten career marks.   
 
The Teams
 
1990 Men's Indoor & Outdoor Track and Field Teams –  NCAA Division III National Champions (Indoor& Outdoor)
In 1990 The Lincoln University men's track and field program became just the third NCAA Division III institution in history of the men's track and field championships to capture both the indoor and outdoor championships in the same season.  The Lions narrowly edged Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), 36-30½ to capture their first ever indoor championship. The lions had just one first place winner in the meet as the foursome of James Bell, Clive Terrelonge, Juan Edney and Lincoln Townsend captured the 4x400-meter relay.  Half of Lincoln's 36 points were scored in one event as Victor Colter, Shannon Flowers and Mark Whitsett recorded a 2-3-4 finish in the 55 meter hurdles.  Lincoln also recorded a narrow win in the outdoor championships, defeating Wisconsin-Oshkosh 49-45 to capture their second outdoor title.  Mark Whitsett won the 110 meter hurdles while the Lions again captured the 4x400-meter relay title with Vernon Miller replacing Bell in the rotation.  Lincoln again dominated the hurdles with Whitsett, Flowers and Colter all scoring with a 1-6-8 finish at 110-meters.  The Lions also recorded a second place finish in the 4x100-meter relay.  Three members of the 1990 National Championship track and field teams have already been inducted as individuals in the Lincoln Athletics Hall of Fame:  Terrelonge (2012); Colter (2015) and Edney (2016).