Montreat College Athletics Hall of Fame

Dave Walters - 1999 Inductee

Dave Walters was born August 30, 1949, in Fernandina Beach, Flroida. He received an Associates of Arts Degree from Montreat Anderson College, then a two year school, in 1968 and went on to earn his Bachelor of Science degree from Florida State University. He was commissioned a second lieutenant in the United States Army in 1971. Read More...

Norm Wilhemi - 1999 Inductee

Norm Wilhelmi was born April 3, 1926 in Cicero, Illinois. He dropped out of high school to enlist in the Navy in World War II and saw combat in the South Pacific. Upon his release from active duty, he used the GI Bill to get his undergraduate degree from Taylor University in 1951. He received his Master's Degree from Columbia University. Read More...

Robert Watt - 2000 Inductee

Robert G. Watt was born in Thomasville, Georgia on February 17, 1922. He attended public schools in Thomasville and later Episcopal High School in Alexandria, Virginia. He enrolled as a freshman in the Virginia Military Institute in 1940 where he was a member of the varsity basketball team. Read More...

Larry Wilson - 2000 Inductee

Charles Larry Wilson was born on April 28, 1934 in Tryon, North Carolina. He earned his BS degree at Springfield College in 1956 and accepted a teaching and coaching position at Skaneateles High School in New York. He earned his MS degree at the State University of New York at Cortland in 1961 and his PHD from Florid State University in 1971. Read More...

Rusty Pulliam - 2002 Inductee

Winston Walden (Rusty) Pulliam Jr. was born November 4, 1957 in Asheville, NC. He graduated from T.C. Roberson High School in 1976 and attended Western Carolina University in 1977. The next year he transferred to Montreat-Anderson College where he received an Associate of Science Degree in 1978. He went on to earn his Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from Newberry College in 1980. Read More...

Jamie Johnson - 2002 Inductee

James Hardy (Jamie) Johnson, Jr. was born August 17, 1964 in Lumberton, NC. He attended Montreat-Anderson College from 1982 to 1984 where he played basketball. He was selected to the NJCAA Region X Second-Team All-Stars in 1984. His final year at Montreat-Anderson he averaged 17.5 points and 11 rebounds per game. He was the Cavaliers’ Most Valuable Player and was awarded the Montreat-Anderson “Male Athlete of the Year”. Read More...

William Hurt - 2003 Inductee

William Whitfield Hurt served as president of Montreat College from 1991-2002. Mr. Hurt joined Montreat College after thirty-one years with Martin Marietta where he received the honor of Manager of the Year for 1990 and was awarded the Jeferson Cup, the highest honor accorded by the corporation. Read More...

Aron Gabriel - 2003 Inductee

Aron Gabriel was born on June 22, 1974, in Statesville, NC to Archie and Judy Gabriel. He grew up in Catawba County and graduated from Bandys High School in 1992. He was a member of three conference championship basketball teams at Bandys and competed in the regional championship in his sophomore and junior years. He was a three-sport All-Conference player his senior year in cross-country, basketball and track. He was also honored as the WCNC (Charlotte) Student Athlete of the Year in basketball. Read More...

Shane Hatcher - 2004 Inductee

Shane Hatcher was born on September 29, 1973 in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. He attended Montreat College from 1992-1996. During that time, Shane was a member of the baseball program and college's first conference championship as a four-year institution. Read More...

Toby Brooks - 2006 Inductee

Toby Brooks was born in Greenville, TN. Toby attended Tusculum College on a baseball scholarship. He earned his degrees in Math/Computer Science and Education from Tusculum in 1991. After graduation, Toby joined the volleyball and softball programs at Tusculum as assistant coach. He would later be named head coach of both programs. Read More...

Shon Snipes - 2006 Inductee

Shon “Snippy” Snipes was born on October 16, 1971. She was born the eighth child to St. Clair and Geraldine Snipes, having four sisters and four brothers including her twin brother. Shon played basketball two seasons at C.F. Jordan High School in Durham, NC, after suffering an ACL knee injury her freshman year. She was PAC-6 All-Conference Player, All Durham County Second Team, and team Most Valuable Player her senior season. She graded from Jordan High School in 1990. Read More...

Jesse Gardner - 2007 Inductee

Jesse Gardner was born September 2, 1980 in Asheville, NC. He was the third of four children born to Mike and Susan Gardner. He has two older brothers, Matt and John and a younger sister Ann Marie. Jesse played basketball and ran track at Owen High School in Black Mountain and received multiple honors for both. In basketball, Gardner was named All-Conference three times and also earned All Western North Carolina honors. In track, he was a two-time state champion in the 4 X 800 relay team and was also named conference Male Runner of the Year. For his athletic achievements, Gardner was named Owen High School Male Athlete of the Year his junior and senior years. Read More...

Monica Hickman Wilder - 2007 Inductee

Monica Hickman Wilder attended Montreat from 1999-2002 and competed in both softball and volleyball. She also graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in Elementary Education. During her time at Montreat, Monica became the most decorated female student-athlete in school history. Her list of accomplishments includes the following: She was a four time All-AAC performer as well as a four time NAIA All Region recipient. She was named both AAC Player of the Year and NAIA Region XII Player of the Year for both the 2001 and 2002 seasons. She was also named as an All American Honorable Mention. Monica not only excelled on the playing field but was very successful in the classroom as well. This is represented by her recognition as a thee time member of the Academic All-Conference team as well and being selected as an Academic All-American. Read More...