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JMU Inducts 31st Hall of Fame Class
11/9/2018 8:09:00 PM | Hall of Fame
HARRISONBURG, Va. – James Madison University inducted six standout student-athletes and a team that forever changed the perception of JMU nationwide as the 31st JMU Athletics Hall of Fame class was celebrated Friday night at Hotel Madison.
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The 2018 Hall of Fame class features football's Steve Bates (1986-1989) and Akeem Jordan (2003-2006), wrestler Brian Kurlander (1984-1988), Shannon Saunders Noe (2002-2006) of cross country and track and field and Paula Schuler Flamm (1987-1991) and Tamera Young (2004-2008), both of women's basketball. JMU will induct its third team of distinction by enshrining the 1981-82 men's basketball squad.
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2018 JMU Athletics Hall of Fame Class
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Steve Bates ('90) – Football (1986-1989)
An imposing force on the defensive line, Steve Bates was an All-American who was drafted by the Los Angeles Rams in the 1990 NFL Draft and selected to compete in the 1990 Blue-Gray Classic. The Pittsburgh native was named a First Team All-American by the National Coaches Association and Second Team by the Associated Press and The Sports Network in 1989, when he recorded 46 tackles, 12.5 tackles for loss, 4.5 sacks and four pass breakups. He was also named honorable mention All-America in 1988 with 59 tackles, 18 for loss and seven sacks as a junior. For his career, Bates posted 177 tackles, 39.5 for a loss and 15.5 sacks. His JMU defenses ranked in the top 20 in the nation each year in yards allowed per game. He was a standout on the school's first team to reach the NCAA Division I-AA playoffs in 1987.
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Akeem Jordan ('10) – Football (2003-2006)
Harrisonburg's Akeem Jordan didn't venture far from home to compete in college athletics and saw his decision pay off. His stellar four years culminated as a consensus First Team All-American in 2006, and he went on to play eight years in the NFL. In 2006, Jordan took part in a team-high 140 tackles (69 unassisted) with 17 tackles for loss and 5.5 quarterback sacks. He was the Atlantic 10 Defensive Player of the Year, finished as the runner up for the Buck Buchanan Award as the nation's top defensive player and was third in voting for the Bill Dudley Award, given to the best Division I student-athlete in Virginia. JMU was fourth nationally in rushing defense and ninth in scoring defense as a team in 2006 and went 35-15 with two playoff appearances during Jordan's career. Jordan posted 330 tackles in his NFL career, which included stops in Philadelphia (2007-2012), Kansas City (2013) and Washington (2014).
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Brian Kurlander ('89) – Wrestling (1984-1988)
Brian Kurlander was JMU's first NCAA Division I All-American Wrestler. From Brighton High School in Rochester, New York, Kurlander made an immediate impact on the wrestling program as a freshman, amassing an unprecedented 31 wins and earning Freshman All-America status by Amateur Wrestling News. Over the course of his four years as a varsity starter (1984-1988), Brian recorded 112 wins, tied for second in program history. He helped lead JMU wrestling to an Eastern Region Conference Championship and Virginia Intercollegiate State Championship. Individually, he was a two-time Virginia intercollegiate state champion, an Eastern Region conference champion, and a two-time NCAA Division I National Championship qualifier (1987, 1988). While competing for JMU, Kurlander was an Olympic hopeful and represented Team USA in the Espior Greco-Roman World-Championships.
Shannon Saunders Noe ('06) – Women's Cross Country/Track & Field (2002-2006)
Shannon Saunders' footprints can be traced throughout the JMU cross country and track and field record books. She was a two-time JMU Female Student-Athlete of the Year (2005, 2006), two-time CAA Cross Country Runner of the Year (2004, 2005) and a three-time national qualifier in outdoor track and field. Saunders captured the CAA cross country individual title as a junior in 2004 and as a senior in 2005 after placing seventh and third in her first two campaigns, making her a four-time All-CAA honoree. She placed fourth in the NCAA Southeast Region and 58th nationally in 2004 before going on to place 11th in the region and 96th nationally in 2005. Saunders finished 16th in the 10,000-meter run in the 2004 NCAA Outdoor Track & Field National Championships after winning the ECAC 10K. She qualified for the NCAA 10K again as a junior and a senior, placing 18th in her senior season. She was CAA champion in the 5,000-meter in 2004 and 2005 followed by CAA Champion in the 10,000-meter in 2006. Saunders was also an ECAC indoor qualifier in 2004 (5,000m), 2005 (3,000m, 5,000m) and 2006 (3,000m, 5,000m, distance medley) and competed in the USA Track & Field Outdoor Junior National meet in 2003 in the 5,000-meter.
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Paula Schuler Flamm ('91) – Women's Basketball (1987-1991)
From Fairfax, Virginia, Paula Schuler was a key cog in a dominant era of women's basketball at James Madison. The guard helped the Dukes go 97-25 in four seasons, including 45-5 in conference games. As a senior, she helped the Dukes shock the college basketball world with a 73-71 victory at No. 1 seed Penn State, which marked the first time in men's or women's basketball history that a No. 1 regional seed lost its opening game of the tournament. Schuler still stands as JMU's career record holder for 3-point shooting percentage at .471 (98-208) and holds two of the three top season marks in program history at .463 in 1989-90 and the single-season record of .482 in 1990-91. She finished with 1,184 points in 121 career games along with 438 rebounds, 419 assists (eighth in JMU history), 24 blocks and 134 steals.
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Tamera Young ('08) – Women's Basketball (2004-2008)
Still active as a 10-year veteran of the WNBA, Tamera Young stands as an elite student-athlete in the storied history of JMU women's basketball. The Wilmington, North Carolina, native was CAA Player of the Year and an Associate Press honorable mention All-America selection in 2007-08 when she led the CAA with 20.4 points and 10.4 rebounds per game. At the time of her graduation, she was the CAA's all-time leading scorer with 2,121 points. She once held program records for points in a game (38), season (693) and career (2,121) and also finished as the career record holder in scoring average (16.7), steals (275) and starts (125). A three-time All-CAA selection, she helped the Dukes to a 93-34 overall mark in her career, including the first three seasons of a current 12-year run with at least 24 victories. Young was the No. 8 pick of the 2008 WNBA Draft and has split 10 pro seasons between the Atlanta Dream and the Chicago Sky. She has played 305 career games in the WNBA with totals of 2,132 points, 1,142 rebounds, 394 assists, 250 steals and 73 blocks.
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1981-1982 Men's Basketball Team
When it comes to athletics accomplishments that forever change the course of a department and even a university, few rank higher than the 1981-1982 men's basketball team. The Dukes earned national acclaim and ensured that the nation heard the name "James Madison University" by receiving the second of three consecutive bids, the only one at-large, to the 48-team NCAA Men's Basketball Championship. A team that included future JMU Hall of Famers Linton Townes (1978-82), Dan Ruland (1979-83) and Charles Fisher (1980-83) along with Hall of Fame Head Coach Lou Campanelli (1972-1985) established a JMU wins record by going 24-6, which still stands as the best winning percentage (.800) in program history. The 52.0 points allowed per game still stands as a JMU team record. After falling by one point in the ECAC South title game, the Dukes earned an at-large spot to the NCAA Tournament as the No. 9 seed (best in program history) and went on to take down Ohio State 55-48. In the round of 32, the Dukes went toe-to-toe with eventual national champion North Carolina, falling 52-50 after leading in the final minutes. That team featured future NBA first-round draft picks Michael Jordan, James Worthy and Sam Perkins. The achievement changed the national perception of JMU Athletics, paved the way for departmental success that has trended upwards for 35 years and helped to attract a different level of student-athletes, coaches and administrators to the institution. The success came as JMU prepared to move into the Convocation Center and created a culture of spirit and support around JMU Athletics that is still enjoyed today. That success also permeated into interest in the institution as a whole, which coincided with a significant period in enrollment growth while also raising the academic profile of the university under the watch of former President Ronald E. Carrier.
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The 2018 Hall of Fame class features football's Steve Bates (1986-1989) and Akeem Jordan (2003-2006), wrestler Brian Kurlander (1984-1988), Shannon Saunders Noe (2002-2006) of cross country and track and field and Paula Schuler Flamm (1987-1991) and Tamera Young (2004-2008), both of women's basketball. JMU will induct its third team of distinction by enshrining the 1981-82 men's basketball squad.
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2018 JMU Athletics Hall of Fame Class
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Steve Bates ('90) – Football (1986-1989)
An imposing force on the defensive line, Steve Bates was an All-American who was drafted by the Los Angeles Rams in the 1990 NFL Draft and selected to compete in the 1990 Blue-Gray Classic. The Pittsburgh native was named a First Team All-American by the National Coaches Association and Second Team by the Associated Press and The Sports Network in 1989, when he recorded 46 tackles, 12.5 tackles for loss, 4.5 sacks and four pass breakups. He was also named honorable mention All-America in 1988 with 59 tackles, 18 for loss and seven sacks as a junior. For his career, Bates posted 177 tackles, 39.5 for a loss and 15.5 sacks. His JMU defenses ranked in the top 20 in the nation each year in yards allowed per game. He was a standout on the school's first team to reach the NCAA Division I-AA playoffs in 1987.
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Akeem Jordan ('10) – Football (2003-2006)
Harrisonburg's Akeem Jordan didn't venture far from home to compete in college athletics and saw his decision pay off. His stellar four years culminated as a consensus First Team All-American in 2006, and he went on to play eight years in the NFL. In 2006, Jordan took part in a team-high 140 tackles (69 unassisted) with 17 tackles for loss and 5.5 quarterback sacks. He was the Atlantic 10 Defensive Player of the Year, finished as the runner up for the Buck Buchanan Award as the nation's top defensive player and was third in voting for the Bill Dudley Award, given to the best Division I student-athlete in Virginia. JMU was fourth nationally in rushing defense and ninth in scoring defense as a team in 2006 and went 35-15 with two playoff appearances during Jordan's career. Jordan posted 330 tackles in his NFL career, which included stops in Philadelphia (2007-2012), Kansas City (2013) and Washington (2014).
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Brian Kurlander ('89) – Wrestling (1984-1988)
Brian Kurlander was JMU's first NCAA Division I All-American Wrestler. From Brighton High School in Rochester, New York, Kurlander made an immediate impact on the wrestling program as a freshman, amassing an unprecedented 31 wins and earning Freshman All-America status by Amateur Wrestling News. Over the course of his four years as a varsity starter (1984-1988), Brian recorded 112 wins, tied for second in program history. He helped lead JMU wrestling to an Eastern Region Conference Championship and Virginia Intercollegiate State Championship. Individually, he was a two-time Virginia intercollegiate state champion, an Eastern Region conference champion, and a two-time NCAA Division I National Championship qualifier (1987, 1988). While competing for JMU, Kurlander was an Olympic hopeful and represented Team USA in the Espior Greco-Roman World-Championships.
Shannon Saunders Noe ('06) – Women's Cross Country/Track & Field (2002-2006)
Shannon Saunders' footprints can be traced throughout the JMU cross country and track and field record books. She was a two-time JMU Female Student-Athlete of the Year (2005, 2006), two-time CAA Cross Country Runner of the Year (2004, 2005) and a three-time national qualifier in outdoor track and field. Saunders captured the CAA cross country individual title as a junior in 2004 and as a senior in 2005 after placing seventh and third in her first two campaigns, making her a four-time All-CAA honoree. She placed fourth in the NCAA Southeast Region and 58th nationally in 2004 before going on to place 11th in the region and 96th nationally in 2005. Saunders finished 16th in the 10,000-meter run in the 2004 NCAA Outdoor Track & Field National Championships after winning the ECAC 10K. She qualified for the NCAA 10K again as a junior and a senior, placing 18th in her senior season. She was CAA champion in the 5,000-meter in 2004 and 2005 followed by CAA Champion in the 10,000-meter in 2006. Saunders was also an ECAC indoor qualifier in 2004 (5,000m), 2005 (3,000m, 5,000m) and 2006 (3,000m, 5,000m, distance medley) and competed in the USA Track & Field Outdoor Junior National meet in 2003 in the 5,000-meter.
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Paula Schuler Flamm ('91) – Women's Basketball (1987-1991)
From Fairfax, Virginia, Paula Schuler was a key cog in a dominant era of women's basketball at James Madison. The guard helped the Dukes go 97-25 in four seasons, including 45-5 in conference games. As a senior, she helped the Dukes shock the college basketball world with a 73-71 victory at No. 1 seed Penn State, which marked the first time in men's or women's basketball history that a No. 1 regional seed lost its opening game of the tournament. Schuler still stands as JMU's career record holder for 3-point shooting percentage at .471 (98-208) and holds two of the three top season marks in program history at .463 in 1989-90 and the single-season record of .482 in 1990-91. She finished with 1,184 points in 121 career games along with 438 rebounds, 419 assists (eighth in JMU history), 24 blocks and 134 steals.
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Tamera Young ('08) – Women's Basketball (2004-2008)
Still active as a 10-year veteran of the WNBA, Tamera Young stands as an elite student-athlete in the storied history of JMU women's basketball. The Wilmington, North Carolina, native was CAA Player of the Year and an Associate Press honorable mention All-America selection in 2007-08 when she led the CAA with 20.4 points and 10.4 rebounds per game. At the time of her graduation, she was the CAA's all-time leading scorer with 2,121 points. She once held program records for points in a game (38), season (693) and career (2,121) and also finished as the career record holder in scoring average (16.7), steals (275) and starts (125). A three-time All-CAA selection, she helped the Dukes to a 93-34 overall mark in her career, including the first three seasons of a current 12-year run with at least 24 victories. Young was the No. 8 pick of the 2008 WNBA Draft and has split 10 pro seasons between the Atlanta Dream and the Chicago Sky. She has played 305 career games in the WNBA with totals of 2,132 points, 1,142 rebounds, 394 assists, 250 steals and 73 blocks.
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1981-1982 Men's Basketball Team
When it comes to athletics accomplishments that forever change the course of a department and even a university, few rank higher than the 1981-1982 men's basketball team. The Dukes earned national acclaim and ensured that the nation heard the name "James Madison University" by receiving the second of three consecutive bids, the only one at-large, to the 48-team NCAA Men's Basketball Championship. A team that included future JMU Hall of Famers Linton Townes (1978-82), Dan Ruland (1979-83) and Charles Fisher (1980-83) along with Hall of Fame Head Coach Lou Campanelli (1972-1985) established a JMU wins record by going 24-6, which still stands as the best winning percentage (.800) in program history. The 52.0 points allowed per game still stands as a JMU team record. After falling by one point in the ECAC South title game, the Dukes earned an at-large spot to the NCAA Tournament as the No. 9 seed (best in program history) and went on to take down Ohio State 55-48. In the round of 32, the Dukes went toe-to-toe with eventual national champion North Carolina, falling 52-50 after leading in the final minutes. That team featured future NBA first-round draft picks Michael Jordan, James Worthy and Sam Perkins. The achievement changed the national perception of JMU Athletics, paved the way for departmental success that has trended upwards for 35 years and helped to attract a different level of student-athletes, coaches and administrators to the institution. The success came as JMU prepared to move into the Convocation Center and created a culture of spirit and support around JMU Athletics that is still enjoyed today. That success also permeated into interest in the institution as a whole, which coincided with a significant period in enrollment growth while also raising the academic profile of the university under the watch of former President Ronald E. Carrier.
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