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The 2006 Hall of Fame inductees were honored on April 8 at William and Mary Hall. Pictured left to right are Martin Morris '65, Shawn Knight '94, Rebecca Wakefield Snider '93, Marcie Homan Heil '95, Tyrone Shelton '90 and Scott Budnick '93.

The Tribe Athletics Department honored six of its own on April 8, 2006 at the Athletics Hall of Fame induction ceremony held in Williamsburg. The six inductees were treated to a weekend of golf and relaxation with friends and family.

The following is a brief sketch of the athletic career of each inductee:

Selected in the inaugural MLS Player Draft in 1996, Scott Budnick '93 is one of just seven Tribe soccer players to be drafted. As a member of the Tribe, Budnick was named twice to the Colonial Athletic Association's (CAA) first-team all-conference squad and led the Tribe to a Sweet 16 appearance in his junior season. He was also named to the first team all-south Atlantic Region and all-Virginia squads.

A five-time All-American, and just one of four Tribe student-athletes to earn the honor three times in a year, Marcie Homan Heil '95 captured the first of her two CAA Cross Country Athlete of the Year awards in 1993, finishing first at the conference championships. The following year, she earned three more All-America honors, one each for cross country, indoor 3,000 meters, and outdoor 5,000 meters. She is currently the school record holder for the 5,000 meter event.

The all-time NCAA I-AA leader in both career and season pass efficiency, at 170.77 and 204.6, respectively, quarterback Rev. Shawn Knight's '94 name can be found across the Tribe record book. He is the all-time school leader in career and season completion percentage (65.5 percent and 69.4 percent), as well as the leader in single-game touchdown passes with six.

The 1965 Outstanding Player of Virginia as selected by the Virginia Sports Writers and Sportscasters, Martin Morris '65 was part of the men's basketball squad that nearly toppled West Virginia University in the finals of the Southern Conference tournament, falling 70-67 in double overtime. That season, he served as both team captain and class president, and averaged 16.0 points and 7.3 rebounds per game. He also earned all-state and all-Southern Conference honors.

As fullback, Tyrone Shelton '90 and teammate Robert Green each recorded over 1,000 yards in the 1990 season -- a feat that has only been accomplished five times prior in Division I-AA and stands as the lone occurrence in school history. A recruited walk-on, Shelton ended his career as the team's starting fullback who had amassed 2,534 rushing yards, the sixth-most in school history.

One of the most prolific players in Tribe's women's soccer, Rebecca Wakefield Snider '93 finished her career third all-time in goals and fourth in assists. Her senior season is one of the greatest on record, as she recorded 20 goals and was named as a first-team All-American. That same year (1992) also saw her named as one of the national finalists for the Honda Player of the Year Award.