Nine people-including three former coaches, a former team physician, the first field maintenance supervisor, and four alumni of California Lutheran University-have been selected for induction into the CLU Alumni Association Athletic Hall of Fame in the main concourse of the new Gilbert Sports and Fitness Center.

The inductees will be honored for their outstanding contributions to intercollegiate athletics during the annual Hall of Fame banquet today, Friday, Oct. 20 in Gilbert Arena.

Nadine Rajabi, a 2000 graduate of CLU and former Regals soccer player, will serve as mistress of ceremonies. The banquet begins with a reception at 6 p.m.

Following are the inductees:

Tom Bonds (Valparaiso, Ind.), football, Class of 1988. Bonds spent four seasons as quarterback for the CLU football team and set a single season career passing record of 7,773 yards, which still stood at the time of his induction.

He led the team in total passing yardage each of his four seasons at CLU and broke the 2,400-yard passing mark twice in his career.

Bonds was voted the team's Most Valuable Player twice after being named Most Valuable Freshman his first season. He was honored as All-American Honorable Mention in NAIA Division II twice and was a fivetime Western Football Conference Player of the Week.

Jeff Kennedy (Escondido), track and field, Class of 1978. Kennedy was a member of the California Lutheran College track and field team for two seasons and was team captain and Most Valuable Player in 1978. He made the cut as a NAIA AllAmerican in the 110-meter high hurdles in 1977, setting a school record with a time of 14.24 seconds which still stood at the time of his induction.

That same year at the NAIA Championships, he set a second school record that remained at the time of his induction running the 400-meter high hurdles in a time of 53.48 seconds. He was the NAIA District 3 Champion in the 110-meter high hurdles in both 1977 and 1978.

Steve Magruder (Thousand Oaks), wrestling, Class of 1973. Magruder was a wrestler at California Lutheran College from 1971 through 1973, making his biggest impact in his first year after transferring from El Camino Junior College.

As a sophomore transfer, he finished first at the NAIA District 3 Championships and earned an invitation to the NAIA National Championships where he finished in fourth place and earned All-American honors.

Magruder wrestled only part of his junior and senior seasons due to knee and collarbone injuries but was still named to the Outstanding College Athletes of America in 1973. At the time of his induction, he remained the only CLU wrestler to ever be named All-American.

Dave Wigton (Camarillo), football/track and field, Class of 1977. Wigton was a mighty

presence on the football and track and field teams at California Lutheran College from 1974 through 1976. He was an offensive tackle on the football team and team captain his senior year.

As a junior, he was named to the NAIA District 3 Second Team and, as a senior, was selected to the NAIA District 3 First Team, the All-Lutheran First Team and the NAIA All-American First Team. He was a team captain on the track and field team in both his junior and senior seasons and competed in the shot put, discus and hammer throw events.

In 1975 he was named the team's Most Valuable Field Man and given the Gary Rife Memorial Award. As a junior, he finished in seventh place in the shot put at the NAIA Division II National Meet and one year later finished in eighth place in the hammer throw. At the time of his induction, he still stood as the school record holder in the hammer throw with a mark of 51.84 meters, set in 1976.

Don Hyatt (Thousand Oaks), men's/women's volleyball coach. As head coach of the Kingsmen and Regals volleyball teams at California Lutheran College, Hyatt experienced success with both programs.

He coached the men from 1978 through 1984 with an overall career record of 90-27 and a .769 winning percentage. As the women's coach from 1980 to 1985, he reached 97 wins with 37 losses. At the time of his induction, he ranked second on the CLU women's volleyball all-time wins list.

George Kuntz (Thousand Oaks), men's soccer coach. Kuntz was the head coach of the Kingsmen and Regals soccer programs at CLU during the late

1980s and early 1990s. He led the women's team to their first two SCIAC Championships in 1991 and 1992 and was honored as the Regional Coach of the Year both seasons. His overall record in four seasons as head coach of the women's program was 51-25-1. He also led the Kingsmen to their first conference championship in 1991 and, in five seasons as head coach, accumulated an overall record of 60-24-10.

Eldon Hagen (Forest City, Iowa), field maintenance supervisor, 1963-88. Hagen was the maintenance supervisor for the Athletic Department at CLU from 1963 through 1988. Known around campus as "Big E," he successfully maintained all courts and fields for the athletic teams as well as for summer camps and the Dallas Cowboys training camps. Hagen displayed dedication and work ethic while helping CLU athletics grow.

Al Schoenberger (Peoria, Ariz.), baseball coach. Schoenberger coached the CLU baseball team for eight seasons during the 1980s. As head coach, he put together six 20-win seasons while compiling a career record of 178-170-2 and was honored as the NAIA District 3 Coach of the Year in the early '80s.

John Tomec, MD (Thousand Oaks), team physician, 1967-92. Tomec served as team physician for CLU from 1967 through 1992. He provided all exams for the CLU athletes and tended to their injuries.

In 1971 he was presented with a game ball from the NAIA Championship Game in which CLU defeated Westminster.

For more information about the event or the inductees, call (805) 493-3170.