Furtado Among 5th Class of SPU Legends Selected for Induction
November 8, 2006

Class of '07 Frank Furtado Wrestling Coach Orville Anderson Basketball Linda Johnson Cooper Basketball Anita Sartin Berhbaum Track & Field V.O. “Bud” McDole Lifetime Achievement Award

Class of '06 Jim Ballard Men's Basketball Tosca Lindberg Women's Basketball Volleyball Dr. Wes Lingren Tennis Coach Faculty Ath. Rep. John Terwilliger Men's Rowing George Cottrill Lifetime Achievement

Class of '05 Laurel Anderson Tindall Gymnastics Lorna Griffin Track and Field Bente Moe Track, Cross Country Bruce Raney Soccer Sergio Soriano Soccer C. Hoyt Watson Lifetime Achievement

Class of '04 Ken Covell Soccer Roy Duncan Track & Field Les Habegger Basketball Debbie Halle Jackson Gymnastics Bob Thompson Tennis

Class of '03 Loren Anderson Basketball/Baseball Doris Brown Heritage Track & Field Cross Country Dr. Ken Foreman Track & Field Coach Howard Heppner Basketball Steve Gough Track & Field Ben Moring Track & Field Jack MacDonald Lifetime Achievement

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Induction Ceremony Details

SEATTLE (Nov. 8, 2006) – A coach and athletes whose contributions to Seattle Pacific University span four decades will comprise the Class of 2007 for the Falcon Legends Hall of Fame.

The fifth set of inductees includes the first All-Americans of the men’s and women’s basketball programs, an NCAA track and field champion, plus an icon of the Falcons’ great wrestling teams.

Frank Furtado becomes the fourth coach to be enshrined. He was Seattle Pacific’s only wrestling coach from 1965-74. Joining him as inductees are the late Orville Anderson (1956-59), Linda Johnson Cooper (1985-89) and Anita Sartin Berhbaum (1986-87). In addition, former SPU board of trustees chairman V.O. “Bud” McDole will receive the fourth Lifetime Achievement Award.

Ceremonies will be held Feb. 2 during an 11:45 a.m. luncheon in the Queen Anne Room of Gwinn Commons. Honorees will also be publicly acknowledged prior to the homecoming basketball game the next day in Brougham Pavilion. Luncheon reservations are $30. Dr. Philip Eaton, SPU president, will bestow inductees with their awards.

Furtado is best known as the longtime trainer for the Seattle SuperSonics, yet he was an accomplished coach beforehand. He started the wrestling program from scratch and was its only coach, finishing with dual meet record of 89-64. Five of Furtado’s teams finished among top 20 nationally, including two in the top 10. He had 11 All-Americans, with two advancing to the NCAA championship match. Furtado lives on Queen Anne Hill, near the SPU campus.

After averaging 23.2 points and 11.8 rebounds as a senior, Anderson earned honorable mention All-America. He holds the single game rebounding record (25) and graduated as season and career record holder as well (now No. 4 in career and No. 7 for season). Anderson is still No. 8 in career scoring (14.2 points per game). He was a graduate of Seattle’s Lincoln High School and had served in the Air Force before attending Seattle Pacific. A longtime educator and coach, he passed away June 24. His wife Phyllis will accept his award. She resides in Kent.

Johnson Cooper was the women’s program’s first All-America, the conference player of the year and a three-time all-conference pick. Coming out of Oak Harbor High School, she averaged 17.5 points over her career and her total of 1842 is a career record, one of her five. She is No. 2 in career rebounding (8.6) and steals (2.7). Johnson Cooper was a member of the first team to reach postseason and win 20-plus (24-6) games in 1989. She lives in Olympia.

Sartin Behrbaum restarted the Falcons’ tradition of champions in multiple events. She was an All-American as a junior, then NCAA heptathlon champion as a senior. Explosive as both a thrower and sprinter, Sartin Berhbaum graduated as the SPU record-holder in 100, 200, 100 hurdles, javelin and heptathlon, with 200, javelin and heptathlon still standing. She went on to represent the U.S. in several international meets. Sartin Behrbaum, a graduate of Foster High School in Tukwila, now lives in Auburn.

McDole, an SPU alumnus and retired IBM executive, was the inaugural president of the Falcon Club booster organization. He has cheered and supported SPU athletes, coaches and teams for more than five decades. As board chairman, McDole was also instrumental in helping achieve a major physical education and athletics expansion, including the renovation of Brougham Pavilion.

The Class of 2007 will bring the Falcon Legends Hall of Fame membership to 24. The first three classes comprised the charter members: Laurel Anderson Tindall (gymnastics), Loren Anderson (basketball/baseball), Doris Brown Heritage (track & field/cross country), Ken Covell (soccer), Roy Duncan (track & field), Dr. Ken Foreman (track & field coach), Steve Gough (track & field), Lorna Griffin (track & field), Les Habegger (basketball coach/athletic director), Debbie Halle Jackson (gymnastics), Howard Heppner (basketball), Bente Moe (cross country/track), Ben Moring (track & field), Bruce Raney (soccer), Sergio Soriano (soccer) and Bob Thompson (tennis).

The ‘06 class featured Jim Ballard (basketball), Tosca Lindberg (volleyball/basketball), Dr. Wes Lingren (tennis coach) and John Terwilliger (rowing).

Hall of fame classes are limited to four inductees each year and must have no more than one non-athlete represented. Nominations for the induction Class of 2008 are now being accepted.