Six Legends to Greet Hall Inductees on February 2
January 24, 2007

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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SEATTLE (Jan. 24) ­ There should be plenty of Falcon Legends on hand to welcome the new inductees Feb. 2 at the annual luncheon on Seattle Pacific University campus.

To date, six members of the Falcon Legends Hall of Fame are confirmed to attend the ceremonies in Upper Gwinn Commons. The deadline for reservations is Friday, Jan. 26. Tickets are $30 and can be made by phone at (206) 281-2085. The luncheon begins Feb. 2 at 11:45.

Dr. Ken Foreman, an '03 inductee and charter member, has been selected to make a presenting speech for the fourth time. Foreman will introduce his former track and field star and 1987 NCAA heptathlon champion Anita Sartin Behrbaum.

Doris Heritage, another '03 charter inductee, will deliver the invocation. Also expected to attend are Legends Steve Gough ('03), Debbie Halle Jackson ('04), Bob Thompson ('04) and Dr. Wes Lingren ('05).

Completing the Class of 2007 are former wrestling coach Frank Furtado (1965-74), basketball All-American Linda Johnson Cooper (1985-89) and the late Orville Anderson (1956-59), a basketball great from 1955-59. In addition, former SPU board of trustees chairman V.O. "Bud" McDole will receive the fourth Lifetime Achievement Award.

Cliff McCrath, the SPU men's soccer coach, will serve as Master of Ceremonies. Dr. Philip Eaton, SPU president, will bestow inductees with their awards. Honorees will also be publicly acknowledged prior to the homecoming basketball game the next day in Brougham Pavilion.

Furtado is best known as the longtime trainer for the Seattle SuperSonics, yet he was an accomplished coach beforehand. He started the varsity wrestling program 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 who resides near the SPU campus, will be presented by theology professor Dr. Bob Drovdahl, a past wrestler.

Gordy Brockman, a former Falcon and player for Anderson at Port Orchard's South Kitsap High School, will deliver Anderson's introduction. 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). A longtime educator and coach, he passed away June 24. Accepting his award will be his wife Phyllis, a Kent resident, and his two sons and daughters.

Johnson Cooper was the women's program's first All-America, the conference player of the year and a three-time all-conference pick. Nels Hawkinson, who recruited Johnson out of Oak Harbor High School and coached her first two seasons, will present her to the Hall. She averaged 17.5 points over her career and her total of 1842 is a career record. She is also No. 2 in career rebounding (8.6) and steals (2.7). Johnson was a member of the first team to reach postseason and win 20-plus (24-6) games in 1989. She lives in Olympia and her husband, Keith Cooper, is the Saint Martin's men's head coach.

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 PE and athletics expansion, including the renovation of Brougham Pavilion.

The Class of 2007 will bring the Falcon Legends Hall of Fame membership to 24. Nominations are being accepted for next year's class.