Four individuals and one team have been selected to be inducted into the Lewis & Clark Sports Hall of Fame in a ceremony Friday, October 3, 2008 as part of the Alumni Weekend events. Track & Field athlete Karen Bureker '98, football player Earl Engebretson '57, baseball player Corey Loehr '85, and basketball player Brooks Meek '98, along with the 1982 Women's Swim Team will be honored that evening. William Martell '55 will also be receiving the Lifetime Achievement in Sport Award.

This year's Inductees:

Karen Bureker
Four-year letter winner in track & field; 1997 NAIA National Champion in the Pole Vault, the first women’s collegiate pole vault champion in America; 1998 NAIA All-American in the Pole Vault, finishing in second place at the National Championships on a tiebreak; placed in the Conference Championships ten times for a total of 44.5 points; ranked in the top 10 on the L&C All-Time List in 5 individual events (100 Hurdles, 400 Hurdles, Pole Vault, Triple Jump, Heptathlon).

Earl Engebretson
Four-year letter winner in football; 1954 Williamson System Little All-American and First Team All-Conference; 1955 Williamson System Little All-American and All-Conference; ended career with 1,895 rushing yards.

Corey Loehr
Three-year letter winner in baseball; 1985 First Team All NAIA District 2 and First Team All-Conference pitcher; 1986 First Team All-West Coast Area, NAIA District 2, and All-Conference pitcher; became the second 20-game winner in Pioneer history, amassing a 20-3 career record; finished his career with the lowest ERA in the modern era of Pioneer baseball, 2.87; posted a perfect 8-0 record in 1985.

Brooks Meek
Four-year letter winner in basketball; 1996 All-Conference Honorable Mention; 1997 NAIA Second Team All-American and First Team All-Conference; led the NCIC in scoring in 1996-97; 1998 NAIA Second Team All-American, All-Little Northwest Player of the Year, First Team All-Conference; graduated as second-leading scorer in school history, as all-time leader in steals and top-five in several other statistical categories; set marks as a leader in several NAIA Tournament statistical categories; led his Pioneer teams to four National Tournament appearance and two NCIC Championships.

1982 Women’s Swim Team
Coached by Gary Emblen, the Pioneers finished the season with a 10-5 dual meet record, going on to place second at the NCWSA Regionals and seventh at the AIAW Small College Nationals.; five of twelve team members attended National Meet with all five receiving All-American honors; Karen Deck was the AIAW National Champion in the 200 Fly; others earning All-American honors were Lori Willimont, Kate MacFarland, Carolyn Brown, and Mary Roberge.; there were eight All-American swims and one relay in the top-eight.
Team members include Lisa Aweida, Carolyn Brown, Dorian Callen, Karin Deck-Pringle, Leslie Dybal, Karen Fleming, Connie Grate, Joyce Harcourt-Meyersick, Carol Harvey-Samprey, Brenda Jamsgard, Jeri Kinnaman, Jennie Koos-Sanchez, Mary Beth Lipscomb-Lubnow, Kate MacFarland-Stefanides, Jodi Phillips-Polich, Betsi Roach, Mary Roberge Parsons, Ninia Torrey-Strungis, Gretchen Wilbur-Shinoda, and Lori Willimont-Duncan.

Click on the picture below to see a gallery of photos from the event and from Saturday's Homecoming Football Game and the Walk of Fame.