Discover the ILLINOIS VOLLEYBALL INDUCTEES and celebrate their achievements. Explore the legacy of volleyball legends in Illinois now! ILLINOIS VOLLEYBALL INDUCTEES CLASS OF 2024 Tara Ballard Teams Coached Metamora Township High School Redbirds Kelsey Robinson - From Elmhurst IL Teams University of Tennessee Lady Volunteers Volleyball University of Nebraska-Lincoln Volleyball United States Women’s National Volleyball Team Awards 6x Gold Medalist Italian League "Most valuable player" CEV Champions League "Best outside spiker" FIVB World Grand Prix "Best outside hitter" FIVB World Cup "Best outside hitter" FIVB Club World Championship "Best outside hitter" Sean Rooney - From Wheaton IL Teams Pepperdine University Men’s Volleyball Cheonan Hyundai Capital Skywalkers US National Volleyball Awards 3x Gold Medalist Lindsey Stalzer - From Peoria IL Teams Aguadilla Divas Stella ES Calais Valeriano Alles Menorca Volei Cala de Finestrat OK Nova KBM Branik Sagres Neuchatel Allianz MTV Stuttgart Cignal HD Spikers 3BB Nakornnont Foton Tornadoes HPK Naiset Foton Tornadoes Petron Blaze Spikers Jakarta BNI 46 F2 Logistics Cargo Movers CLASS OF 2026 CLASS OF 2025 Mary Eggers - From Aurora IL Teams University of Illinois US National Women’s Volleyball Awards 3x All American Broderick Award Top Collegiate Female Volleyball Player Michelle Bartsch-Hackley Teams University of Illinois Llaneras de Toa Baja Rote Raben Vilsbiburg US National Women’s Volleyball Awards Olympic Gold Medalist Nancy Brookhart Cherin - From Glen Ellyn IL Teams University of Illinois Awards Big Ten MVP NCAA Mideast Regional All-Tournament Player 3x Second-Team All-American Peg Kopec Teams Coached St. Francis HS Darla Moldenhauer - From Bourbonnais IL Teams Coached Bradley-Bourbannis High School Awards Inductee Illinois Coaches Association Hall of Fame Nichole Millage - From Champaign IL Teams Centennial High School University of Central Oklahoma US National Women’s Sitting Volleyball Team Awards Paralympic Games Silver Medall 2008 Beijing Silver Medal 2012 London Gold Medal 2016 Rio de Janeiro Gold Medal 2020 Tokyo World Championships Silver Medal 2010 Edmond, Oklahoma Silver Medal 2014 Elblag, Poland Silver Medal 2018 Arnhem, Netherlands WOVD Intercontinental Cup Bronze Medal 2008 Ismailia, Egypt WOVD World Cup Gold Medal 2010 Port Said, Egypt Parapan American Games Gold Medal 2015 Toronto Gold Medal 2019 Lima Parapan American Zonal Championships Gold Medal 2009 Denver, Colorado Gold Medal 2010 Denver, Colorado Gold Medal 2011 Sao Paulo, Brazil Gold Medal 2013 Edmond, Oklahoma Gold Medal 2017 Montreal, Canada Gold Medal 2019 Lima, Peru Sitting Volleyball Invitational Silver Medal 2007 Shanghai, China Euro Cup Gold Medal 2009 Roermond, Netherlands ECVD Continental Cup Gold Medal 2011 Yevpatoria, Ukraine Volleyball Masters Gold Medal 2012 Leersum, Netherlands Moscow Open Cup Gold Medal 2013 Moscow, Russia Intercontinental Cup Gold Medal 2016 Anji, China World Super 6 Gold Medal 2019 Tokyo, Japan Linda Oxby - From Decatur IL Teams Blue Mound High School Eastern Illinois University Teams Coached Edwards County School District Awards Record of 633-180 In 19 Years of Coaching Jourdyn Poulter - From Naperville IL Teams Eaglecrest High School University of Illinois Chieri Busto Arsizio Volley Igor Gorgonzola Novara LOVB Salt Lake US Olympic Team Awards Olympic Games Gold Medal – 2020 Tokyo Silver Medal – 2024 Paris FIVB World Cup Silver Medal - 2019 Japan FIVB Nations League Gold Medal – 2019 Nanjing Gold Medal – 2021 Rimini NORCECA Silver Medal – 2019 San Juan Pan-American Cup Gold Medal – 2018 Santo Domingo Fred Rakers - From Aviston IL Teams Coached Mater Dei High School Awards 1046-200 in 35 years as Head Coach National High School Volleyball Coach of the Year for 2011 IVCA Hall of Fame Inductee 2023

Explore the 'Illinois Golf Inductees' page to discover celebrated golf legends. Dive into the world of Illinois golf and its esteemed inductees. ILLINOIS GOLF INDUCTEES CLASS OF 2024 Babe Didrickson Zaharias Tours Ladies Professional Golf Association Awards World Golf Hall of Fame LPGA Tour Money Winner LPGA Vare Trophy Associated Press Female Athlete of the Year Bob Jones Award Presidential Medal of Freedom Bob Goalby - From Belleville Illinois Tours Professional Golf Association PGA Champions Tour Awards PGA Tour Rookie of the Year Todd Hamilton - From Galesburg Illinois Tours Professional Golf Association Japan Golf Tour Asia Golf Circuit Awards Asia Golf Circuit Order of Merit winner PGA Tour Rookie of the Year Mike Small - From Champaign IL Teams University of Illinois Tours PGA Tour Nationwide Tour Hooters Tour Salley Wessels Illinois Women’s Golf Association CLASS OF 2026 Hank Haney - From Lake Forest, IL Player University of Tulsa Coach Coached Tiger Woods & Mark O'Meara Awards World Golf Teachers Hall of Fame 2019 Texas Golf Hall of Fame 2014 Bruce Vaughan - From Kankakee, IL Tours PGA Tour Champions Tour Sunshine Tour Pro Golf Tour Awards Sunshine Tour Champion 2X Korn Ferry Tour Champion PGA Tour Champion Best Results in Major Championships Masters Tournament DNP PGA Championship DNP U.S. Open CUT: 1990, 1993, 1995 The Open Championship CUT: 1994, 2006, 2009 CLASS OF 2025 Ashley Armstrong - From Flossmoor IL Teams Homewood-Flossmoor High School University of Notre Dame Awards Winner - IJGA Girl's Tournament IJGA Player of the Year 2006 IJGA/PJGT - Player of the Year 2007 Academic All-American Conference Champion One of the Top Scoring Women's Golfers of All-Time at Notre Dame Dylan Meyer Teams Evansville Central High School University of Illinois Awards Winner Western Amateur 2016 2x Winner 3M Augusta Invitational 2017, 2018 Renee Heiken Slone Teams University of Illinois Teams Coached University of Illinois Awards 3x All American National College Player of the Year 2x Big Ten Player 2x Big Ten Championship Medalist Steve Stricker Teams University of Illinois Tours PGA Tour European Tour PGA Tour Champions European Senior Tour Awards PGA Tour Comeback Player of the Year Payne Stewart Award Byron Nelson Award PGA Tour Champions Charles Schwab Cup winner PGA Tour Champions money list winner PGA Tour Champions Player of the Year PGA Tour Champions Byron Nelson Award

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