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SMU Athletics Announces 2022 Hall Of Fame Class

Postby PonyPride » Fri Sep 30, 2022 10:50 pm

From SMUMustangs.com:

SMU Athletics Announces 2022 Hall Of Fame Class

DALLAS (SMU) - SMU and SMU Athletics, in conjunction with the SMU Lettermen's Association, have announced the newest class of the SMU Athletics Hall of Fame. The inductees include Bobby Mills, Berit Puggaard, Katie Swords and Robert Weir. The inductees will be recognized at the annual Hall of Fame Banquet and Induction Ceremony on Friday, November 4 in Armstrong Fieldhouse at the Indoor Performance Center.

Bobby Mills – Men's Basketball 1954-57
Mills was a two-time All-Southwest Conference guard from 1954-57. He helped lead the Mustangs to three straight SWC Championships and three NCAA Tournaments, including a run to the 1956 Final Four. He captained the 1956-57 team as the Mustangs claimed a third straight SWC crown. Mills was second on the team in scoring as a junior and senior behind All-American and 2009 SMU Hall of Fame inductee Jim Krebs. Mills' was second in career scoring at the end of his career with 1,027 points in 82 games. He is the third member of the 1956 Final Four team inducted to the SMU Hall of Fame, joining Krebs and 2013 inductee Rick Herrscher.

Berit Puggaard – Women's Swimming & Diving 1992-96
Puggaard was a four-time NCAA Champion, 13-time Southwest Conference Champion and 25-time All-American and from 1992-96. She helped the Mustangs finish in the top four at the NCAA Championships all four seasons, including a runner-up finish in 1996. Puggaard was a two-time Olympian for Denmark, competing in Barcelona in 1992 and Atlanta in 1996. She also won a bronze medal at the European Championships in 1991 and 1997.

Katie Swords – Women's Cross Country / Track & Field 1993-96
Swords was a two-time NCAA Champion and 12-time Southwest Conference Champion from 1993-97. She won the NCAA Outdoor Championship at 10,000 meters in 1995 and 1996. Swords' SWC titles include two cross country championships and 10 on the track. At the 1996 SWC Track and Field Championships, she became the first individual to score 40 points at the SWC meet by winning the 1,500 meters, 3,000 meters, 5,000 meters and 10,000 meters.

Robert Weir – Men's Track & Field 1981-84
Weir was a three-time NCAA Champion and a 10-time All-American. He helped the Mustangs win the 1983 NCAA Indoor and NCAA Outdoor Team Championships. Weir claimed individual national championships in the 35-pound weight throw at the 1981 and 1983 NCAA Indoor Championships and in the hammer throw at the 1983 NCAA Outdoor Championships. He was a three-time Olympian for Great Britain, earning bids to Los Angeles in 1984, Atlanta in 1996 and Sydney in 2000.

For additional information on purchasing tickets to the SMU Athletics Hall of Fame Banquet, click here, call 214-768-4314 or email Jeff Lockhart at lockhart@smu.edu.
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