Rochester, Mich. (Apr. 21, 2007) ???C In ceremonies held this evening in the Oakland University Athletics Center O???Rena, the Oakland Athletics department inducted the 20th class into the Hollie L. Lepley Hall of Honor. A total of six individuals and one team made up the 2007 class. Scott Collins (cross country), Bob Hurdle (coach-volleyball), Jay Judson (men???s swimming and diving), Deanna Richard (women???s basketball), Eli Tiomkin (men???s soccer) and Derek Williford (men???s soccer) were the individuals inducted, with the 1964-65 men???s swimming & diving team also enshrined. In addition Dr. Virinder Moudgil and Mel Gilroy received the George Wibby Award that is given to an Oakland employee that makes outstanding contributions to the athletics department. Russ Luxton and Dr. Sami Rifat were honored with the Gary D. Russi Community Service award. One of the top cross country runners in Oakland history, Collins became OU???s second All-American in the sport in 1995 when he finished 17th at the NCAA Championships. He was also the captain of the team in ???95, leading the squad to three invitational victories. Collins was a two-time All-Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference selection as well as a two-time all-region performer. In 1995 he set a new course record for a 10K race at the Lake Superior State VP Classic. After his collegiate career Collins ran in two U.S. Cross Country Championships and has completed three marathons. Hurdle took a fledgling volleyball program at Oakland that was only six years old and turned it into one of the top programs in the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference in the 1980s. He left the program after the 1992 season with school records for wins (248) and years coached (11), both of which still stand at the time of his induction into the Hall of Honor. In just three seasons Hurdle took the OU volleyball team to its first GLIAC championship in 1985 when Oakland set a school record for wins with a 33-10 record. During Hurdle???s 11 seasons at OU his teams reached the 20-win mark eight times. A member of four national championship teams at Oakland, Judson was a standout swimmer in the mid 1990s for Oakland and earned All-America honors 20 times during his career at OU. In both 1996 and 1997 he helped Oakland to the team championships with a pair of individual crowns, taking home the title in the 200-breastroke in both of those years, becoming the second Oakland swimmer to capture the national title in that event. He also captured two other national titles on relay teams, getting those championships in 1995 and 1996 as part of Oakland???s winning 400-medlay relay teams. One of the most prolific three-point shooters in Oakland women???s basketball history, Richard was one of the top players in the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference in the mid-90s for OU. As a senior she became Oakland???s eighth All-American in women???s basketball and was named the GLIAC Player of the Year. Richard was a member of three teams that qualified for NCAA Tournament play and was a key component to the 1995 squad that reached the Elite Eight in the Division II Tournament. She finished her career with 1,333 points, becoming the 13th player at OU to reach the 1,000-point mark. A threat from behind the three-point line, she set school records for three-point field goals in a season and career as well as three-point attempts in a game and finished her career among the school???s all-time leaders in three-point shooting percentage. Tiomkin is a name that is among the all-time leading scorers in Oakland men???s soccer history. A three-time all-region player for OU in the mid-90???s, Tiomkin ranks among Oakland???s all-time leaders in goals, assists and points. He finished his career in 1994 as OU???s all-time leader in points and second in career goals and assists. All four teams Tiomkin was a member of reached NCAA postseason play, with the 1994 squad reaching the national championship game. In 1992 he etched his name into the Oakland record book, setting or tying the school records for goals (20) and points (51), as he helped OU to a school record 18 wins. One of Oakland???s top defenders during his playing years at OU, Williford was the ninth Oakland men???s soccer player to gain All-America honors. He earned the distinction as a senior and team captain in 1992 when he helped OU to a school record for wins and a berth in the NCAA Tournament semi-finals. Also a top playmaker on the team, Williford set a school record when he handed out five assists in a game during the 1990 season. His total of 13 assists that season also rank among Oakland???s all-time best. After his collegiate career Williford went on to play professionally, gaining a roster spot with the Detroit Neon of the CISL in 1994. In the fall of 1964 the call went out to students at Oakland University to form a men???s swimming and diving team. Not only did those that answered the call form the first swimming and diving team at OU, it also paved the way for the entire future of Oakland athletics as the first varsity sport at the school. On December 12, 1964 history was made as the new Oakland team hosted Schoolcraft College in the first varsity athletics event in OU history. Oakland defeated Schoolcraft that day and went on to post a 6-2-1 record for the season.