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Nov. 4, 2006 Olympic gold medalist and retired Santa Monica College professor Dr. Tommie Smith., Internationally renowned rock climber Lynn Hill and table tennis champion Jerry N. Davila-Castro, will be inducted Nov. 4, 2006 into the SMC Foundation’s 2006 Sports Hall of Fame. Hill and Davila-Castro are both SMC alumni. Tommy Smith coached SMC’s track & field teams from 1978 until his retirement in 2005. As a competitive sprinter, he is the only man in track history to hold 11 world records simultaneously. Winner of the gold medal in the 200-meter at the 1968 Olympics in Mexico City, Smith tied or broke 13 world records while a student at San Jose State University in the 1960s. Aside from his coaching, Smith also taught sociology, health and physical education classes while at SMC and served as interim athletic director. Lynn Hill is widely recognized as the world’s best female rock climber. While at SMC from 1982 to 1983, she concentrated on middle-distance running and was a member of SMC’s State Championship Women’s Track & Field Team in 1982. One of the world’s best competitive rock climbers, winning more than 30 international titles, she was the first person to complete a free ascent of the nose of El Capitan, Yosemite National Park’s most famous climb. Jerry N. Davila-Castro, who is in a wheelchair because of infant polio, attended SMC from 1989 to 1993, earning a certificate in recreation/leisure studies. A member of the 1992 USA Paralympics Team in Barcelona, he has racked up a number of achievements in table tennis, including silver medals in the 1986 Pan American Games and at the 1987 World Championships, a gold medal at the 1991 California State Championship, and a silver medal at the 1991 National Championship. The Santa Monica College Foundation is unveiling the Sports Hall of Fame on November 12th. Santa Monica College Athletics has a long history of tradition and excellence and there are many individual coaches and athletes that deserve recognition. The 2005 inaugural class of inductees is an exemplary of the spirit and compassion of the individuals involved in Santa Monica College Athletics. 2005 Sports Hall of Fame Inductees In Memoriam: Dr. Kay Teer Crawford established the Coronetts, SMC’s Drill Team in the late 1950’s during her tenure at SMC from 1955 to 1984. The first woman chair of SMC’s Physical Education & Dance Department, she was a Dance and Drill director for more than 50 years, producing ten halftime Super Bowl shows among other televised productions. Johnny Gray’s two-decade career as a competitive sprinter spans four Olympic games, earning him the Bronze in 1992. He also twice won the Gold at the Pan American Games. He still holds the American 900-meter indoor and outdoor records. Gray attended SMC from 1979 through 1980 and graduated from Arizona State University in 1982. John Joseph’s career as head SMC swimming coach is legendary. From his debut in 1951 until his retirement in 1992, Joseph produced more than 300 All-Americans. He racked up 13 undefeated seasons, and coached 20 Conference Championship teams and one State Championship team. He was named Conference Coach of the year 21 times and State Coach of the Year three times. Lenny Krayzelburg backstrocked his way to four Olympic Gold Medals, sweeping the three events in 2000 and earning another Gold as a member of the medley relay team in 2004. While attending SMC from 1992 to 1994, he won three California Junior College Conference Championships under the tutelage of swimming coach Stu Blumkin. For information about Criteria and Nomination Process, Nomination Form, and 2005 Inductees, go to: http://www.smc.edu/foundation/sports_hall_of_fame.html
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