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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – Two individuals who combined for five national championships and the first conference championship team in any sport for Western State were among the inductees at the 2010 RMAC Hall of Fame Ceremony last Saturday night at the Colorado Springs Marriott. Regina Rhodes, Shane Carwin and the 1954 football team were inducted for their accomplishments for the Mountaineers.
The 1954 football team went 10-0 to win the conference championship with two All-Americans: Bill Rhodes and Jim Richards. The team was inducted into the Mountaineer Sports Hall of Fame in 2003 and also features four individual inductees. The Mountaineers finished No. 11 in national statistics for total offense.
Carwin, the interim UFC Heavyweight Champion, was a two-time football All-American and three-time wrestling All-American, including the 1999 Division II wrestling championship. Because of obligations related to Saturday’s heavyweight unification bout with Brock Lesnar in UFC 116, Carwin delivered his remarks to the crowd by video.
Rhodes earned three national track and field titles and another 21 conference championships for the Mountaineers from 1988-93. She also finished her career with the career record on the basketball court in steals and is listed in the top 10 records for scoring, field goals made and attempted and free throws made and attempted. Former head women's basketball coach James "Doc" Hahn accepted for Rhodes on her behalf.