WINCHESTER, Va. – Shenandoah University Athletics have announced its next class for the Athletics Hall of Fame. A second class within the 2026 calendar year, this group features four individuals and one team, as well as two student-athletes from the previous class being recognized at the upcoming Hall of Fame induction ceremony set to be held on October 17th, 2026 in the James R. Wilkins, Jr. Athletics and Events Center.
1989 Men's Soccer Team
The 1989 Shenandoah Men's Soccer Team was the first team in school history to capture a conference title. A part of the Eastern States Athletic Conference, the Hornets competed against top-level non conference competition, including their season opener against James Madison, as well as ranked opponents such as #13 Mary Washington and #7 Longwood.
The team went 16-5-2 on the season with a perfect 9-0-2 home record and 6-0 ESAC record. They would claim the ESAC South Division title with a 4-0 victory over Frostburg State before claiming the conference title with a 2-0 victory over Cabrini.
With stricter methods of getting into the NCAA tournament back then, the team competed in the Virginia Intercollegiate Soccer Association (VISA) tournament; a tournament compiled of the best DII and DIII Virginia schools to not make the NCAA tournament. They would draw with Lynchburg in the VISA semifinal and advance on penalty kicks, 4-3. The Hornets would close out their season avenging their earlier loss to Virginia Wesleyan and share the VISA title with the Marlins after a 2-2 draw.
Led by Third Team All-American Willie Porter who scored a team record 18 goals on the season, the team would post a school record 16 wins, which still stands as the most wins in single-season program history. Tommy Wallace was in goal for the Hornets, who posted 126 saves, a .840 save percentage, a 1.09 GAA, and 5 shutouts on the season.
Billy Hill - Men's Basketball, Class of 1978
Billy Hill was one of the original pioneers of the Shenandoah Men's Basketball program post-Dayton era. A three-year starter with the Hornets, Hill became the second player ever to surpass 1,000 career points (Bob Minor, 1977) and set the original scoring record with 1,837 career points scored. He would be a cornerstone in the Hornets' winning seasons through the mid to late 70s, a feat they hadn't seen in some time.
Karen Eggleton - Women's Basketball, Class of 1982
Karen Eggleton, much like Billy Hill, was a pivotal piece in the early stages of the Shenandoah Women's Basketball program. With the team starting varsity competition in 1977, Eggleton was one of the team's first new recruits heading into the 1978-79 campaign.
Making an immediate impact on both ends of the floor, Eggleton, in just her second season with the program, was the Virginia Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women (AIAW) Division IV Leading Rebounder (The AIAW governed women's collegiate basketball from 1972-1982 before the NCAA took over women's championships. Division IV was the division for non-scholarship schools).
In her senior year, the 1981-82 campaign, she would become the second woman to score 1,000 points for the Hornets (Sue Eberly, 1981), while leading the team to becoming the AIAW State D-IV Tournament Runner-Up. She was named to the D-IV All-Conference and All-Tournament teams and played two of her best career games in her final tournament, including a 32-point 21-rebound game against Averett.
Gregg Anderson - Football, Class of 2003
Gregg Anderson was a member of the Shenandoah Football team since its re-emergence in 2000. Playing in three seasons with the program, he would garner all-Dixie conference accolades in 2001 and 2002, as well as set the single-season tackles record with 85.
At the end of his senior season, he would also be named to the AFCA All-America team, becoming the first All-American in program history. His play and leadership would help lay the framework for what would become back-to-back conference titles for the program in 2003 and 2004.
Emily Yergin - Women's Soccer, Class of 2020
Emily Yergin quickly became a star of the new age of Shenandoah Women's Soccer. Bursting on to the scene in 2016, she became the ODAC's Rookie of the Year, scoring her career best 21 goals and 8 assists, while starting in 17 of the team's 19 contests. She would win three consecutive conference player of the week awards capped off by a 5-goal 1-assist game. She was named First Team All-ODAC, Third Team All-South Region by the NSCAA, First Team All-State and State Rookie of the Year by VaSID.
Yergin's dominance on the pitch would continue throughout her four-year career as a Hornet, as she would be named First Team All-ODAC and First Team All-State all four years, as well as two more All-Region nods her junior and senior years. She was also named Second Team All-ECAC her junior and senior years, Academic All-ODAC, and Academic All-State twice.
Yergin set a multitude of new program records during her tenure, including points (148) and Goals (61), surpassing 90s Hall of Famers Jen Johnson and Brandy Wheeler.
Lauren Carpinello – Women's Lacrosse & Women's Soccer, Class of 2008
Carpinello, a dual-sport athlete from 2004-08, starred as a defender in both soccer and lacrosse.
In women's soccer, she earned Second Team All-USA South honors as a rookie, followed by three straight First Team selections. She was also a two-time VaSID All-State honoree and twice named ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District III.
On the lacrosse field, Carpinello holds program records for ground balls (282) and caused turnovers (121). The four-year starter helped the Hornets capture the 2005 USA South Championship and earned three First Team All-USA South nods plus VaSID All-State honors.
Shamyra Wilkerson – Track & Field, Class of 2019, 2022
Wilkerson became SU's first-ever indoor track and field All-American in 2019, finishing eighth in the 200m at the NCAA Indoor Championships. That same year, she was the University's nominee for NCAA Woman of the Year.
A three-time ODAC individual champion (one indoor, two outdoor), Wilkerson earned eight All-ODAC honors and two All-Region awards. She holds school records in the outdoor 100m (12.15), outdoor 200m (24.66), and indoor 60m (7.74).
Hall of Fame Tickets
Tickets for the 2026 Shenandoah Athletics Hall of Fame are available now at suhornets.com/tickets.
For questions, please contact Matt McIntosh '23 (mmcintos19@su.edu) or
Kara Phoubandith (kphouban@su.edu).
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