Athletics inducts five into Hall of Fame

Kendra Haselhorst-Bull, volleyball (1997-2000)

One of only four, four-time All-Missouri Valley Conference selections in league history, Haselhorst-Bull was the 2000 Missouri Valley Conference Player of the Year and a four-time first-team AVCA All-Central District honoree. She finished her career No. 1 in the Valley for career hitting percentage (.322), No. 2 in the Valley for career block assists (482) and No. 5 in the Valley for career kills (1,677). At Illinois State, she currently ranks No. 1 for career hitting percentage, block assists and total blocks (597); No. 2 at ISU in career kills, and is one of three players in Valley history to post 1,600 kills and 500 blocks in a career. She also earned three-time first-team selections on the Valley Scholar-Athlete Team and was a member of the Valley All-Centennial Volleyball Team.

Dan Muller, men's basketball (1995-98)

Muller was a two-time Missouri Valley Conference Defensive Player of the Year (1996 and 1997), 1998 Missouri Valley Conference Tournament's Most Outstanding Player, and 1995 Valley Freshman of the Year. He was named to the 1998 All-Valley Second Team and earned a three-time Valley Scholar-Athlete Team selection (1996, 1997 and 1998). Muller received a three-time CoSIDA Academic All-District V selection (1996, 1997 and 1998), and a two-time CoSIDA Second-Team Academic All-America selection (1997 and 1998). He was a 1998 NCAA postgraduate scholarship winner and the first ISU student-athlete to receive the athlete of the year award and scholar-athlete of the year in the same year (1997). Currentlly, he ranks No. 9 in career points (1,445), and no. 4 in career double-digit games (81) and career three-point field goals (204). He started in 128 consecutive games (every game of his career) and was a member of two NCAA Tournament teams (1997 and 1998) and two NIT teams (1995 and 1996). In his four years at ISU, the Redbirds were 91-37 (.711). In the first round of the 1998 NCAA Tournament, Muller scored the game-winning layup in the 82-81 overtime win over Tennessee.

Chris Quigley, wrestling (1969-72)

Quigley placed second at the NCAA National Championships in 1972 (Illinois State's highest national finisher in wrestling). At the 1972 championship, he defeated two-time national champion Chris Black and wrestled in three NCAA National Championships. He was a three-year letterwinner, the team's co-captain as a junior, and won the United States Federation World Freestyle Tournament in 1970, 1972 and 1974. Quigley won the United States Federation world take down (open division) defeating Rick Sanders, a two-time Olympic silver medalist. He competed in Greco-Roman wrestling in the 1972 Olympic Trials. As a senior, he wrestled at 126 pounds and posted a 22-12 overall record. During his junior year, he finished with a 10-10 mark while wrestling at 126 pounds, and as a sophomore he finished with a 16-9 mark while wrestling at 134 pounds.

Melanie Ward, women's basketball (1992-96)

Ward received two-time first-team All-Missouri Valley Conference selections (1995 and 1996). During her junior season, she led the Redbirds in points (421), field goal percentage (.542), free throw percentage (.793), blocks (16) and steals (45), and was the fifth player in Redbird history to reach 1,000 career points as a junior. Ward finished with 1,453 career points, ranking no. 7 all-time. In 1994, she was named the team's most valuable player and also owns the ISU record for single-season freshman field goal percentage (.574). During the 1992-93 season, she played just five games and missed the rest of the year with a heel injury, but was granted a medical hardship waiver by the NCAA. She was a two-time CoSIDA Academic All-District V selection (1994 and 1996), a member of the 1996 Missouri Valley Conference All-Tournament Team, and a two-time member of the Valley Scholar-Athlete Team (1995 and 1996). With 18-career double-doubles, she ranks No. 4 in ISU history, no. 5 in career field goals made (589), and No. 4 in career field goal percentage (.534). She is also No. 5 in career rebounds (724), including No. 2 in career defensive boards (526).

Priscilla Welch-Delaere, softball (1994-97)

Named to the Valley All-Centennial Softball Team, Welch-Delaere is a 1997 National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) Third-Team All-American and a four-time first-team all-region honoree. She's a three-time All-Missouri Valley Conference First-Team selection (1995, 1996 and 1997) and was named the 1994 Missouri Valley Conference Rookie of the Year. She was a member of the 1997 Missouri Valley Conference All-Tournament Team and an All-Valley Second-Team honoree in 1994. ISU's career leader in hits with 247, she holds the No. 2 spot in the Redbird record books for career runs scored (119) and ranks No. 4 in school history in career batting average (.373). She is also no. 3 in career doubles (40) and career RBI (102) and her 247 career hits rank No. 4 all-time in Missouri Valley Conference history. In 1994, she was the league-leader with nine triples and batted a league-best .532 in conference games during the 1997 season.

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