Troy Athletics announced the 12th annual Troy University Sports Hall of Fame Class last week. Eight former Trojans from multiple sports earned their spots in the prestigious group.
Ashley Beverly-Kelley, Ted Clem, Jason Fawcett, Larry Groce, Anthony Rabb, Corey Robinson, Rick Stetson and Marcus Woody were all chosen to join the class. Their induction ceremony will be on Saturday, April 26.
Beverly-Kelley finished her Troy women’s basketball career as the Trojans’ top scorer in their Division I history. The guard played from 2012 to 2016, earning three All-Sun Belt honors.
As a core piece of head coach Chanda Rigby’s first few squads at Troy, Beverly-Kelley starred for the Trojans. She dropped 46 points against Georgia Southern in 2015, which ended up being the highest scoring performance in Division I that season.
While all the statistics are impressive, Beverly-Kelley’s greatest moment as a Trojan boiled down to one singular jump shot. In the 2016 Sun Belt Conference Championship game, Beverly-Kelley tossed up an off-balance jumper that found the net with 20 seconds left. Troy won the game 61-60 and punched its second-ever NCAA tournament ticket.
Although Clem is best remembered for booting a 50-yard field goal through the uprights to win the 1984 Division II National Championship, he left a mark at Troy. The kicker made 166 extra points and 48 field goals over his collegiate career, which is good for first and second in program history, respectively.
Clem has also scored 310 points, more than anyone in school history.
Fawcett, a former pitcher for Troy baseball, was a strikeout machine. Over his four seasons as a Trojan, he struck out 425 batters – the mark still stands as a record today.
In 1997, Fawcett mowed down 141 batters on the way to winning the Mid-Continent Pitcher of the Year. He was an integral part of Troy’s NCAA tournament team that season.
Groce powered Troy football’s 1968 NAIA Championship squad from the linebacker position but continued to make a mark in the community after his playing days ended. From 1981 to 1983, Groce was the president of the Troy University National Alumni Association. He also was named the Alumnus of the Year in 1998 due to his successful career as an accountant.
Rabb – the 1999 Southland Conference Defensive Player of the Year – was a force to be reckoned with as part of Troy football’s defense. His 407 career tackles are fourth in program history, and his 23 tackles against Middle Tennessee in 1999 are still the most a Trojan has ever recorded in a game.
During his four years as a Troy quarterback, Robinson racked up 13,477 passing yards and 81 passing touchdowns. Both marks stand as school records. Robinson also led the Trojans to a Sun Belt title and a bowl win in 2010.
A former sports editor of the Tropolitan, Stetson excelled in many areas. As part of the Troy track and field team, he set school records in the two-mile run, three-mile run and steeplechase. After graduating, Stetson became an admissions counselor and ultimately took over the track and field program as a coach.
Stetson is also a Vietnam War veteran and was awarded a Bronze Star for his bravery.
Woody, also a former track and field player, was a two time All-American. His 1:49.40 800m time is still a Troy record. Additionally, Woody was a standout for the Trojans cross country team, making three All-Gulf South Conference teams.
The Hall of Fame class will be inducted later this year, and seats can be purchased at TroyTrojans.com/hoftickets
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