Stanford Athletics last week announced it will induct eight alumni into its Athletics Hall of Fame in November. Headlining the class is John Lynch, who played safety for the Cardinal in the early 1990s and won a Super Bowl ring in the NFL with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
Seven others will be inducted, and honored at halftime of Stanford football’s game against Arizona on Nov. 6: Brevin Knight ’97 (basketball), Rick Lundblade ’85 (baseball), Liliah Osterloh ‘00 (tennis), Tracye Lawyer ’99 (track and field, soccer), Mike Lambert ’96 (men’s volleyball), Catherine Fox ’00 (swimming and diving) and Nick Bravin ’93 (fencing).
Knight played basketball for the Cardinal for four years in the mid-1990s, winning three All-Pac-10 selections and a first-team All-America selection in his senior season in 1997. Knight is considered one of the best point guards ever to play at Stanford, and currently is the career leader in steals (298) and assists (780), as well as being the fourth all-time leading scorer (1,714). He was drafted with the 16th pick of the first round of the 1997 NBA Draft by the Cleveland Cavaliers, and went on to have a successful career with a number of different franchises, including a strong stint with the expansion Charlotte Bobcats from 2004-07.
Osterloh had a highly successful career at Stanford, despite playing for the Cardinal for only one year before turning professional. In 1997, her lone year on the Farm, Osterloh won the NCAA singles title and led Stanford to its ninth team title in women’s tennis. As a pro, Osterloh has had a strong career, netting over $1.3 million in career prize money. She reached her highest ranking in 2001, when she was ranked No. 41 in the world in singles, and continues to play on both the singles and doubles tours. She won three doubles tournaments on the International Tennis Federation (ITF) tour in 2009.
Fox is best known for winning two gold medals at the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta, forming a critical part of the U.S. 400-meter freestyle and 400-meter medley relay teams. Over her Stanford career, Fox was a 21-time All-American and a nine-time NCAA champion.