Hall of Famers Named

Colorado College's Athletic Hall of Fame will officially expand to 15 members with induction of the 1997 class on March 1.

The Hall's third class of inductees, elected in October, includes four-time volleyball All-American Cathy Costello; coaching legend Frank Flood; former football standout Douglas C. "Moose" Van Metre; and longtime faculty member/athletics administrator Ray O. Werner.

Cathy Costello, who graduated in 1990, led the Tiger spikers to four consecutive NCAA Division III playoff appearances in the late '80s. One of only two women athletes from Colorado College to earn All-America honors all four years in her sport, she owns school records for most kills in a career (1,457) and single season (449 as a senior in 1989), as well as most blocked shots in a match (18 vs. Metropolitan State College in 1988). She finished her career with a .352 attack percentage, 394 total blocks, 604 digs and 114 service aces as the team posted an 80-35 record and .696 winning percentage.

Frank Flood, who retired in 1991 after 32 years of teaching and coaching at the college, served as Jerry Carle's assistant and "right-hand man" with the football team for three decades. Flood's off-the-cuff suggestion prompted Carle to adopt the single-wing offense that carried the Tigers to a 46-7-2 record during a six-year span in the early 1970s. He also coached boxing and track, producing the school's first-ever track-and-field All-American in Charles Puga. Frequently a father figure for athletes and non-athletes alike, Flood was especially influential with minority students who could come to him with any kind of problem.

"Moose" Van Metre '51 has been a staunch supporter of Colorado College athletics since his graduation. He currently serves on the Alumni Athletic Committee, is a former member of the Hall of Fame Selection Committee and was a key contributor in the Carle Weight Room project. He earned All-Rocky Mountain Conference honors three seasons in football, twice as an offensive and defensive end and once as a fullback, and helped the Tigers claim RMC championships his final two (1949 and 1950). He also was a member of the track team.

Ray Werner, former professor of mathematics at the college, retired in 1987 after 40 years on the faculty and administrative staff. A fixture at home basketball and football games as official time-keeper for much of his tenure, Werner served as secretary (1950-56) and chairman (1960-85) of the faculty athletic board as well as faculty representative to the NCAA, RMC and Western Collegiate Hockey Association (1960-85). He is a charter member of the WCHA Hall of Fame and in 1986 became a recipient of the league's Distinguished Service Award.

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