This week, GoDutchmen.com is revealing the five-member Athletic Hall of Fame Class of 2011, continuing today with Harold Spangler '95. The class will be inducted on Saturday, October 15 on Oktoberfest Weekend, and a Team of Honor will also be recognized. Learn more about the Hall of Fame and its past inductees.
Hall of Fame Class of 2011
Monday -
Jerry Frey '74
Tuesday -
Howie Spangler '95
Wednesday - ????
Thursday - ????
Friday - ????
Saturday - Team of Honor
Howie Spangler '95
Swimming
The swimming program's first Hall of Fame inductee, Howie Spangler '95 remains atop LVC's record books as a record-breaking competitor during the early 1990's. More than 15 years after his graduation, Spangler still holds a staggering 10 individual and three relay records, including five of six freestyle marks, three of four backstroke records, and both 200 IM standards.
Spangler's swimming résumé includes four MAC championships, including three in 1995 (in the 100 back and 100 and 200 free events) that led to his selection as the David B. Evanson Swimmer of the Year, the first in program history. He won nine individual medals out of 12 possible events in his career, and was a three-time captain and four-time team MVP. Academically, he was a four-year MAC Academic Team member and senior class president.
