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EUGENE, Ore. – The 1975 Volleyball team was honored as part of the 2022 Hall of Fame Induction on Sunday.
 
In honor of the 50th anniversary of the passage of Title IX, Bushnell procured an all-female 2022 induction class for the Bushnell University Athletic Hall of Fame, including the 1975 volleyball team, the 2011 women's cross country team and former coach Dr. Heike McNeil.
 
Pre-dating the start of the "Title IX Era", the Northwest Christian College volleyball team was created in 1971 and in just the fourth year as a varsity program, the Crusaders would win the Pacific Northwest Collegiate Conference Championship.
 
The 1975 team went undefeated with a 12-0 record, including an 8-0 mark in the PNCC. Played in a best two-out-of-three format at the time, the Crusaders only needed to play the full three sets one time throughout the year.
 
Head Coach Tim Stewart was on hand to induct the team. He said, "The 1975 team had a physical agility and athleticism that was unparalleled. Any coach would have been proud to work with them. They had a competitive commitment to be the best they could be and they grasped the opportunity with both hands.
 
"There was a mutual respect and they were always encouraging each other which was wonderful to watch. There was an openness to feedback and a patient encouragement that took us through the entire season."
 
Coached by Tim Stewart, the team was led on the field by 2019 Hall of Fame Inductee Jeanette (Scofield) McHarness, who earned MVP honors.
 
McHarness said, "Tim was an amazing coach. He says we were always so encouraging, but I remember times when we weren't so great with each other. He would set us straight on what a team is, and how we are to take care of each other and he was awesome."
 
Other members of the team in attendance were team manager Denise (McCoy) Wyrick Davis, Kris (Black) Kronmiller, Dondra Correll-Blood. Emily Dewey was in attendance, accepting the award on behalf of her sister, Becky (Thorton) Boyle, who has passed away in October of 2020.
 
Members of the team who were unable to be at the event were Suzanne (Gerg) Bigelow, Laurie (Beckham) Bradley, Sue (Kendall) Ellis, Jean (Gelder) Sheperd, Lois Smith, and Angie Tretnoff.