WIAA Announces 2011 Hall of Fame Inductees

RENTON, Wash. – The Washington Interscholastic Activities Association is proud to announce the 2011 Hall of Fame class, to be inducted, Wednesday, May 11, 2011, at the Spirit of Washington Events Center in Renton, Wash.

This year’s class includes a former NBA basketball player, one the state’s premier track and field athletes, a collegiate quarterback and one of the best wrestlers in state history.  Alongside the four athletes, the WIAA will recognize four coaches who combined for 29 state titles, a top official, contributor and a nationally recognized jazz band director.

The induction ceremony also includes the Gareth Giles Memorial Recognition Award, which will be presented to Randy Ryan for his service as a Representative Assembly member and as the District 8 Director.

For more information on the 2010 WIAA Hall of Fame inductees and for tickets to the luncheon, contact Andy Barnes, WIAA Assistant Executive Director, at (425) 282-5237 or abarnes@wiaa.com.  To view the full-length biographies of this year’s inductees, please click here.

2011 Inductees

Athletes

Doug Porter

Lakeside High School

Drew Miller

Lakes High School

Ron Cox

Coulee City High School

Otto Olson

Everett High School

Fine Arts

Clarence Acox

Coaches

Gene Smith

Dave Johnson

Kim Cox

Denny Humphrey

Official

Virginia Hays

Contributor

Scooter Chapman

Gareth Giles Memorial Recognition Award

Randy Ryan