CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. - Southeast Missouri assembled its 2022 Athletics Hall of Fame Class which includes women's basketball coach Ed Arnzen, softball pitcher Tracie Eudaley, track & field athletes Kevin Farley and Heather Keltner, and football linebacker Tony Walker.
This year's five-member class will be inducted during a special dinner and induction ceremony at the Show Me Center on Feb. 10. Online registration for the dinner and induction ceremony is available
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Ed Arnzen, Women's Basketball Coach (1983-2002)
Ed Arnzen brought Southeast Missouri's women's basketball program to national prominence during the NCAA Division II era, leading the then-Otahkians to eight NCAA Tournament appearances which culminated in a runner-up finish in 1990-91, the final year of SEMO's D-II tenure. Arnzen spent 19 years as head coach accumulating a 340-202 career record along the way. He was named MIAA Coach of the Year in 1986, 1987 and 1991, and Ohio Valley Conference Coach of the Year in 1998-99. Arnzen's teams won MIAA titles in 1986-87 and 1990-91 and finished second a total of six times. His 1986-87 team was inducted into the SEMO Athletics Hall of Fame.
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Tracie Eudaley, Softball (1984-1987)
Tracie Eudaley was a Second-Team All-American pitcher, one of only six All-Americans in Southeast Missouri softball history. Eudaley was SEMO's Most Valuable Player in both 1985 and 1986. She holds the school's all-time career records in ERA (0.43), wins (79), complete games (102), shutouts (45) and innings pitched (787.2). Offensively, Eudaley struck out only 15 times in 576 career at-bats. She ranks among SEMO's all-time career leaders in hits (5th, 195), triples (t8th, 10), RBI (6th, 119) and total bases (9th, 250). Eudaley was an All-MIAA selection every year of her career and earned the league's Most Valuable Player honor in 1984. She was part of SEMO's first NCAA Division IIÂ Tournament teams in 1985, 1986 and 1987.Â
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Kevin Farley, Track & Field (2011-2016)
Thrower Kevin Farley was a three-time All-American at Southeast Missouri. Farley qualified for the NCAA Championships on three occasions, including twice in the shot put (2013, 2016) and once in the discus (2016). He recorded three top-10 finishes in those appearances earning First-Team All-America honors with a seventh-place finish in the shot put in 2013 and an eight-place showing in the discus in 2016. Farley was a 10-time Ohio Valley Conference Champion (Discus, 2013 & 2016; Hammer, 2014 & 2016; Outdoor Shot Put, 2013 & 2016; Indoor Shot Put, 2013, 2014 & 2015; 35-Pound Weight Throw, 2015). He won OVC Championship MVP honors three times (Indoor, 2015; Outdoor, 2013 & 2016), OVC Indoor Field Athlete of the Year accolades on two occasions (2014 & 2015), OVC Outdoor Field Athlete of the Year laurels once (2013) and was tabbed OVC Outdoor Freshman of the Year (2012) in his career. Farley still holds the OVC record in the 35-pound weight throw and was a member of four OVC Championship teams. He set three SEMO records, including the outdoor shot put, 35-pound weight throw and hammer. His outdoor shot put and 35-pound weight throw records still stand today, while his hammer record has been broken. He ranks first all-time at SEMO in the shot put and weight throw, and second in both the discus and hammer. Farley was a four-time USTFCCCA Academic All-American and OVC Scholar-Athlete, as well.
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Heather Keltner, Track & Field (1997-2001)
Heather Keltner helped lead Southeast Missouri to four Ohio Valley Conference titles during her career. Keltner was named OVC Track Athlete of the Year in both 2000 and 2001. She was a 16-time OVC Champion as a sprinter (Indoor 200m, 1999; Indoor 400m, 1998, 1999 & 2000; Indoor 4x400m Relay, 1998 & 2000; Outdoor 200m, 1999 & 2001; Outdoor 400m, 1998, 1999, 2000 & 2001; Outdoor 4x100m Relay, 1998, 1999 & 2000; Outdoor 4x400m Relay, 1998). Keltner was also part of three school record relay teams, including Outdoor 4x400m, Sprint Medley Relay and 4x200m. She ranked third all-time at SEMO in the 400m and ninth in the 200m. Keltner was a four-time Southeast Scholar-Athlete, as well.Â
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Tony Walker, Football (1988-1989)
A linebacker, Tony Walker played two years at Southeast Missouri. Walker was named a First-Team All-American in 1989 and won both the team's Vogelsang Most Valuable Player and Golden Helmet Awards that same year. Walker led SEMO with 83 tackles, including 48 solo stops in 1989. After his college career, Walker became SEMO's highest draft pick when he was selected in the sixth round (148th overall pick) by the Indianapolis Colts in the 1990 NFL Draft. Walker went on to play in 43 games across three seasons with the Colts.
The SEMO Athletics Hall of Fame currently houses 115 individuals and 20 teams.
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