The eight-member class was revealed Monday and features Justin Beriault (football), Kris Burdine (softball), Kevin "KJ" Kinnee (football), Jada Phelps (track & field), Shayne Ridley (baseball), Greg Romano (men's volleyball), Bob Thomas (contributor) and the 1994 field hockey team.
The group will be inducted Friday, Sept. 16 at the Alumni Center. The class will also be honored at the Sept. 17 football game against Murray State at Scheumann Stadium.
Justin Beriault, Football
This strong safety was a force to be reckoned with on the field as Justin Beriault earned Mid-American Conference First Team honors in 2003 and 2004. As a freshman, Beriault was named to the 2001 Football Writers Association Freshman All-American Team and the Sporting News Freshman All-America Third Team.
Beriault started in 45 of 46 of his games as a Cardinal. At the end of his career, he ranked third in school history with 508 total tackles. Beriault surpassed the 100-tackle plateau in all four years at Ball State. His best season in tackles was in 2003 with 145. Beriault had the third-most tackles of any rookie in the country as a true freshman with 117 and ranked 10th nationally in 2004 with 125.
After his career at Ball State was completed, Beriault was selected in the sixth round of the 2005 NFL Draft by the Dallas Cowboys.
Kris Burdine, Softball
A highly decorated player on and off the field, Kris Burdine finished her career second in BSU history in home runs (7) and runs scored (84), third in batting average (.337), total bases (245) and triples (13), and fifth in hits (168) and doubles (30). "Birdie," as she was affectionally known, earned All-Mid-American Conference First Team honors in 2004 and second team accolades in back-to-back seasons in 2002 and 2003.
Burdine was also successful in the classroom, earning spots on the 2004 CoSIDA Academic All-American Second Team and the 2003 CoSIDA Academic All-America Third Team as well. A three-time Academic All-MAC recipient, Burdine also was awarded NFPCA All-America Scholar Athlete all four years at Ball State (2001-2004).
After her career was over, Burdine served two years as a graduate assistant in the Ball State Athletics Communications office.
Kevin "KJ" Kinnee, Football
Kinnee made quite the impact with the Ball State football team in only two seasons (1993-94) after transferring from Butler. Kinnee found success in a short time as a Cardinal earning All-MAC Second Team honors in 1993 and 1994. Kinnee helped guide the Cardinals to the 1993 Mid-American Conference Championship title and an appearance in the Las Vegas Bowl.
As a senior, Kinnee was asked to participate in the National College Football All-Star game and was voted second for MAC Defensive Player of the Year.
A 1994 team captain, Kinnee still owns the single-game tackling record with 29, an accomplishment he achieved three times while also tying Jack Lambert's MAC record in that same category. He also owns the two highest single-season tackle totals in Ball State history: 204 in 1993 and 196 in 1994. Both totals were tops in the MAC in tackles during those seasons.
Jada Phelps, Track and Field
A member of five Mid-American Conference Track and Field Championship teams from 1998-2001, Jada Phelps won three MAC Indoor titles in the long jump (1999 & 2001), along with the 400m Dash (2001). She was also crowned three times as a MAC Outdoor Champion in the 200m Dash (2000), Long Jump (2000) and 400m Dash (2001).
Phelps earned All-American accolades in the outdoor 400m hurdles in 2000 while also participating at the NCAA Outdoor Championship in the long jump that same year.
The 2000 All-American in the outdoor 400m hurdles, Phelps' name is still etched into the Ball State record books in the 4x400m relay outdoors and indoors.
Shayne Ridley, Baseball
A strong shortstop offensively and defensively, Shayne Ridley was the 2000 Mid-American Conference Player of the Year while also earning ABCA All-Mideast Region First Team honors that same season.
Ridley helped propel Ball State to back-to-back Mid-American Conference regular season championships (1998 & 1999) while also being part of two 40-win seasons in 1997 (40) and 1999 (42).
A two-time Mid-American Conference First Team recipient (1999 & 2000), Ridley was ranked 11th nationally as a senior with a .434 batting average while finishing his career second in BSU history in career doubles (57), fourth in runs (167), fifth in RBIs (155), and sixth in hits (222) and home runs (33). He still ranks in the top five currently for doubles.
Ridley was selected in the 19th round of the 2000 Major League Baseball Draft to the Baltimore Orioles.
Greg Romano, Men's Volleyball
One of Ball State's most successful offensive threats at the net, Greg Romano was a three-time All-Midwestern Volleyball Association First Team honoree (1993, 1994, 1995). He was also tabbed to the All-MIVA Tournament Team three times (1992, 1994, 1995). The back-to-back Asics/Volleyball magazine All-American Honorable Mention recipient (1994 & 1995) helped guide Ball State to the 1994 and 1995 MIVA Tournament Championship title and two trips to the NCAA Tournament.
As a senior, Romano ranked second in the MIVA with 4.96 kills per set and fourth in digs with 2.31. He finished his career 12th in the NCAA history (fourth at BSU) with 775 career digs. Romano also finished in the top five in Ball State history for career kills (1,603), blocks (403), aces (94) and attack percentage (.351).
After graduation, Romano had a fruitful professional career in Greece, France, Germany and Italy. He also competed at the World University games and was a participant at the US Olympic Festival while also being selected to the US Junior National Team.
Bob Thomas, Contributor
After 39 seasons serving as the Ball State men's swimming and diving head coach, Bob Thomas announced his retirement in July of 2018.
Thomas is the winningest coach in program history with 217 total wins, including an undefeated season in 1991-1992. A four-time Mid-American Conference Coach of the Year (1992-93, 1994-95, 1999-00, 2002-03), Thomas guided the Ball State men's squad to a pair of runner-up finishes at the MAC Championships (1992-93, 2002-03) along with top three finishes eight times.
Over his career, Thomas coached his student-athletes to 45 MAC individual championships, while helping guide his relay teams to seven league titles. His student-athletes earned All-MAC First Team honors eight times, while collecting All-MAC Second Team accolades on 17 occasions. He also coached his athletes to four All-America honors, nine MAC Diver of the Year awards, four MAC Outstanding Senior awards and one MAC Swimmer of the Year title.
1994 Field Hockey Team
This record-breaking field hockey team made history in 1994 winning the Mid-American Conference Tournament after registering a perfect 9-0 league ledger. The team also advanced to the NCAA Tournament for the second-straight season.
The Cardinals etched their way into the Ball State field hockey record books in winning percentage (.870) with a 19-2-2 overall mark, and a program best 18-game non-losing streak. The 19 wins tied the school record for most wins in a season. This Cardinal squad also recorded 16 shutouts and logged school records for fewest goals allowed (9) and assists (36).
For its success on the field, Ball State had a top-10 national ranking while ending the season as the No. 7 team in the country.
The Cardinals also recorded noteworthy victories over No. 4 Iowa, No. 9 Ohio State, No. 13 Delaware and No. 14 New Hampshire while tallying ties against No. 5 Northwestern and No. 15 Syracuse.
All four senior members - Cathy Basso, Gina Lucido, Mindy Pretzman and Ashleigh Schoultz - earned All-American honors, including two - Pretzman and Schoultz - with All-America First Team recognition.
Six members of the Cardinals squad received First Team All-MAC accolades while two players earned Second Team honors. Former Ball State head coach Karen Fitzpatrick was also named the MAC Coach of the Year.
Team members include Andrea Adams, Cathy Basso, Andrea Breech, Jennifer Brown, Kelley Donnelly, Kathleen Gaffney, Melanie Herkins, Sarah Hook, Meredith Jackel, Gina Lucido, Jessie Lucido, Tana Norcross, Patti Panucci, Mindy Pretzman, Beth Reed, Ashleigh Schoultz, Holly Thompson, Gwen Tranquillo and Janelle Tranquillo. The coaching staff featured head coach Karen Fitzpatrick, assistant coach Dina Borrelli, assistant athletic trainer Trish Kelly, student athletic trainer Brian Jones and sports information director and current Ball State Hall of Fame committee member Kathy Muffenbier.
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