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SALUQIS
HALL OF FAME CLASS OF 2004
ATHLETES
JAMES
'Skeeter' BANKS
(Baseball, 1992)
Single
season save record-holder with seven his sophomore year
Also ranks second in career saves
Holds single season record for appearances with 21
Member of West Division championship team as a sophomore
Played professional baseball in the Oakland (Calif.) A's organization
KENNY
HALE
(Men's Basketball, 1979-81)
Two-time
All-West Division and All-TJCCAA
Ranks eighth in career scoring with 1,123 points
Led Saluqis to a 48-13 record in his career, including West Division and
TJCCAA championships as a freshman, and West Division champions and TJCCAA
runner-up as a sophomore
Ranks second in single season free throw percentage at .855
Ranks third in career field goals made with 492
CLEVELAND
'Pee Wee' JACKSON
(Men's Basketball, 1976-78)
All-West
Division as a sophomore
Averaged 19.9 points and 8.6 assists as a sophomore
Holds single season record with 291 assists his sophomore year
Ranks second in career assists with 498
As a freshman, he led Saluqis to a 27-7 record, the West Division and Region
VII championships, and a berth in the NJCAA National Tournament
JEROME
McNEAL
(Men's Basketball, 1977-79)
All-West
Division and All-TJCCAA as a sophomore
West Division Player of the Year as a sophomore
Averaged 16.9 points per game as a sophomore
As a freshman, he led the Saluqis to the West Division and TJCCAA runner-up
As a sophomore, he led the Saluqis to the West Division runner-up
LEON
MORRIS
(Men's Basketball, 1976-78)
Two-time
All-West Division, All-TJCCAA as a sophomore, All-Region as a sophomore
West Division and TJCCAA Player of the Year as a sophomore
Averaged 17.7 points and 9.3 rebounds as a sophomore
Ranks third in all-time career rebounds with 582
As a freshman, he led the Saluqis to a 27-7 record, the West Division and
Region VII championships, and a berth in the NJCAA National Tournament
TERRY
PRESSGROVE
(Baseball, 1975-76)
Two-time
All-West Division, All-TJCCAA as a sophomore
Member of West Division championship team as a sophomore
Holds single season home run record with 11
Second in single season slugging average at .806
Led Saluqis to a 60-23 record in his career
TIM
ROOP
(Golf, 1987-89)
Two-time
captain of the Saluqis golf team
Second Team All-American as a sophomore
Won region championship as a sophomore
Won San Jacinto Invitational as a freshman
Won Shelby State Invitational as a sophomore
WANDA
SIMPSON-JONES,
(Women's Basketball, 1980-82)
All-West
Division as a sophomore
Fourth All-Time leading rebounder at 645
Sixth All-Time in rebounding average at 11.9 per game
Led Lady Saluqis to a 43-11 record in her career, including the West
Division and TJCCAA championship her sophomore year
TIM
SMITH,
Baseball (1975-76)
Two-time
All-West Division, All-TJCCAA as a sophomore
Member of West Division championship team as a sophomore
Holds single season record for runs scored with 67
Second in single season stolen bases with 34
Led Saluqis to a 60-23 record in his career
PHILLIS
VAUGHN,
(Women's Basketball, 1983-85)
Two-time
All-West Division, All-TJCCAA as a sophomore
Holds school record for career rebounding average at 13.6 per game
Second all-time leading rebounder with 718 in her career
Also ranks second in single season rebounds with 429, and single season
rebounding average at 14.3 per game
Led Lady Saluqis to a 41-11 record in her career, including a 27-3 record
and a third-place finish in the NJCAA National Tournament her sophomore year
CATHY
WILLIAMS,
(Women's Basketball, 1981-83)
Second
all-time leading scorer with 1,185 points in her career
Two-time All-West Division, All-TJCCAA as a sophomore
Led Lady Saluqis to a 36-15 record in her career, including West Division
and TJCCAA champions her freshman year
Ranks
second in career field goals and field goals attempted
COACH
JOHN
JARNAGIN,
(Baseball, 1986-95)
Saluqis'
All-Time Winn ingest Coach with 253 wins in his 10-year career
Two-time TJCCAA Coach of the Year (1988 and 1992)
Guided Saluqis to two West Division championships (1988 and 1992)
Coached 19 All-West Division players and 15 All-Conference players
Eight of his Saluqi baseball players went on to play professionally.
Currently the head baseball coach at Morehead State University
ATHLETIC DIRECTOR
JOHN
TOWNSEND,
(Athletic Director, 1972-77)
Under
his tenure as the College's first athletic director, the Saluqi program
became a member of the Tennessee Junior College Athletic Association,
enabling its teams to compete in regional and national tournaments. In his
five years as athletic director he guided the Saluqi Athletic Program to two
West Division championships, three West Division runners-up, one Region
championship, and two TJCAA runners-up titles. Many Saluqi athletes received
post-season honors, including 21 All-West Division, 11 All-TJCAA, and two
All-Americans.
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