TAHLEQUAH, Okla. – Northeastern State University Director of Athletics
Tony Duckworth announced Monday the 2014 NSU Athletics Hall of Fame inductees.
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The newest class includes four All-Americans and one of the most influential director of athletics in school history. The additions to the NSU Athletics Hall of Fame are Gil Cloud, Shelbie Allison Glover, Micah Lomas, Alli Toomer Moore, and Wes Pitcock.
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"The Northeastern State University Department of Athletics welcomes its newest members into our prestigious Hall of Fame," Duckworth said. "The caliber of the 2014 class ranks among the best ever given the number of All-American's inducted."
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The five will be enshrined at the annual Hall of Fame Banquet at 11 a.m. Feb. 15 in the UC Ballroom on the NSU campus. The banquet will precede the Northeastern State basketball team's contests against Washburn University in the NSU Event Center.
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GIL CLOUDÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â ADMINISTRATIONÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 1994-00
Gil Cloud served as Director of Athletics at Northeastern State from 1994-00. Under Cloud's recommendation and guidance, NSU made the transition from the NAIA to the NCAA. He established NSU as a member of the Lone Star Conference, and he implemented an athletics administration team. He was also serving as Director of Athletics when the NSU football team won the 1994 NAIA National Championship.
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During his time as NSU AD, he oversaw a renovation of Jack Dobbins Field House that included a new floor, a remodeled lobby and ticket sales area, improved lighting, chair-back seating, and a VIP suite for donors and boosters. He also negotiated a beverage contract for the university, led a redesign of the soccer complex that included bleachers and fencing, and helped acquire corporately funded scoring systems for the baseball, softball and basketball facilities.
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Cloud served on a number of committees, including the NCAA Division II Women's Golf Committee (chair), the Lone Star Conference Executive Committee (chair of athletics directors), the Lone Star Conference Athletics Directors Council (chair), NCAA Division II Athletics Directors Association (member of board of directors), and the National Association of College Director of Athletics.
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Since his departure from NSU, Cloud has served as the AD at Arkansas Tech University and Upper Iowa University. He was also the president of Premier Collegiate Consulting, and he currently serves as the Director of Athletics at Tulsa Public Schools.
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He graduated from the University of Tulsa in 1969 and he and wife Vickie have two children, Matt and Kim. He currently resides in Broken Arrow, Okla.
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SHELBIE ALLISON GLOVERÂ Â Â Â Â Â WOMEN'S GOLFÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 2000-02
Shelbie Allison Glover was the first All-American in NSU women's golf history, earning the distinction from the National Golf Coaches Association (NGCA) in both 2001 and 2002. She was also an NGCA All-American Scholar in 2001.
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She helped lead NSU to two Lone Star Conference Championships (2001-02) and competed on two teams that finished sixth (2002) and seventh (2001), respectively, at the NCAA Championship finals. She finished 11th at the national championship in 2001 and tied for 17th in 2002. She also is one of only four women's golfers in school history to have won the LSC Individual Championship (2001).
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Allison Glover graduated from NSU in 2002. She served as a graduate assistant with the golf program at Northeastern State and earned an MBA degree in 2004.
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She is married to Trey Glover and works at the Lindale Chamber of Commerce in Lindale, Texas.
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MICAH LOMASÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â FOOTBALLÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 1999-03
Micah Lomas was a four-year letterwinner at Northeastern State and was a two-year captain. He was twice named to the D2Football.com All-American First Team (2001-02) and was honored as the Lone Star Conference Offensive Lineman of the Year in both 2001 and 2002. He was a three-time All-LSC First Team honoree (2000-02) and was named the LSC North Division Freshman of the Year in 1999.
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Lomas played on the 1999 and 2000 Lone Star Conference Championship teams. He also competed in the 2002 Cactus Bowl, a now-defunct postseason college football exhibition game comprised of NCAA Division II NFL draft prospects.
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Lomas graduated from NSU in 2003 and was inducted into the Broken Arrow High School Hall of Fame in 2008.
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Lomas currently serves as the Rig Supply Division Manager at LTR Fastener & Supply in Oklahoma City, Okla.
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ALLI TOOMER MOOREÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â WOMEN'S GOLFÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 2003-06
Alli Toomer Moore was a four-year letterwinner at Northeastern State. She was named an NGCA All-American in 2004 and 2006, and she was also a three-time NGCA All-American Scholar (2004-06). She was twice named to the All-LSC First Team and the LSC All-Tournament Team (2005-06). She was also twice honored as the LSC Academic Player of the Year (2005-06) and was a three-time member of the LSC All-Academic Team (2004-06).
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She is one of only three women's golfers in school history to compete in at least three NCAA Championship tournaments (2003-04, 2006), and her eighth-place finish at the 2004 National Championship in 2004 is the best in school history. She led the 2004 team to a fourth-place finish at the national finals, which was second-best in school history.
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She was the co-medalist at the 2006 NCAA South Central Regional Championship and also won the 2006 LSC Individual Championship. She is one of only two in NSU women's golf history to win an individual regional championship, and she is one of only four in school history to win an individual conference championship.
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She also competed on the 2004 squad that won the NCAA regional championship, which is still the only team in school history to bring home a regional title.
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Toomer Moore graduated from Northeastern State in 2006 and also earned her master's degree at NSU. She became the first student-athlete in school history to earn a prestigious NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship (2006).
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She is married to NSU alum Eric Moore and works for the Canyon Independent School District in Canyon, Texas.
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WES PITCOCKÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â MEN'S BASKETBALLÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 1997-01
Wes Pitcock competed at NSU from 1997-01 and left as the all-time leading scorer in school history (now third on the list). He was named to the 2001 NABC All-America Third Team, and he was also honored as the 2001 Lone Star Conference North Division Player of the Year.
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He was a three-time All-LSC North Division honoree (2001 First Team, 2000 Second Team, 1999 Honorable Mention), and he was named to the LSC All-Academic Team three times (1999-01).
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Pitcock competed on two teams that reached the NCAA Regional Semifinals (2000-01), and he also helped NSU win three LSC North Division Regular Season Championships.
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Pitcock graduated from Northeastern State in 2001 and currently works at Sysco Corporation in Katy, Texas. He is married to Mindy Pitcock, and the couple has two children, Mason and Conner.
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