Amber Schober is one of four individuals that will be inducted into the Valpo Athletics Hall of Fame.
Four former student-athletes
will be inducted into the Valparaiso University Athletics Hall of Fame on February
6 as members of the Class of 2010. This
year’s class will be the 13th since the Hall of Fame began in 1998.
David Macchi
(2003) ranks as one of Valpo’s most prolific passing quarterbacks ever. Valpo’s career passing leader with 7,089
yards in just two seasons, Macchi led the Crusaders to the 2003 Pioneer
Football League championship. An
Honorable Mention All-PFL pick that same season, he threw 59 career touchdown
passes for the Brown and Gold before playing professionally in the National
Football League Italy where he led the Bergamo Lions to the 2004 Eurobowl.
Lynda (Kukla) Pinnow (1992) is one of the top outside shooters ever to play basketball at
Valpo. Tenth all-time in school history
with 1,081 career points, she led the nation in three-point shooting in
1991-1992, making 101 triples, still a Crusader single season record. A Second Team All-North Star Conference
selection as a senior, she participated in the women’s first three-point
shootout at the 1992 Men’s Final Four in Minneapolis. Pinnow also ranks ninth all-time at Valpo in
steals and is 17th in assists.
Amber Schober
(2002) ranks as one of the top all-around players ever on the hardwood for the
Crusaders. Ranking fifth all-time at
Valpo in scoring with 1,273 career points, she also ranks fourth in school
history with 703 career rebounds. A
Second Team All Mid-Continent Conference selection as a senior, she also was
named to the league’s All-Freshman Team in 1998-1999. Schober also ranks among the top-10 all-time
in field goals and free throws made. An
all-around student-athlete, Schober was a member of Christ College
at Valpo and a three-time Academic All-District V First Team selection.
Robert Thompson
(1975) competed at both the 1974 and 1975 NCAA Division II national championships. One of the most talented wrestlers ever at
Valpo, he posted a 76-8-5 record over four seasons with the Brown and
Gold. A two-time Indiana Collegiate
Conference champion in the 142-pound weight class, Thompson was a three-time
team Most Valuable Wrestler. A
multi-sport athlete, Thompson also played on the men’s soccer club team, the
forerunner to the current varsity program.
The Valparaiso University
Athletics Hall of Fame Induction Banquet will be held on Saturday, February 6 in
the Harre Union Ballroom. The banquet is
slated to begin at 3:30 p.m. The cost of
the banquet is $30 per person and reservations can be made by calling Sharon
Jackson at (219) 464-5471 or (800) 803-7184 ext. 72. The deadline for purchasing tickets is January
29. The inductees will also be
recognized at halftime of both the men’s and women’s basketball games played at
1 p.m. and 7:05 p.m. respectively on the same day.
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