PEORIA, Ill. – Four former Bradley University students will be enshrined in the Bradley Athletics Hall of Fame during the annual induction ceremonies Feb. 15-16 surrounding the men's basketball game versus Indiana State.
The Bradley Athletics Hall of Fame Class of 2013 includes soccer player Gavin Glinton (Brentwood, Calif./Livermore H.S.), volleyball player Samantha Hardwick (Bloomington, Ill./Normal Community H.S.), men's cross country and track runner Philip Lockwood (Morton, Ill./Morton H.S.) and figure skater Matt Savoie (Peoria, Ill./Peoria H.S.). Glinton and Savoie will be pictured in the Burklund Family Heritage Hall display, based on their accomplishments at the national and international levels.
The quartet will the featured guests at the Braves Club Game Day Luncheon, presented by Herget Bank, Feb. 15 in the Michel Student Center, then officially will be inducted into the Bradley Athletics Hall of Fame during halftime of the Feb. 16 men's basketball game versus Indiana State at Carver Arena. Tickets for the Game Day Luncheon are $20 for Braves Club members, $25 for non-members, and may be purchased in advance by contacting the Braves Club Office at 309-677-2667. Tickets for the men's basketball game against the Sycamores will range from $8-20, based on location, and will go on sale starting Nov. 9.
Glinton remains the only 4-year All-American in Bradley Athletics and Missouri Valley Conference men's soccer history, as well as the only 4-time, first-team all-conference selection in Valley men's soccer history. He remains the all-time leading scorer in Bradley Soccer history with 53 goals and 133 points, totals that also remain second in Valley history. His 133 points are 49 more than the second-best total at Bradley and his 53 goals are 21 more than second. For added perspective, both the 49-point and 21-goal differentials themselves would rank among Bradley's all-time top 10.
Glinton was a second-team All-American as a freshman in 1998, when he led the Braves to their first-ever Valley regular-season championship by scoring a league-best 15 goals, and he was a third-team All-American as a junior in 2000, when he again scored 15 goals while leading the Braves to their first-ever NCAA Tournament appearance. He was an honorable-mention All-American in 1999 and a second-team All-American in 2001.
One of four Bradley players on the MVC All-Centennial Men's Soccer Team, Glinton was selected in the second round of the 2002 MLS SuperDraft by the Los Angeles Galaxy and he played four years in Major League Soccer with the Galaxy, Dallas and San Jose. He also has earned six national team CAPS for Turks & Caicos, including one in the Caribbean Island country's first-ever international victory during the 2006 Digicel Caribbean Cup.
Samantha Hardwick | Volleyball | 1998-2001
Arguably the best all-around volleyball player in Bradley history, Hardwick is the only Brave to accumulate more than 3000 assists, 1000 digs and 500 kills and she became the second player in Missouri Valley Conference volleyball history to achieve those three marks. She also added more than 300 blocks to her career statistics. While putting up her all-around numbers, Hardwick led the Braves to a pair of 20-win seasons, including a 24-8 campaign and 14-4 Valley record in 2001.
Hardwick is one of six players in Bradley Volleyball history to twice earn first-team All-MVC honors (2000, 2001) and she was the runner-up for the 2001 MVC Player-of-the-Year award, finishing second to UNI's Molly O'Brien, who will become the first-ever volleyball player inducted into the MVC Hall of Fame in March. In addition to her accomplishments on the court, Hardwick was voted to the 2001 Capital One Academic All-District V first team and was a three-time MVC Scholar-Athlete.
Philip Lockwood | Men's Cross Country/Track | 1981-83
The founder of Mercury Sports, Lockwood is a past president of IPICO Sports, which provides high-tech, innovative timing and tracking systems for the active sports, wellness and recreation markets. In addition to assisting with Non-Stadium Competitions and Athlete Service Operations at the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta, Lockwood has provided consulting services for numerous running events, including the Chicago and London Marathons.
Closer to home, Lockwood has served as the Race Director for the last 19 Steamboat Classics in Peoria, one of the top road races in the country. He helped establish the Peoria Komen Race for the Cure in 1986 and has served as that event's Race Director for the past 22 years. Lockwood also helped found the Professional Road Racing Organization and Running USA.
In addition, Lockwood has served as assistant meet manager for the Bradley Open every year since 1994, the Bradley Classic since its introduction in 2004 and at various Missouri Valley Conference Championship and NCAA Regional competitions Bradley has hosted since 1986.
An accomplished runner himself, Lockwood set Bradley school record in the 10,000 meters during the 1982 track and field season.
Matt Savoie | Figure Skating
Savoie graduated summa cum laude from Bradley University in 2002 while simultaneously competing on the international figure skating circuit. After earning first alternate on Team USA for the 2002 Olympic Games, Savoie participated in the 2006 Winter Olympics, placing seventh in Men's Singles Figure Skating in Torino, Italy.
Savoie placed among the top five in eight consecutive U.S. National Championships form 1999-2006. He also participated in three men's figure skating World Championships, placing 12th in 2002, 16th in 2004 and 11th in 2006. The bronze medalist at the 2000 World Junior Championships, Savoie was the gold medalist during the 1997 U.S. Junior Championships.
Following his competitive career, Savoie completed a 4-year term as the athlete representative to the International Skating Union Single & Pair Skating Technical Committee.
