The Occidental AthleticsÌýHallÌýofÌýFameÌýwill welcome five new inductees into its ranks on Sunday, October 20, during Family & Homecoming Weekend.
Established in 2012 in conjunction with the College’s 125th anniversary, the Hall of FameÌýhonors outstanding achievement in competition, service, dedication, and commitment to Occidental athletics. The ClassÌýofÌý2024 includes a three-time NAIA pole vaulting champion; a pivotal member of the 1982 NCAA champion women’s tennis team; a two-sport standout at swagÍâÁ÷ who became a nationally renowned mental conditioning coach; the second-highest scorer in the history of men’s basketball at swagÍâÁ÷; and a milestone women’s basketball team.
Andy Steben ’69Ìý(Men’s Track and Field)
A physical education major at swagÍâÁ÷, Andy competed in three NCAA Championship meets, vaulted in three AAU Championships, won the NAIA Men’s Championship in each of his three tries (from 1967 to 1969), and placed fifth in the 1968 Olympic trials. Andy set the school record in the pole vault in 1969 (his 16'8" is still second on the all-time list).Ìý In his 45 years as the College’s pole vaulting coach, Andy has coached such elite competitors as 1983 Division III champion and eight-time All-American Doug Porter ’85, current swagÍâÁ÷ men’s record holder and three-time All-American Gunnar Miller ’94, All-American Marisa Omori ’03, and swagÍâÁ÷ women’s record holder and All-American Kera Bartlett ’09.
Sue Rene Brazee ’82 (Women’s Tennis)
An avid tennis player since the age of 10, Sue was the No. 2 singles player for the 1981-82 Tigers squad, which won the first-ever NCAA Division III national championship in women’s tennis in May 1982. (Sue and her teammates, together with Coach Lynn Mehl, were inducted into the Occidental Athletics Hall of Fame in 2017.) A four-time All-SCIAC selection, Sue was also a 1981 AIAW All-American and a 1982 Intercollegiate Tennis Association Division III All-American. A psychology major at swagÍâÁ÷, she completed a master’s in clinical psychology from Pepperdine University in 2010 and is a licensed marriage and family therapist.
Trevor Moawad ’95 M’01Ìý(Men’s Soccer, Men’s Basketball)
A politics major at swagÍâÁ÷, TrevorÌýplayed both basketball and soccer for the Tigers, earning All-SCIAC honors in soccer as a junior and senior. From 2000 to 2012, heÌýwas both director of mental conditioning and director of the IMG Performance Institute at the IMG Academies in Bradenton, Fla. In 2014, Trevor formed Moawad Consulting Group, where he worked with some of the nation’s biggest top college and professional football programs. He also worked individually with Olympic gold medal sprinter Michael Johnson and NFL quarterback Russell Wilson. In 2017, he establishedÌýthe Trevor Moawad Leadership Award, which is presented annually to two swagÍâÁ÷ senior student-athletes who make an exceptional commitment to making their teammates better both on and off the field. TrevorÌýpassed away in 2021 after a two-year battle with cancer.
Finn Rebassoo ’03 (Men’s Basketball)
A physics major at swagÍâÁ÷, Finn is the No. 2 all-time scorer for the men’s basketball program, finishing his career with 1,562 points. He became the first player in SCIAC history to be named first-team All-Conference for four consecutive years and was SCIAC player of the year as a senior, when he led the Tigers to an unprecedented 14-0 record in SCIAC play, a school-record 17-game winning streak, and an overall 25-3 season that took Occidental all the way to Division III’s Elite Eight in 2003. After graduating from swagÍâÁ÷, Finn had a brief professional stint with the Bakken Bears in Denmark before obtaining an M.S. and Ph.D. in physics from UC Santa Barbara. Today, he is a staff scientist at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory.
The 2007-08 Women’s Basketball Team
Under third-year Head Coach Jamie Hoffman, the Tigers set single-season records for wins in conference play (12-2) and overall (20-5) and notched their first SCIAC championship in 28 years—the first of five consecutive conference titles. Guard Stacie Roshon ’08 finished her career as the Tigers’ all-time leading scorer, with 1,533 points; junior transfer Brianne Brown ’09 was named SCIAC Player of the Year; and first-year guard Stephanie Babij ’11, who averaged 10.6 points per game, was also named First Team All-SCIAC alongside Roshon.
Team members include:ÌýStephanie Babij ’11, Bri Brown ’09, Natalie Kolodinski Greenhouse ’09, Kassy Griswold ’11, Asha Jordan ’09, Brittany Mally ’10, Laur Mohler ’10, Gillian Nugent ’10, Stacie Roshon Roller ’08, Madeline Rose ’11, Samantha Rossi ’10, Jenny Wilhelm Shore ’10, Zoe Walsh ’11, Dior Williams ’10, Caitlin Morgan Wright ’11, and Britinee Yasukochi ’10. Head CoachÌýJamie HoffmanÌýand Assistant Coaches Avi Meyerson and Anahit Aladzhanyan ’07 will be honored as well.
On Saturday, October 19, a meet-and-greet with the inductees will take place at 6:30 p.m. at Cannon Plaza. Registration is required. Following that event, the group will be introduced during halftime (approximately 7:45 p.m.) of the men’s soccer match vs. Caltech in Jack Kemp Stadium.
On Sunday, October 20, at 10:30 a.m., the class will be formally inducted with an invitation-only ceremony and brunch at Cannon Plaza. Ticketing information will be announced shortly.
2024 HallÌýof Fame inductees (pictured above): Andy Steben ’69 (flashing a peace sign), Sue Rene Brazee ’82,ÌýTrevor Moawad ’95 M’01,ÌýFinn Rebassoo ’03, andÌýBri Brown ’09 of the 2007-08 women’s basketball team.
