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R-MC Welcomes Five to Hall of Fame

 The Randolph-Macon College Hall of Fame inducted the Class of 2012 on February 11, 2012 at an induction banquet at The Jefferson Hotel in Richmond, Virginia.
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Randolph-Macon Inducts Three to Athletics Hall of Fame

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It was a night of celebrating the best of Randolph-Macon College Athletics on Saturday, February 12, 2011 AS Aaron Boston '89 (Football) (center of photo), Lewis Brandt '58 (right in photo) (Baseball), and the late Rick Eades '81 (Football) (left in photo, represented by his brother Charles Eades Jr.) were inducted into the College's Athletics Hall of Fame in a ceremony in the campus' Brock Center.


A standout on the football field for the Yellow Jackets from 1985 to 1988 as an offensive lineman for R-MC, Boston earned four varsity letters and was a three-time All Old Dominion Athletic Conference selection. Following both his junior and senior seasons, Boston was honored by the Virginia Sports Information Directors with a First-Team All-State selection. Boston was named a First-Team Kodak All-American following his senior year in 1988. At the time of his graduation, Boston was one of only nine Yellow Jackets to hold the distinction of being named a First-Team All-American on the gridiron.

Brandt was a standout on the pitcher's mound for Randolph-Macon from 1955 to 1957. A three-year letter winner under R-MC coaching legend Hugh Stephens, Brandt was a two-time All-Mason Dixon Conference choice. In 1955, he went 7-0 on the mound for R-MC, leading the Yellow Jackets to the Mason Dixon and Little Seven Championships. Brandt also helped R-MC to a Little Seven Championship in 1956. For his career, Brandt was 18-4 with a 1.28 ERA and 110 strikeouts.

Eades was a member of the Randolph-Macon Football program from 1977 to 1980 and was a standout defensive lineman. During that time, Eades was a two-time ODAC Player of the Year, and a two-time First-Team All-ODAC selection and stands as the only Yellow Jacket to be named a First-Team All-American on two occasions, a honor he received following his junior and senior seasons. Eades was also named the College Division Player of the Year by the Richmond Touchdown Club after his junior season. Eades and his teammates were part of ODAC Championship teams in 1978 and 1979 under R-MC Hall of Famer Ted Keller.'

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R-MC Athletics Hall of Fame Welcomes New Members

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It was a night celebrating the elite of Randolph-Macon Athletics as five new members were inducted to the College’s Athletic Hall of Fame on Saturday, March 27, 2010.

An audience of close to 200 friends, family, current student-athletes and R-MC Hall of Famers welcomed the late Kurt Axe ’96, Alison Smith Eyre ’96, Paul Jez ‘64, Tetsu Kimura ’81 and Howard Stevens ’69 into the club the is the highest honor given to an R-MC athlete.   

Ryan Axe, Alison Smith Eyre, Paul Jez,
 Howard Stevens

A 1996 graduate of R-MC, Axe played four seasons for the Yellow Jackets Men's Basketball program.  Axe currently ranks 10th all-time in R-MC history in scoring with 1,521 points, 10th in assists with 312 and ranks second all-time from the foul line at 85%. Axe's 150 steals is good for sixth all-time in the Jackets record books, while his 14.9 ppg is the ninth best career scoring average in R-MC history.  Axe was named the ODAC Freshman of the Year following the 1992-93 season and then landed Second-Team All-ODAC laurels after his sophomore season.    As a junior, he averaged 19.8 points per game, which lead to a First-Team All-ODAC selection and Second-Team All-South Region honors. 

Axe capped his career in Ashland with a senior season in which  he averaged 16.5 ppg and was named ODAC Player of the Year. He was also named First-Team All-Region and All-State.     Axe was tragically lost in the summer following his senior year in a car crash.  The ODAC has since named the men's basketball player of the year award in his honor.

Smith Eyre graduated from Randolph-Macon in 1996 after an illustrious career as a women's lacrosse and field hockey player for the Yellow Jackets. A two-time captain on the field hockey field, Smith's 50 goals, 32 assists and 132 career points were all school records at her time of graduation.  For her efforts, she was selected First-Team All-ODAC three times and a South Regional All-American all four years.

The ODAC all-time leader in goals (251), assists (109) and points (360) at the time of her graduation, Smith Eyre was a four-time First-Team All-ODAC selection while at R-MC.  Following her sophomore season in 1994, she was an All-South Region pick and then, followed that up by being named a Third-Team All-American at the conclusion of her junior campaign. As a senior, she was named the ODAC Player of the Year and garnered Second-Team All-American Honors after setting a then ODAC single season record with 69 goals and 102 points.   At the end of her career, her goals ranked second in NCAA history, while her assists placed her third and points ranked sixth all-time.  

A 1975 graduate, Jez was a standout on the Crenshaw hardwood from 1971-1975.  He currently holds the R-MC career record with 747 assists and ranked 18th all-time with 932 points when he graduated from R-MC.  Under the tutelage of R-MC Hall of Famer Paul Webb, Jez helped lead the Yellow Jackets to 82 wins, including a 27-3 mark during his final season in Ashland.   In 1973-74, Jez was a second-team All-Virginia Selection and a Honorable Mention Mason Dixon Conference selection.  During his senior season, he recorded a school record 297 assists en-route to a First-Team All-Mason Dixon Conference Award and a Second-Team All-State selection.

Kimura is a 1981 graduate of Randolph-Macon and was a standout on the soccer pitch for the Jackets.  Kimura was named VISA All-State on four different occasions, he was  tabbed All-South Region twice and was named an All-American following  the 1980 season.   A mainstay on defense for his head coach and R-MC Hall of Famer Helmut Werner, Kimura scored four goals and added 10 assists during his career, while he anchored a defense that helped Randolph-Macon to a 46-14-4 record during his four years in a Yellow Jackets uniform.

Howard Stevens was a two-year member of the Randolph-Macon Football program during the 1968 and 1969 seasons.  While in a Jackets uniform, Stevens rushed for over 2,500 yards, earning Honorable Mention All-American honors as a freshman and was a Second-Team All-American after the 1969 season. Stevens still holds several single-game records including most rushing yards (317), most points scored (36) and most touchdowns (6).  Stevens' 142 points scored and 23 touchdowns in 1968 are still school records, while his 1,468 yards on the ground in 1968 is the second-best single season mark in school history. 

Stevens then played his final two seasons for Louisville. In 1972, Stevens was named to the United Press International, the Walter Camp and the Football News all-American football teams and the Associated Press Second Team. The University of Louisville retired Stevens' jersey in 1972. He set a school record for rushing yards in a season with 1,429 yards in 1971 while scoring 12 touchdowns. He is currently ranked fourth all-time in school history with 2,723 rushing yards and is sixth with 25 career touchdowns.

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