VCU Hall Of Fame

VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH ANNOUNCES ATHLETIC HALL OF FAME CLASS FOR 2000
1-19-00
Virginia Commonwealth athletic director Dr. Richard L. Sander has announced the 2000 induction class for the Athletic Hall of Fame. Four Ram athletes have been chosen for this year's class: men's soccer player Eric Dade, men's tennis player Fredrik Eliasson, women's basketball player Anna (Pavlikhina) Fitzgerald and men's basketball player Kendrick Warren.

Dade, the first soccer player to be enshrined in the hall, played for Virginia Commonwealth from 1987-1991. He started all of his 71 games played for the Rams, earning all-Sun Belt Conference honors as a junior and all-state accolades his senior season. Dade is now a member of the Dallas Burn of Major League Soccer.

Eliasson helped to bring national recognition to the Virginia Commonwealth men's tennis program while playing for the Rams from 1991-1994. He set a school record (since broken) for career singles victories as he racked up 99 wins over the course of his career. Eliasson was selected to compete in the NCAA tournament 1992 and led the Rams to their first appearance as a team in 1993. He was part of three Metro Conference championship teams and was named a third team GTE Academic All-American in 1994.

Pavlikhina made her mark on the Virginia Commonwealth women's basketball program from 1991-1993 with her accurate shot and ability to score. She is fourth all-time in scoring, having accumulated 1,230 points over her three seasons, and set school career records in three-point field goal and free-throw percentage as well as three-pointers made. She earned all-Metro conference honors for the Rams in both her junior and senior seasons.

Warren is the leading scorer in Virginia Commonwealth men's basketball history, as he racked up 1,838 points while wearing black and gold from 1991-1994. He is the only player in the program's history to lead the team in both scoring and rebounding for four consecutive seasons. In addition to
scoring, Warren also hit the boards, as he finished his career ranked second on the school's rebounding chart. He earned all-conference honors four times - once in the Sun Belt Conference, where he earned freshman of the year accolades as well, and three times in the Metro Conference.

The four inductees will be honored in a ceremony at halftime of the Virginia Commonwealth men's basketball game against George Mason on Saturday. The game is scheduled for a 7:30 p.m. start.