2008 Rend Lake College Athletic Hall of Fame Inductees
Mark Kern - President (1991-Current)
The fifth full-time President (and longest serving by more than six years) was the first college employee ever recognized for 35 years of service in 2004. When he was appointed to the position in 1991, the sports-minded resident of nearby Snowflake inherited an athletic contingent which for economic reasons had been pared to Men’s Basketball and Baseball, Women’s Basketball and Softball, plus a fledgling Men’s Golf squad...(more)
Elizabeth Kasey - Women's Golf (1999-2000)
Elizabeth Kasey left Panama City Beach, FL, to gain NJCAA Second-Team All-America status and help the first Lady Warrior golf team claim a Region XXIV championship and finish sixth-in-the-nation in 2000. Her four-day, 72-hole total of 338 as a freshman was 27 strokes better than her nearest teammate and ninth-best overall out of 73 competitors...(more)
2001 Men's Cross Country Team
The Fall 2001 Rend Lake College Men’s Cross-Country team, only the second in history and first-ever National Junior College Athletic Association National Champion behind Division II freshman medalist Ian Hornabrook and fellow First-Team All-America runner David Diaz (third overall), made a “National Coach of the Year” out of Brent McLain...(more)
Wayne Arnold - Coach, Friend of Athletics, Sports Professional (1963-Current)
Wayne Arnold, in reality the Founding Father behind the RLC Sports Hall of Fame which recognizes student-athlete excellence for the past half-century, has been elected to his own Fame-ous niche as a former Coach and friend of the department, Sports Professional....(more)
2009 Induction Ceremonies
February 28, 2009
Rend Lake College Banquet Center
Nominating Process
The Selection Committee has the responsibility of evaluating all nominees to determine those individuals/teams to be inducted annually into the Rend Lake College Sports Hall of Fame.
Nominees may be from several categories – Former Athletes; Former Coaches; Former Teams; Alumni Coaches, and Sports Professionals (officials, writers, photographers and other professionals). Nominations are solicited each year from former players, coaches and students, college personnel and the general public...(more)