2015 Crimson Club Hall Of Fame Weekend

Oct. 14, 2015

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SALT LAKE CITY--The University of Utah enshrined four former Ute athletes, one former coach, a contributor and one team into the Crimson Club Athletics Fund Hall of Fame on Oct. 9 at Rice-Eccles Stadium & Tower. The honorees were also recognized at halftime of the Homecoming game with California one night later.

The 2015 Hall of Fame class includes Jamal Anderson (football), Alex Jensen (men's basketball), Melonie Kent (softball), Angie Leonard (gymnastics), George Seifert (football coach), Kay and Zeke Dumke Jr. (contributor), and the 1998 men's basketball team that finished as the national runner-up.

Jamal Anderson
Utah's top rusher as a senior and a two-year starter, Jamal Anderson helped the Ute football team reach back-to-back bowl games for the first time in school history before embarking on an eight-year career in the NFL. Rushing for 958 yards and 11 touchdowns as a senior in 1993, Anderson helped lead the Utes to a seven-win season and a Freedom Bowl berth against USC. Anderson went on to play eight seasons in the NFL with the Atlanta Falcons, recording 5,336 rushing yards, 1,645 receiving yards and 41 touchdowns. He was the NFC's top rusher and first-team All-Pro in 1998, leading the Falcons to the Super Bowl. Anderson smoothly transitioned from player to broadcaster as an NFL and college football analyst. He is also the owner Jam Entertainment.

Alex Jensen
One of the leading scorers and rebounders in Runnin' Ute basketball history, Alex Jensen was a part of four conference championship teams, four NCAA Tournament appearances, and a national runner-up finish in 1998. Jensen ranks 22nd in career points (1,279), seventh in rebounds (896) and sixth in 3-point percentage (.413). He was named first-team All-WAC in 1999 and the Mountain West Conference Player of the Year in 2000. Following his collegiate career, Jensen played professionally seven years in Turkey and one in the CBA. He got his start in coaching under Rick Majerus at Saint Louis from 2007-11 before becoming the head coach of the NBA Developmental League's Canton Charge. Jensen became a player development assistant with the Utah Jazz in 2013-14, and was elevated to assistant coach a year later.

Melonie Kent
An outstanding centerfielder with excellent speed on the base paths, Melonie Kent was Utah softball's first All-American and led the program to its inaugural league titles in the early 1980s. Kent earned all-conference and all-region honors in 1980 and '81, leading the Utes to league titles both years and 35 wins in 1980. The Utes' most prolific base stealer throughout her career, Kent had her best year as a senior in 1981, hitting .355 with three triples and 10 stolen bases. She also recorded a sparkling .988 fielding percentage, committing just one error. Kent was named to the 1981 AIAW Division I All-America First Team. Kent has been an educator and coach with the Granite School District since 1986. She is also an honored veteran after serving in the U.S. Army Reserve from 1985-91.

Angie Leonard
The 1999 uneven bars NCAA national champion, Angie Leonard was a five-time All-American for the Ute gymnastics team from 1996-99. Leonard earned three career top-six placings at the NCAA Championships. She developed into one of the NCAA's top gymnasts as sophomore, finishing the regular season ranked fifth in the nation in the all-around. She scored a perfect 10.0 on bars against Stanford. In the 1997 postseason, Leonard captured NCAA regional titles in the all-around, vault and bars. She also earned first-team All-America honors in two events at nationals by placing fourth on vault and tying for sixth on beam. After working as a studio design consultant at KB Home for five years, Angie is now a stay-at-home mom and volunteers at her children's school.

George Seifert
After playing end, guard and linebacker for the Utes, George Seifert began his legendary football coaching career as a graduate assistant with Utah's 1964 Liberty Bowl championship team. Seifert was a college head coach at Westminster College and Cornell and worked with several programs as an assistant coach. His final stop was at Stanford, where he joined head coach Bill Walsh. Seifert followed Walsh to the NFL and helped guide the San Francisco 49ers to three Super Bowl victories as defensive coordinator from 1980-88. He then took over as the 49ers' head coach, leading them to Super Bowl titles in 1989 and `94. In 11 seasons with San Francisco and Carolina, he recorded 124 wins and the 13th-best regular-season winning percentage in league history of .648.

Kay and Zeke Dumke Jr.
Kay and Zeke Dumke Jr. have been tremendous contributors to University of Utah Athletics. Their generosity has had a positive effect on both Utah men's and women's programs, and they have been prominent visionaries in the women's sports program. The most visible show of their support is the Dumke Gymnastics Center (1998), the Ute Soccer Field (2002), the Dumke Family Softball Stadium (2014), and the women's locker room in the new Jon M. and Karen Huntsman Basketball Facility (2015). The family has also established endowed scholarships for soccer and gymnastics and supported projects benefiting the entire University.

1998 Men's Basketball Team
The Runnin' Utes took down defending national champion Arizona in the NCAA West Regional final and defeated top-ranked North Carolina in the Final Four before falling to Kentucky in the title game. Rick Majerus' team vaulted into the top 10 of the national polls in early December, won the WAC regular-season title with a 12-2 record, and finished 30-4 overall. Senior center Michael Doelac led the way in scoring (16.1 ppg), rebounding (14.2 ppg) and blocked shots (33), while classmate Drew Hansen was the team's top 3-point shooter (45.6 percent). Junior point guard Andre Miller was the team's second-best scorer (14.2 ppg), and put up team-highs in assists (5.2 apg) and steals (73). Sophomore Alex Jensen was the team's defensive stopper and ranked second in rebounding (5.8 rpg); while another sophomore, Finland native Hanno Möttölä, provided the team's third double-figure scoring punch (12.5 ppg).

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