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Duke University To Induct Eight Into Athletics Hall Of Fame
Athlete with Tampa ties among those in- ducted.
DURHAM, N. C. – Duke University will enshrine eight new members into the school’s Athletics Hall of Fame on Friday, September 21, 2018. The an- nouncement was made by Vice President and Direc- tor of Athletics, Kevin White.
Slated for induction are: Elton Brand (basket- ball), Katie Chrest Erbe (lacrosse), Candy Han- nemann (golf), Lindsey Harding (basketball), Bob Harris (broadcaster), Ryan Jackson (base- ball), Randy Jones (football and track) and Shelden Williams (basketball).
Lindsey Harding, a native of Houston, Texas, earned both National Player of the Year and Na- tional Defensive Player of the Year honors in 2007 to complete a career that included 128 victories against just 12 losses, three ACC regular season crowns, two ACC Tournament titles and four trips to the NCAA Tournament with a pair of appearances in the Final Four.
The three-time All-ACC and two-time All-Amer- ica selection also received ACC Player of the Year ac- colades in 2007 and was the recipient of the Mary Garber Award, an honor presented annually to the top female student-athlete in the Atlantic Coast Conference.
Harding, a three-time member of the ACC’s All-Defense unit and two-time ACC Defensive Player of the Year honoree, graduated as the school’s all-time leader in assists (579) and closed her tenure with career averages of 9.3 points, 4.0 re- bounds, 4.1 assists and 1.9 steals per game.
On January 20, 2008, Harding’s jersey No. 10
was hoisted to the rafters of historic Cameron In- door Stadium to celebrate her accomplishments. After being selected with the No. 1 overall pick in the 2007 WNBA Draft by the Phoenix Mercury, Hard- ing played nine seasons with six organizations, was an WNBA All-Star choice in 2010 and later partici- pated in the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, representing Belarus.
Harding is the daughter of Tampa native, Lil- lian Andrews Ponquinette, and Michael Harding of Houston TX. She was hired as the first female scout for the Philadelphia 76ers last month.
The group will be inducted at the Duke Athletics Hall of Fame ceremony on Friday, September 21 in Cameron Indoor Stadium and, the following day, be honored at halftime of Duke’s football game against N. C. Central at Brooks Field at Wallace Wade Sta- dium.
Voting is conducted by the Hall’s enshrines, along with members of the Duke Athletics Hall of Fame committee. Nominations for the Class of 2020 may be submitted online at GoDuke.com beginning in September, 2019.
LINDSEY HARDING ...Has ties to Tampa
Theme Announced For 2019 Florida Strawberry Festival
PLANT CITY, FL - The Florida Strawberry Festival announced its theme for the 84th annual event - "It's A Hit!"
"It's short and sweet!" said President Paul Davis. "From the Headline Enter- tainment hits on the Wish Farm Sound Stage to the sweetest hit, our world-fa-
mous strawberry shortcake, we're sure to knock this one out of the park!"
A new theme is created for each year's festival to offer guests a glimpse of the expe- rience they can expect at the 11-day event. It also unifies vendors, FFA chapters, or- ganizations, corporate part- ners and exhibitors who
create parade floats and dis- plays throughout the celebra- tion, said Davis.
The festival's strawberry character featured in this year's theme artwork is an in- tricate part of the event's branding and advertising ef- forts. In this theme's artwork, the iconic Mr. Berry wears a ball cap and sunglasses and carries a bat and a bowl of strawberry shortcake.
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