ST. PAUL, Minn. – Macalester College Athletics and the M Club will add five new members into the Hall of Fame at the Hall of Fame Banquet on Friday, October 6. The inductees are
Roland Broughton '00 (soccer),
Jesse Crandall '01 (Nordic skiing),
Karin Halvorson '01 (swimming & diving),
Liz Hajek '02 (track & field) and
Andrew Porter '03 (football/track & field).
The 42nd annual Hall of Fame Banquet and induction ceremony will be held in the Alexander G. Hill Ballroom in Kagin Commons, starting at 6:00 p.m. For more information, contact the Macalester College Alumni Engagement Office at
alumnioffice@macalester.edu or 651-696-6295. The celebration will be a part of Mac Fest, which includes multiple family and athletics events for the weekend of Oct. 6-7.
Roland Broughton played a significant role in turning Macalester men's soccer into one of the top teams in the MIAC and the nation. During his four years as a Scot, Macalester was 60-11-7 overall and posted a conference mark of 35-3-2 while winning four MIAC championships and playing in four NCAA tournaments. As a senior in 1999, he earned All-American and Academic All-American honors after being named All-Region twice and All-MIAC three times in his career. Broughton's best season statistically came in 1997, as he tallied a team-leading 12 goals and six assists for 30 points. He finished his career with 19 goals and 20 assists for 58 points, which currently ranks 11th all-time at Macalester.
Jesse Crandall was one of the top Nordic skiers in the MIAC and region while a member of Macalester's Nordic ski team. As a junior, he placed 18th in the 20K classic at the 2000 CCSA Regional Championships and also received the David Primrose Award as Macalester's Junior Male Scholar Athlete that year. The next year, Crandall finished 11th overall and second among MIAC competitors in the 10K classic at the Regional Championships, the highest finish by any Macalester skier in this event. He was named All-MIAC as a junior and senior. After graduation, Crandall served as Macalester's assistant coach from 2001-04.
By the time
Karin Halvorson concluded her tenure as a member of Macalester's swimming & diving team, her name appeared in front of many events on the Scots' record board. A freestyle specialist, she earned All-MIAC honors five times in her career and won two conference championships. Halvorson won the 1650-yard freestyle at the 1998 and 2000 MIAC Championships and placed second in the event in 1999. She qualified for the NCAA Championships in 1999 and placed 15th at nationals to earn All-American status. At one point, Halvorson held the school records in the freestyle from 200 to 1500 meters, and also held the 200-meter backstroke record.
Liz Hajek developed into a national competitor and All-American in the 100-meter hurdles at Macalester. After taking fifth in 1999 and seventh in 2000 in the event at the MIAC Championships, she qualified for the NCAA Championships in 2001. As a senior in 2002, Hajek won the 100-meter hurdles at the MIAC meet and again advanced to the NCAA meet, which was hosted by Macalester that year. After advancing to the finals with a school-record time of 14.47 in the preliminaries, she placed third with that same time to earn All-American honors on her home track.
Andrew Porter terrorized opposing quarterbacks for the Scots' football team from 1999-2002. An athletic and powerful defensive lineman, he spent the majority of his time in the offensive backfield, compiling school records of 73 tackles for loss and 41 sacks in 40 career games. An All-MIAC honoree in 2000 and 2001, Porter registered 85 tackles and 13 sacks as a sophomore in 2000. His 18 tackles for loss in MIAC games in 2001 still ranks fourth in conference history. As a senior, Porter racked up 15 sacks, one short of the school record, and 24 tackles for loss, which tied the school record held by Ben Harris '98. Porter currently serves as a defensive line coach for the Scots.
