RICHMOND, Ky. – EKU Athletics announced the 2023 class for the EKU Athletics Hall of Fame on Thursday.

The 2023 class includes David Bootcheck (men's basketball), Lori Duncan (volleyball), Bernadette Kok (volleyball & women's basketball), Lydia Kosgei (women's track & field and cross country), Bruce Oldendick (men's golf), Kelly Swanson Saenz (softball), David Wilkins (football), and the 1971-72 men's basketball team. 

The 2023 Hall of Fame induction luncheon will take place on Saturday, Sept. 23 at noon at the EKU Center for the Arts. 

Tickets for the Hall of Fame Ceremony are $30 and can be purchased online here or by calling the ticket office at 844-3-GOBIGE.  Tickets will not be sold at the event.

The inductees will be recognized during the Colonels' football game against Southeast Missouri State later that day. 

Bootcheck was a first-team All-OVC selection who scored 1,130 points and collected 728 rebounds during his four-year career. He led the conference in rebounds as a freshman and finished his career at No. 11 on EKU's career rebounds list. 

Duncan was a four-time All-OVC selection for the EKU volleyball program from 1980-83. She was EKU's Female Athlete of the Year in 1984 and was hired as the Colonels' head coach in 1998. Her teams won back-to-back regular season titles in 2004 and 2005, making the NCAA national tournament in 2004 and earning the OVC Coach of the Year award. 

Kok played four seasons for both the volleyball and women's basketball program. She helped both programs win eight combined KWIC titles during her playing career. Kok was named the state's 1975-76 College Athlete of the Year by the Louisville Area Chamber of Commerce after averaging 16.7 points and 13.4 rebounds as a senior. 

Kosgei was a two-time OVC Indoor Athlete of the Year in 2011-12. She also won the 1,500-meter run at the outdoor championship and the 2011 cross country championship, earning Runner of the Year and Athlete of the Championship Meet accolades.

Oldendick was a two-time OVC Golfer of the Year in 1985-86 and led the Colonels to three consecutive conference titles from 1984-86. He won the conference tournament as an individual twice and finished as a runner-up once. He has also been named Kentucky PGA Player of the Year four times in the last five years. 

Swanson Saenz played four seasons with EKU's softball program, earning OVC Player of the Year honors in 1998. She hit .321 in her career with 18 home runs and 99 RBI. As a sophomore, she batted .416 with 17 doubles and ranked 20th nationally with 12 home runs. As the head coach at San Jacinto College for the past 19 seasons, she has won over 600 games. 

Wilkins was a two-time All-American and co-captain for Roy Kidd's Colonels as a defensive end. He earned first-team all-OVC honors as a junior and senior, tallying 169 total tackles, 33 tackles for loss, and 21 sacks in his final two seasons. He went on to play professionally in the NFL and the World League of American Football.

The 1971-72 EKU men's basketball team won a share of the OVC regular season title and won the conference tournament to advance to the NCAA Tournament under head coach Guy Strong. During the season, the Colonels captured the All-College Classic in Oklahoma City. 

For more information on the EKU Athletics Hall of Fame, please contact Karl Park, Executive Director of the EKU Athletics Hall of Fame, at karl.park@eku.edu.