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Athletic Hall of Fame Adds Four Newest Members

10/30/2021 10:00:00 AM

ROSE-HULMAN ATHLETIC HALL OF FAME MEMBERS

WATCH THIS YEAR'S INDUCTION CEREMONY

HALL OF FAME PHOTO GALLERY

TERRE HAUTE, Ind. -- Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology added four new members into its Athletic Hall of Fame in an in-person ceremony on Saturday October 30 at the Mussallem Union.

The class includes two baseball inductees that were originally listed in the Hall of Fame Class of 2020, along with two football players who comprise the Class of 2021.  Two additional members of the previously announced Class of 2020 will be inducted at a future ceremony when their schedule availability aligns with the induction date.

The Athletic Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony included Charlie Key, an SCAC rushing champion and school record setting running back; Keenan Long, an honorable All-American baseball catcher for the NCAA Baseball Tournament teams of 2008-10; Paul Spreen, an HCAC Defensive Player of the Year on the Engineer defensive line; and Tim Tepe, a first-team All-American for the NCAA Baseball Tournament teams of 2008-10.

Full sketches of this year's four Hall of Fame additions are below:

Charlie Key – 2007 (Football) – Computer Engineering
Ranks 5th in school history with 2,741 rushing yards and 3rd all-time with 38 rushing touchdowns
Graduated as Rose-Hulman's career school record holder for all-purpose yards (4,400)
Tallied 78 pass receptions for 980 yards and six touchdowns
Scored five rushing touchdowns in a game twice in 2005 to tie a school record (Earlham, Oberlin)
Set a school record with 235 rushing yards against Rhodes in 2004
First-team academic all-district in 2003 and 2004; first-team all-SCAC in 2003 and 2005
SCAC rushing champion as a sophomore with 1,001 yards

Keenan Long – 2010 (Baseball) – Mechanical Engineering
Honorable Mention All-American from D3baseball.com in 2010
Third-team D3baseball.com All-Region selection in 2009
First-team all-HCAC honoree in 2008, 2009 and 2010
Helped Rose-Hulman reach the NCAA Division III Tournament in 2008, 2009 and 2010
Tied for career school record with 24 home runs
Ranked 2nd in school history in RBIs (159), total bases (311) and 4th in hits (190) at graduation
Batted .414 with 65 hits, 53 runs scored, 14 doubles, 5 home runs and 50 RBIs as a senior in 2010

Paul Spreen – 2009 (Football) – Mechanical Engineering
Ruel Fox Burns Blanket winner in 2009
Four-time all-conference selection for the Fightin' Engineers
First-team all-conference in 2005, 2007 and 2008
HCAC Defensive Player of the Year in 2007
Led the HCAC in tackles-for-loss as a junior and senior
Recorded 277 tackles, 55 tackles-for-loss, 19.5 sacks and seven forced fumbles in his career
Helped 2005-08 teams compile a 25-15 record, the best by a senior class since 1990

Tim Tepe – 2010 (Baseball) – Mechanical Engineering
First-team All-American from the American Baseball Coaches Association, 2009
Second-team All-American from d3baseball.com, 2009
ABCA Mideast Region Player of the Year and HCAC Player of the Year, 2009
Helped Rose-Hulman reach the NCAA Division III Tournament in 2008, 2009 and 2010
Three-time first-team all-conference honoree
Career school record holder with 244 hits, 60 doubles, 163 runs scored and 175 RBIs
Set single-season records in batting average (.489), slugging (.792) and runs (57) in 2009

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