LACEY, Wash. - Saint Martin's University is thrilled to announce two new inductees to the Bob Grisham Hall of Fame/Hall of Honor, who all have made outstanding contributions to the success and legacy of the Saint Athletic Department and will be officially inducted as part of the Homecoming weekend festivities taking place on Saturday, February 24th.
 
The Bob Grisham Hall of Fame and Hall of Honor Celebration is an annual tradition at Homecoming, which brings together alumni of Saint Martin's High School, College and University. More details will follow at a later date.
 
Hall of Fame
Shannon Porter

Shannon Porter graduated from Saint Martin's University in 2017 as one of the most decorated individuals in Cross Country/Track and Field history. After coming to Lacey from the JuCo ranks, her first signature performance came when she qualified for the 2015 Outdoor Track and Field Championships in Allendale, Michigan and pulled out a career-best and beat her school record in the 10k, finishing ninth. In 2016, she competed in Pittsburg, Kansas at Indoor Nationals, where she became the first women Saint to receive All-American honors, finishing eighth. Later that spring, at the outdoor conference championship, she won her first GNAC crown in the 5k, while also finishing second in the 1,500. She had two more top-20 finishes at Nationals later that spring.

Porter splashed on to the cross-country scene in 2016, winning the GNAC's Newcomer of the Year with a second-place finish at her inaugural conference championships. After a third-place finish in Billings at the West Regional, she became the first ever woman to race at Nationals when she traveled to St. Leo, Florida. It was there she finish 24^th overall, becoming the first All-American in program history. Her mark still stands as the highest Nationals finish in school history. That spring, 2017, she won the GNAC Indoor 3k, before totaling a fifth-place finish at Indoor Nationals in that same event, once again garnering All-American honors.
 
Over the course of her Saint Martin's career, Porter was a six-time All-Region selection, holds seven career GNAC Athlete of the Week honors, and she still holds a total of seven SMU school records. Porter continued running after her graduation from SMU, and has qualified for the 2024 Olympic Trials in Orlando, Florida on February 3^rd.

Hall of Honor
2009 Men's Soccer Team

The 2009 men's soccer team, led by GNAC Coach of the Year Rob Walker, was the first Saint Martin's team in any sport to win a conference title when they campaigned to an 11-7 overall record and a 6-2 record in Great Northwest Athletic Conference play. This was even more remarkable considering the fact that this team was just in their third ever year as a varsity program.
 
Led by First Team All-GNAC selections Xan Nixon, Zac Lubin, and Ruben Orozco, the Saints started 1-1 in conference play after a narrow one-goal loss to MSU-Billings at home. SMU then railed off five straight conference victories all by one goal, including a double OT victory against MSUB on the road on October 29^th, before a victory over Northwest Nazarene in Nampa vaulted the Saints to clinch the GNAC title.
 
The team members included: Tony Armitage, Conner Biggs, Kramer Cross, Chase Franklin, Michael Hamilton, Kango Katzer, Austin Kelley, Victor Kelmel, Chris Laise, Sergio Lopez, Zac Lubin, Tucker Maxwell, Joe Miller, Blake Moreland, Xan Nixon, Gabe O'Hara, Erik Orozco, Ruben Orozco, Daniel Palermo, Josh Proctor, Jesse Ramos, Dylan Rus-Ingham, Spencer Salvador, Atam Sanghera, James Schmid, Chad Schmidt, Paul Schmitke, Brandon Scott, Emran Usman, Vlad Voin, TJ Young, and Head Coach Rob Walker.