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Ronnie Mayers

  • Class
  • Induction
    2007
  • Sport(s)
    Swimming & Diving
 - Swimming Coach
 - Pole vaulter for Delta State 1970-74
 - Delta State graduate in 1974
 - Started Delta State Aquatics Club for area swimmers in 1974
 - Started Delta State University Swim Program in 1984
 - Helped organize New South Intercollegiate Swim Conference
 - Named Conference Coach of the Year 14 times
 - Swimmers made 15 NCAA National Championship appearances
 - Coached 226 swimmers that were selected All-Conference performers
 - Teams won 6 Men's Conference Championships
 - Teams won 5 Women's Conference Championships
 - Men's & Women's teams have produced 56 All-Americans
 - 100 yard backstroker, Justin Whitaker won a National Championship in 2002
 - Swimmer Mandy Lee named Mississippi's NCAA Woman Athlete of the Year in 1999
 - Coached 15 Academic All-Americans
 - Coached 8 swimmers that were named DSU's Kerg Senior Athlete of the Year Award winners
 - Received the U.S. Swimming Award for Distinguished Serivice to Mississippi
 - Presently serves as an assistant professor of HPER, Aquatics Director, and Assistant Athletic Director for Special Projects at Delta State
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