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Hall of Fame - W

*All inductee information current up to the year they were inducted. 

Alexander Washington
Track, 1982-85
Inducted 1997
Gary, Indiana
  • All-American hurdler placing tenth in 1983 and sixth in 1985 in 110-meter highs at NCAA outdoor championships and earned 1985 indoor All-American honors for 55-meter highs.
  • Won Mid-American Conference championships in 1983-85. Still holds WMU high hurdles records for outdoor 110 meters (:13.64) and indoor 55 meters (:07.19).
  • Reached semifinal round of 1984 and 1988 United States Olympic Trials, missing final by 1/100 of a second the latter year.
  • Competed for national teams and won 1987 Pacific Coast Games in meet record time of (:13.5). Ran for a Karamu Track Club team of Philadelphia that set a world shuttle hurdle relay record in 1988.
  • A practicing musician since 1988 and founder of the popular reggae recording group the Jah Kings. Joined Van Buren County Juvenile Court as a case worker in 1992 and earlier served as a youth counselor for two Kalamazoo agencies. Currently as Intake Referee.

Saddi Washington
Basketball, 1994, 96-98
Inducted 2010
Lansing, Michigan
  • First Team All-MAC in 1998 and Second Team All-MAC in 1997
  • Runner Up for MAC Freshman of the Year in 1994
  • Successful seven-year professional playing career in U.S. and Europe
  • Drafted by Grand Rapids Hoops as the #1 overall draft pick in the CBA draft
  • Ranks fifth in points (1,688), fourth in field goals (575), fourth in field goal attempts (1,323) in career at WMU
  • Ranks eight in three-point field goals (144) and three-point goal attempts (370) in a career at WMU
  • Ranks 10th in three-point percentage (.389), fifth in free throws (394), fourth in steals (173) in a career at WMU
  • Tied for 10th in assists (288) in a career at WMU

Sue Weigand-Byron
Tennis, 1981-84
Inducted 2001
Fort Wayne, Indiana
  • Four-time Mid-American Conference champion
  • A four-time All-MAC selection (1981-84)
  • Weigand-Byron was the first woman singles player in MAC history selected to the NCAA Tournament accomplishing that feat in 1984.
  • Won MAC titles in No. 1 singles (1981), No. 2 singles (194) and No. 1 doubles (1981, 83).
  • A two-time conference runner-up in both singles and doubles.
  • Weigand-Byron won more singles matches (110) than anyone in program history and ranks second all-time in victories with 183.
  • Her 30 singles triumphs during the 1984 seasons are the No. 3 single-season total.

“Scotty” Wilson
Baseball, 1949-51
Inducted 1998
Flint, Michigan
  • Lettered three times as a shortstop on Bronco teams that were 40-20-2 overall, won three Mid-American Conference championships with a combined 23-3 mark and made three NCAA tournament appearances. Captained 1951 team.
  • Played professionally in St. Louis Browns minor league system before being called to army duty during the Korean War. Discharged with the rank of second lieutenant.
  • Taught and coached at South Junior High in Kalamazoo and spent 12 years at Central High School as a physical education teacher, head baseball and junior varsity (1960-65) and head basketball coach (1966-72). Was Portage Central High’s basketball coach (1972-80) and athletic director (1980-87).
  • His teams won eight conference championships and his 1966 basketball squad reached the state Class A semifinals. Also, served two years (1970-72) as a zone manager for the Upjohn Company Health Care program.
  • Volunteer assistant coach with Bronco baseball team (1989-96). Alumni “W” club “man of the year” in 1987.

Steve Winsor
Tennis, 1977-81
Inducted 2009
East Grand Rapids, Michigan
  • Three career MAC individual titles and one team championship as a captain in 1981
  • Three-time All-MAC honoree as sophomore, junior and senior
  • MAC champion at No. 1 singles and No. 1 doubles as a senior and No. 3 singles as a freshman
  • Possesses 183 career wins that had him atop the WMU all-time win slist for four years (currently ranks seventh all-time)
  • Owns .738 winning percentage, which ranks second for those who are in the top 20 on the all-time win’s list
  • Recorded 20-match win streak at No. 1 singles
  • Highest final ranking for a men’s tennis player at WMU (No. 48)
  • Has been ranked as high as No. 23 nationally in the 48 and over age category

Randy Wojtala 
Men's Soccer | Forward | 1976-1979 
Induction 2024
Detroit, Mich.
  • Set the WMU record for career goals scoring (29), which stood for 17 years
  • Set the WMU record for career points (74), which stood for 17 years
  • Set the WMU record for single-season goal (16), which stood for 46 years
  • Set the WMU record for points in a season (39), which stood for 46 years 
  • Set the WMU record for points in a game (9, 4 goals/ 1 assist) (1977 vs. Chicago)
  • Became the first WMU player to earn an invitation to USA National Team tryouts (1977)
  • Set the NCAA record for fastest consecutive goals (14 seconds) against Eastern Michigan (Sept. 23, 1978)
  • WMU Team Captain (1979)


Kim Worden
Basketball, 1981-84
Softball, 1981-84
Inducted 1994
Lansing, Michigan
  • Played first base and pitched for Bronco softball squads that competed in three Women’s College World Series and went 163-48-1 over four years.
  • Compiled a career pitching mark of 46-19-1 with .76 earned run average and set then school record marks for innings pitched (505 2/3) and games played (175).
  • In basketball, earned AIAW All-State selection three times and became fourth women’s player in school history to score over 1,000 career points (1,025).
  • Was named Western’s head softball coach in 1988 after serving for five years as assistant coach. Four of her eight teams finished third in the Mid-American Conference.
  • Alumni “W” club’s first recipient of the “women of the year” award in 1989.

Doug Wyn
Wrestling, 1971-74
Inducted 1987
Grandville, Michigan
  • Three-time All American, winning NCAA 167-pound championship in 1974, going 30-0 against collegiate opponents. Second and fifth in same weight class at 1973 and 1972 nationals.
  • Had a 89-15 career record and set school marks for wins and pins (29).
  • Only, Western wrestler ever to win three Mid-American Conference titles and was “outstanding wrestler” of 1973 and 1974 tournaments.
  • Spent several years with Northern Air Services of Grand Rapids as a flight instructor and pilot.
  • Joined Grand Rapids Control Services in 1982 where he was involved in sales, hi-tech engineering and design work.

Pete Wysocki
Football, 1966-68
Inducted 1993
Garden City, Michigan
  • Second-team All-Mid-American Conference linebacker and Western’s top defensive player in 1968
  • Played professionally in the Canadian Football League with Toronto, Hamilton and Saskatchewan and was All-CFL in 1974
  • Joined National Football League’s Washington Redskins in 1975 and played for six seasons, achieving notoriety as a special teams player. Later, he earned a starting linebacker position.
  • Following retirement from football he moved into broadcasting, the commercial real estate business, motivational speaking and is a sponsored racing cyclist.
  • Currently a vice president of the Carey Winston Company.