General | August 01, 2019

KALAMAZOO, Mich. – The Western Michigan Division of Intercollegiate Athletics and the WMU Hall of Fame Committee have announced the class of 2019 – Shawn Faulkner (football), David Gennero (men's tennis), Frederika Girsang (women's tennis), Bill Horn (ice hockey), Shaylen Jackson (volleyball) and Jeff Zylstra (men's track & field/cross country).

The 2019 WMU Athletic Hall of Fame induction and banquet will be held on Friday, Sept. 27 at the Fetzer Center. The event begins with a 5:30 p.m. social, followed by the induction and dinner at 6:30 p.m. Individual tickets are available for $40 Registration is available at www.wmuevents.com. If you have questions please contact Allison Frontczak in the Special Events office at allison.r.frontczak@wmich.edu. Inductees will then also be honored the following day on Saturday, Sept. 28, during halftime of Western Michigan football's game against Central Michigan.

Shawn Faulkner
Football - Running Back, 1980-84
Port Huron, Mich.
- Selected First Team All-MAC in 1983 and Second Team All-MAC in 1982
- Fifth all-time in program history in career rushing yards with 3,327
- Set, and still holds, the single-season record for rushing yards in a season with 1,668 in 1983, also finishing second in the nation with 154.0 yards rushing per game and third in all-purpose yards per game at 172.6
- Fourth all-time in program history in career rushing attempts with 761
- Averaged 4.37 yards per carry in his career

David Gennero
Men's Tennis, 1993-96  
Warren, Mich.
- Named MAC Player of the Year in 1996
- Two time MAC Indoors Singles Champion (1995, 1996)
- Three-time All-MAC selection
- Sits 13th all time (fourth at time of graduation) on the all-time wins list with 180

Frederika Girsang
Women's Tennis, 2000-04
Jakarta, Indonesia
- Named MAC Player of the Year in 2003, becoming the first in program history to earn the honors
- Three-time First Team All-MAC Selection (2001, 2003, 2004) and earned Second Team All-MAC honors in 2002
- Named MAC Freshman of the Year in 2003
- Achieved the highest singles ranking in program history at #62 (9/4/2003)
- Set program record with 195 wins and now sits fifth all-time in program history

Bill Horn
Ice Hockey - Goalie, 1985-89
Regina, Saskatchewan
- AHCA Second Team All-American in 1985-86
- Second Team All-CCHA in 1986-87 and two-time All-CCHA Honorable Mention selection
- Named CCHA Tournament MVP after helping lead WMU to the program's first CCHA Tournament Championship in 1986
- Winningest goalie in WMU history with 71 career victories, also holding the single-season record for wins in a season with 25 (1985-86)
- Holds program record for minutes played in net with 7933:28
- Single-season winning percentage record holder at .833 (1985-86)

Shaylen Jackson
Volleyball - Middle Blocker, 2002-05
Kalamazoo, Mich.
- First Team All-MAC selection as a middle blocker in 2004 and 2005, also earning Honorable Mention in 2003 and MAC All-Freshman Team honors in 2002
- Earned American Volleyball Coaches Association All-Mid-West Region Honorable Mention in 2005
- Holds program record for total career blocks with 563 and career block assists with 459
- Holds program record for career blocks per set with 1.25
- Third all-time in career attack percentage at .332
- Seventh all-time in program history in points with 1,635.5
-  Member of WMU Volleyball All-Decade Team (2004-2013)
- Also earned three varsity letters with the WMU women's basketball team

Jeff Zylstra
Men's Track & Field/Cross Country, 1975-79
Grandville, Mich.
- MAC Champion in the 10k and steeplechase in 1978 and was named MAC Championship Outstanding Performer
- Repeated as MAC Champion in the steeplechase in 1979
- Member of the 1977 MAC Cross Country Championship team
- Qualified for the NCAA Championships in the 1978 and 1979, making the finals in 1979
- Finished in second place in the steeplechase at the 1979 Penn Relays with the second-best time in program history at 8:42.6