Clark University - Clark News Fall 2002
Sports Briefs (fall 2002)
Athletic Hall of Fame inducts new class
On Sept. 28, Clark inducted its ninth class into the Athletic Hall of Fame, which honors outstanding athletes, coaches, administrators and others who have distinguished themselves and the University through Clark's athletic program. This year's inductees were the late Lloyd Anderson '43, Rob Carr '88, Fanny Hector '90, Jason Qua '90 and the late Neil Walsh '59.
Fanny Hector '90, a four-year basketball stand-out, was the fifth Clark player to reach the 1,000-point plateau. Hector graduated with 1,171 points and currently ranks 10th among Clark's all-time scoring leaders. Hector also grabbed 870 rebounds and 172 steals, blocked a Clark-career record 168 shots and set a school record for blocked shots in a single game with nine. She captained the team in 1989-90 and received many regional and national honors, including Kodak All-America, Kodak All-District First Team, Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conference (ECAC) New England Player of the Year and New England Women's Basketball Association Player of the Year.
In her four seasons, the Cougars compiled an impressive 91-19 record, including a perfect 26-0 regular season in 1988-89, when the team won the NCAA Northeast Regional Championship and played in the NCAA Tournament Quarterfinals. The Cougars were selected to play in post-season tournaments in each of her four years with bids to the NCAA Tournament in 1987 and 1989. The team won the ECAC Championship in 1988 and 1990. Hector received Clark's M. Hazel Hughes Trophy.
Hector holds master's degrees in teaching English and writing and in English as a second language. She has begun dissertation research for her doctorate in rhetoric and linguistics. Hector has worked as the lead academic coordinator at the Institute for Community Development and as a part-time English professor. She and her husband Collins Mason live in Central Texas.
Jason Qua '90 was a four-year member and two-year captain of the basketball team. He finished his career with 1,796 points, which ranks him second among Clark's all-time leading scorers, and broke the school record for number of games played with 109, which has been matched only once since then. Qua was a two-time All-America selection by the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) and earned ECAC First-Team and New England Basketball Coaches Association (NEBCA) All-New England Team honors. Qua also was named the NABC Division III Scholar-Athlete of the Year and received the NEBCA Division II-III Academic Award. He received Clark's Fred Hebert Trophy.
In his four years, Qua helped the team compile an impressive 75-32 record and led the team to three post-season appearances. In 1987, Clark won the NCAA Northeast Championship and was the NCAA National Runner-up. The following year, Clark again earned the NCAA Northeast Championship and played in the NCAA National Quarterfinals. In 1990, the Cougars were ECAC Tournament Semifinalists. Qua also competed on Clark's golf team.
After Clark, Qua played basketball in Japan for a year and later earned a master's degree in history from Bridgewater State College. He is a social studies teacher and varsity boys' basketball coach at Wethersfield High School. He is completing the sixth-year degree program in Educational Leadership at CCSU. He and his wife Rebecca Klein live in Connecticut.
Robert Carr '88, an exceptional swimmer, broke several school records and was team captain in his senior year. Carr holds records in the 100 butterfly (0:52.77) and 200 butterfly (1:56.84) and is currently ranked fifth in the 200 freestyle (1:49.86). He was also a member of the 200 freestyle relay team that holds the Clark record. As a junior, he placed second in the 200 butterfly event at the New England Championships and qualified for the NCAA Championships, where he placed 17th.
Carr is earning a master's degree in business from Babson College. He was the swim coach at the Brighton YMCA and an assistant and master's coach at Brandeis University. A master's-level swimmer, he was selected to train at the U.S. Olympic training center in 2001. He is currently a vice president in Portfolio Trading for Fidelity Investments. Carr and his wife Hope Anderson '88 have a daughter, Heather.
The late Neil Walsh '59 was an outstanding tennis player at Clark for three years. Walsh played in the No. 1 singles and No. 1 doubles position for all three years. He was the champion of the Clark Fall Tennis Tournament in singles and doubles every year. In 1991, the first-annual Neil Walsh '59 Alumni Tennis Tournament was held in his honor.
The late Lloyd Anderson '43 competed in four varsity sports. He was a four-year guard on the basketball team and a co-captain in his senior year. He was a defender on the soccer team for four years, a shortstop for the baseball team for three years and was a member of the golf team. He received Clark's Fred Hebert Trophy.
An active member of the Worcester community, Anderson served on the City Welfare Board, the Planning Board and the Civic Center Commission. He was also chairman of the Downtown Development Commission, a trustee of Clark and of Fairlawn Hospital and a member of the Worcester YMCA. He was a partner in the law firm of Anderson, Petland and Sbrogna until his death in September 1990. He and his wife Barbara have four children, Richard Anderson, Ronald Anderson, Robert Anderson and Joan Jansen.
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