University of North Carolina Ashville Athletics
Asheville Adds Three Members in Thirteenth Hall of Fame Class
ASHEVILLE, N.C.- The UNC Asheville athletics department inducted their 2016 Hall of Fame Class inside the Mountain View Room of the Sherrill Center on Friday night. Asheville announced the addition of former men’s basketball player Kevin Martin, former track and field athlete Tanya Harris-Fleming and former women’s soccer player Emily Langill.
The Bulldogs were inducted in a ceremony on Friday evening leading up to a weekend of UNC Asheville homecoming events. Each member of the Hall of fame was introduced by someone who has had a great impact on their lives before giving their induction speech.
Kevin martin was introduced by his son Devin Martin, while Tanya Harris-Fleming was introduced by her former coach, Brad DeWeese and Emil Langill was introduce by her father, Tom Langill.
Each of the inductees was awarded with a plaque, an enlarged replica of what they will have placed on the wall in the hall of fame.
Hall of Fame inductees are submitted through nomination to the Hall of Fame Committee for review in advance of the Hall of Fame Ceremony.
With the addition of this year’s inductees, the UNC Asheville Hall of Fame now hosts 13 classes of 43 members.
Below you can find more information on each inductee.
Kevin Martin was a three-year letterman for the Bulldogs from 1996-1999. He was the Big South Player of the Year in 1999, a First-Team Big South honoree in 1998 and a Second-Team Big South recipient in 1997. Martin is 14th on the all-time list in scoring with 1,340 points. He was part of two Big South Conference regular-season championship teams. He also holds the school record for most free throws made in a season (174) and career (383) and for free throws attempted in a season (234) and career (527).
Tanya Harris-Fleming was a standout in Track and Field from 2002-2006. She was a dominant force in the Big South Conference completing her career with two championships in the 400m dash (2005 and 2006) and five-time Big South Championships in sprint events. She holds the school record in the 400m dash with 54.95 set in 2006. In 2004 and 2006, she became the university’s first track and field sprinter to qualify for the NCAA Outdoor Championships.
Emily Langill was a four-year starter as a defender for the women’s soccer team from 2002-2005. She was recognized as the Big South Player of the Year in 2004. She was a first-team All-Conference performer in 2004 and in 2005, and she earned second team All-Conference recognition in 2003. Langill was a key player on the 2004 and 2005 Big South regular season title teams and earned All-Tournament in 2004 and 2005. She helped the Bulldogs advance to three Big South Conference title games (2002, 2003, and 2005).