Pictures from Lindsey Wilson University Athletics Hall of Fame Ceremony
Eight members from Classes of 2024 and 2025 inducted on Saturday, Sept. 13.
COLUMBIA, Ky. (09/14/2025) — The Lindsey Wilson University Athletics Hall of Fame inducted two classes on Saturday morning, Sept. 13, at the Roberta D. Cranmer Dining & Conference Center.
Entering the Hall of Fame in the Class of 2024 were Jared Barnes '05, men's basketball; Trent Coffee '01, baseball; Andre Cooper '03, men's soccer; and Jamaine Gordon '07, track and field. Entering the Hall of Fame in the Class of 2025 were Jill Lirbank-Almbaek Fitzgerald '06, women's soccer; Kirsty Marr Chapman '04, women's soccer; Brian Ombiji '05, men's soccer; and Ashley Rainey '13, women's basketball.
The LWU Hall of Fame now has 70 inductees since it was inaugurated in 2001.
Lindsey Wilson University is a vibrant liberal arts university in Columbia, Kentucky. Founded in 1903 and affiliated with The United Methodist Church, the mission of Lindsey Wilson is to serve the educational needs of students by providing a living-learning environment within an atmosphere of active caring and Christian concern where every student, every day, learns and grows and feels like a real human being. Lindsey Wilson offers 28 undergraduate majors, five graduate programs and a doctoral program. The university's 29 intercollegiate varsity athletic teams have won more than 120 team and individual national championships.
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The new members of the Lindsey Wilson University Athletics Hall of Fame gather for a group picture following the induction ceremony on Saturday, Sept. 13, at Robert D. Cranmer Dining & Conference Center. Seated from left: Trent Coffee ’01, baseball; Jared Barnes ’05, men’s basketball; Andre Cooper ’03, men’s soccer; and Jamaine Gordon ’07, track and field. Standing, from left: Kirsty Marr Chapman ’04, women’s soccer; Jill Lirbank-Almbaek Fitzgerald ’06, women’s soccer; Brian Ombiji ’05, men’s soccer; and Ashley Rainey ’13, women’s basketball.
Former Lindsey Wilson University men’s basketball coach Paul Peck, left, welcomes his former player Jared Barnes ’05 into the LWU Athletics Hall of Fame during the induction ceremony, held Saturday, Sept. 13, at Robert D. Cranmer Dining & Conference Center. Peck was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2018.
Former Lindsey Wilson University baseball coach Mike Talley ’91, right, welcomes his former player Trent Coffee ’01 into the LWU Athletics Hall of Fame during the induction ceremony, held Saturday, Sept. 13, at Robert D. Cranmer Dining & Conference Center. Talley was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2018.
Former Lindsey Wilson University men’s soccer coach Ray Wells, left, welcomes his former player Andre Cooper ’03 into the LWU Athletics Hall of Fame during the induction ceremony, held Saturday, Sept. 13, at Robert D. Cranmer Dining & Conference Center. Wells was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2002.
Lindsey Wilson University Athletic Director Willis Pooler ’93, right, welcomes former track and field standout and coach Jamaine Gordon ’07 into the LWU Athletics Hall of Fame during the induction ceremony, held Saturday, Sept. 13, at Robert D. Cranmer Dining & Conference Center.
Lindsey Wilson University women’s soccer coach Drew Burwash ’94 welcomes his former player Jill Lirbank-Almbaek Fitzgerald ’06 into the LWU Athletics Hall of Fame during the induction ceremony, held Saturday, Sept. 13, at Robert D. Cranmer Dining & Conference Center. Burwash was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2004.
Lindsey Wilson University women’s soccer coach Drew Burwash ’94 welcomes his former player Kirsty Marr Chapman ’04 into the LWU Athletics Hall of Fame during the induction ceremony, held Saturday, Sept. 13, at Robert D. Cranmer Dining & Conference Center. Burwash was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2004.
Former Lindsey Wilson University men’s soccer coach Ray Wells, left, welcomes his former player Brian Ombiji ’05 into the LWU Athletics Hall of Fame during the induction ceremony, held Saturday, Sept. 13, at Robert D. Cranmer Dining & Conference Center. Wells was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2002.
Lindsey Wilson University women’s basketball coach John Wethington ’84 welcomes his former player Ashley Rainey ’13 into the LWU Athletics Hall of Fame during the induction ceremony, held Saturday, Sept. 13, at Robert D. Cranmer Dining & Conference Center.