2008 Wabash Athletics Hall of Fame Induction -11/14/08
The National Association of Wabash Men inducted eight new members in the
Wabash College Athletics Hall of Fame on the eve of the 115th Monon Bell
Classic. Inducted (from left to right) were: Ryan Short ’03, Jake Knott
’03, Jim Cumming ’61, David Moore ’69, Kent Baker ’93, Dave Husted ’69,
former football coach Greg Carlson, and Kelley House ’90.
Kelley House ’90 was the ICAC Baseball MVP, earned four letters as a
record-setting pitcher, and was a four-year letterman at linebacker for
the football team. He recalled blocking a punt in the 1986 Monon Bell
Game, his first, which was recovered for a touchdown that started a
Wabash comeback victory.
Kent Baker ’93 was the first of a number of elite distance runners who
helped establish Wabash as a national power in the 1990s. His fifth
place finish at the National Championships remains the highest ever by a
Wabash runner in the Division III meet. He earned four letters in track
and four in cross country, and still owns the Wabash record in the 1500
meters.
Quarterback Jake Knott ’03 was a four-year starter for the Wabash
football team, and he led the Little Giants to a perfect regular season
and 12-1 record as a senior in 2002. Along the way, he set all-time
records for most passing yards, total offense, passing touchdowns, and
total touchdowns. He was a two-time NCAC Most Valuable Player.
Tight end Ryan Short ’03 redefined the position during his four-year
starting career for the Wabash football team. He caught 70 or passes
three times in his career, twice had seasons with 13 touchdown catches,
and he set the Wabash single-season record with 17 TD catches in a 12-1
senior season. He was a two-time All-American and his 45 career
touchdown passes is not only a Wabash record, it's an Indiana collegiate
record, too.
On the eve of the 115th Monon Bell Classic, the NAWM inducted Ryan Short
’03 and Jake Knott ’03 in the Wabash Athletics Hall of Fame. Short and
Knott helped Wabash win the 2001 Bell Game with the "Monon Miracle"
last-second play, then a year later connected on four touchdown passes
in the first half of a Wabash blowout victory in the 2002 Bell Game.