Luis Cortell | 2004 | Inducted 2020
Luis Cortell was a highly decorated men’s soccer player and the Oilers first team sport athlete to achieve National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division II All-American accolades. He also led the Oilers to the NCAA Division II Final Four during his senior season and All-American campaign in 2003.
Cortell holds the school record for goals scored in a season as he recorded 16 in 2001 and again in 2003. He earned second team all-Great Lakes Region honors from the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) and Daktronics in 2001 and was voted first team all-region in 2003 from both organizations. Cortell also earned first team all-Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) accolades in 2001 and 2003, and was voted second team all-conference in 2002.
Cortell ranks second all-time at Findlay with 103 points and scored 44 goals in 64 career games.
Eric Atsma | 2008 | Inducted 2020
Eric Atsma helped build the Oilers men’s golf program into what it is today and won five individual tournament titles during his career, the second-highest total in school history.
Atsma was a standout for the Oilers the moment he arrived at Findlay, earning Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) Freshman of the Year accolades in 2005. He is one of only two golfers in program history to be named first team all-conference four times and also secured all-Great Lakes Region honors in 2007 and 2008.
During his senior season in 2007-08, Atsma led the Oilers to their first GLIAC championship as they edged Ferris State University and Ashland University by one stroke with a score of 879 at the Findlay Country Club. Atsma finished as the runner-up, one stroke off the lead, with a 54-hole score of 218 (74, 73, 71) at the championship.
Atsma currently ranks fourth all-time at Findlay with a career scoring average of 74.60 and his 5-under par round of 67 at the Ferris State Invitational in 2005 is the second-lowest score for an individual in program history. He also recorded three, top-five finishes at the GLIAC Championship during his tenure with the program.
Andrew Uhl | 2007 | Inducted 2020
Andrew Uhl is one of the most decorated wrestlers ever at the University of Findlay. He ranks fourth all-time at Findlay with 113 wins and eighth all-time with 28 career pins.
Uhl made an impact the moment he stepped on campus as he finished sixth in the 125-pound weight class at the 2004 National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division II National Championship to earn All-American accolades. He then went 31-11 as a sophomore en route to securing the 133-pound NCAA Division II National Championship.
In his junior season, Uhl again made his way to the national championship bout. This time around, in front of a home crowd in Findlay's Ralph & Gladys Koehler Fitness & Recreation Complex, Uhl was defeated 9-7 to finish as the national runner-up and ended the year with a 30-7 record. He then followed with a 28-8 record during his senior season, finishing sixth at the NCAA Division II National Championship.
Uhl, who was a four-time NCAA Division II All-American and a four-time Academic All-American, was inducted into the Jim Koch NCAA Division II Wrestling Hall of Fame on Mar. 7, 2019.
Chelsea Combs | 1998 | Inducted 2020
Chelsea Combs was a standout women’s soccer player for the Oilers who appeared in 94 career games, which is a school record. She also led the Oilers to four appearances in the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) National Tournament during her tenure with the program.
Combs, who was a first team all-Great Lakes Region selection for Findlay in 1994, 1995, 1996, and 1997, also earned honorable mention All-American accolades from the NAIA in each of those seasons. She was also picked as a second team All-American by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) in 1997 to go along with first team all-region honors from the organization as well. She was also a second team all-Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) selection during her final year with the team in 1997 too.
Julie (Flowers) Reigle | 1989 | Inducted 2022
Julie (Flowers) Reigle was a decorated women’s basketball player for the Oilers from 1986-89. She was a first team all-National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) District 22 pick in both the 1987-88 and 1988-89 seasons and a first team all-Western Buckeye League (WBL) selection during those years as well.
Reigle is one of only three women’s basketball players in program history to have achieved 1,000 career points and 700 rebounds during her career. Her 710 career rebounds ranks fourth all-time at Findlay and her 1,239 points is the 11th-best total in school history. Her 431 points scored during the 1988-89 campaign is the 14th-highest total in program history and her 398 points during the 1987-88 season is the 24th-best all-time.
For her career, Reigle averaged 12.6 points, 7.2 rebounds, and 1.6 steals per game.
Tammy (Lorton) Nelson | 1993 | Inducted 2022
Tammy (Lorton) Nelson was a standout on the Oilers women’s basketball team from 1989-92. She was a first team all-National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) District 22 pick during the 1991-92 campaign and holds the school record for assists per game in a career at 3.9.
Nelson is ranked third all-time at Findlay with 392 career assists and ranks sixth all-time with 463 career field goals. Her 1,195 career points is the 13th-highest mark in program history and her 393 points scored during the 1990-91 campaign ranks 25th all-time.
Nelson also ranks seventh all-time at Findlay with 186 career steals and averaged 12.2 points, 3.9 assists, 3.1 rebounds, and 1.9 steals per game during her tenure with the program.
Brian Sampsel | 2009 | Inducted 2022
Brian Sampsel played from 2005-09 and is one of the most decorated Oilers to ever put on a baseball uniform. He was named first team all-Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) three times (2007, 2008, 2009) and was a two-time all-Great Lakes Region selection (2007, 2008).
Sampsel’s name can be found all over the Oilers record book as he holds school records for runs scored in a career (133), doubles in a career (57), walks in a career (115), and putouts in a career (977). He also ranks second all-time at Findlay with 211 career hits, 123 runs batted in, and 324 total bases.
Sampsel set school records with 27 doubles and 403 putouts during the 2008 season and also ranks fourth all-time at Findlay with a .353 career batting average.
Kara (Heitmeyer) Williams | 2004 | Inducted 2022
Kara (Heitmeyer) Williams was a standout on the Oilers volleyball team from 2000-03. She helped usher the Oilers volleyball team into the NCAA Division II ranks and led the squad to four Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) South Division championships and three appearances in the NCAA Division II National Tournament.
A first team all-GLIAC selection in 2002 and 2003, Williams earned all-Great Lakes Region honors in 2001, 2002, and 2003. She was also named second team all-Great Lakes Region by Daktronics in 2002.
Williams ranks second all-time at Findlay with 1,723 career kills and ranks third all-time with 629 kills during the 2003 campaign. She also ended her career with a total of 391 digs, 270 blocks, and 106 aces.
Raven Clay | 2012 | Inducted 2023
Raven Clay is one of the most decorated track athletes to ever wear the orange and black. During her career, Clay earned NCAA Division II All-American honors during the indoor season four times in the 60-meter hurdles (2009, 2010, 2011, 2012) and was tabbed All-American during the outdoor season four times in the 100-meter hurdles (2009, 2010, 2011, 2012) and once in the 4x400-meter relay (2011). During her senior season, Clay won a national championship during the indoor season in the 60-meter hurdles. Later in her final season, she finished as the runner-up in the 100-meter hurdles during the outdoor campaign.
At the conference level, Clay showed off her dominance by winning eight Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) championships. She won outdoor titles in the 100-meter hurdles in 2009, 2011, and 2012 while also claiming victories in the 100-meter dash (2011), and 200-meter dash (2011). During the indoor season, Clay claimed championships in the 60-meter hurdles twice (2011, 2012) and added a victory in the 200-meter dash during the 2011 campaign. Her efforts netted her GLIAC Outdoor Track and Field MVP honors in 2011 and 2012 while also securing the award during the indoor season in 2011.
The 2009 GLIAC Indoor and Outdoor Freshman of the Year, Clay still holds four school records for the Oilers. She holds records for indoor competition in the 60-meter dash (7.33), 60-meter hurdles (8.18), and 300-meter dash (40.01). She also holds the outdoor school record in the 100-meter hurdles (13.05). Her time of 13.05 in the 100-meter hurdles is the fifth-fastest time in NCAA Division II history while her mark of 8.18 in the indoor 60-meter hurdles is fifth-best as well.
Stephanie (Charnigo) Gentile | 2010 | Inducted 2023
Stephanie (Charnigo) Gentile had an incredible run with the Oilers during her tenure with the track and field program and was named a NCAA Division II All-American five times during her career. She earned indoor All-American honors twice in the 800-meter run (2009, 2010) and once in the 4x400-meter relay (2008). She also captured All-American honors during the outdoor season in the 800-meter run (2010) and 4x400-meter relay (2007).
During her career, Gentile also won five Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) championships. She took home the top honor in the 1,500-meter run during the 2010 campaign and also added titles in the 4x100-meter relay (2008) and 4x400-meter relay (2007). During the indoor season, Gentile won gold in the 4x400-meter relay twice in 2007 and 2008.
Gentile has also stood the test of time as she currently holds five school records for the Oilers. She is the indoor school record holder in the 500-meter dash (1:13.70), 4x400-meter relay (3:45.93), and 4x800-meter relay (9:14.68). She also holds school records for outdoor competition in the 1,500-meter run (4:30.58) and 4x800-meter relay (9:03.04).
Michael Lybarger | 2012 | Inducted 2023
Michael Lybarger had an outstanding career for Findlay’s wrestling program and won a NCAA Division II national championship during the 2011 campaign in the 165-pound weight class. He won his national title in Kearney, Neb. With a 5-1 victory in overtime against Gannon University’s Zack McKendree and finished the year with a 39-4 record.
An All-American during the 2011 and 2012 seasons, Lybarger was tabbed the 2012 Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) Wrestler of the Year. He won a pair of regional titles (2011, 2012) during his career and was voted first team all-GLIAC in 2012.
Lybarger currently ranks third all-time at Findlay with 116 career wins and his 39 victories during the 2011 campaign is the third-best in program history.