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SANTA CLARA, Calif. - Santa Clara University and the Bronco Bench Foundation will honor the school's 2016 Athletics Hall of Fame class on Saturday, May 21 at the Red & White Celebration.
This year's inductees include former men's basketball coach Dick Davey, Kelly Rickon Mitchell (men's rowing/women's cross country), Leslie Osborne (women's soccer) and Randy Winn (baseball/men's basketball).
Davey first served as an assistant coach beginning in the 1977-78 season before taking over as head coach in 1992-93, leading the Broncos to three NCAA Tournament appearances while compiling 251 wins and finishing among the top three in the West Coast Conference standings nine times in his 15 years.
Mitchell was a two-time U.S. Olympian who was awarded a Congressional gold medal for the boycotted 1980 games. She went on to captain the 1984 Olympic women's rowing team that won a silver medal. She competed for both the Santa Clara men's rowing team and women's cross country.
One of the most decorated women's soccer players in West Coast Conference history, Osborne was a three-time All-American who won the 2004 Honda Award as the top performer in the nation. She went on to play nine seasons professionally, as well as earning a spot on the U.S. National team, playing in the 2007 FIFA World Cup.
Winn started at Santa Clara playing both baseball and basketball before concentrating on the diamond his final three seasons. As a junior, he helped guide the Broncos baseball team to the 1994 NCAA Tournament. He earned All-WCC honors as an outfielder the following season before embarking on a 13-year Major League Baseball career.
A private reception and dinner for the inductees will be held on Friday, May 20. The inductees will be presented to the public the following evening during the annual Red & White Celebration. The event will be held at Santa Clara's Malley Center beginning at 6 p.m. The program also features Senior Awards for current student-athletes, a ring ceremony for the 2015 WCC champion men's soccer team and recognition of endowment benefactors.
Red & White Celebration • Saturday, May 21
• 5 p.m. Mass at Mission Church
• 6 p.m. Reception/Program
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2016 Santa Clara Athletics Hall of Fame Bios
Dick Davey
Men's Basketball
Davey coached at Santa Clara from 1977-78 through 2006-07. He was an assistant under longtime head coach Carroll Williams before taking over the reins of the program beginning in 1992-93. He guided the Broncos for 15 seasons, posting a 251-190 record (.569) and leading the team to three NCAA Tournament appearances (1992-93, 1994-95, 1995-96). He helped Santa Clara to three regular season West Coast Conference outright or shared titles (1994-95 through 1996-97), four 20-win campaigns, and his teams finished among the top three in the conference standings nine times. He earned WCC Coach of the Year honors in four seasons (1992-93, 1994-95, 1996-97, 2006-07) and when his Santa Clara career ended he ranked second in league history in career league wins (122) behind only his mentor Williams (165), and still ranks fourth on that list. Davey coached four WCC Players of the Year and his players accounted for 34 all-conference honors.
A native of Ceres, California, Davey played basketball and baseball at the University of the Pacific, lettering three times in both sports. He was an All-WCC catcher with the Tigers before signing a professional contract with the San Francisco Giants with whom he spent two seasons in their farm system. He started his coaching career at Leland High School in San Jose and became a collegiate assistant coach in 1971 at Cal. The likeable Davey has always been a favorite at Santa Clara, playing a major role in the lives of nearly everyone connected to him at the school.
Kelly Rickon Mitchell '81
Men's Rowing/Women's Cross Country
Mitchell, a two-sport standout at Santa Clara, was a two-time member of the U.S. Olympic women's rowing team. She was awarded a Congressional gold medal for the boycotted 1980 Olympic Summer games and went on to become the captain of the 1984 Olympic team, helping the Americans claim the silver medal as coxswain. During her junior season, she was also the coxswain for the U.S. women's team that placed sixth at the 1979 World Championships. A member of both the Santa Clara men's rowing and women's cross country teams, she has remained involved in sports. Mitchell, a coxswain for the 1979 and '80 Santa Clara men's rowing team, was chair of the ethics committee on the board for U.S. Rowing, a manager for the World University Games, area director for Southern California Olympians, and a member of ZLAC Rowing Club. She currently works as a development director at Point Loma Nazarene University.
Leslie Osborne '05
Women's Soccer
One of the most decorated athletes in school history, Osborne was a three-time first team All-American and 2004 Honda Award winner, as the nation's top women's soccer player. She was also a two-time WCC Player of the Year (2003-04) and earned spots on the 2001 and 2004 College Cup All-Tournament team. Orborne was instrumental in leading the Broncos to the 2001 National Championship, as well as the national semifinals in 2002 and 2004. Only five players in school history have more postseason goals than Osborne who ranks seventh in the Santa Clara record book in both career goals (44) and points (122). Her jersey (No. 10) is one of only four to be honored by Santa Clara and she was inducted into the WCC Hall of Honor in 2014. In addition, Osborne's No. 12 jersey for the Boston Breakers of the Women's Professional Soccer League (WPSL) is retired.
The native of Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin, was a longtime member of the U.S. National team and competed in the 2007 FIFA World Cup. She also competed professionally for eight seasons (2005-13) with FC Gold Pride, Boston Breakers, and Chicago Red Stars, serving as team captains for all three organizations. In her second year as Santa Clara's assistant athletics director for intercollegiate sports and student-athlete leadership, Osborne has a number of other interests, including serving as a national advisory board member of the Positive Coaching Alliance, an official ambassador for Puma and a spokeswoman for T4 Soccer/Sports, and TV soccer analyst for FOX Sports. Osborne is also the co-founder of Sweat Cosmetics.
Randy Winn '96
Baseball/Men's Basketball
Winn was a two-sport standout at Santa Clara, but made his mark professionally in baseball. As an outfielder he helped guide the Broncos to the 1994 NCAA Tournament with a 40-20 overall record, including a first-place showing in the West Coast Conference. As a senior the following year, he earned All-WCC honors while batting .294 with 30 steals, a mark that still ranks third on the school's single-season list. Before concentrating on baseball, Winn was a two-year member of the Santa Clara basketball team, including the 1992-93 squad which upset No. 2 seed Arizona in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament.
A native of Danville, California, Winn was selected in the third round of the 1995 MLB Draft by the Florida Marlins and enjoyed a 13-year professional career. He made his major league debut in 1998 with Tampa Bay and earned the team's MVP award in 2002 after batting .298 with 14 home runs, 39 doubles, nine triples and 27 steals. That same season he represented the team in the MLB All-Star game. A switch-hitter, Winn went on to play with Seattle (2003-05), San Francisco (2006-09), the New York Yankees (2010) and St. Louis (2010), hitting .284 with 110 home runs and 662 RBIs in his career. He was inducted into the WCC Hall of Honor in March and works for the San Francisco Giants while serving as an analyst for CSN Bay Area.
