The honorees were legendary women’s golf coach Karen Bahnsen; track and field All-American Al Coffee; women’s tennis All-American Megan Falcon; NCAA discus and shot put champion Danyel Mitchell; volleyball All-American Nyla Shepherd Moore; the "Voice of the Tigers" Jim Hawthorne; and Dr. Sam Nader, assistant athletics director for football operations.
Karen Bahnsen’s accolades speak for themselves, but it never hurts to list them. Over her 34 years as head coach, she produced 23 All-Americans, 46 All-SEC players, 41 team tournament titles and 45 individual tournament titles.
The Tigers with their Cougar Classic hardware for Ingrid Lindblad's title and team's second place finish. Photo courtesy of College of Charleston athletics.