Former Pirates Named To SoCon’s 100th Anniversary Teams
August 05, 2022 | General
SPARTANBURG, S.C. – Fourteen former East Carolina student-athletes have been named to the Southern Conference's 100th Anniversary Teams.
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Among the honorees were ECU Hall of Famers Jim Bolding (football), Carlester Crumpler (football and track), Cary Godette (football), Bill Hill (wrestling), Danny Kepley (football), Carl Summerall (football and track) and Carter Suggs (track and field). Also acknowledged for their respective sports were Calvin Alston (track and field), Glenn Baker (wrestling), Tom Ellenberger (wrestling), Don Jayroe (men's cross country), Tom Marriot (wrestling), Dan Monroe (wrestling) and Mike Radford (wrestling).
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East Carolina was a member of the conference from 1964-1977 prior to becoming an independent and before joining Conference USA from 1997-2013. The Pirates became members of the American Athletic Conference in 2014.
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Among the criteria that merited selection to the teams were the common benchmarks of:
- Member of the collegiate hall of fame for that sport
- Member of the SoCon Hall of Fame
- National player of the year
- All-America honors in two different academic years
- SoCon Male or Female Athlete of the Year
- Two-time SoCon Player of the Year
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Other benchmarks varied by sport. The teams included all honors bestowed through the 2020-21 academic year, which was the SoCon's 100th.
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To view the full list of honorees, click HERE.
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Men's Cross Country
Don Jayroe (First Team All-SoCon: 1966, 1967, 1968)
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Football
Jim Bolding, DB (First Team All-SoCon: 1974, 1975, 1976)
Carlester Crumpler, RB (SoCon Male Athlete-of-the-Year 1972-73)
Cary Godette, DE (First Team All-SoCon: 1973, 1975, 1976)
Danny Kepley, LB (First Team All-SoCon: 1972, 1973, 1974)
Carl Summerell, QB (SoCon Male Athlete-of-the-Year 1973-74)
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Men's Track & Field (Indoor)
Calvin Alston (OTK 200-meter record-holder)
Carlester Crumpler (SoCon Male Athlete-of-the-Year 1972-73)
Carter Suggs (ITK 60-yard record-holder)
Carl Summerell (SoCon Male Athlete-of-the-Year 1973-74)
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Wresting
Glenn Baker (SoCon champion: 1972, 1973, 1974)
Tom Ellenberger (SoCon champion: 1968, 1969, 1970)
Bill Hill (SoCon champion: 1971, 1972, 1974, 1974)
Tom Marriot (SoCon champion: 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976)
Dan Monroe (SoCon champion: 1971, 1972, 1973)
Mike Radford (SoCon champion: 1974, 1975, 1976)
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Among the honorees were ECU Hall of Famers Jim Bolding (football), Carlester Crumpler (football and track), Cary Godette (football), Bill Hill (wrestling), Danny Kepley (football), Carl Summerall (football and track) and Carter Suggs (track and field). Also acknowledged for their respective sports were Calvin Alston (track and field), Glenn Baker (wrestling), Tom Ellenberger (wrestling), Don Jayroe (men's cross country), Tom Marriot (wrestling), Dan Monroe (wrestling) and Mike Radford (wrestling).
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East Carolina was a member of the conference from 1964-1977 prior to becoming an independent and before joining Conference USA from 1997-2013. The Pirates became members of the American Athletic Conference in 2014.
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Among the criteria that merited selection to the teams were the common benchmarks of:
- Member of the collegiate hall of fame for that sport
- Member of the SoCon Hall of Fame
- National player of the year
- All-America honors in two different academic years
- SoCon Male or Female Athlete of the Year
- Two-time SoCon Player of the Year
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Other benchmarks varied by sport. The teams included all honors bestowed through the 2020-21 academic year, which was the SoCon's 100th.
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To view the full list of honorees, click HERE.
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Men's Cross Country
Don Jayroe (First Team All-SoCon: 1966, 1967, 1968)
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Football
Jim Bolding, DB (First Team All-SoCon: 1974, 1975, 1976)
Carlester Crumpler, RB (SoCon Male Athlete-of-the-Year 1972-73)
Cary Godette, DE (First Team All-SoCon: 1973, 1975, 1976)
Danny Kepley, LB (First Team All-SoCon: 1972, 1973, 1974)
Carl Summerell, QB (SoCon Male Athlete-of-the-Year 1973-74)
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Men's Track & Field (Indoor)
Calvin Alston (OTK 200-meter record-holder)
Carlester Crumpler (SoCon Male Athlete-of-the-Year 1972-73)
Carter Suggs (ITK 60-yard record-holder)
Carl Summerell (SoCon Male Athlete-of-the-Year 1973-74)
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Wresting
Glenn Baker (SoCon champion: 1972, 1973, 1974)
Tom Ellenberger (SoCon champion: 1968, 1969, 1970)
Bill Hill (SoCon champion: 1971, 1972, 1974, 1974)
Tom Marriot (SoCon champion: 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976)
Dan Monroe (SoCon champion: 1971, 1972, 1973)
Mike Radford (SoCon champion: 1974, 1975, 1976)
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