California Lutheran University will induct four former standouts and two championship track and field teams into its Alumni Association Athletic Hall of Fame on Saturday at 5 p.m. at Gilbert Sports and Fitness Center.

The following inductees will be honored for their outstanding contributions during the seventh annual Dinner and Induction Ceremony:

Mark Jessop-Ellis,

Ventura, tennis, class of 1997

Jessop-Ellis was the first CLU athlete to be named Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Player of the Year, the first to win a national title and the first to win a title at the historic Ojai Tournament.

He was a threetime AllAmerican, two-time SCIAC Player of the Year and the top-ranked player in the National Collegiate Athletic Association’s Division III.

In 1996, JessopEllis was inducted into the Ventura County Sports Hall of Fame as Male Athlete of the Year.

Lindahl “Lindy” Lucas, Newhall, track and field,

class of 1987

Lucas has held the university’s modern scoring record in the decathlon for more than two decades. He also holds top10 marks alltime in four individual events.

He earned AllAmerican status in 1986 and was honored by the Ventura County Sports Hall of Fame as College Athlete of the Year in 1987.

Popular both on and off the field, Lucas was voted Mr. CLU in 1986 and l987. He now owns Lucas Insurance Services with offices in Santa Clarita, Palmdale and Woodland Hills.

Holly Roepke, Northridge,

soccer, class of 1999

Roepke dominated women’s soccer at Cal Lutheran from 1995 through 1998. A decade after her time on the field, she holds the marks for the thirdhighest number of assists and is fourth place for all-time career goals.

She was selected for the AllSCIAC first team for four consecutive years, an honor that culminated in being named Player of the Year in 1998. The Ventura County Sports Hall of Fame honored her as College Athlete of the Year in 1999.

Jeff Shea, Thousand Oaks,

football, class of 1998

Shea is among the Kingsmen’s most accomplished punters. He holds the NCAA Division III record for the highest punt average for a career. He also holds the CLU record for longest punt at 85 yards.

Shea is among only five NCAA Division III football players who have been named First Team AllAmerican three times and was the first three-time All-American punter in any NCAA division. Today, Shea plays for the L.A. Heat firefighter charity football team.

1976-1977 4x100 relay team:

Raymond Fields, Hayward,

class of 1981; Donovant Grant, Studio City, class of

1978; Lester Haynes,

Moorpark, class of 1977;

LaVannes Rose, Lancaster, class of 1977; Edward Rulenz,

El Cajon, class of 1976

Fields, Haynes, Rulenz and Rose qualified for the National Track & Field Championships in 1976. In the finals, the team broke a school record and earned a fifthplace finish.

After Rulenz graduated, Grant joined the other team members and they again dominated. At the NCAA Division III National Track & Field Championships, the team placed sixth. Their record from the 1977 championship race remains the fourthfastest time in CLU history.

The Alumni Association will recognize a few of the university’s first teams in commemoration of CLU’s 50th anniversary.

Some basketball, football, baseball and volleyball teams, as well as coaches and cheerleaders from 1961-1968, will be honored.

Tickets are $75. For more information, call (805) 493-3170 or visit www.callutheran.edu/hof.