HAMMOND – Southeastern Louisiana University will induct its three newest members into the Athletics Hall of Fame on Saturday (September 22) when the Lions host McNeese State in a 7 p.m. contest at Strawberry Stadium.
Entering the Hall of Fame are former soccer players Kim McNally and Kendra Oney along with two-sport standout Donald Dykes. The induction of the trio increases the all-time membership to 128. They will be formally inducted in an afternoon ceremony in the Hall of Champions at the University Center before being introduced at halftime of the football contest.
The addition of McNally, who played for the Lady Lions from 2002-04, and Oney, who played from 2000-03, will mark the first time that two players from the same sport were inducted in the same year since former Lady Lion basketball players Queen Brumfield Nard and Pam Cook Forrest were enshrined in 1998.
In a brilliant three-year career in which she was a first-team All-Southland Conference selection each season and 2002 SLC Newcomer of the Year, McNally set Southeastern and SLC career records for points scored (127), goals (55) and hat tricks (7). She scored a single-season school-record 52 points in 2002 for the Lady Lions which included a school-record 21 goals.
McNally, who transferred to Southeastern after playing her freshman season at Tulsa, added school career records in shots taken (272) and game-winning goals (15).
Oney, who teamed with McNally to help Southeastern to a pair of Southland Conference regular-season titles (2002 and 2003) and was the league's Player of the Year in 2003. Oney concluded her Lady Lion career second in points scored (93), goals (38), game-winning goals (13) and shots taken (240). A two-time All-Southland selection, Oney recorded seven game-winning goals in 2003 to set a school and SLC single-season record.
Dykes, a Hammond native, excelled both on the track and the football field at Southeastern. A four-year letterman in football, Dykes blocked 12 kicks and recorded six interceptions during his career that saw him become a third-round draft choice by the New York Jets in the 1979 NFL Draft. Dykes played four seasons in the NFL, including three seasons with the Jets (1979-81) and one with the San Diego Chargers (1982). In 1980, he was third on the Jets' team with five interceptions and added an interception in the 1981 NFL Playoffs against Buffalo.
On the track, Dykes was an eight-time All-American and was one of the top long jumpers in the world. He won three national championships at Southeastern, including twice in the long jump, and helped the Lions to the 1975 national championship.
In 1977, he set a school and the Louisiana state record with a long jump of (26 feet, 3 inches), which was 17th best in the world at the time. He was also an NAIA outdoor champion in the event posting a mark of 25-11 at the 1977 meet. He also holds the outdoor record in the triple jump (52 feet, 9.5 inches) and the indoor school record in the long jump (24 feet, 7 inches), that he set at the 1975 NAIA Indoor Championships.
