The Portland State Athletics Department is proud to announce the induction of six former student athletes and one team to the PSU Athletics Hall of Fame. The 2022 class includes three women, three men and the 1991 Viking Softball team. The sports of softball, football, women's basketball, men's basketball and women's soccer are recognized in the induction group. Their names and athletics' histories will be added to the previous inductees in the Beetham Family Vikings Hall of Fame in the lobby of Viking Pavilion at Peter W. Stott Center.
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The inductees include: Anna Bertrand, arguably the finest softball pitcher in Portland State history; Terry Charles, an All-American wide receiver on PSU's first FCS playoff team; Jeremiah Dominguez, the floor leader on PSU's first two NCAA Tournament men's basketball teams; Arthur Dickson, a defensive star for Viking football and career record holder for interceptions; Kayla Henningsen, a Big Sky Conference soccer MVP and key member of an undefeated Big Sky Champion team; Eryn Jones, also a Big Sky Conference MVP in women's basketball, member of three post-season qualifying teams, including a first-ever appearance in the NCAA Division I Basketball Tournament; and the 1991 Portland State Softball team which finished third in the nation and won a school-record 43 games.
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Portland State will host an induction ceremony on January 27. Details of the ceremony will be released at a later date.
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Anna Bertrand, Softball (2010-13)
Arguably the best pitcher in Portland State history, Anna Bertrand is likely also the most honored. A native of McMinnville, OR, Bertrand holds six Portland State all-time career records, including wins (76), saves (6), strikeouts (814), strikeouts per seven innings (6.85), innings pitched (832.1), and appearances (149). She also holds the PSU Division I record for opponent batting average (.207) and her 2.20 earned run average ranks second in Division I play at Portland State. Bertrand had two 20-win seasons and won at least 16 games in each year of her career, totaling 76 of her team's 117 victories over four years. She threw over 250 innings in each of her final two seasons and had three 200-strikeout years. Bertrand is also the last Viking to have thrown a no-hitter
. Her teams made three trips to the NCAA Tournament in four years winning two Pacific Coast Softball Conference Championship Series and the inaugural Big Sky Conference Softball Championship. Bertrand was named the PCSC Mountain Division Pitcher of the Year twice and was named the inaugural Big Sky Pitcher of the Year. She was the PCSC Freshman of the Year and earned 20 conference Pitcher of the Week honors. Academically, Bertrand was named to the NCAA Division I CoSIDA Academic All-District VIII First Team as a senior, and was a four-time conference all-academic honoree. She also earned three NFCA All-Pacific Region Second-Team honors.
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Terry Charles, Football (1998-2001)
Terry Charles was a key offensive component of Portland State's talented football team during their early years as a member of the Big Sky Conference. Charles was an All-American in 2001 when he caught 71 passes for 1,096 yards and a school-record tying 12 touchdowns. He was honored as an All-American that season by the American Football Coaches Association (1
st team) and the Associated Press (3
rd team). Charles finished his career third all-time in receptions at Portland State (180), second all-time in yards (3,155) and first all-time in touchdowns (27). Charles led the Big Sky in receiving yards in 1999 (1,171) and 2001 (1,096). His total in '99 ranks second all-time at PSU and is the most in the Big Sky Conference era. In addition, Charles holds PSU records for 100-yard receiving games (14), 200-yard games (2), most yards in a single game (276 vs. Montana, 1999) and longest reception in school history (99 yards for a touchdown vs. Eastern Washington in 1999). Charles' teams had a record of 28-17 over four years, with the 2000 team becoming the program's first to reach the NCAA Division I FCS playoffs in the Big Sky era.
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Arthur Dickson, Football (1973-76)
Arthur Dickson, a native of San Francisco, was one of the great defensive players for Portland State Football not only in the 1970s, but for the program's entire history. He played a major role on the 1975 and 1976 teams for Mouse Davis that each had 8-3 seasons. A testament to his impact on the game, Dickson set Portland State records for interceptions in a season (10) and a career (29) that still hold up today. In 1976 Dickson led the team in tackles (118), interceptions (10) and fumble recoveries (5) for a remarkable 15 takeaways in 11 games. He was a three-time team leader in interceptions and pass breakups. His 29 career PBUs ranks third all-time at Portland State and with more than 300 career tackles he ranks in the top five all-time for the Vikings. Dickson was named to the United Press International Little-All Coast Team three times.Â
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Jeremiah Dominguez, Men's Basketball (2007-09)
Jeremiah Dominguez played only two seasons at Portland State but had a huge impact as the starting point guard, leading the team to its first two NCAA Division I Tournament appearances. Dominguez, from Salem, OR, earned a grand slam as a junior being named Big Sky Player of the Year, Newcomer of the Year, 1st team All-Big Sky and Big Sky All-Tournament in 2007-08. He was a first team All-Big Sky choice and the Big Sky Tournament MVP in 2008-09. He led his Viking teams to a pair of 23-10 records in his two seasons – the most wins ever in a season for a PSU team, and they did it twice. Dominguez was a four-time Big Sky Player of the Week. Despite playing only two seasons, he ranks third all-time in three-pointers made (173), fifth all-time in steals (117) and fourth in three-point percentage (.435) at the time of his induction. Dominguez holds the school record for three-pointers in a season – 89 in 2008-09 – breaking his own mark of 84 the previous season. He led the team in scoring, assists, three-pointers made and steals during each of his two seasons while leading the Big Sky in steals once and three-pointers made twice.
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Kayla Henningsen, Women's Soccer (2011-14)
Kayla Henningsen was the key defensive player on Portland State's best soccer teams from 2011-14. A Beaverton, OR product, Henningsen was part of three Big Sky regular-season championship teams (2011, 2012, 2013). The 2013 team became the first to go unbeaten in Big Sky play (8-0-1) and Henningsen was named the Big Sky Conference Defensive Most Valuable Player. The Vikings recorded a school-record 12 shutouts in her 17 defensive starts that season, giving up only six goals with her on the back line, three of which were penalty kicks. During the Big Sky schedule, PSU allowed only three goals, with two coming on penalty kicks. In one span, PSU went 442 minutes without allowing a goal. Henningsen also helped the Vikings set the Big Sky Conference record for longest unbeaten streak, as PSU was undefeated over 16 matches from 2013-14. Henningsen finished her career tied for eighth in games played at PSU (74) and was fourth all time in games started (71). A two-time All-Big Sky first-team selection (2013-14) she made the 2013 All-Big Sky tournament team. Also an academic standout, Henningsen earned Academic All-Big Sky Conference honors four times and was an NSCAA Scholar All-West Region Third-Team Selection (2014) and CoSIDA Academic All-District VIII Second-Team (2013) selection.
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Eryn Jones, Women's Basketball (2008-12)
As a point guard, Eryn Jones helped the Vikings to three-straight postseason tournaments, including the program's first-ever NCAA Division I Tournament in 2009-10. Her Viking teams had two 20-win seasons and combined to go 76-51 overall. Jones was a two-time All-Big Sky Conference selection and was a unanimous first-team selection in 2010-11 when she was named the league's Most Valuable Player. Jones, originally from Lynnwood, WA, owned the single-season record at Portland State for free-throw percentage (.911) for over 10 years, and ranks on five career top-10 lists. At the time of her induction, Jones ranked eighth all-time at Portland State with 1,350 career points and second with 226 career three-pointers. Her .404 career three-point percentage and her .863 career free-throw percentage are both third all-time. She posted 69 career double-digit scoring games, including 14 career 20-point games. Jones was also a four-time Big Sky Academic All-Conference selection, a two-time Big Sky Tournament team selection, and was named to the WBCA All-Region VII First Team in 2010-11.
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1991 Portland State Softball (NCAA II 3rd in the nation)
Portland State's 1991 softball team was a story of growth over four seasons. The senior-laden Vikings had finished 43-9 overall, setting a school record for wins, and reached the final four in NCAA Division II softball, eventually placing third in the nation. It was the best national finish, among many, for the PSU Softball program. The 43 wins was the culmination for a team that had won 17 games, then 25, then 41 the previous three seasons. PSU was 84-23 in 1990 and 1991 combined. The Vikings boasted two All-Americans on the '91 team (Kristin Jacobs, Cynthia Macom), one Academic All-American (Cathy Eason) and Coach Teri Mariani was named NCAA Division II West Region Coach of the Year. Jacobs, Macom, Mariani, Michele Hughes and assistant coach Mary (Ross) Haluska have already been inducted as individuals to the Portland State Hall of Fame. The Vikings reached the NCAA Final Four by winning the NCAA West Regional at Erv Lind Stadium, coming through the losers bracket with three straight wins and outscoring their opponents, 24-2, in those three games. Ranked number one in the nation for much of the season, the team was making the second of four straight NCAA Division II appearances. The team also holds school records for consecutive wins (12) and shutouts (21) in a season.
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