Upper Iowa will hold their annual Hall of Fame Weekend in Fayette on Friday and Saturday, Sept. 13-14. The 2019 Athletics Hall of Fame inductees include Steve (1973) and Diane Harms (1973), Bill Neal (1972), Kevin Stahle (1997) and Dr. Angela (Baldrige) Thompson (2004).
 
The UIU Hall of Fame Banquet is set for Friday, Sept. 13 beginning with a social hour at 5:30 p.m. in the Student Center Ballrooms, with the dinner program to follow at 6:30 p.m. On Saturday, Sept. 14 the honorees, along with other members of the UIU Athletics Hall of Fame, will be recognized during halftime of the Peacock football game versus Concordia University, St. Paul, which kicks off at 6:05 p.m. Registration for the Hall of Fame Weekend, including the RSVP for the Hall of Fame Banquet, can be found by clicking here.
 
The UIU Athletic Hall of Fame Class of 2019 Inductees:

Special Recognition: Steve '73 (Physical Education) and Diane Harms '73 (Psychology)
Steve and Diane Harms are being recognized for their philanthropy and longtime commitment to Upper Iowa. The couple's major gifts include the endowed cheer program, Rec Center and academic building renovations and the transformation of Harms-Eischeid Stadium. Steve and Diane have also been instrumental in bringing alumni groups back in the fold and encouraging them to invest in UIU's future. While they attended UIU, Steve played four years of football and Diane was a three-year member of the cheer team.

Coach: Bill Neal '72 (American History/Physical Education)
For over 36 years, Neal served as a teacher, coach and athletic director at Williamsburg (Iowa) High School. Inducted into the Iowa Association of Track Coaches Hall of Fame in 2017, he has been named the Iowa Association of Track Coaches Girls Track Coach of the Year and Senior All-Star Track and Field Coach. Neal earned eight Regional Coach of the Year awards (five in track and field and three in cross-country) and eight Conference Coach of the Year awards in track and field. He has also served as an official starter at various state and national cross-country and track and field meets.

Athlete: Kevin Stahle '97 (Conservation Management/ Biology)
A four-year letter winner on the Peacock football team, Stahle was earned a spot on the All-Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Second Team three times as a defensive back. In 1996, Stahle led the Peacocks on defense with five interceptions.

Athlete: Dr. Angela (Baldrige) Thompson '04 (Education/English) 
A four-year letter winner in women's basketball, Baldrige was named All-Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Second Team as a junior in UIU's final NCAA Division III season (2002-03). She scored the fifth most points in UIU women's basketball history – 1,159, including 445 points as a senior. Baldrige also pulled down 590 rebounds during her four-year collegiate career.