The athletic department named five former Eastern athletes to be inducted into the Eastern Hall of Fame.

This fall, Tom Beusch (gymnastics), George Gorleku (soccer), Claude Magee (track), Zam Mogill (softball) and cross country coach John McInerney will be inducted at ceremonies held Sept. 20. That night, Eastern’s football team will host in-state rival Illinois State.

McInerney was a three-time NCAA II All-American in cross country and track. In 1977, McInerney finished 14th out of 220 runners at the NCAA II cross country meet to help Eastern win a national championship. The year before, he finished 17th out of 280 runners at the same event when Eastern was runner-up.

At the 1979 NCAA II outdoor track championship, he placed fifth in the 1,500 meter run.

McInerney returned to Eastern in 1990 after serving as cross country head coach and track assistant coach at Crystal Lake High School for ten years. In 1992 he became Eastern’s head cross country coach. Since then he has coached the Panthers men’s team to five Ohio Valley Conference championships in seven years in the league.

The other former runner inducted into the Hall of Fame, Magee, was an Olympic Trials quarterfinalist in the 200 meter dash in 1984. Magee still holds Eastern’s school record in the outdoor 100 (10.16) and 200 (20.68) meter dashes. In 1981, Magee finished sixth at the national meet in both the 100 meter dash and for running a leg on the 4 x 100 relay, earning himself NCAA II All-American honors.

Mogill was a three-time First Team All-Gateway Conference pitcher from 1986 to 88. In 1988 she earned Second Team All-Midwest honors. She still holds school records for single season (24) and career victories (78), 24 more than Eastern second all-time leader Sara DeLaere), single season (249) and career strikeouts (701), career ERA (0.75), single season (17) and career shutouts (45) and season (257) and career innings pitched (890 2-3).

Gorleku was a four-time NCAA II All-American. As a sophomore during the 1976 season, he earned First Team honors and again his senior year in 1978. In 1978 he led the Panthers to a third-place finish in the NCAA II national tournament.

Gorleku went on to compete professionally for the Indianapolis Daredevils of the American Soccer League.

Beusch also was a four-time All-American, but he competed in both NAIA and NCAA competition. In 1972, he led the Panthers to a NAIA national championship while winning the vaulting event and placing second place in the floor exercise.

In 1973 Eastern moved up to NCAA competition and Beusch took second in College Division vaulting and third in 1974 (ninth in the University Division).