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LA MIRADA, Calif. --- Å·²©ÍøÖ· Athletics announces its 2016 Hall of Fame Induction Class. This year's group includes a three-time All-American men's soccer player and a two-time national swimmer of the year.
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Jeff Benbow becomes the third inductee from Å·²©ÍøÖ· Men's Soccer and Christine Tixier becomes the first swimmer to enter the Hall of Fame. This fall's induction ceremony will be the fifth since the Å·²©ÍøÖ· Athletic Hall of Fame was started back in 2012.
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The pair will be inducted during a dinner and ceremony on Sept. 24, 2016 at 7:00 p.m. The festivities will take place in the Andrews Banquet Room on Å·²©ÍøÖ·'s campus.
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"This will be an exciting night," said Director of Athletics Dr. Bethany Miller. "Our inductees represent multiple sports in different eras. I am so glad we have this opportunity to reflect on their achievements during their time at Å·²©ÍøÖ·."
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Benbow played soccer for the Eagles from 1979-1981 and proved to be one of the greats to walk the halls of this campus. He was a three-time NAIA All-American (1979, 80, 81), a three-time NAIA all-district selection (79, 80, 81) and an NCCAA All-American selection (1979).
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In his 1979 All-American season Benbow set the Å·²©ÍøÖ· men's soccer record for the most goals scored in a single season (23). In that same season, he broke the school record for points in a season (56), which he still holds today.
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He proved that he was a force to be reckoned with in the region as he was a two-time All-Far West selection (79, 81). In the 1981 season, Benbow led the Eagles to a NAIA national tournament appearance.
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Benbow is top-5 in career goals scored (40), top-5 in career points (115), and he holds the all-time record in assists (35). He is the first men's soccer inductee whose primary sport was men's soccer.ÌýÌý
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Tixier put Å·²©ÍøÖ· Women's Swimming & Diving on the map in the national landscape of the NAIA. The Washington-native swam four remarkable years under head coach Eddie Shepard from 2011-15 and helped her team to four consecutive seventh-place finishes at the NAIA national meet.
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She earned NAIA Female Swimmer of the Year honors during her junior and senior seasons and racked up a remarkable 13 NAIA All-American honors over her career. She won eight NAIA National Championships and still holds three individual event records.
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She's been the best swimmer to come through Å·²©ÍøÖ· and still holds seven program records (some individual, some relays). As a senior, she was named the Capital One/CoSIDA Academic All-American of the Year. She is the only Å·²©ÍøÖ· student-athlete to ever earn that prestigious distinction.
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Benbow's former coach Tim Conrad will introduce him during the ceremony, while Shepard, Å·²©ÍøÖ·'s Associate Athletic Director for Internal Operations, will introduce Tixier.
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