The Linfield Athletics Hall of Fame Selection Committee has announced eight new members for enshrinement this fall during the annual Pacific Office Automation Hall of Fame induction banquet set for Friday, Nov. 6, at Nicholson Library on the Linfield campus.
 
All-America baseball players Chris Haddeland '15 and Tim Wilson '13 and softball All-Americans Alex Hartmann '11 and Claire (Velaski) Tocher '11 are joined by women's golf pioneer Emily (Hungenberg) Haythorn '02, track and field standouts Merry (Upshaw) Irwin '95 and Greg Will '86, and longtime assistant baseball coach Jim Ray '79.
 
Chris Haddeland was a two-time first team All-American, leading Division III pitchers with 15 victories in 2013. That season, he was named the National Pitcher of the Year while leading the Wildcats to the NCAA Division III Championship. Haddeland set career and single-season pitching records for wins (34 and 15), shutouts (9 and 4) and innings (384 and 126).
 
Tim Wilson was a three-time All-American on Linfield's 2013 national championship baseball team. He twice was named Linfield's Most Valuable Player and was the Wildcats' Most Inspirational Player. Wilson remains the career record holder with 70 stolen bases and holds the single-season record for best batting average of .490.
 
Alex Hartmann was a four-time all-Northwest Conference and two-time All-America infielder. During her time as a Wildcat, she established a single-season record of 21 doubles and a career record with 58 doubles. Hartmann helped propel the 2011 Linfield softball team to the Division III national title and was a member of the 2010 national runner-up squad.
 
Pitcher Claire (Velaski) Tocher went 52-7 in the circle for her career, including 25-2 as a senior in 2011 when the Wildcats brought home the national championship. A third team NFCA All-American, Tocher ranks fifth in career strikeouts per 7 innings (6.14) and is seventh in career wins (52). As a senior, she set single-season program records for victories (25) and appearances (32).
 
The first women's golf All-American at Linfield, Emily (Hungenberg) Haythorn led the Wildcats to three consecutive Northwest Conference titles. She won the NWC individual champion as a sophomore and was the NWC runner-up as a senior. In national competition, she owns the highest individual finish by a Wildcat in program history, placing 12th at the 2000 NCAA Championships.
 
A two-time track and field All-American and four-year letterwinner, Merry (Upshaw) Irwin placed sixth in the 800-meter run as junior at the 1994 NAIA Championships. A year later, she claimed the Northwest Conference title in the 800 and went on to set the still-standing Linfield record of 2:12.83 at the NAIA championship meet, placing fifth.
 
Greg Will won 12 NWC and NAIA District 2 individual 100- and 200-meter titles and finished second in three other times during a remarkable Linfield career. He set NWC championship-meet records in both events and competed in those races at three NAIA Championship meets. Will also ran on winning 4x100 and 4x400 relay teams and played football at Linfield for one season.
 
Jim Ray's nearly four decades of commitment to the Linfield baseball program has earned the Los Angeles native entry into the Hall of Fame for meritorious service. He spent 39 seasons as an assistant baseball coach, helping the Wildcats capture 19 conference titles, and was a member of Linfield's 2013 NCAA Division III national championship club.
 
The Hall of Fame inductees are chosen by a 20-member selection committee each spring based on submitted nominations. The deadline to submit nominations for consideration on each year's ballot is March 1. Nominations may be submitted electronically through the Hall of Fame portal.