Da’Sean Butler, Jedd Gyorko among WVU’s 2020 Hall of Fame Class

This morning WVU athletic director Shane Lyons announced the 30th class of student-athletes that will be inducted into the West Virginia University Sports Hall of Fame. Due to COVID-19, the induction ceremony for the 11-athlete class will be held in conjunction with next year’s class during the 2021 football season.

The 11 former Mountaineers in alphabetical order are:

• Janáe (Cox) Asbury – Gymnastics 2004-07

Congratulations, Janáe (Cox) Asbury!! Janáe was a three-time NCAA Championships individual qualifier and First Team All-American during her career from 2004-07.

Such an honor 🤩 #HailWV https://t.co/ibTII5KRvz

— WVU Gymnastics (@WVUGymnastics) September 5, 2020

• Da’Sean Butler – Men’s basketball 2007-10

Da’Sean Butler, the winningest men’s basketball player in school history playing on teams with 107 victories, finished his WVU career third in points scored from 2007-10.

Butler registered 2,095 points, ranking third in school history behind Jerry West and Hot Rod Hundley. https://t.co/r7VHoAWloV pic.twitter.com/dKwpgiJp2N

— WVU Men's Basketball (@WVUhoops) September 5, 2020

• Janis Denise “JD” Drummonds – Women’s basketball 1980-81

Janis “JD” Drummonds became the second WVU women’s basketball player to score 1,000 career points, doing so in only two years in 1980-81.

In 62 games, she tallied 1,160 points, averaging 18.7 points during her two seasons, the highest career scoring average in program history. https://t.co/gd1tLmIb6g pic.twitter.com/rzc1fFcgOr

— WVU Women's Basketball (@WVUWBB) September 5, 2020

• Jedd Gyorko – Baseball 2008-10

Jedd Gyorko garnered 10 All-America baseball honors during his outstanding career from 2008-10, and has since enjoyed an eight-year MLB career.

The Morgantown native started 168 games, collecting 281 hits in 696 at-bats (.404) and was WVU's first Brooks Wallace Award winner. https://t.co/nV0SffXV84 pic.twitter.com/ri0SCem7Vy

— WVU Baseball (@WVUBaseball) September 5, 2020

• Richard “Dick” Leftridge – Football 1963-65

Dick Leftridge, an outstanding fullback from 1963-65, was the first Black student-athlete to sign a grant-in-aid for a football scholarship at WVU in February 1962 and remains the highest WVU player selected in the NFL Draft. https://t.co/CoWpJYaa82 pic.twitter.com/qgr5yX9C7j

— WVU Football (@WVUfootball) September 5, 2020

• John McGrath – Men’s soccer 1969-95

Congratulations to the winningest coach in men’s soccer history, John McGrath, on his induction to the WVU Sports Hall of Fame! 👏🏼#HailWV https://t.co/15io1PwvQH

— WVU Men's Soccer (@WVUMensSoccer) September 5, 2020

• Tony Robertson – Men’s basketball 1976-77

Tony Robertson was a 1,000-point scorer in just two seasons of men’s basketball from 1976-77, registering 1,026 points before heading to the NBA.

Robertson averaged 18.0 points for his career, including 17.9 points as a junior and 18.1 points as a senior. https://t.co/r7VHoAWloV pic.twitter.com/Z8oq7ilYRW

— WVU Men's Basketball (@WVUhoops) September 5, 2020

• John Rost – Rifle 1979-82
• Clara (Grandt) Santucci – Women’s cross country & track 2005-10
• Tom Shafer – Baseball 1960-62

Tom Shafer earned All-America honors and was twice named to the All-Southern Conference First Team during his WVU baseball career from 1960-62.

With 17 career wins on the mound, he led WVU to league titles in 1961 and 1962, advancing to the NCAA district playoffs both years. https://t.co/nV0SffXV84 pic.twitter.com/fFfxfH83E0

— WVU Baseball (@WVUBaseball) September 5, 2020

• Ron Wolfley – Football 1981-84

Ron Wolfley was one of the top fullbacks to play at West Virginia, helping usher in the Don Nehlen era at WVU from 1981-84. Wolfley helped the Mountaineers to three straight 9-3 seasons and an 8-4 record as a senior to amass a four-year mark of 35-13. https://t.co/CoWpJYaa82 pic.twitter.com/gogEjKXflD

— WVU Football (@WVUfootball) September 5, 2020