CONWAY, S.C. – The Coastal Carolina University Department of Athletics inducted six members of the 2022 Class into the Sasser Hall of Fame in a formal Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony presented by Bojangles on Friday night at the Marriott Myrtle Beach Resort & Spa at Grande Dunes as part of the Homecoming Weekend at Coastal Carolina University.
Inducted as part of the 2022 Hall of Fame Class on Friday night were former standout student-athletes
Ikeiylah Brown (women's track & field),
Jason Flanagan (men's track & field),
De'Angelo Henderson (football), and
Lena Schaeffner (women's golf), as well as two head coaches in
David Bennett (football) and
Joe Moglia (football).
President Emeritus
David A. DeCenzo, Ph.D., was inducted as a member of the 2022 Hall of Fame class on Founder's Day, Sept. 10, as part of the University's celebration.
The other 2022 members in
Andrew Beckwith (baseball),
Alex Cunningham (baseball),
Dock Doyle (baseball), and
Taylor Motter (baseball) will be inducted on Friday, Nov. 11, prior to the home football game versus Southern Miss on Nov. 12.
The inductees for Oct. 14, 2022:
David Bennett – Football (2003-11)
Bennett was the first-ever head football coach in Coastal Carolina history, starting the program from the ground up in 2002. Named the 2006 Sportexe National FCS Coach of the Year, Bennett was also a 2006 Eddie Robinson FCS Coach of the Year finalist and a two-time Big South Coach of the Year, earning the honor in 2004 and 2010. During his nine seasons at Coastal, he won four Big South Championships (2004, 2005, 2006, 2010) and posted a 63-39 overall record. He coached 32 All-Americans and 89 All-Big South selections. He also mentored two Big South Offensive Players of the Year, one Big South Defensive Player of the Year, and one Big South Freshman of the Year. He was also named to the 2002-09 Big South Football All-Decade Team.
Joe Moglia – Football (2012-18)
Named the 2015 Eddie Robinson FCS National Coach of the Year, Moglia took the football program to new heights in his six seasons on the sidelines. A four-time Eddie Robinson FCS National Coach of the Year Finalist (2012, 2013, 2014, 2015) and two-time Liberty Mutual FCS National Coach of the Year Finalist (2012 and 2013), Moglia was also named the 2014 AFCA FCS Region 2 Coach of the Year and was a two-time Big South Coach of the Year, earning the honor in both 2012 and 2014. Moglia was also named the 2015 South Carolina Football Hall of Fame Humanitarian of the Year and was the 2017 Lombardi Award winner and a Lombardi Hall of Fame inductee.
Moglia won four conference championships (2012, 2013, 2014, and 2016) and posted a 56-22 overall record in six seasons as the head coach for the Chanticleers. Moglia, who had his teams ranked No. 1 in the country in both 2014 and 2015, led the program to its first-ever postseason win in 2012 before setting both a Big South and CCU record with 12 wins in both 2013 and 2014. A proven leader, he led the transition to the FBS level and the Sun Belt Conference, going 10-2 overall in the first year of the transition in 2016. He coached five Walter Payton/FCS National Offensive Player of the Year finalists and four Buck Buchanan/FCS National Defensive Player of the Year finalists. He also coached 33 All-Americans and 76 all-conference selections. Named to the 2010-19 Big South Football All-Decade Team by the Big South Conference, the Coastal Carolina University Sasser Hall of Fame induction will mark the 10th hall of fame that Moglia has been inducted into in his career.
Ikeiylah Brown – Women's Track & Field (2006-10)
Brown is one of the most decorated student-athletes in Coastal Carolina history, as she is a 10-time Big South Champion, having won five conference championships in both indoor and outdoor track & field. A two-time Big South Outdoor Track & Field Most Outstanding Athlete Award winner, winning it back-to-back years in 2009 and 2010, Brown earned All-Big South Conference honors in 20 combined events, six for indoor and 14 for outdoor.
She was the Big South Indoor Track & Field Champion in the 60-meters, 200-meters, and part of the 4x400-meter relay team in 2010, after winning the 200-meters individual championship in 2009 and the 60-meters in 2008. Brown was the Big South Outdoor Track & Field Champion in the 100-meters, 200-meters, 4x100, and 4x400-meter relay in 2009 and was part of the 4x100-meter relay championship team in 2007.
A 2010 NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championship and three-time NCAA preliminaries qualifier (2007, 2009, and 2010), Brown was named to both the 2000-09 Big South Women's Outdoor Track & Field and the 2010-19 Big South Women's Indoor Track & Field All-Decade teams.
Jason Flanagan – Men's Track & Field (2009-11)
CCU's record holder in the javelin, Flanagan was a 2012 USTFCCCA second-team All-American with a 16th-place finish at the NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships. The 2012 NCAA Championship qualifier was also a three-time NCAA East Preliminary round qualifier (2010, 2011, 2012) and a 2009 USATF Junior National Championship qualifier. A two-time Big South Champion in the javelin (2010 and 2012), Flanagan was a three-time All-Big South performer (2010, 2011, and 2012) and still holds the Big South and CCU school record in the javelin throw at 73.01 meters (239-06).
De'Angelo Henderson – Football (2012-16)
A member of the four conference championship teams (2012, 2013, 2014, and 2016), Henderson set the NCAA Division record by scoring a touchdown in 35 consecutive games (all 14 games of 2014, all 12 games of 2015, and all nine of his games in 2016) over his final three years at Coastal Carolina.
A two-time Walter Payton Award National Offensive Player of the Year finalist (2015 and 2016), Henderson was also a 2015 STATS National Offensive Player of the Year finalist and a two-time All-American (2015 and 2016). Tabbed the 2016 CCU Football Transition Committee Offensive Player of the Year and the 2015 Big South Conference Offensive Player of the Year, the running back was a 2016 CCU Football Transition Committee first-team selection and a two-time All-Big South first-team selection (2014 and 2015). A four-time Big South Conference Player of the Week and named a Big South Conference Freshman of the Week in 2013, Henderson was a 2015 Freddie Solomon Community Spirit Award finalist.
Henderson etched his name throughout the Coastal Carolina record book. He ranks first, second, and third in CCU's single-season record book in all-purpose yards per game, second, third, and fourth in CCU's single-season record book in rushing yards, and second, third, and fourth in CCU's single-season record book in rushing touchdowns. He is also CCU's all-time career leader in rushing yards with 4,635 career yards, rushing attempts with 721 career rushes, and rushing touchdowns with 58 career rushing touchdowns. Henderson is also CCU's all-time career leader in total points scored with 386 career points and in touchdowns scored with 64.
Lena Schaeffner – Women's Golf (2012-16)
Tabbed the 2015 Big South Women's Golfer of the Year, Schaeffner was a three-time All-Big South selection (2014, 2015, and 2016) and a four-time member of the Big South All-Championship Team (2013, 2014, 2015, and 2016). Named to the 2015 Golfweek All-Raleigh Regional team, the Germany native played in two NCAA Regional events and was the first Chanticleer to advance to the NCAA National Championships as an individual.
Schaeffner, who earned a spot on the 2013 Big South All-Freshman team, was a nine-time Big South Women's Golf of the Week winner and finished her career ranked second in the Coastal Carolina record book with a career scoring average of 74.50. She finished the 2015 season with a Coastal Carolina single-season record scoring average of 72.94 to go along with a school-record three event victories -- the Palmetto Intercollegiate, 3M Jaguar Intercollegiate, and the Big South Championship. She was also a four-time WGCA All-American Scholar and was named the 2016 Big South Scholar-Athlete of the Year.
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