Hall of Famer Profiles

Member Spotlights

Check back here regularly for new in-depth profiles of female and male PIL Hall of Fame inductees or browse through our Member Spotlight archives below.

Hall of Famer Profiles
June 2026

Gail Meier

Though his future teammates knew little about Gail Meier (Wilson 1972) when he showed up for the first day of freshman football practice, that didn’t stop them from making a snap judgment about the Trojan newcomer.
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June 2026

Julia Fonk

Julia Fonk (Franklin, 2010) had this idea she was going to be a sprinter. It turned out not to be the best idea she ever had, she now admits, but it would have been hard to blame her at the time for having it.
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Member Spotlight Archives

2023 to Current | Profiles written by Dick Baltus (Wilson, 1973)

2020 - 2022 | Profiles written by Steve Brandon (Cleveland, 1972)

Christy Lacey-Krietz MacColl
May 2025
Christy Lacey-Krietz MacColl

The first time Christy Lacey-Krietz MacColl (Lincoln, 1996) lined up for a competitive 800-meter race, her plan was simple: follow the leader.

Kent Dorsey
May 2025
Kent Dorsey

Kent Dorsey (Jackson, 1978) thought he was going to be a baseball player, and why wouldn’t he?

Dennis Maloney
Apr 2025
Dennis Maloney

April 2025 ~ Dennis Maloney (Cleveland, 1960) hung up the phone wondering if his dad had lost a screw — or at the very least had somehow loosened one since the last time they spoke.

Susan (Weitzel) Davis
Apr 2025
Susan (Weitzel) Davis

April 2025 ~ Susan Weitzel Davis (Jackson, 1978) seemed destined to be a star softball player, but destiny sure took its bloody time figuring that out.

Bob Woodle
Mar 2025
Bob Woodle

March 2025 ~ Those who know Bob Woodle (Benson, 1959) know he isn’t one to chase the spotlight. And for that reason, you may be one of those who know Woodle but don’t know you do.

Christine Soma-Stenberg
Mar 2025
Christine Soma-Stenberg

March 2025 ~ It can be a bit surreal when she thinks about it, and one has to assume she thinks about it regularly considering her “favorite role now” consumes a healthy slice of her life.

Julie Hilsenteger
Feb 2025
Julie Hilsenteger

February 2025 ~ Not that long ago, at least in the grand scheme of things, the notion of girls participating in competitive sports was treated by many almost as a novelty...

Rich Dodge
Feb 2025
Rich Dodge

February 2025 ~ Among his many accomplishments in sports, what might stand out most about Rich Dodge (Wilson, 1973) is the fact that so few people have learned about any of them from him.

Peter Williams
Dec 2024
Peter Williams

December 2024 ~ One doesn’t have to be a rocket scientist to understand how deserving Peter Williams (Lincoln, 2011) is of his place in the PIL Hall of Fame.

Tami Fitzpatrick-Chauncey
Dec 2024
Tami Fitzpatrick-Chauncey

December 2024 ~ Armed with the knowledge that Tami Fitzpatrick-Chauncey (Grant, 1996) grew up with athletic siblings, a reasonable person might assume it was their influence that motivated her to take up sports herself.

Lisa Owens
Nov 2024
Lisa Owens

November 2024 ~ There are glory days and then there are glorious days, and Lisa Owen (Madison, 1983) has plenty of experience with both.

Robert Key
Nov 2024
Robert Key

They’re running out of halls of fame to enshrine Robert Key (Marshall, 1984) in. First there was the PIL’s, which in 2015 inducted Key for high school sports achievements that included 10 letters in football, basketball and baseball, three 1st Team and three 2nd Team All-PIL selections and a Male Student Athlete of the Year Award.