Bowling Green State University Athletics
Cheryl Patteson: 2008 BGSU Hall of Famer
October 27, 2008 | General
Oct. 27, 2008
BOWLING GREEN, Ohio (3rd in a series of 5) - The Bowling Green State University Athletics Hall of Fame will welcome five new members on Saturday (Nov. 1). The 2008 class will be inducted during a brunch ceremony on the BGSU campus.
The class of 2008 includes John Brizendine '71 (lacrosse), Kim Jamison '85 (women's track and field), Cheryl Patteson '96 (women's swimming), Ronnie Redd '95 (football) and Jack Vivian (hockey coach).
The official induction ceremony will take place Saturday morning, with brunch beginning at 10:30 a.m. In addition, the class will be introduced at halftime of the BGSU-Kent State football game at Doyt Perry Stadium that afternoon. The game begins at 2:00 p.m. and is designated as Hall of Fame/Varsity BG Day.
CHERYL PATTESON (swimming; 1993-96)
Patteson, a native of Silver Spring, Md., was the first individual in MAC history to be named the Outstanding Swimmer at the MAC Championships three times. She earned that honor at each meet from 1993 to '95, and took home the Outstanding Senior Swimmer of the Meet award at the 1996 conference event.
Patteson was the conference champion in the 400 Individual Medley in all four seasons, and won the league title in the 200 Fly and the 200 IM twice each. She captured the 200 Fly as a sophomore and a junior, and won the 200 IM in the other two years. Additionally, Patteson was the 1,650 Freestyle champion as a freshman. She set league records in both IM events as a freshman, and participated at the NCAA Championships in three events (200 IM, 400 IM and 1650 Free) in 1993 and again in 1996 (200 IM, 400 IM, 200 Breast). Patteson still holds the school records in the 200 IM, 400 IM and 1650 Free.
The 2008 class of inductees, the 45th class in history, brings membership in the Athletic Hall of Fame to 211. The 1983-84 national championship hockey team is also in the Hall of Fame.
