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October 17, 2007

2007 Spartan Hall of Fame Class Announced

The Missouri Baptist University Department of Athletics has announced its 2007 Spartan Hall of Fame Class. Inductees include Andy Carter, Julio Campos and Dan Bryant.

Andy Carter started his career at MBU as an All-Conference player for the baseball team from 1984-1986. In 1987, Carter joined the staff as an Assistant Baseball Coach and took over the program as the Head Coach in 1991. During his nine years as Head Coach, Carter’s players and teams earned numerous conference and national honors. In 1998, Carter took over as the Athletic Director at MBU and served in that capacity until 2002. Carter has served as the Director of Athletics and Vice President of Intercollegiate Athletics at NCAA Division II Newberry College (S.C.) since his departure from MBU.

Julio Campos was a member of the Spartan baseball team from 1998-2000, playing under Andy Carter his first season. In 1999, he was named a National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) First Team All-American. He was NAIA Honorable Mention All-American in 2000. After playing at MBU, Campos spent two years as a member of the Phillies organization. His professional career was cut short due to repeated surgeries. Julio currently is an instructor at the Puerto Rico Baseball Academy and High School.

Dan Bryant ran for the MBU cross country and track and field teams from 1983-1986. Bryant was named a NAIA All-American three times for cross country and two times for track and field. He was a member of the 1984 cross country team that took fourth place at the NAIA National Meet.

The 2007 Hall of Fame class will be inducted at the Hall of Fame Banquet on Friday, November 9th at 5:45 in the evening. At that time, past and present All-American athletes will also be honored. Alumni and friends of MBU Athletics are invited to attend. For more information or to reserve your place, please call the Athletics Office at (314) 392-2279.