The University of Toledo Varsity T Hall of Fame will induct six new members in 2010.

Bob Beemer, Jeff Calabrese, Brad Heaven, Dorian Hooker, Troy Keegan, and Briana Shook will be honored at an induction banquet on Feb. 26 at the Pinnacle in Maumee. Social hour for the event begins at 6 p.m. and dinner will follow at 7 p.m.

The hall of fame will present two other awards at the banquet, the Honorary Lifetime Membership Award to longtime faculty athletic representative Jim Klein, and the Distinguished Service Award to former men's swimming coach and Rocket Fund administrator Bob Fountain.

The class will be introduced at halftime of both the men's and women's basketball games against Ball State on Feb. 27.

Tickets for the induction dinner can be purchased by calling the UT athletic development office at 419-530-5347 or 419-530-5316.

The 2010 Varsity T Hall of Fame inductees are:

•Bob Beemer, football (1982-1985): Beemer played defensive end on teams that had a combined overall record of 28-14-1, including a Mid-American Conference championship in 1984. Beemer twice earned All-MAC honors and was a team captain as a senior. Also as a senior, he was awarded the Nicholson Trophy, an honor given to "the player contributing most toward the success of the team." Beemer finished his collegiate career with 270 tackles, including 73 tackles for loss, the most in school history.

•Jeff Calabrese, football (1969-72): Wide receiver Jeff Calabrese played during the final two seasons of the 35-0 streak in 1970-1971, and earned first-team All-MAC and honorable-mention All-American as a senior in 1972. Calabrese was the nation's fifth-leading receiver with 62 receptions in 1972, the second-highest total in UT history at that time. He set the school record for receptions in a game (13) that year, a mark which still ranks sixth all-time at UT. Calabrese was selected to play in the East-West Shrine Game in 1972 and received the first ever Gerkin-Ealy Over-Achievement Award. Calabrese is the president and CEO of Century Bank.

•Brad Heaven, men's golf (2000-04): A three-time MAC golfer of the year and four-time All-American, Brad Heaven is generally regarded as the greatest golfer ever for the Rockets. He made first team All-MAC in each of his four seasons at UT, won seven collegiate titles, and holds the school record for low-stroke average for a career (72.4) and a season (71.6). He was a PING All-America second-team selection as a senior after earning honorable mention All-America honors in each of his first three seasons. Heaven was named a finalist for the 2004 Byron Nelson Award, which is based on citizenship, academics, and athletics. He is currently a professional golfer on the Canadian Tour.

•Dorian Hooker, men's track & field (1993-97): Dorian Hooker was a four-time MAC record holder and four-time NCAA qualifier as a sprinter. In 1997, he won MAC titles in the 100 meters (10.30) and 200 meters (20.62), and anchored the 400-meter relay team that won the league crown with a time of 40.29. A six-time UT record-holder, Hooker set Mid-American Conference records in the indoor 55 and outdoor 200, and qualified for the NCAA indoor championship meet in the 200 in 1996 and 1997. Hooker still holds five school records, in the outdoor 100 and 200; in the indoor 55 and 200; and in the outdoor 400 relay.

•Troy Keegan, baseball (1990-93): Troy Keegan earned first-team All-MAC honors as a designated hitter in 1992 and second-team honors in 1991 as a pitcher. He ranks second all-time at UT in career home runs (29), third in total bases (330), fifth in RBIs (127), sixth in hits (204), and eighth in doubles (35). He led the team in hitting in 1990 (.341) and 1992 (.369), and also paced the Rockets in home runs and RBIs for three consecutive seasons from 1990-92. His 10 HRs in 1991 ranks seventh all-time. As a pitcher, Keegan led the team in wins (7) and strikeouts (75) in 1991.

•Briana Shook, 2000-2004 (women's cross country and track & field): One of the most decorated student-athletes in UT and MAC history, Briana Shook was a three-time All-American in both cross country and track & field. Over the course of her career, Shook won 11 MAC titles and added three runner-up finishes. She helped lead the Rockets to back-to-back MAC cross country championships in 2001 and 2002, winning the individual race both seasons. She won the 3,000-meter steeplechase (9:59.22) and the 5,000 meters (16:22.46) at the 2004 MAC meet, setting league marks that still stand today, and finished second at the NCAA championship meet in the steeplechase. During the summer of 2004, Shook set an American record in the 3000-meter steeplechase with her time of 9:29.32, which was fourth-best in the world that year and still ranks in the top 20.

First Published December 23, 2009, 1:32 p.m.