MARYVILLE – Maryville College Athletics announced Friday its nine-member Wall of Fame Class of 2022.
Joining the Wall of Fame are Sarah Arlinghaus Gulley '04 from volleyball, Patrick Hagerty '92 from men's soccer, Wesley Idlette '12 from football, Ralph Johnson '69 from wrestling, Natalie Munday '09 from women's basketball, Jessica Petersen-Hunt '11 from women's soccer, Wendy Wheeler Petty '01 from women's tennis, Larry F. Stephens '72 from football and baseball, and Chucky Yates '98 from baseball.
The inductees have been invited to be recognized during halftime of Saturday's 1 p.m. Homecoming game against North Carolina Wesleyan. The formal induction ceremony is scheduled for April 16 at the Clayton Center for the Arts.
"This was an easy class to elect because they all were very deserving," MC Director of Athletics Sara Quatrocky said. "The Maryville College tradition of excellence is so important to us, and you can recognize that excellence in all nine of our honorees.
"We hope they can join us Saturday on the field at halftime for Homecoming; and, of course, we can't wait for the formal induction in the spring. That is always a very special occasion for our department and for the College."
The Maryville College Wall of Fame, located within MC's Cooper Athletic Center, was established by the Honaker Club in 1975. Today, it is an ongoing project sponsored by the Maryville College Athletics Department. Its purpose is to recognize outstanding individuals who have contributed to the tradition of MC Athletics. Over the years, more than 200 Maryville College student-athletes and supporters of the athletics department have been honored for their accomplishments.
Sarah Arlinghaus Gulley
Volleyball
2000-2004
Sarah Arlinghaus Gulley '04 played four seasons under head coach
Kandis Schram. Her first season at Maryville coincided with the Scots first season in the Great South Athletic Conference. She was a three-year captain for the Scots and helped lead her team to three GSAC championships in four years. Arlinghaus earned All-GSAC honors in 2003 and 2004. Known for setting up her teammates, Arlinghaus led Maryville in assists three times. In her senior year of 2003, she recorded 1,216 assists (10.22/set) for the second-most in a season by a Maryville Scot since 1991. Arlinghaus was gifted in the classroom as well, earning academic honors all four years.
Patrick Hagerty
Men's Soccer
1988-1992
Patrick Hagerty was a four-year starter for the Scots from 1988-91, including playing on head coach
Pepe Fernandez's first team at Maryville College in 1989. The Scots went 54-19-5 (.724) during Hagerty's four seasons, highlighted by a 16-4-0 mark during the 1988 season that at the time set the program record for victories. Maryville did not have a conference affiliation during Hagerty's tenure, but he twice earned All-South honors as a defender. He finished with two goals scored and 11 assists. The Nashville native was a team captain during his senior season of 1991.
Wesley Idlette
Football
2008-2012
One of the best wide receivers in school history, Wesley Idlette was a four-year starter for the Scots and set several program records including career receptions (206), career receiving touchdowns (25), and career receiving yards (2,820). He twice was named a Preseason All-American (2010 & 2011) and earned USA South All-Conference honors in all four seasons. He was also named an Academic All-American in 2010. Idlette has been the head wrestling coach of Kingsport Dobyns-Bennett High School since 2017. During his tenure, the program has excelled tremendously, including three district and region championships. He is the first coach in the region to qualify all 14 wrestlers to the state tournament and has helped produce 13 state placers, including five state champions and two runners-up. In 2020, he was voted Tennessee Coach of the Year by the National Wrestling Coaches Association. He serves on the board of H.O.P.E. Tri-Cities, a local nonprofit that advocates for multicultural understanding and community service outreach among local youth. He also participated in the Tennessee Chamber of Commerce Leadership Tennessee Next program in 2022.
Ralph Johnson
Wrestling
1965-1969
Ralph Johnson, originally from Huntingdon, New York, on Long Island, graduated from Maryville College in 1969 and was captain of the wrestling team. He was a four-year letterman and four-time state collegiate champion as one of the stars of the program during its glory days. Johnson's combined dual meet and tournament record was 48-4. Among his accomplishments were participating in four SEC wrestling championship tournaments, where he finished first, third, first and second in his weight class. He earned the Maryville College MVP Athlete Award in 1967. Before arriving at Maryville, attended the Stony Brook School on Long Island and was the 1964 New York State Ivy Prep champion after allowing the fewest points scored against in a season with just one point. He won the Weidersum Wrestling Award as best wrestler for the school year. Johnson went on to earn his PhD at Ohio University. Before he retired, Johnson was the Director of Leadership at the Educational Service Center of Central Ohio, where he provided training for practicing school superintendents as well as consulting services to school boards. Johnson also served as the former Superintendent in Residence at Ohio State University's College of Education. Johnson died at his home in Aiken, South Carolina, on Oct. 5, 2019. He was 72.
Natalie Munday
Women's Basketball
2005-2009
Natalie Munday played basketball at Maryville College from 2005 to 2009 and helped the Scots win two conference championships. Munday was a standout at Farragut High School and then had a very successful athletics career at Maryville, earning numerous individual accolades in her four years as a Scot. She was named the GSAC Player of the Year and twice earned conference tournament MVP honors. Munday earned All-Conference accolades three times and was a 2009 All-American. Munday graduated from Maryville in 2009. She continued her education at the University of Tennessee, earning her master's in business administration and operations management in 2011. She has worked as a Controller/HR Representative for Superior Steel Inc. since 2014.
Jessica Petersen-Hunt
Women's Soccer
2007-2011
Jessica Petersen was a four-year starter on the Maryville women's soccer team. She set the program records for season goals with 34 in 2008, career goals with 82, and tied for the program record in career assists with 42. Petersen was named 2007 GSAC Freshman of the Year and earned All-Conference honors in 2008, 2009, and 2010. She also earned All-South Region honors all three years. Petersen-Hunt was an NSCAA Academic All-American in 2009 and was the 2011 J.D Davis Award recipient, the Maryville College award given to senior student-athletes who exhibit leadership, athletics ability, Christian values, and academic achievement. Petersen-Hunt has been a teacher at Sam Houston Elementary School since graduating from Maryville College in 2011.
Wendy Wheeler Petty
Women's Tennis
1998-2001
Wendy Wheeler Petty played four seasons under head coach Christian Burns. She competed at No. 1 position in both singles and doubles, leading the Scots to a GSAC championship banner in 2001. Her individual accomplishments include being named team 1999 and 2000 MVP, and 2001 GSAC Player of the Year. Wheeler Petty graduated from Maryville College in 2001 with a degree in Psychology. She works at William Blount High School right here in Maryville, where she earned the honor of Blount County School Counselor of the Year in 2021-22. She has coached the boys and girls tennis teams at William Blount since 2016.
Larry F. Stephens
Football, Baseball
1968-1972
Larry F. Stephens was a two-sport athlete, playing both football and baseball during his time at Maryville College. A free safety on the football field and a shortstop on the diamond, Stephens was a four-year starter in both sports. He was named an All-American honorable mention in 1971 and was a co-captain of the baseball team in his junior and senior years. A 1972 Maryville College grad, Stephens went on to earn his master's in education at the University of Tennessee. He later returned to his alma mater to coach football and work as the Associate Athletics Director at the College. Stephens' other coaching endeavors include time as an assistant football coach at Eastern Kentucky, defensive coordinator at Elon, and head coach at Powell High School in the Knoxville area. He spent eight years (two terms) as a Knox County Commissioner and currently serves as board chair for the Anderson County Chamber of Commerce.
Chucky Yates
Baseball
1994-1998
Chucky Yates was a fixture at the shortstop position for the Scots during his four years (1994-1998) at Maryville College. A superb base-stealer, Yates led the nation with 46 stolen bases in 1995 and finished second with 39 in 1997. He concluded his career with 151 stolen bases. Yates also was a threat at the plate, finishing with a .341 career batting average. In 1995, he finished as the eighth-toughest player to strike out in Division III, fanning just three times in 142 at bats. Although Maryville had no conference affiliation during his tenure, Yates earned All-South honors in 1995. A 1998 graduate of Maryville College, Yates and his wife, Vanessa, have owned Concrete Craft of Knoxville since 2016.
