SPARTAN ATHLETICS HALL OF FAME CLASS OF 2021 ANNOUNCED

ST. LOUIS – The Missouri Baptist University Department of Athletics is pleased to announce four new inductees into the Spartan Athletics Hall of Fame. The star-studded cast includes three standouts from the 2000s, including Cally Gavlick of Women’s Soccer, Brittany Lukasek of Women’s Volleyball, and Lawrence Olum of Men’s Soccer, and one from the 90s in Kevin Zeuschel of Men’s Basketball).

Taking their place among the University’s all-time greats, Gavlick, Lukasek, Olum and Zeuschel have increased the number of individuals in the Spartan Athletics Hall of Fame to 64. As the first inductee from the MBU men’s soccer program, Olum brings the total number of teams represented in the Hall of Fame to 14.

The 2021 Spartan Athletics Hall of Fame Awards Banquet is scheduled for Thursday, October 7 with the program beginning at 6 p.m. Tickets for the Hall of Fame Banquet can be purchased on our University Tickets website – https://mbuspartans.universitytickets.com/. The price per ticket is $35 for general public and $30 for student-athletes. Rooms at the MBU discounted rate at the Drury Inn & Suites Creve Coeur location can be reserved here – https://www.druryhotels.com/bookandstay/newreservation/0062?corpid=323777.

MBUSpartans.com takes an in-depth look at the 2021 Hall of Fame inductees:

CALLY GAVLICK  //  WOMEN'S SOCCER  //  FORWARD

Cally Gavlick (Siegel) becomes the third women’s soccer player inducted into the Hall of Fame, joining Kathleen Juhaz and Carrie Obermoeller. As a four-time All-AMC First Team selection, the women’s soccer star began and finished her career with a specialty award from the American Midwest Conference. In addition, Gavlick was named AMC Freshman of the Year in 2000 and capped off her illustrious career with AMC Player of the Year honors in 2003. Along the way, Cally helped the Spartans to 50 wins in four years, including a 17-3-2, 3-0-1 AMC record in 2002, a Top-5 victory over No. 2-ranked Lindsey Wilson and garnered three AMC Player of the Week awards. To this day, Gavlick still holds the MBU Women’s Soccer career record for goals (68) and points (166), as well as single-game records for goals (5) and points (11). As a sophomore, the forward led the league in goals (25) and points (61).

Gavlick received two degrees from Missouri Baptist, graduating with a B.S. in Administration of Justice in 2005 and a Master of Arts in Teaching in 2018. She currently teaches first grade at a low-income elementary school and is very involved in the community, ensuring her students and families are taken care of.

BRITTANY LUKASEK  //  WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL  //  MIDDLE BLOCKER

For the second straight year, a Spartan women’s volleyball player will enter the Hall of Fame. Brittany Lukasek (Wyatt) becomes the sixth women’s volleyball inductee, joining Linda Ebert, Ana Mercado, Shannan Swiney, Jennifer Freund, and Brandi Schroeder. The middle blocker was a four-time All-AMC selection and a two-time NAIA All-American in 2007 and 2008. During Lukasek’s four-year career, MBU logged 122 wins, back-to-back NAIA National Championship Semifinal appearances, and a 74-14 record during the 2005 and 2006 seasons. Across her final three seasons, Lukasek averaged 3.18 kills per set, 1.12 blocks per set, and a red-hot .441 hitting percentage. She currently ranks 2nd all-time in blocks behind 2016 Hall of Fame inductee Jennifer Freund.

Lukasek also got it done in the classroom earning three AMC Academic All-Conference awards and the Daktronics-NAIA Scholar-Athlete award in 2008. She graduated cum laude with a B.S. in Sports Medicine in 2009 and an MBA in 2010.

LAWRENCE OLUM  //  MEN'S SOCCER  //  DEFENDER & MIDFIELDER

To this day, Lawrence Olum is the most decorated athlete in MBU Men’s Soccer program history. He was a two NAIA All-American in 2003 and 2006, a four-time All-AMC First Team selection, and Academic All-AMC. In 2005, Olum was a key contributor to a Spartan team that won its first-ever American Midwest Conference title, an NAIA Region V Tournament championship, the highest NAIA ranking in program history at No. 12, and an undefeated record in AMC play with just five goals allowed.

Since his time at MBU, Olum has played professionally in the United Soccer League (USL), MLS, and internationally with the Kenya National Team in 2012 and 2014. In total, Lawrence played eight seasons in the MLS between Sporting Kansas City (2011-14, 2016), the Portland Timbers (2017-18), and Minnesota United (2019). He played in nearly 150 MLS games with 102 starts to his name.

In 2017, he started the Lawrence Olum Foundation to use education and sports to help children in Kenya achieve a “moment” like his, supporting students through scholarships and other means to get them in front of coaches – https://www.startribune.com/minnesota-united-s-lawrence-olum-helps-make-moments-for-kenyan-youth/511655082/.

Olum completed his coursework in December 2019 and graduated with a Bachelor of Professional Studies in Applied Management.

KEVIN ZEUSCHEL  //  MEN'S BASKETBALL  //  GUARD

Kevin Zeuschel becomes the 16th men’s basketball player to enter the Spartan Athletics Hall of Fame. A four-year letterwinner and two-time All-AMC First Team selection, Zeuschel’s best season coincided with one of the program’s best seasons ever in 1993-94. On the way to MBU Men’s Basketball’s first appearance in the NAIA National Tournament, the guard was named an NAIA All-American and AMC Player of the Year while leading the team in scoring with 18.4 points per game.

He is one of just 19 Spartans to reach 1,000 career points and ranks second all-time in MBU history in scoring with 1,823 points, sixth all-time in rebounds (618), and seventh all-time in assists (280). He also holds the single-season record for 3-point field goal percentage with a 52.8% clip in 1989-90.

Kevin graduated in 1994 with a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration. In the community, Zeuschel has served as a head freshman basketball coach and an assistant varsity coach at Hancock High School.

In addition to the four Hall of Fame recipients, the MBU Athletics Department will also recognize several individual and team accomplishments from 2019-20 and 2020-21 along with the recipients of our annual MBU Male and Female Scholar-Athlete and Champions of Character awards. Stay tuned next week for the announcement of the annual award winners.