Here is a quick look at the Monroe County Sports Hall of Fame Class of 2024:

Athletes

Greg Easton, BHS, 1965, football, baseball, basketball

3-year varsity football player for Fred Huff and member of school’s first undefeated team in 1964 … rushed for over 1,500 yards and passed for over 500 yards his last 2 years … led team in scoring with 79 points his senior year, outscoring teammate and future IU All-American Jade Butcher … also led team in total yards with 1,627 … B-Man award winner, all-conference 2 years and AP honorable mention as a senior … played a variety of positions in baseball for Marvin Groh, helping the Panthers to their only undefeated season and a 36-2 record over 2 years … batted .356 junior year, .441 senior year …led team in 6 offensive categories, including runs, total bases and stolen bases, also winning B-Man award in that sport … played one season in basketball and lettered… after attending Indiana University he joined the Bloomington police force, reached the rank of Captain and served as Deputy Chief.

Sara Fields (Hamidovic), North, 2000, volleyball, track and field

4-time medalist in state discus, winning gold in 2000 and Mental Attitude Award … silver medalist in 1999, fourth in ’98 and 9th in ‘97…finished 6th in shot put in 2000 … went on to U.S. Military Academy and excelled in both track and volleyball …won a combined 6 Patriot Conference titles in discus and shot … senior was also All-Conference in volleyball … school record holder in shot and power clean … graduated Army in 2004 with degree in Environmental Engineering … served 2 combat tours in Iraq, rising to the rank of captain … was 2nd in command of 145 troops in Iraqi sector, 2005-06 … also commanded a platoon of 30 Army engineers … post-graduation athletic career included MVP Award for U.S. Army Europe championship volleyball team … after 5 years of service was recognized as U.S. Army Disabled Veteran … continued environmental engineering career as a civilian and founded VET Environmental Engineering in Bloomington, 2013 and is president and CEO.

Greg Granger, Edgewood, 1991, baseball, basketball

Hard-throwing, 6-foot-5 righthander was drafted by the Atlanta Braves in 44th round, 1991 ... pitched Mustangs to 1991 sectional title, beating Bloomington South in final ... all-state senior year after winning 10 games, saving 2 … finished with 132 strikeouts in 84 innings and a 1.75 ERA … batted .344 with 7 home runs … declined to sign with Braves and went on to pitch for Lake City Community College (now Florida Gateway College)… drafted by the Detroit Tigers in 7th round, 1993 … played center on Edgewood basketball team that reached sectional final in 1990 before losing to Top 10-ranked Martinsville.

Jordy Hulls, South 2009, basketball

Indiana Mr. Basketball in 2009 after leading South to 26-0 season and school’s first state championship … scored 1,046 career points … also named 2009 Gatorade Indiana Player of the Year … helped Panthers to 2007 Final Four before losing to Eric Gordon and North Central … went on to IU, helping Tom Crean resurrect Hoosier program … Hoosiers went on to Sweet 16 as junior and won the Big Ten title his senior year while also reaching No. 1 ranking and Sweet 16 again … set Big Ten record with 58 consecutive free throws made… his .493 3-point percentage is 6th all-time in league play … among IU’s top 5 in games played with 135 … his total of 1,318 points is 26th all-time for IU … 254 3-pointers is IU’s 2nd best and .859 free throw percentage 3rd best … Director’s Award winner at 2013 Spirit of Indiana Showcase … Third Team Capital One All-American… 9-year pro career in Europe with stops in Poland, Kosovo, Belgium, Germany … 2019 MVP of Europe Cup League … multiple seasons with 50/50/90 shooting splits, a German record … led MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg (Germany) team to league final four in 2022 … retired in 2022 to accept position of Mike Woodson’s staff at IU … with father J.C. Hulls is co-founder of Never Lose Hope, an organization that helps children affected by cancer.

Djibril Kante, North 1998, basketball

Indiana All-Star as leading rebounder and defensive hub of 1997 State champions … Cougars 66-9 in his 3 varsity seasons … Wendy’s All-Star Game participant … McDonald’s All-American nominee … Indiana Junior All-Star … … played four years at Indiana State on teams that beat IU twice, won a Missouri Valley title and were the first group of Sycamores to make consecutive NCAA appearances … 2001 club qualified for NCAA by winning Missouri Valley tournament and knocking off Kelvin Sampson’s Oklahoma team in first-round shocker … finished as in ISU’s top 25 in field goal percentage (17th), free throws attempted (17th), rebounds (8th), blocked shots (3rd), steals (20th) and games started (14th) … called “gentle guy” off court, “warrior” on it by ISU coach Royce Waltman … 7th all-time at ISU in rebounds, 3rd blocked shots … had 13-year pro career with stops in Switzerland, Chile, Argentina, Uruguay, winning championships in Argentia and Uruguay … selected to 2023 Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame’s Silver Anniversary Team.

Mike Mossbrucker, North, 1977, wrestling, football, baseball

3-year standout at North, highlighted by state wrestling title in 1976 … member of North’s state wrestling runner-up team in ’76 and team state champion in ’77 …3-year starter in football and baseball … defensive points leader in football, 1975 …member of 1977 sectional baseball championship team … wrestled as a freshman at Indiana University and went on to get B.A. and Master’s degrees … coached baseball, wrestling and football at Mooresville from 1982-97 … has over 40 years in education serving as athletic director for over 21 years, with 5 years at North … named to Indiana Wrestling Coaches Association Hall of Fame in 2011 and Mooresville Athletic Hall of Fame in 2014 … has served on boards for Indiana High School Athletic Association Foundation and National Interscholastic Athletic Association (NIAAA) … received NIAAA service award in 2019 … married to wife Terri for 39 years … sons Kyle and Mike were prominent athletes at Mooresville.

Coaches

Garry Anderson, BHS 1963, wrestling, track

31-year wrestling coach at Edgewood … 6 sectional championships, 16 West Central Conference championships … 8 individual state qualifiers, 1 champion (Rusty Dutton) … inducted Indiana Wrestling Coaches Hall of Fame (1997) … 33 years as Edgewood girls’ track coach … 6 conference titles, 28 individual state qualifiers … coached Stacy Martin, record-setting state champion in shot put, discus, 1999 (charter member of Monroe County Sports Hall of Fame) … continued to coach through cancer treatments in late 1990s … following Edgewood career coached girls’ cross country at Greencastle 14 years, winning 7 conference titles … inducted into Indiana Track and Field Hall of Fame … passed away in 2020.

Eric Moore, Center Grove, football, track

Edgewood grad (1979) with over 295 wins and 5 state titles and 3 runner-up finishes in football in 24 years of coaching… Center Grove’s unbeaten 2020 state champions ranked No. 8 nationally, earning him American Bowl Coach of the Year honors … 6-time Indiana Coach of the Year … 3-time Max Preps Coach of the Year … North-South All-Star coach, 2023 …2022 National High School Athletic Association Coach of the Year and Don Shula Award finalist … coached 5 future NFL players, 3 Gatorade Players of the Year, 1 Indiana Mr. Football (Carson Steele) … coached Center Grove track team to 24 consecutive county titles, 18 sectionals, 8 regionals … finished 3rd at 2020 state meet … at least one track athlete has made podium every year, with 21 winning individual titles and 27 finishing 2nd … started coaching career at Charlotte High in Florida and was twice named Coach of the Year, posting a 48-5 career mark … played football for Dick Ranard at Edgewood and for Lee Corso, Sam Wyche, Bill Mallory at IU … already inducted into Indiana High School Football Hall of Fame … son Tyson is head coach at Seymour.

Contributors

Bill Atkinson, basketball

26 years in coaching, 16 years as Edgewood girls’ basketball coach … Lady Mustangs went 228-101 under his guidance, winning 4 sectionals and 2 regionals in single-class era of Indiana basketball … Mustangs also won 7 conference titles … also 8 years as football assistant coach, 2 years co-head track coach, 3 years junior high wrestling coach … as athlete had record-setting high school football career at Mississinewa, playing 4 sports and earning 14 letters … a 2-way player in football, he set state single-game records of 46 points and 6 interceptions … scored a touchdown in every game he played all the way back to junior high … had a career averages of 9.4 yards rushing and 14.8 points per game (340 points total) …played in North-South All-Star game … played football at IU under John Pont and Lee Corso … IU co-captain, 1974 … went into education and coaching, spending a total of 30 years at Edgewood … received Bloomington Chamber of Commerce “Educational Lifetime Achievement Award” in 2014 … inducted into Grant County Sports Hall of Fame in 2009 and the Indiana Football Hall of Fame in 2014 … served on Board of Directors for the Monroe County Sports Hall of Fame … wife Donna had long career in Edgewood education … daughters Jette, Kate, Sarah and Marcy also excelled in sports at Edgewood.

David Grossman, BHS, 1968, athletic trainer

50-year career as national certified athletic trainer … student athletic trainer for Lee Corso at Indiana University, 1973-76 … received B.S. and Masters degrees from IU in athletic training and kinesiology … 2 stints as athletic trainer at Bloomington South, 1974-76, 2008-20 … a combined 20 years as athletic trainer for Northwestern, Duke, William and Mary, Arizona State … medical coordinator/ athletic trainer for 5 NCAA Div. I baseball regionals, 3 College World Series, 1 NCAA basketball tournament, 2 NITs, 4 USWA wrestling regionals … 4 years as athletic trainer for Chicago White Sox, 4 years as trainer for Chicago Cubs … athletic trainer for 7 Major League Baseball Old Timer’s Games, 3 MLB Dream Games for Phoenix Children’s Hospital … 28 years as athletic trainer for USA Wrestling Championship, 38 World Wrestling Championships, 3 Pan Am Qualifying Tournaments … 8 years PRCA Rodeo S Arizona Medical Coordinator/Athletic Trainer … high school and college wrestling official 1969-76 … South’s Wrestling’s Links to the Legends Award winner and 1st recipient of Harold F. Mumby Award.

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