Rocky Mount, NC - Since 1999, North Carolina Wesleyan College has honored 42 former athletes, administrators, teams, coaches, and contributors by enshrining them in its Athletics Hall of Fame.  These individuals have created a higher standard for Battling Bishop athletics and were selected based on their outstanding accomplishments and/or contributions to the College.  On Saturday, October 24th, NCWC inducted its 11th group of honorees when Terry Britt of men’s golf, Marquis McDougald of men’s basketball, and Chris Webb of women’s soccer and basketball were formally introduced as the Bishops' 2009 Hall of Fame class. Please click on a thumbnail below to view the larger image from Saturday's festivities.  A description of each inductee's career also follows.

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Terry Britt enjoyed tremendous success as a member of the Battling Bishop men’s golf program from 1970-73 and is just the second inductee in his sport (Dick Shannonhouse, ’00).  A three time Most Valuable Player (1970, 1972, 1973), he remains one of only two players in program history to garner MVP accolades on three occasions.

After serving in the Air Force until November of 1968, Britt joined head coach Don Scalf’s Battling Bishops for the 1969-70 season. The talented freshman quickly made a name for himself by earning his first MVP award and leading North Carolina Wesleyan to the first of its four consecutive Dixie Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Championships.

Britt married in the fall of 1970 and did not play the 1970-71 season to allow his new bride, Debbie, to complete her undergraduate degree at UNC Greensboro.  He returned to his native Rocky Mount the following season and promptly picked up where he left off by earning the second of his MVP nods and the first of his two First Team All-DIAC selections.  Britt, in fact, is one of only two players in history to twice be named a First Team All-Conference performer.  That same 1971-72 season also saw the Bishops pick up their third straight league title.

His final Most Valuable Player and All-Conference awards came during Wesleyan’s 1972-1973 slate, marking the fourth and final DIAC Conference Championship for the program.  Britt completed his career as one of the most decorated golfers in program history, having led his team to a 34-15 head-to-head record over his three seasons… a span of success that remains unprecedented today.

“Terry was the most conscientious student-athlete that we ever had,” said Scalf of his former player.  “He was an ‘ace’ of a man, whose humility and work ethic set examples for our younger players.  Terry was a major key to the program’s success during his time at the College, and he is well-deserving of this honor.”

Britt received his bachelor’s degree in Business Administration in 1973 and now works as a merchandise supervisor with Wal-Mart.  He and Debbie currently reside in Charlotte and have one son, Lane, who is a firefighter in Carolina Beach.  His parents, Clyde and Mary Mac still reside in nearby Tarboro.

Commented Britt on his selection, “I am honored to receive this recognition.  My initial reaction was surprise, and I must admit, pride.  When I consider any special moments, whether business or personal, this acknowledgment will always be at the top of my list of best memories.”

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Marquis McDougald becomes the eighth player from the North Carolina Wesleyan men’s basketball program to garner Hall of Fame status.  The program’s all-time leading rebounder with 872 career boards, the former All-American and three-time MVP also ranks third all-time in scoring with 1,710 career points. 

A native of Raleigh, NC, McDougald began his Hall of Fame career with the Bishops during the 1995-96 season. After averaging nine points and six rebounds per game as a freshman, he enjoyed a break-out year during his sophomore campaign, averaging 18 points and 10 boards per contest en route to Most Valuable Player, All-Conference, All-Tournament, and All-Region honors.  The 6’7” McDougald followed his sophomore season up with an even better junior year, again averaging a double-double with 19 points and 10 rebounds per game.  The 1997-98 season also saw him earn the second of his three MVP, All-Conference, and All-Region awards.

McDougald’s 1998-99 senior slate remains one of the best in North Carolina Wesleyan history.  Not only did he set new season records for points (621) and rebounds (281), but he also became the first and only Battling Bishop to ever garner Conference Player of the Year accolades.  McDougald was later honored as the first All-American of head coach John Thompson’s coaching career; in the process, he gained notoriety as the first NC Wesleyan men’s basketball player to receive All-American status since Roger Taylor in 1969-70.

After wrapping up his four-year Battling Bishop career with one final honor – 1998-99 NC Wesleyan Male Athlete of the Year – McDougald went on to play professionally in the USBL before taking his talents overseas to Belgium and Finland.  Thompson is delighted to see his former star receive Hall of Fame recognition.

“Marquis was obviously an outstanding talent,” said Thompson, continuing, “but one of the things that stands out about him was how much he improved each year. He was a very humble young man… so humble that I’m still not sure he knows how good he was.”

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Chris Webb is proud to represent the women’s soccer and basketball programs as a 2009 Hall of Fame inductee.  The all-time leading scorer in soccer and the all-time assists leader in basketball, she is regarded as one of the best dual-sport athletes to ever play for the Battling Bishops.

As a member of the women’s soccer program from 1991-1994, Webb made her mark as a prolific scorer by tallying a program-record 63 career goals and 154 points.  Her 28 career assists rank second all-time, while she currently ranks in the top five in season goals (19), assists (10), and points (45).  Perhaps most impressively, Webb remains the only player in history to notch 19 goals in a season on two separate occasions (1991, 1993), both of which were program records at the time of her departure.

Webb was a four-time First Team All-Conference and All-Region performer during her career – the first player in soccer history to attain such a feat.  The 1992-93 NCWC Female Athlete of the Year, she led her teams to an impressive 51-16-7 over four seasons of play, including two regular season conference championships, four NCAA Tournament berths, and the program’s only NCAA Final Four appearance. She becomes the third inductee in women’s soccer and joins former teammates Julie Duerler (‘06) and Trish Parker (‘07) as honorees.

The Dayton, OH native brought more of the same success to the hardwood. She garnered First-Team All-Conference honors during her 1994-95 senior year after setting program records for assists (204) and steals (94) that still hold true today.  Webb, in fact, led the entire nation in assists that season, and the talented guard still holds career records in those same two categories with 606 assists and 281 steals over her four-year career.

Webb helped lead head coach John Brackett’s Battling Bishops to a 63-41 combined record over four seasons, including the only 20-win season in program history (1993-94).  That same 1993-94 season saw women’s basketball earn its first regular season and conference tournament championships, as well as the program’s first NCAA Tournament berth.  The fifth inductee in women’s hoops, Webb finished her career as a member of the 1,000-point club with 1,079 career points.

After graduating from in NCWC in 1996 with a degree in Criminal Justice, the bulk of Webb’s career has been spent coaching soccer. After serving as an assistant at East Carolina University alongside her former Wesleyan coach Rob Donnenwirth (‘07), she took her talents to Elon University, where she was head coach of the Phoenix for three seasons.  Webb is currently working for the Arizona Youth Soccer Association as its Olympic Development Program Administrator.  She is humbled to receive this honor.

“I was very proud to hear about my selection to NC Wesleyan's Hall of Fame,” said Webb. “It is an honor to be placed into the same category of so many great athletes and coaches.”

She continued, “I enjoyed both my soccer and basketball careers at NC Wesleyan and the many successes that both teams achieved. I look forward to giving thanks to all those that influenced my playing careers.”

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The Department of Athletics extends sincere congratulations to each of the 2009 inductees, whose contributions to the overall mission of North Carolina Wesleyan College have been exhibited in their successes and accomplishments both on and off the field.  To these inductees, the Battling Bishops offer thanks and admiration by bestowing this honor upon them.