Gardner-Webb University inducted its Athletics Hall of Fame Class of 2009 Friday night, with a special dinner and ceremony at Ritch Banquet Hall on campus.

Gardner-Webb honored former standouts Delaina Adams Smith (basketball, Wilkesboro, N.C.), Wes Gentry (baseball, Tazwell, Va.), James Harbison (football, Shelby, N.C.) and Jeff Parker (football, Seneca, S.C.) - along with Meritorious Service Award recipient Pam Scruggs (Boiling Springs, N.C.).

Bios for the honorees are included below:

Delaina Adams Smith competed at a very high level during her playing days with the Gardner-Webb women's basketball team, finishing her career with more than 1,000 points and 700 rebounds. A standout forward for the Lady Bulldogs, Adams averaged double figures scoring in all four seasons and was the team's top scorer in 1993-94 (19.1 ppg) and 1994-95 (19.4 ppg). She currently ranks fourth in Gardner-Webb history with 1,686 points and sixth with 737 career rebounds, and is one of only four women in GWU basketball history to rank in the top six in both categories. Adams earned first-team All-South Atlantic Conference honors as a sophomore and second-team honors as a junior, and remains among the league's top-10 in several categories - ranking sixth in SAC history in scoring (17.1 ppg) and second in career field goal percentage (.577). The Roaring River, N.C., native shot a school-record 62.8 percent in 1993-94 and broke her own record with 225 free throws attempted in 1994-1995. Adams also had two of the top scoring games in GWU history, netting 38 points in 1994 vs. Presbyterian and 37 in 1995 vs. Queens (N.C.) College. Her leadership as a senior was evident, as she averaged 11.6 points and 6.0 rebounds to help the Lady Bulldogs to a 22-7 record and a berth in the 1996 NCAA Division II Tournament.

Wes Gentry completed his Gardner-Webb career as the top offensive catcher to ever play for the Diamond 'Dogs. During four seasons under Hall of Fame coach Clyde Miller, Gentry was named All-South Atlantic Conference three times and posted a career .352 batting average, which still ranks third in school history. The Tazwell, Va., native remains in the top-five in Gardner-Webb history in 13 different career offensive categories. He ranks second in career home runs (35), RBI (178), sacrifice flies (12) and total bases (412) and played in more games (193) than any other catcher in school history. In 1998, he batted a career-high .394 with 15 home runs, 18 doubles, 29 walks and a school-record .756 slugging percentage. Gentry followed with a .390 average, nine home runs and 69 RBI as a senior in 1999, becoming the only player in school history with more than one season with a batting average above .390 (minimum 150 at bats). His 15 home runs in 1998 remain the second-most in Gardner-Webb baseball history for a single season and his .486 on base percentage that year is the second-best in single-season history at GWU.

James Harbison enjoyed a tremendous career in the defensive backfield at Gardner-Webb in the early 1990s, and remains one of the program's best in several statistical categories. Harbison helped the Runnin' Bulldogs to a magical season in 1992, as the team finished with a 12-2 mark, a South Atlantic Conference championship and a trip to the NAIA National Championship Bowl. Harbison was outstanding individually that season, registering 75 total tackles (47 solo), a school-record 12 interceptions and a school-record 20 pass break ups. He returned those 12 interceptions for a team-high 162 yards and two touchdowns, part of a record-setting team defensive effort that produced 40 interceptions and 60 total turnovers in 14 games that season. Harbison's efforts were rewarded, as he was named NAIA National Defensive Player of the Year and a first-team NAIA All-American. Harbison also earned first-team All-South Atlantic Conference honors in 1992. Harbison finished his career with 17 career interceptions and 34 pass break ups, which both rank third in Gardner-Webb history. He joins his older brother, Charlie Harbison, in the GWU Athletics Hall of Fame.

Jeff Parker is the standard by which all other kickers at Gardner-Webb are measured, after enjoying a spectacular career from 1986-1989 in Boiling Springs. Parker remains the program's all-time leading scorer (278 points), regardless of position, and kicked more field goals (48) than any other man in school history. Parker's best season came in 1987, when he earned NAIA and Associated Press All-America honors after scoring a South Atlantic Conference and school-record 109 points during Gardner-Webb's run to a league title and berth in the NAIA national playoffs. The Runnin' Bulldogs finished with an 11-2 mark that season and posted a big early season win over Division I-AA Western Kentucky on the road. Parker boomed a school-record 19 field goals that season, which also set a South Atlantic Conference mark that stands 22 seasons later. His five field goals against Newberry in 1987 also remains a school record. Parker was a first-team All-SAC choice in 1986 and 1987, and earned second-team honors in 1989. During his four-year career, Parker helped Gardner-Webb to 28 victories.

Pam Scruggs joined the Gardner-Webb University family in 1980, and has spent nearly 30 years as the backbone of the school's athletics programs. Scruggs currently serves the department of athletics as Associate Athletics Director and Senior Woman Administrator (SWA), overseeing all women's sports at Gardner-Webb and serving in several crucial capacities related to the athletics program. Scruggs currently ranks 16th among all Gardner-Webb faculty and staff in years served at the school. Her role within the athletics program has directly benefited the personal growth - on and off the field - of countless dozens of Gardner-Webb student-athletes during her time with the program.

The quintet will also be honored prior to Saturday's football game with Stony Brook. Kickoff is set for 1:30 pm on Norman Harris Field at Spangler Stadium.