Six to Be Inducted into Yellowjacket Hall of Fame (Feb. 5, 2005)
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BILLINGS, MT – Montana State University-Billings will induct six former student-athletes into its Athletics Hall of Fame and Distinction on February 12.  The Class of 2005 will officially be inducted at the annual induction ceremony in the morning and introduced during half-time of that evening’s men’s basketball game.  The Yellowjacket women take on North Dakota State University at 6:00 p.m., and the men host Chaminade University at 8:00 p.m.

The induction ceremony will take place at 10:00 a.m. in the MSU Billings SUB Ballroom.  Tickets for the ceremony and brunch are on sale for $9.00 and must be purchased in advance by calling 657-2369.

Three of the six inductees are from women’s basketball, including former coach Frank McCarthy.  Women’s basketball players Amy (Winslow) Pfeifle and Lori (Fries) Henrickson will also be inducted.

The other three inductees represent five sports.  They include Fred Harrison (men’s basketball), Robert Anderson (men’s gymnastics) and Robert Barber (men’s soccer, tennis and volleyball).

McCarthy is the most successful coach in women’s basketball history at MSU Billings.  In ten years (1989-1999) he posted a 191-91 career record, including a 64-34 conference mark.  McCarthy’s teams won conference championships four times (1991, 1996, 1998 and 1999) and qualified for five NCAA Tournaments (1994, 1996, 1997, 1998 and 1999).  His 1998-99 team won the NCAA West Region championship and advanced to the Elite Eight.  McCarthy is currently the head coach at Sheridan College in Sheridan, WY.

Winslow becomes the first member of the 1999 Elite Eight team to be inducted into the Hall of Fame.  She still holds numerous game, season and career school records and is one of only two women’s basketball players to have her number (20) retired.  Winslow is remains the school record holder for single season assists (183 in 1998-99), single season steals (112 in 1998-99), career 3-pointers (194), career 3-point percentage (43.30), career steals (343), and career assists (585).  She also ranks eighth all time for career points scored with 1,342.  She is currently the head girls’ basketball coach at Billings Senior HS.

Fries played for the Lady Jackets from 1980 to 1984.  She finished her career with 1,139 career points, which still stands as the thirteenth most in school history.  Fries is also in the career record book for rebounds (sixth with 684), rebounds per game (ninth at 6.7), free throws made (tenth with 223), and free throw percentage (twelfth at 71.93).  She is also currently ranked sixth for single season free throw percentage (81.7 in 1982-83), seventh for rebounds per game in a season (9.8 in 1980-81) and ninth for rebounds in a season (255 in 1980-81).  Fries is currently an investment representative for Edward Jones in Idaho.

Harrison played basketball for the Yellowjackets from 1966 to 1968 for Hall of Fame coach Mike Harkins.  In Harrison’s two seasons with the Jackets, the team was a combined 34-26 with one Frontier Conference championship.  Harrison graduated in 1969 with a degree in education and went on to be a teacher, coach and administrator for 30 years.  As an assistant coach at Highline Community College, Harrison helped the Thunderbirds to NWAACC championships in 1997, 1998 and 2001.  In 1975 and 1976 he guided Cleveland HS to state championships, going 25-0 in 1975 and 23-1 in 1976.  Harrison's 1976 Cleveland HS team was voted Washington's "Team of the Century."  He is currently an assistant coach at Seattle University.

Anderson lettered four years in gymnastics for the Yellowjackets from 1968 to 1972, competing for Hall of Fame coach Jay Shaw.  In 1969-70 he helped the Yellowjackets reach the NAIA National Championships for the first time in school history.  As a junior in 1970-71 Anderson competed on a Yellowjacket team that placed seventh at the National Championships.  In his senior season, the Jackets placed fourth at Nationals and Anderson placed fourteenth in the individual all-around competition.  Anderson went on to earn a degree in fisheries and works for the Seattle Aquarium where he builds the aquarium’s exhibits.

Barber was a three sport letter winner for the Yellowjackets from 1994 to 1996.  He played soccer, tennis and volleyball.  Barber played on the men’s volleyball team that set the school record for winning percentage in 1996.  He also played #1 doubles for the men’s tennis team.  Originally recruited to play tennis and volleyball, Barber was the goalkeeper for the men’s soccer program’s first ever win.