TOWSON, Md. - A record setting softball player, a unanimous All-American lineman, one of gymnastics' all-time greats, the career scoring leader for women's soccer, an All-American forward from men's basketball's Division II glory days and a four-year starter in the nets for men's lacrosse headline Towson University's 2022 Athletics Hall of Fame class that will be admitted this fall at the Tigers' 58^th Annual Induction Banquet set for Friday, October 21^st.  

"This is certainly as decorated a group as we've ever had," said Tiger Hall of Fame president, Rich Bader. "Each one represented the university and Tiger Athletics in an exemplary fashion. Again, as we strive to be as inclusive as possible with the selections these six span 36 years of our athletic history. Also, we continue to be encouraged by the number of nominations we receive. I have no doubt the next class will be as terrific as this one."

The 2022 class consists of Mindy Bean (softball 2008-10), Stan Eisenhooth (football 1983-85), Christina Ghani (gymnastics 2004-08), Christie Landi (soccer 1994-97), Brian Matthews (basketball 1974-78) and Reed Sothoron (2002-05).
Additionally, the 1971 men's lacrosse team that posted a 13-1 record will be honored as a Team of Distinction.

The Towson Athletics Hall of Fame Class of 2022 will be inducted on Friday, Oct. 21^st at 6 p.m. at the Hall of Fame Banquet, held at the Delta Hotel Marriott Hunt Valley.  For more information, contact Matt Death of the Tiger Athletic Fund at mdeath@towson.edu. Keep checking Towsontigers.com for ticket information.

This will be the night before the Towson football Homecoming game vs. William & Mary on Saturday, Oct. 22.

Here's a look at each inductee:

Mindy Bean (Softball 2008-10) - Mindy started every game (170) she ever played in a Tiger uniform over three seasons. She transferred to Towson after a freshman year at Oregon State. In her first season she led the Tigers with a program record 47 runs scored, a single season mark that remains second most at Towson. She showed the way that season with team highs of seven three-base hits, seven home runs and 10 stolen bases. She led Towson in hitting in 2008 (.333) and 2009 (.363) and in base hits (63, 62 and 56) all three years. She twice led the team in triples with seven in 2008 and a tying three in 2010. Her two home runs against Maryland in 2008 tied for second in the single game record. A grand slam against Drexel gave her a team leading 44 RBIs in 2009 to break a 22-year-old single season school record. She recorded 181 base hits over her Towson career for an average of 60 hits per year, second best average all-time. Her career batting average of .345 ranks sixth all-time at Towson. A First Team All-CAA selection in 2009 and 2010 and a Second Team pick in 2008, Mindy was named First Team NFCA (National Fastpitch Coaches Association) All-Region in 2009. She was selected to the All-CAA Tournament Team twice. In 2010 she was selected Towson's Female Unsung Hero of the Year. A native of Eugene, Ore., after receiving her BA in Sports Management she earned an MBA at Chadron State (2012) in Nebraska where she also coached softball. She is currently a business professor at Linn-Benton College in Albany, Ore.

Stan Eisenhooth (Football 1983-85) – Stan was a three-year starter along the offensive line at center and tackle after transferring from Arizona Western Junior College. He helped the Tigers to a 26-8-1 record, including back-to-back appearances in the NCAA Division II Playoffs. Towson was a national semifinalist in 1984 and a quarterfinalist in 1983. Chosen as Towson's Senior Athlete of the Year in 1986, Stan was named First Team All-America by Kodak, the Associated Press and The Football News, making him the most decorated offensive lineman during the program's Division II era. Signed as a free agent by the Seattle Seahawks, he played two years with the Seahawks in 1987 and 1988 and one year with the Indianapolis Colts in 1989 for a three-year career in the National Football League. Stan is currently the General Manager of Stoops Freightline-Quality Trailer in Anderson, Ind.

Christina Ghani (Gymnastics 2004-08) – Christina was a two-time (2005, 2006) Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) Gymnast of the Year and Towson's Female Athlete of the Year in 2006. She ranks fourth on Towson's all-time scoring list with 1,847.250 points. She holds the school records for most vault titles in a season (11) and career (30). Her nine floor exercise titles in 2006 ties the program season record. Over the course of her career, she won five individual ECAC championship titles in the vault, all-around and floor competitions. She was an ECAC First Team selection 10 times. She helped the Tigers to the 2007 USA Gymnastics National Collegiate championship, winning the individual vault title and sharing the floor exercise title. She was named ECAC Gymnast of the Week six times during her career. Towson captured the ECAC team championship all four years of her career. She twice qualified for the NCAA Southeast Regionals. She is currently the Senior National Sports Manager for Visit Baltimore.

Christie Landi (Women's Soccer 1994-97) –Christie finished her career as Towson's all-time scoring leader with 27 goals and 16 assists for 70 points. The 27 goals and 70 points are currently second on the all-time career list. Her 10 game-winning goals still stand as a program best. She recorded eight of those in 1997, a school record still intact. She earned 14 goals and 33 points in her senior year which at the time were single season program records. She led Towson to the program's best record that year when the Tigers went 14-6-1. In her junior year she scored the biggest goal in the history of the program when her goal in the 142^nd minute lifted Towson to a 2-1 victory over Delaware in the America East championship, giving the Tigers their only conference title. Christie was named first team All-America East in 1997 and was twice selected to the America East All-Tournament team. She was Towson's Senior Female Athlete of the Year in 1997. Christie is currently the Senior Director for Premium Sales with the NFL's New York Giants.

Brian Matthews (Men's Basketball 1974-78) – Brian was a key player during Towson's college division glory days when the Tigers compiled a 53-7 record and finished the regular seasons ranked one and three respectively in the NCAA Division II national polls. He was selected a First Team Converse and American Basketball Coaches Association All-American. The Tigers' leading scorer as a junior and senior, Brian still ranks fourth all-time on Towson scoring list with 1,665 points, a ranking accomplished before the three-point field goal was instituted. He is one of only two Tigers to grab over 1,000 career rebounds and remains the program's 2^nd all-time leading rebounder with 1,062. His 112 career starts rank him second all-time. He still holds the program record for career steals at 269. He averaged a team high 18.8 ppg as a senior. A two-time First Team All-Mason Conference choice, he was twice selected to the NCAA Division II South Atlantic Regional, Mason-Dixon Conference and Metro all-tourney teams. He was named Towson's Senior Male Athlete of the Year in 1978. He was signed as a free agent by the NBA Philadelphia 76ers.

Reed Sothoron (Men's Lacrosse 2002-05) – Reed was a four-year starter in goal for the Tigers, helping Towson to a 38-21 record that included three CAA titles and three NCAA Tournament appearances. He earned First Team All-CAA honors in 2003 and 2005, Second Team in 2004. He was selected the Most Outstanding Player in the 2005 CAA tournament. A captain his senior year when he was named to the Tewaaraton Watch List, he was twice named honorable mention All-American. He was one of five Tigers selected to the CAA's 25^th Anniversary Team. He was recognized twice as the conference Player of the Week and once as the National Player of the Week by Inside Lacrosse during his career. He represented the Tigers in the 2005 North-South All-Star game. His .608 save percentage for 2005 remains the program record for a single season. He is 4^th on the season goals against list at 7.64. For his career he is second in save percentage (.561) and fifth in goals against (9.13). His 578 career saves tie him with his father, John, a 1989 inductee into Towson's Hall of Fame who was a four-year (1969-72) starter in the nets for the Tigers and a Little All-American in 1972. Reed played professionally with the San Francisco Dragons and the Denver Outlaws. He is currently the general manager at Under Armour Performance Center.

Team of Distinction – 1971 Men's Lacrosse – Towson's 1971 men's lacrosse squad posted a 13-1 record, the second-best record in program history, losing only to the University of Maryland, the national runners up after losing to Cornell in the title game. Under the direction of Carl Runk, Towson was still a USILA College Division team but nonetheless competed against a number of other University Division programs, defeating North Carolina, Duke and Georgetown that season in addition to local opponents Morgan State, UMBC, University of Baltimore and Loyola. Other victories came against Hobart, MIT, Albany (NY) State, Drexel, Delaware and Washington College. Hobart was poised to win the USILA's first College Division national championship the following year. It was the 13^th year for men's lacrosse at Towson. Those Tigers scored a then program record 175 goals (12.5 average). There were a number of college division All-Americans on the team including Ron Cardorette (M), Tim Mahoney (A), John Sothoron (G), Angie Geppi (D), Wendell Thomas (D), Craig Saxon (A) and Mike Jarrell (M).