BOONE, N.C. — Appalachian State University athletics, in conjunction with the Former Athletes Association, will induct its 2016 Hall of Fame class on Saturday morning on the App State campus. Football teammates Kerry Brown (2004-07) and Julian Rauch (2004-07), baseball star Randy Ingram (1975-78), wrestling letterwinner and head coach Paul Mance (student-athlete - 1966-69; head coach - 1976-2009) and cheerleader Lori Ransome Harper (1985-89), have been selected for induction to the Appalachian State Athletics Hall of Fame this fall. Additionally, longtime “Voice of the Mountaineers” David Jackson has been selected as the Appalachian State Special Service Award winner.

The class is the 42nd in the history of Appalachian State Athletics Hall of Fame. The annual Hall of Fame breakfast, which will be held at 9 a.m. in the Holmes Convocation Center, kicks off a full day on campus. Additionally, the inductees will be recognized during halftime of that day's football contest versus ODU at Kidd Brewer Stadium.

2016 APPALACHIAN STATE ATHETIC HALL OF FAME CLASS

KERRY BROWN (football — 2004-07): Two-time consensus first-team All-American ... two-time winner of the Jacobs Blocking Trophy (Southern Conference Lineman of the Year) ... three-time first-team all-conference honoree ... made 46-consecutive starts at left guard, including starting all 45 games during Appalachian State's run of three-consecutive NCAA Division I-AA/FCS national championships from 2005-07 ... was part of a unit that paved the way for running back Kevin Richardson to become Appalachian State's all-time leading rusher with 4,804 career yards ... in his three years as a full-time starter, Appalachian State rushed for 10,838 yards and surrendered only 51 sacks in 45 games.

RANDY INGRAM (baseball — 1975-78): The only four-time first-team all-conference performer in Appalachian State baseball history ... earned first-team all-Southern Conference recognition as a third baseman from 1975-78 ... was also a three-time first-team all-region honoree and three-time first-team all-state selection ... ranks among Appalachian State's all-time leaders in batting average (eighth — .370), slugging percentage (eighth — .595), runs batted in (ninth — 131) and triples (tied for sixth — 10) ... compiled two of the top 10 single-season batting averages in school history — .416 as a junior in 1977 (ninth) and .427 as a senior in 1978 (fourth) ... two-time team MVP.

PAUL MANCE (wrestling — student-athlete - 1966-69; head coach - 1976-2009): Helped lead Appalachian State to a 37-7-2 team record as a four-year letterwinner as a Mountaineer from 1966-69 ... as a junior in 1967-68 helped Appalachian set a national record with 407 points in just 14 matches ... serving as team captain, helped lead Mountaineers to an 11-1 record as a senior in 1968-69 ... named the program's Lloyd Hobbs Most Dedicated Wrestler following senior campaign ... named Appalachian State's head coach in 1976 ... compiled a 348-218-10 record in 33 years as head coach ... winningest coach in Appalachian State wrestling history .. led the Mountaineers to 13 Southern Conference championships ... coached 79 individual conference champions, five SoCon Wrestlers of the Year and two NCAA Division I All-Americans ... inducted into the North Carolina Chapter of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame in 2008 ... presented with Lifetime of Service to Wrestling Award during National Wrestling Hall of Fame induction.

LORI RANSOME HARPER (cheerleading — 1985-89): First cheerleader selected for induction to Appalachian State Athletics Hall of Fame ... four-year member of varsity squad ... helped lead team to four-straight Southern Conference championships and two Universal Cheerleaders Association national titles in 1986 and 1989 ... teamed with Danny Black to win the first-ever COA National Partner Stunt national championship ... served as team captain as a senior.

JULIAN RAUCH (football — 2004-07): Two-time first-team all-Southern Conference honoree ... named second-team all-America by The Sports Network as a senior ... remains Appalachian State's all-time leader in kick scoring (373 career points) and ranks third in school history in overall scoring ... is also Appalachian State's all-time leader with 247 career extra points and holds the school's longest streak with 111-consecutive extra points made ... ranks second in school history with 42 career field goals and fifth in the program's all-time annals with a .688 career field-goal percentage ... his 17 field goals as a senior in 2007 are tied for the third-most in a single-season in school history while his .810 field-goal percentage is the Mountaineers' third-best single-season mark of all-time ... cemented a spot in college football history when he made a 24-yard field goal with 26 seconds remaining that proved to be the winning points in Appalachian State's 34-32 victory over No. 5 Michigan on Sept. 1, 2007 ... helped lead Appalachian to three NCAA Division I-AA/FCS national championships and three Southern Conference titles (2005-07).

DAVID JACKSON (“Voice of the Mountaineers” — 2000-15): The play-by-play voice of Appalachian State football, men's basketball and baseball radio broadcasts from 2000-15 ... also served as an athletics administrator at Appalachian State for 15 years, including 11 years as an associate athletics director ... a two-time North Carolina Sportscaster of the Year (2007 and 2012) ... member of the National Sportswriters and Sportscasters Association's Board of Directors.

The Former Athletes Association was formed in 1975 and continues to this day to support student-athletes.  The first ever Letter Jacket Ceremony was held this Spring along with a Senior Dinner, both of which were sponsored by the Former Athletes Association. To qualify as a  member of the Former Athletes Association, you must be a former student-athlete and belong to the Yosef Club at the $100 membership level or above.