BUIES CREEK, N.C. – Five Campbell athletics all-time greats were inducted into the Campbell Athletics Hall of Fame Saturday in ceremonies at the Harris Student Union.
In addition to multi-media recognition, Director of Athletics Hannah Bazemore presented Hall of Fame trophies to April Cromartie, Jerry Hartman, Heather Lee Magill, John Payne and Brittany Stanley Lee, who joined 81 previous members of the Campbell Hall, which was established in 1984.
2023 Campbell Athletics Hall of Fame Induction Class
April Cromartie, '02 was named Atlantic Sun Conference women's basketball player of the year as a junior (2001) and senior (2002). A member of the ASUN All-Decade team and 25th-anniversary team, she was a three-time ASUN All-tournament team member and was named MVP in 2000 when CU won the title and earned the program's first-ever berth to the NCAA Tournament. A three-time ASUN 1st-team all-conference performer, Cromartie was named 2nd-team all-conference and to the ASUN all-freshman team (1999) in her first season. The native of Clinton, N.C., was honored as CU's Outstanding Female Athlete in 2000 and set school career records for rebounds (1,113), field goal percentage (.602), free throws made (434) and attempted (607), while ranking 2nd in points (1,892), just one shy of CU Hall of Famer Tammy Brown Tew. Following graduation, Cromartie played professionally with the Marburg Marlins from 2002-04 and led the organization to its greatest club successes by winning the German Championship and the German Cup in 2003. After joining the U.S. Army, she played for the All-Army Basketball team from 2008-2019, twice winning Armed Forces Awards Gold medals in addition to four Silver medals. She was a six-time member of the All-Armed Forces Team and a six-time All-Tournament team member. Cromartie also competed in the CISM Military World Games in Wuhan, China, for the U.S. Armed Forces women's basketball team that was awarded the Bronze Medal. She continues to serve in the U.S. Army as a Signal Support System Chief and resides in Lakewood, Wash. She has one son, Jayleen Cottrelle Cromartie-Golden.
Jerry Hartman, '82 served as head wrestling coach during Campbell's transition from NAIA to NCAA Division I. Hartman transferred to Campbell from the University of Central Florida in 1979, then competed for two seasons. As a senior in 1981, Hartman took over head coaching duties and went on to lead the Camels to an 80-39 dual match record in his career, including a school-record 18 wins in 1982-83. He guided the Camels to the 1984 NAIA District 26 title and was named Coach of the Year. As the program transitioned into the NCAA Division I level, Hartman recruited and developed Campbell's first-ever NCAA national tournament qualifier Anthony Cox. After reaching the national tournament for the first time in 1987, Cox finished ninth in the 1988 championship, missing All-America status by one place. A two-time Mid-South Wrestling Championships Coach of the Year, Hartman stepped down from his position in 1988 and later started the Central Carolina Wrestling Club to help develop young wrestlers. Hartman is Owner and CEO of H&H Products, Inc., and resides in Fuquay-Varina with his wife Becky. The Hartman's have three grown children, Joy, Hope and Justin, and three grandchildren.
Heather Lee Magill, '04 was a four-time ASUN Outdoor Track & Field Outstanding Female Performer (2001-04) and four-time selection as Campbell's Outstanding Female Athlete. A native of Calgary, Alberta, she was named to the ASUN 2000s All-Decade Team. She was an NCAA national qualifier in Cross Country (2003) and also in Outdoor Track & Field in the 5000 meters (2004). The ASUN Cross Country Runner of the Year in 2001 and 2003, Lee was a two-time Atlantic Sun cross country champion, who also earned NCAA All-Southeast Region honors both years. She was a three-time Atlantic Sun all-conference performer in cross country and earned five all-conference honors in outdoor track, including a 5000-meter championship in 2004. During her career, Lee set school records in the 800m, 1500m, Mile, 3000m, 5000m, DMR, 4x800m, 4x1500m and twice served as Student-Athlete Advisory Committee President. She was a Canadian National Team member for the 2002 World Cross Country Championships and 2002 NACAC U-25 Track & Field Championships. Now residing in Bowling Green, Ky., she is an Account Support Specialist with Fruit of the Loom World Corporate Headquarters. She and her husband Randy, have two children, Hayden and Alex.
John Payne, '91 was named the 1989 Big South men's soccer player of the year and a was four-time All-Big South selection during his time in Buies Creek -- the league's first-ever four-time honoree. Voted to the Big South Men's Soccer 1984-89 All-Decade team, Payne scored 33 goals in 76 career matches and earned All-South Region honors twice in his career. A native of Dublin, Ireland, he led Campbell to a national ranking as high as No. 14 in 1988 and a 17-3 overall record that included victories over No. 3 North Carolina and No. 10 Duke. Named Campbell's Outstanding Male Athlete in 1989-90, Payne was a three-time team MVP. He was part of two Big South regular-season championship squads (1988, 1990), helped the Camels reach the 1989 Big South Championship match, and was named to the Big South All-Tournament team twice (1987, 1989). Following his time at Campbell, Payne played professionally indoors for three years with the Milwaukee Wave, and outdoors with the Wilmington Hammerheads (2002, 2003), helping the team to the quarterfinals of the 1993 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup. He was inducted into the Big South Hall of Fame in 2022. Now employed as a Treasury Administrator, CPA with the Cape Fear Public Utility Authority, Payne and his wife Tracy, live in Wilmington, N.C. They have five children – Kayleigh, Declan, Cassidy, Aidan and Shay – and one grandchild.
Brittany Stanley Lee, '10 was named to the ASUN 2000s All-Decade softball team. A right-handed pitcher, she recorded 67 wins throughout her career, the most in Campbell history. Named the ASUN Pitcher of the Year in 2009, Stanley helped the Camels win back-to-back ASUN Championships in 2008 and 2009, earning ASUN Tournament MVP honors both years. Over her four-year career, she tossed 62 complete games with 23 shutouts, made 138 appearances with 107 starts and totaled 693.2 innings pitched. She still ranks second all-time in school history with 493 strikeouts. Stanley won a school-record 26 games in 2008 when she helped lead the Camels to their second NCAA regional appearance in the program's history. Named NFCA first-team All-Southeast Region in 2009, she was a four-time NFCA Academic Scholar-Athlete and in 2010 was named National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA) All-American. Following graduation, she spent three seasons as assistant coach (2013-15) at her alma mater. Stanley Lee is now employed as a CPA with John D. Adams & Company, CPAs, PLLC. She and her husband Eric reside in Garner, N.C., with their daughters AnnaGrace and Emmalyn.
After the induction of Cromartie, Hartman, Lee Magill, Payne and Stanley Lee next month, membership in the Hall of Fame, which began recognizing Campbell athletic greats in 1984, will include 86 honorees.
Campbell Athletics Hall of Fame Members
1984
Gaylord Perry
Jim Perry
1985
Fred Emmerson
Richard Murphy
1986
Earl Smith
Bob Vernon
1987
Cal Koonce
Len Maness
1988
Jim Bromley
Jay Overton
Don Prince
Dr. Mike Reidy
1989
Archie Brigman
Jim Gurkin
Dr. Don Laird
1990
Sam Brewer
Rob Cole
George "Buck" Hardee
1991
Howard Auman
Walter Deal
1992
George Graybill
Charles Koonce
Bruce Shelley
Don Whaley
Billy Williams
1993
Ronda Mueller Langdon
Billy Mason
James Sessoms
Gary Woodward
1994
Wayne Dale
Marion Hargrove
1995
Hank Currin
Fred McCall
Fred Whitfield
1996
Sam Bishop
Antionette Matthews Flowers
Horace "Bones" McKinney
1997
James "Catfish" Cole
John T. Johnson
1998
Ollie Harrell
Frances Lloyd
1999
Ken Faulkner
Regina McKeithan Wadsworth
2000
Dave Amsler
Wendell Carr
2001
Betty Jo Clary
Hargrove B. Davis (posthumously)
Clarence Grier
2002
Bob Etheridge
Gary Hobgood
Bill Holleman
Carl Ivarsson
James Nisbet
Tammy Brown Tew
2003
Barry Howard
Danny Roberts
Dr. Pete Wish
2004
Willard B. Harris
Leanne Plum Mann
Orville Peterson
2005
Bobby Bowie
Janet Wooten Collins
Captain Eugene "Red" McDaniel
2006
David Doyle
John Marshbanks
2007
Denelle Hicks
Maria Maldonado
Ernie White
2009
Juha Miettinen
2010
Toni Siikala
Joe Spinks
2011
Brad Childress
Denise Ford Shipman
2012
Sam Staggers
2015
Brad Fritsch
Kylie Pratt
Bill Young
2017
Bob Burke
Anthony Cox
Wanda Watkins
2022
Marshall Lovett
2023
April Cromartie
Jerry Hartman
Heather Lee Magill
John Payne
Brittany Stanley Lee
