BUIES CREEK, N.C. – Six former Fighting Camel greats plus a long-time University benefactor will be inducted this winter into the Campbell Athletics Hall of Fame.  Eric Bergemann (men's track & field), Milton Brown (football), Ashley Clark (women's soccer), Tonya Colwell (women's basketball), George Lehmann (men's basketball), Randy Yates (men's basketball) and Bob Barker (benefactor) will be enshrined on Saturday, Jan. 30 during ceremonies on campus.
 
Induction ceremonies will be held at 12:00 p.m. in the Keith Family Ballroom at the Oscar Harris Student Union, followed by recognition of the 2027 Hall of Fame class at halftime of the 4:00 p.m. men's basketball game vs. University at Gore Arena.
 
Tickets to the Hall of Fame induction ceremony are available for purchase by the general public.  Admission, which includes the ceremony and banquet, is $35, while a ticket to the basketball game may be added on for an additional $10.  Tickets may be purchased online HERE.
 
Bob Barker '65 (Benefactor)
A longtime member of Campbell's Board of Trustees, Bob Barker has shared his time, talents and resources with his alma mater throughout the years.  He chaired the campaign to build the John W. Pope Jr. Convocation Center – an effort that ultimately raised $34 million in just 24 months. One of his proudest achievements came when he served as chair of the committee to build the Oscar N. Harris Student Union, a project that raised over $100 million and created a vibrant hub for student life in Buies Creek.
 
The Barker name has been associated with Campbell Football since the program was relaunched following a 50-year hiatus in 2008. Mr. Barker joined Dr. Don Lane of Lane Family Dentistry on a $4 million gift to get the program off the ground, and Campbell honored the duo by naming its new facility Barker-Lane Stadium.
 
Mr. Barker and his wife Pat's names appear on two residence halls on Campbell's main campus, and the family's philanthropy has also helped launch Campbell's Second Chance Initiative – a program that provides education to incarcerated men and women in North Carolina – and the School of Engineering's new Innovator Camp for high school students.
 
Barker was presented with Campbell Athletics' Orange Tie Award in 2024 for his contributions to Fighting Camel Athletics, and just last month made an additional $100,000 donation to the football program.
 
A native of Cherryville, N.C., Barker earned his degree in history from Campbell in 1965, and two years later, was elected mayor of Apex. He served as a North Carolina state senator from 1973-1974 and was elected mayor of Fuquay-Varina in 1994. In 1972, he founded Bob Barker Equipment Company to provide products to detention facilities. Under Barker's leadership, the business was incorporated in 1987 as Bob Barker Company and expanded nationwide.
 
Barker received an honorary doctorate from Campbell in 2012 and The Order of the Long Leaf Pine award by the State of North Carolina in 2018.
 
Eric Bergemann '03 (Men's Track & Field)
One of the most decorated Track & Field athletes in Campbell history, Eric Bergemann became Campbell's first indoor All-American and national qualifier in the high jump in 2003.  Bergemann arrived at Campbell from Gresham, Oregon, where as a senior, he won the state 4-A high jump title and led Sam Barlow High School to the team championship. 
 
At Campbell, Bergemann was a four-time Atlantic Sun Outdoor High Jump champion and still holds the school indoor high jump record of 7-feet, 1.5 inches (2.17m) 23 years after he graduated.  He is still the only athlete to win the ASUN men's outdoor high jump competition in four-consecutive years.  In addition to claiming the league high jump title all four years, Bergemann was runner-up in both the long jump and triple jump as a junior and won bronze in both events during his senior year.
 
He was an eight-time ASUN all-conference performer in outdoor track and field in the high jump, long jump and triple jump, and also scored in the pole vault and javelin at the conference meet.  Bergemann was a two-time national qualifier for the indoor high jump, an ASUN All-Academic team member and was twice named Campbell's Outstanding Male Athlete.  In 2010, he was named to the ASUN All-Decade Track & Field team.
 
After graduating with a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science, Bergemann joined Paragon Application Systems, has worked for the company for more than 23 years, and now serves as Director of Product Development, Principal Software Engineer.
 
Milton Brown '11 (Football)
Milton Brown is the first player from the school's modern football era to be inducted into the Campbell Athletics Hall of Fame.  A starting linebacker on the Fighting Camels' first four Division I (2008-11) teams, Brown ended his career with school records for the most tackles (269), unassisted tackles (124), assisted tackles (145), tackles for loss yardage (104), interception return touchdowns (2) and forced fumbles (6).  He also ranked second in career sacks (9.5) and tackles for loss (22.5) plus third in fumble recoveries (2) and pass breakups (8) at the time of his graduation.
 
Brown was twice named to the All-Pioneer Football League team, including a first-team honor as a freshman in 2008.  He owns the team's single game record with three interceptions – two of which he returned for touchdowns – against Carthage College (9/27/08). He was named to Sports Illustrated's Faces in the Crowd for his performance at Carthage, which came in the program's first win in the modern era.  He was named the PFL Defensive Player of the Week (9/29/08) and he led the Campbell defense in tackles in a game 11 times.
 
After graduating with a Bachelor of Business Administration degree in December 2011, Brown coached football, softball and track and field in on the high school level in Beverly, Mass.  He returned to his hometown of Havelock, N.C., joined the football staff and helped lead the Havelock Rams to the state playoffs.  He also coached basketball at Arapahoe Charter School.
 
Brown now serves as an elementary school math teacher in addition to working as an expert analyst on Havelock High School and Campbell Football broadcasts.  He also is the founder of 4 The Love of The Gam3 – a faith-based mentoring and training program.  His son, Milton, now plays for both the Havelock football and basketball teams.
 
Ashley Clark '15 (Women's Soccer)
Ashley Clark completed her Campbell career in 2015 as a four-time, first-team All-Big South Conference award winner.  At the time of her graduation, Clark ranked second in school history in goals (46) and points (114) and fourth in career assists (22).  She joined Campbell after starring at Cary's Panther Creek High School and for the North Carolina Olympic Development state team and made an immediate impact.
 
As a freshman, Clark ranked second in the Big South Conference in goals, assists, points and game-winning goals and was named to the all-freshman team as well as first-team all-league.  She again rated among the league's best offensive players as a sophomore in 2012 before sitting out the 2013 campaign due to injury.  Clark returned to action in 2014 and again was one of the league's top goal scorers while earning a third-consecutive, first-team honor.
 
Clark was named Big South Attacking Player of the Year in 2015 after leading the league in goals (17), assists (10), points (44) and game-winning goals (5).  She led the nation in shots on goal per game, tied for fourth in points, seventh in goals and 16th in assists.  Clark was named to the NSCAA All-Southeast Region team and to the CoSIDA Academic All-District team as well.
 
A Big South Presidential Honor Roll student, Clark graduated in 2015 with a bachelor's degree in sport management and minor in business.  She then embarked on a decade-long professional career where her travels took her not only to Boston and Tampa, but to professional clubs in Sweden, France and Iceland.
 
Clark served as captain of Olympic de Marseille (France) for two of her three seasons with the organization and set the all-time club record for goals scored during her four seasons with La Havre.  She also won a United Soccer Leagues championship with the Tampa Bay Sun FC.
 
She recently joined the Virginia Soccer Association in the Richmond area, where she serves as assistant technical director and coach.
 
Tonya Colwell '89, '91, '05 (Women's Basketball)
Tonya Colwell helped lead Campbell to its first Division I conference basketball championship as a player, then, just over a decade later, helped guide the Camels to their first NCAA tournament berth.  In Colwell's time at Campbell as a player, graduate assistant and full-time assistant coach, the program amassed a 281-165 record, posted six 20-win seasons, one NCAA tournament appearance, two conference tournament titles, three regular season championships and six runner-up finishes.  She was also on head coach Wanda Watkins' bench when the Camels claimed their first win over a nationally-ranked Division I opponent.
 
Colwell was a standout guard at Clinton High School, where she averaged 31 points as a senior in 1985 and was selected to play in the North Carolina East-West All-Star Game.  At Campbell, she was a starting guard on the program's first three teams to compete on the Division I level.  Colwell and the Camels made three-straight trips to the Big South title game, won the regular season in 1988 during her junior year and claimed CU's first Big South tournament trophy one year later.  She also played one season on the Campbell softball team.
 
Colwell served as a graduate assistant for two seasons, helping the Camels reach the Big South final both years and, in 1991, the only undefeated conference record (12-0) in the program's Division I era.  Then, after spending a season teaching and coaching at Union High School, Colwell joined the coaching staff full-time in 1992 for a 10-year stint.  On Jan. 5, 1997, she helped guide the Campbell to a 69-67 victory over No. 21 Florida International at Carter Gym – marking the program's first victory over a top-25 team at college basketball's highest level.  She recruited two-time ASUN player of the year April Cromartie, who led the Camels to the 2000 league championship and the program's first berth in the NCAA tournament.
 
In addition to her coaching responsibilities, Colwell served as an instructor in the exercise science department, was assistant director of the Campbell Girls Basketball School, and as chair of the multi-cultural council.  She is a three-time Campbell graduate, having earned her Bachelor of Science degree in physical education in 1989, her MEd in 1992 and Master of School Administration in 2005.
 
Following the 2002 season, Colwell left Campbell to return to Sampson County where she served two years as a health and physical education teacher, then moved into administration in 2004.  She was named principal at Union High School in 2008 and made stops at Midway Elementary and Roseboro Elementary before accepting the position at Union Elementary, where she has served since 2025.  Colwell was named Administrator of the Year for both Sampson County and North Carolina's District 13 in 2021-22 and one year later, was chosen as Sampson County principal of the year.  She also served as a women's basketball officials observer for the Big South Conference from 2012-20.  In September, Colwell was one of 12 members chosen for the inaugural class in Clinton High School Ring of Honor.
 
George Lehmann '60 (Men's Basketball)
George Lehmann enrolled at Campbell for the 1959-60 season, earned junior college All-America honors and went on to become the first player in school history to play in the NBA.  He scored 46 points – the most ever by a Campbell player in the school's junior college era – vs. Brewton-Parker on Jan. 15, 1960.  Lehmann then went on to play four seasons in the Eastern Basketball League and averaged more than 24 points in two years with the Trenton Colonials.
 
In the summer of 1967, Lehmann was invited to try out for the St. Louis Hawks and made the team as future Naismith Hall of Fame guard Lenny Wilkens' backup. He played 10 minutes per game as a rookie and saw action in the playoffs. Lehmann accompanied the club on its move to Atlanta the following season.  He signed with the Los Angeles Stars of the ABA in January 1969 and took over as the team's point guard. He led the Stars with 18.9 points and 5.0 assists per game in 1968–69. He played for the New York Nets, and Miami Floridians before joining the Carolina Cougars in 1970-71.  That year, Lehmann set league records with 27 points in a quarter, and 154 three-pointers for the year, while becoming the first pro to make more than 40 percent of his 3-point attempts.  He spent his final two years with the Memphis Pros/Tams.  When he retired, George had the third highest 3-point shooting percentage in ABA history (.365).  He averaged 11.9 points and 4.5 assists in his 376-game professional career.
 
When his days as a professional player concluded, George found a new calling: teaching basketball fundamentals and shooting skills to young athletes. For over two decades, he traveled across the Unites States, running camps and clinics and instilling a love for the game and life skills to thousands of coaches and young players, including regular stops at the Campbell Basketball School. 
 
George's brother, Ben, played three seasons at Campbell from 1976-79.  In 1989–90, George's son, Todd, led the nation with 9.3 assists per game as a guard for Drexel. His daughter, Nicole, was a guard for NC State, and later graduated from Campbell's Law, as did her son J.T Tharrington.  George Lehmann passed away on Nov. 8, 2024, at the age of 83.
 
 
Randy Yates '76 (Men's Basketball)
A five-sport letterman at Maidson-Mayodan High School, Randy Yates joined the Fighting Camel men's basketball program in 1973 and helped lead the team to a 49-9 record and a national ranking over his junior and senior years when he served as team captain.  A three-year starter at guard, Yates averaged 11 points over his career and helped the team reach the NAIA District finals in both 1975 and '76.  After graduating with a B.S. in health & physical education in 1976, he opted to begin his career as a sales manager rather than accept a contract to play professional basketball in Europe.
 
Yates began a 35-year teaching and coaching career in 1979 at Cape Fear Christian Academy and led the girls basketball team to a state runner-up finish in 1981.  In 1983, he accepted a position at East Lee Junior High School and spent 31 years (1983-2014) as a teacher and coach in Lee County Schools.  He coached girls and boys basketball from 1993-2007 on the junior high and high school level and won multiple coach of the year honors.  He guided the Lee County Senior girls varsity from 1994-2005 and was selected to serve as head coach of the East team in the North Carolina East-West All-Star Game in 2002. Yates' boys and girls basketball teams combined to post a 369-162 record under his guidance.
 
His greatest coaching accomplishment came as head coach of the Lee Senior Girls Golf team.  Yates led the Yellow Jackets to back-to-back state titles in 1998-99 and 1999-00 and a 115-16 head-to-head won-lost record.  He was chosen as National Federation High School Coach of the Year in '99-00.  Named Lee County Teacher of the Year in 2012, Yates also ran the Driver's Education program from 2005-14.
 
Following the induction of Barker, Bergemann, Brown, Clark, Colwell, Lehmann and Barker this winter, membership in the Hall of Fame, which began recognizing Campbell athletic greats in 1984, will include 107 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 Carr
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 (Posthumous)
Clarence Grier
2002
Bob Etheridge
Gary Hobgood
Bill Holleman
Carl Ivarsson
James Nisbet (Benefactor)
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
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
2024
Rodrigo Cagide
Barbara Foxx
Earl Stephenson
Erin Switalski
Cordell Wise
2025
Pat Brogden
Jerry Brooks
John Crooks
Bev Shepard Marley
Dale Steele
2026
Martha Covington
Jonathan Rodriguez
Ryan Thompson
Mary Weiss
2027
Bob Barker (Benefactor)
Eric Bergemann
Milton Brown
Ashley Clark
Tonya Colwell
George Lehmann (Posthumous)
Randy Yates