Washington and Lee University
Jack Vardaman ’62Vardaman was a four-year letter winner and a team captain as a junior for the golf team. He was one of the Generals’ top golfers in each of his four seasons, and served as the team’s No. 1 golfer for his final three years. Vardaman helped W&L claim the Virginia State Intercollegiate Championship as a rookie, and he finished as a top individual place-winner in each of his final three years. He won the event as a sophomore, and he finished sixth as a junior and fourth as a senior.
Vardaman has enjoyed a successful golf career following his graduation from W&L. He qualified for numerous USGA Championships, including the Senior Amateur and Senior Opens, winning the 1997 and 2010 Washington Metropolitan Senior Championships.
He is a three-time winner of the Middle Atlantic Senior Amateur, and Golf Digest ranked him one of the 10 best senior amateur golfers in the United States in 2001. Vardaman has also forged a distinguished record in volunteer service, with a notable stint on the executive committee of the United States Golf Association and as a member of the W&L Board of Trustees and of the Washington, D.C., First Tee program.
Vardaman spent the Hall of Fame weekend competing in the USGA Senior Amateur Championship, advancing to the second round.
Weaver earned three letters in track and field and four letters in football, serving as a football team captain for his senior season. In track and field, he helped lead the Generals to four ODAC titles in the indoor and outdoor seasons combined. Individually, he competed on five conference champion relay teams.
On the football field, Weaver was the ODAC Player of the Year as a junior, when he rushed for 1,161 yards and 16 touchdowns in leading W&L to the ODAC crown. That year, his 13.8 points per game led the nation, while his 145.1 rushing yards per game ranked fourth nationally. Weaver finished his career with 2,437 yards and 29 total touchdowns. He still holds school records for season touchdowns (17) and season points (110), and he currently ranks fourth all-time in career rushing yards and fifth in scoring (182). Weaver capped his career by being named the W&L Outstanding Senior Male Athlete in 1987.
Glenn Mullin played on the volleyball and women’s lacrosse teams, earning one letter in volleyball and four in lacrosse. She also served as a team captain for the lacrosse squad as a senior. As an outside hitter in volleyball, she played in 84 games over her sophomore and junior seasons, totaling 52 kills, 13 digs and 17 blocks, and helped lead the Generals to their first-ever ODAC Championship in 1995.
As a lacrosse goalkeeper, she still dominates the school’s record books for goalkeeping, claiming the top two marks for saves in a game (31 and 29) and career saves (642). She also holds the top marks for season (68.3) and career (63.9) save percentage, and she ranks second all-time for saves in a season (208).
Parker was a four-year letter winner and three-year captain for the men’s soccer team. He played in all 68 games during his four seasons, starting 67 contests as a defender. He finished with 14 career points on four goals and six assists, and he helped the Generals’ defense allow an average of just 1.47 goals per game across his four seasons. As a senior, he was named the ODAC and VaSID College Division Player of the Year. Parker was named the W&L Outstanding Freshman Male Athlete in 1996, and he capped his career by being named the W&L Outstanding Senior Male Athlete in 1999.