ST. LOUIS – Former Illinois State soccer star Rachel Tejada was selected as one of six inductees into the Missouri Valley Conference Hall of Fame Class of 2023, as revealed by MVC Commissioner Jeff Jackson on Tuesday.
In addition to Tejada, the 26th MVC Hall of Fame class features baseball star and former No. 1 overall pick Andy Benes (Evansville); four-time first-team All-Conference selections in Melanie (Boeglin) White (Indiana State women's basketball) and Barb (Gaines) Porter (Missouri State softball); Hall of Fame men's basketball coach Tubby Smith (Tulsa); and 2007 Masters and 2015 British Open champ Zach Johnson (Drake).