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Nebraska announces eight-member athletic hall of fame class — a group that knew how to win

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Former Nebraska pitcher Shane Komine pitches in relief against Richmond in 2002.

A women's athletics pioneer and seven of the biggest winners in Nebraska athletics history are a part of the 2022 University of Nebraska Athletic Hall of Fame class.

The class includes Guy Chamberlin (football, 1913-15); Christina Houghtelling (volleyball, 2003-07); Patrick Kirksey (men’s gymnastics, 1987-90); Shane Komine (baseball, 1999-2002); Angela Thacker (women’s track and field, 1983-86); Ali Viola (softball, 1995-98); former bowling head coach Bill Straub; and Louise Pound, a pioneer and advocate for women’s athletics in the late 19th and early 20th centuries who is being inducted in honor of the 50th anniversary of Title IX becoming federal law.