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FEATURE: Broncos Welcome 2019 Hall of Fame Class

It seems like virtually every athlete has one of those career-changing moments.

Former Western Michigan University running back Shawn Faulkner is no different.

Faulkner, along with David Gennero (men's tennis 1993-96), Frederika Girsang (women's tennis 2000-04), Bill Horn (ice hockey 1985-89), Shaylen Jackson (volleyball 2002-05) and Jeff Zylstra (men's track and field/cross country 1975-79), will be inducted into the WMU Athletics Hall of Fame this weekend.

"It was my freshman year in practice, and the play was for the guard to pull and I was to fill the guard's spot," Faulkner said. "Allen Hughes (All-MAC defensive lineman in 1980 and 1981) was over the guard, and I'm thinking (sarcastically), 'This is going to be great.