A pair of San Antonians will comprise the Class of 2012 for the University of the Incarnate Word's Athletic Hall of Fame.

Dr. Tripp Puhl and Jimbo Parks recently were voted into the Hall of Fame at UIW bringing the total number of inductees to 18 since the organization's inception in 2005.  They will be formally introduced at halftime of the Cardinals' first home football game on Saturday, September 1, at Gayle and Tom Benson Stadium on campus.

DR. TRIPP PUHL

A pioneer in the Incarnate Word athletic program, Tripp Puhl arrived on the UIW campus in the fall of 1987 and by his graduation in 1992 had become highly honored in basketball, baseball and golf.  As one of the few three-sport athletes in Incarnate Word history, his most significant marks came on the hardwood.

Now more than 20 years later Puhl still holds three school records in basketball and he continues to be third on the all-time scoring list with his 1,595 points.  He is one of only five to reach the 1,500-point plateau.  His continuing records are 832 career rebounds and 423 free throws made in 568 attempts.  And it was just this past season, 2011-2012, that his career 169 steals were surpassed.

He was recognized at both the conference and district levels for his performances in the classroom before receiving his biology degree.  A product of San Antonio's MacArthur High School Puhl graduated from the Palmer College of Chiropractic in Iowa and currently operates the CCT Chiropractic Centers of Texas.  He has post-doctoral training in sports injury care and prevention and in nutrition. 

JIMBO PARKS

San Antonio Churchill High School's Jimbo Parks arrived at Incarnate Word in the fall of 1989 and had an immediate impact on UIW's now-storied soccer program.  Over his four years of action on the pitch the school compiled a mark of 62-20-6.  He received his degree in business administration in 1996.

He was one of the first two UIW players to be recognized as an NAIA All-American, a feat he was to accomplish three times.  He was the first to be named an all-region player and he was the first to be the district's most valuable player.  And in 1993 he was a finalist for the Collegiate Player of the Year.  That same year he was on the ISAA Junior Team and played in the UMBRO Senior Soccer Bowl.

In the current UIW record book he continues to be third in total games played (88) and in assists (40).  His 136 total points remain fourth on the list while his 48 goals are tied for sixth.

After Incarnate Word, Parks played professionally for the San Antonio Pumas and the Equipe Romagna Italian club.  He has coached youth soccer at the YMCA, in Upward Youth Soccer and NEYSO.  He recently was named to the Texas UIL Boys Soccer All-Century team.