Corey McCauley
A three-time conference wrestling champion, Corey McCauley won the 158-pound NCAA Division III crown in 1994 with a 33-3 overall record. McCauley, who wrestled only at 158-pounds throughout his career, was the national runner up in 1993 and was also an All-American in 1991. He won WSUC titles in 1992, 1993, and 1994. An Academic All-American, McCauley finished with a career record of 144-26. A technology education major and Richland Center native, McCauley is currently the technology education department chair at Hartford Union High School. McCauley and his wife, Katie, have three daughters, Emma, Hallie and Isabel.
Rich Vargas
A two-sport standout in football and track, Rich Vargas won the 1994 NCAA Division III indoor 55-meter dash title. Vargas qualified to the national meet in 1992, '93, '94, earning All-America honors in 1992 (indoor 55), 1993 (outdoor 100, 4x100-relay), and 1994 (indoor 55). Vargas was the WSUC outdoor 100-meter champion in 1993. In football, Vargas was a two-time all-WSUC choice, a two-time team most valuable running back and team captain. Vargas, a native of Franklin, also was an assistant track coach at Stout and coached at Carroll College in Waukesha. He currently lives in Menomonee Falls.
Julie Maki
UW-Stout's all-time leading women's basketball scorer, Julie Maki owned the Stout women's basketball record upon graduation. Maki held career records for points (1620), scoring average (15.1), field goals (638), field goals attempted (1424), assists (469). Maki, the Blue Devils' point guard, was 1993 All-American and WWIAC player of the year, the season she averaged a school record 23 points, tossing in 575 points. A WWIAC Scholar-Athlete, Maki was a three-time first team all-WWIAC selection and two-time NAIA District 14 pick. Maki is also part of two school record track relay teams and ran cross country. Maki, a native of Owen, currently resides in Troutville, Va., with her husband Todd Wanless and two sons, Cordell and Casey.
Carita Goines
A two-sport standout, Carita Goines was a four-year basketball letter winner and could be the best sprinter in Stout women's track history, winning five conference outdoor track titles. Goines won the grueling WWIAC 400-meter dash title three times, 1992, 1993, and 1994, and twice captured the 200-meter title, in 1992 and 1994. She was runner-up in the event in 1993. A three-time NCAA Division III All-American, Goines was the 400-meter national runner-up in 1993 and 1994, and a 1994 All-American in the 200. Goines holds, or is a part of, seven school sprinting records. On the basketball court, Goines was three-times Stout's most valuable defensive player . Goines, a native of Minneapolis, Minn., currently resides in New Market, Minn., along with her husband, Alvin Green, and her twin children, a son, Alvin, and daughter, Kendyl.
Joe Jax
An 11-year member of the UW-Stout men's basketball coaching staff, Joe Jax joins 11 players that he coached into the Hall of Fame. An assistant under Dwain Mintz from 1965-76, Jax helped guide Stout to three conference titles. The director of UW-Stout's Library Learning Center upon retirement, Jax was the interim basketball coach during the 1969-70 season, posting an 11-5 record and a berth in the NAIA District 14 playoff championship game. Jax has been an avid supporter of all Blue Devil athletic programs. While director of the Stout Library Learning Center, he was selected as Wisconsin librarian of the year, and the library was selected as “best in the state.” Jax also served on the Menomonie City Council and served a stint as president of that organization.
Terry Petrie
Upon induction, Terry Petrie holds the mark for coaching the most baseball wins in conference history. Petrie posted a 537-401 overall record, claiming seven Northern Division titles and two WSUC titles. Petrie, in his 30 years, coached 75 percent of all Stout wins, guided Stout to two NAIA World Series appearances (1989, 1990) and coached 15 All-Americans. Petrie was the WHSBCA collegiate coach of the year (1983, 1987), the WSUC coach of the year (1982, 1990) and NAIA Area 4 coach of the year (1989). Petrie also was a Stout assistant football and basketball coach.
Tom Armstrong
A two-time first team all-WSUC pick, first baseman Tom Armstrong was an all-district, NAIA All-Area IV and honorable mention selection his senior year (1984). Armstrong posted a career batting average of .372, with 102 RBI, 134 hits and 19 home runs. Armstrong led the WSUC as a junior in at-bats, runs scored and hits, was second in RBI. An honor student, Armstrong received an NCAA Post-Graduate Scholarship. Armstrong returned to his hometown of Park Falls, where he resides with his wife Julie, and three children, Tyler, Emily and Christian. Armstrong has coached baseball and girls' basketball at Park Falls High School.