HANOVER, Ind. -
Mackenzie Dye Conley '15,
Kathleen "K.C." Reynolds DeBra '05 and the late
Gary Fricke '77 have been elected to the Hanover Athletic Hall of Fame. The trio will be inducted Saturday, Sept. 13, during a morning ceremony as part of the College's Hall of Fame Day.
A four-time all-Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference honoree in cross country, Conley posted three top-seven finishes in the league meet. In track, she was a two-time HCAC champion in the outdoor 10,000 meters, winning titles in 2012 and 2014, and earned the conference's 5,000-meter indoor crown in 2014 with a record-setting performance (18:14.86).
Conley, who resides in Muncie, Ind., teaches family and consumer sciences at Delta (Ind.) High School. She also coaches the school's cross country and girls' track and field teams. She is the daughter of Duane Dye '81, a former track and cross country standout who was inducted into the Hanover Athletic Hall of Fame in 2018.
A two-time all-Heartland Conference honoree, DeBra ranks among the top goal scorers in Hanover's women's soccer history. She totaled a then-record 48 career goals from 2001-04. She set the Panthers' single-season mark with 14 goals as a sophomore, then followed with 21 goals during the 2003 season. That fall, she was named the HCAC's player of the year.
DeBra, who lives in Loveland, Ohio, is a marketing coordinator at LifeWings Partners, LLC. She has coached youth soccer, volleyball and springboard diving for nearly two decades.
A four-year starter at offensive tackle on the football team squad, Fricke helped the Panthers post four consecutive Hoosier-Buckeye Collegiate Conference championships and set the school record with 28 straight regular-season victories. He was a second-team all-American in 1976 and earned all-district and all-league honors as a junior and senior. He also wrestled for one season - during his junior year - and helped the Panthers post a 10-2-1 overall record.
Fricke, who resided in Plainfield, Ind., worked as an environmental engineer until his 2021 retirement. He died May 20, 2024.
