JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (Aug. 25, 2025) – The East Tennessee State University Athletics Department announced on Monday its 2025 Hall of Fame class. 
  
Five Buccaneers make up the 2025 class, which includes Katie Beck (women's basketball), Donnie Abraham (football), Sarah Zadrazil (women's soccer), Sander Gille (men's tennis), and Tim Smith (men's basketball). 
  
The ETSU Athletics Hall of Fame features 140 Buccaneers (including this year's class) and was founded in 1976. 

"The ETSU Athletics Hall of Fame is about honoring those who have left an indelible mark on our programs, and this 2025 class truly represents the best of the Buccaneer spirit," said Athletic Director Dr. Richard Sander. "We are proud to welcome this class into this elite group and celebrate the lasting impact they've made on our university and community." 
  
The Hall of Fame induction ceremony will be held on Friday, Oct. 10 inside the ETSU Foundation Grand Hall at the Martin Center. Tickets to the ceremony are $30 and include a reception featuring beverages and heavy hors d'oeuvres. Tickets can be purchased at ETSUTickets.com.  
  
Below are bios on each inductee. 
  
Katie Beck – ETSU Women's Basketball 
1986-87 SoCon Player of the Year … Three-time SoCon All-Conference selection … Four-time SoCon All-Tournament selection … Named to the SoCon 100th Anniversary Team … Scored the second-most points in program history (2,151) … Highest career scoring average in ETSU history (20.5 PPG) … Most rebounds in program history (1,404) … NCAA's top rebounder (17.6 avg.) in 1988 … Tied in the second spot among single-game record holders in points with 41 vs. App. State in 1986 … Tied with herself in the second spot among single-game record holders in rebounds with 26 vs. Radford in 1985 and 26 vs. Univ. of Charleston in the same season … Holds SoCon single-season rebounding average record with 17.6 RPG in the 1987-88 season … Also holds the SoCon career rebounding average record with 13.4 RPG … Ranked 16th in scoring, sixth in rebounding, and seventh in field goal percentage in the NCAA in 1987 … Ranked in the top 20 in points scored and rebounding in the NCAA in 1986 

Donnie Abraham – ETSU Football 
1995 SoCon All-Conference media and coaches team selection … Led ETSU and the SoCon in interceptions in 1993 with seven and in 1995 with five … His seven interceptions in 1993 are tied for fourth-most in program history … Tied for third in program history in single-game tackles with 20 in 1992 vs. the Citadel … Second in the SoCon record book in interceptions returned for a touchdown with three … Third in SoCon history in career interception return yards with 298 … Also third in SoCon history in single-season interception return yards with 189 … Third-round pick to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the 1996 draft … ETSU's longest tenured NFL player with nine years in the pros … Named to the NFL Pro Bowl in 2000 … Tied for the NFL lead in interceptions in 1999 with seven … Named to the PFWA All-Rookie Team in 1996 … Current defensive coordinator for the St. Louis BattleHawks of the UFL 

Sarah Zadrazil – ETSU Women's Soccer 
2015 SoCon Player of the Year … 2013 ASUN Player of the Year … Named an NSCAA All-Southeast Second Team Regional Selection in 2014 … Named an NSCAA All-Southeast Third Team Regional Selection in 2015 … Four-time all-conference selection (two SoCon/two ASUN) … Named to ASUN All-Freshman team in 2012 … CoSIDA Academic All-District honoree in 2015 … Holds the program record for most career points with 102 and is the only Buccaneer to score 100 or more points … ETSU record holder in career assists with 48 … Holds program record for game-winning goals with 11 … Scored second-most points in a season in program history (37) in 2014 … Holds program and SoCon single-season assist record with 20 in 2014 … 2014 assists mark ranks 17th in NCAA history … Plays professionally for Bayern Munich where she has won three league titles 

Sander Gille – ETSU Men's Tennis 
2010 ASUN Player of the Year … Three-time SoCon All-Conference selection … Three-time SoCon All-Tournament selection … 2009 ASUN All-Freshman selection … Three-time Academic All-ASUN honoree … 2010 ASUN Tournament MVP … Four-Time ASUN Champion … ETSU made four straight NCAA Tournament appearances in his time … Part of two perfect ASUN 9-0 seasons …  2010 ITA All-American Tennis Championships Qualifier … Played doubles for Belgium in the 2020 and 2024 Summer Olympics … Earned doubles win over host-country France in 2024 Olympics … Career-high doubles ranking of World No. 18 by the ATP … Won eight ATP Tour doubles titles … Has participated in the US Open, French Open, Australian Open, and Wimbledon 

Tim Smith – ETSU Men's Basketball 
2005-06 ASUN Player of the Year … 2002-03 SoCon Freshman of the Year … Three-time All-Conference selection (two SoCon/one ASUN) … Two-time SoCon Tournament MVP … Three-Time All-Tournament selection (three SoCon/one ASUN) … 2002-03 SoCon All-Freshman Team selection … Two-time SoCon Champion … Two NCAA Tournament appearances … CBS Player of the Game vs. Cincinnati in 2005 NCAA Regional … Notched ETSU's first triple-double with 21 points, 10 rebounds, 10 assists vs. Kennesaw State in 2006 … Led the Buccaneers in the 2003 NCAA Tournament with 22 points … Scored the most points in program history (2,300) … Made the most field goals in ETSU history (861) … Second in program history in assists (508), steals (313), and steals per game (2.6) … Played the second-most minutes in program history (4244) and averaged the most minutes per game of any Buccaneer (35.4) … Third in ETSU history in assists per game (4.23) … Made the fifth-most free throws in program history (406) … Led ETSU in assists for four seasons, scoring for three seasons, and steals for two seasons … Led the NCAA in steals per game in 2005-06 (3.4) … Ranked seventh in the NCAA in scoring in 2004-05 (22.2) and 13th in 2005-06 (22) … Played professionally overseas for four years 

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