Hicks, Dixson, and Mundy inducted into Flagler Athletics Hall of Fame
ST. AUGUSTINE – Donna (Hicks) Cohen ’79, Sanford Dixson ’81, and Corey Mundy ‘15 were inducted as the 21st class of the Flagler College Athletics Hall of Fame Thursday night (May 14) at a banquet sponsored by Carrabba’s Italian Grill at the Virginia Room in the Ringhaver Student Center. The event is part of the College’s annual Alumni Weekend (May 14-17). Flagler’s Director of Golf, Santiago Cavanagh, will be inducted at a separate ceremony in December.
The Flagler College Athletics Hall of Fame was established in 2004 to honor student-athletes and administrators who made a major contribution to the intercollegiate sports programs while at Flagler, as well as a significant impact in their community after graduating, and since then, 79 people and one team have been inducted, including this year’s class.
Cohen was a starter on the basketball (1975-79) and slow-pitch softball (1976-80) teams at Flagler. She helped the Saints win a FAIAW State title in 1976, 1977, and 1979 in basketball and two state titles in softball. Flagler would play schools like the University of Florida, Florida State University, Jacksonville University, the University of Miami, the University of Central Florida, the University of South Florida, Florida A&M University, and Bethune-Cookman University. A solid leadoff hitter with speed, she is best remembered for sliding into home plate safely to beat Florida State to win a state title.
Dixson competed in the early years for the Flagler cross country program (1977-81) for coaches Ed Walkawitz and Dr. Thomas Graham. He was selected as the team’s most valuable player all four years (1977-78, 1978-79, and 1979-80, and 1980-81) in his career. Dixson won three consecutive races in 1977 and nearly missed out on a fourth when he finished in second place. He finished first in the 10,000-meter run at Florida Technical University (now UCF), with a time of 35:18. Dixson took first place in the four-mile run at Jacksonville with a time of 22:04. He won a second race at Jacksonville, at a distance of 20 kilometers, with a time of 1:10:31. Dixson qualified for the NAIA District and national meets during his time at Flagler.
Mundy starred on the cross country team for four seasons (2011-14). He had a decorated career as he was a three-time NCAA Division II All-Southeast Region runner, was the Peach Belt Conference Runner of the Year in 2014, the PBC Freshman of the Year, and was a four-time all-conference selection. He was the individual champion at the 2013 PBC Championship and that time (24:29) is currently the 10th-fastest time ran at the PBC Championship. Not only was Mundy a star on the course, but he also excelled in the classroom. He was a three-time academic all-conference honoree, a four-time PBC Presidential Honor Roll scholar, and was a two-time recipient of the D2 ADA award. Mundy was a two-time USTFCCCA All-Academic Team as well. He competed on the inaugural men's indoor track & field team in 2014-15.
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