BEAUMONT, Texas – One of the highlights of the Lamar University Homecoming was induction ceremony for the 2025 Cardinal Hall of Honor class which took place Saturday morning at the Setzer Center Ballroom. The 25^th installment of the Cardinal Hall of Honor recognized five inductees – four student-athletes and a coach – and covered five decades of LU athletic success.
 
Gary Crockett (Football, 1969-71)
A three-time All-Southland Conference selection … Remains the only defensive tackle in school history to earn all-conference honors three times in his career … Helped guide the Cardinals to a share of the 1971 Southland Conference Championship … Was selected in the 14^th round of the 1972 NFL draft by the Houston Oilers.
 
Travesa Gant (Women's Basketball, 1991-94)
A four-year letterwinner … Two-time first-team All-Sun Belt Conference … Averaged 18.3 points and 11.4 rebounds per game during collegiate career … Scored 1,372 points, pulled down 856 rebounds, dished out 128 assists and recorded 143 steals to go along with 68 blocks … Still ranks among the school's all-time top 10 in scoring (7^th), scoring average (2^nd), rebounds (5^th), rebound average (2^nd), blocks (9^th), field goals (7^th), field goal percentage (5^th), and is one of just 10 Cardinals to score 1,000 points and pull down at least 500 rebounds in a career.
 
Joe LeBlanc (Track & Field, 1962-64)
Guided Lamar to a 1963 Lone Star Conference title … Won the 1964 NCAA College Division title in the 880-yard dash … 1964 SLC Champion in the 880-yard run … 1963 SLC Champion in the 440-yard dash … A member of the 1964 conference champion one-mile relay team … Finished his career with the top two 880-yard dash times in school history … Also finished his career as a part of a school record distance medley relay team … Also, a member of the sprint medley relay team that owns the second and third fastest times in school history.
 
Brad McMakin (Men's Golf Coach, 1996-2006)
Coached the LU men's golf team for 10 seasons … A five-time SLC Coach of the Year selection … During his time as head coach, McMakin guided the Cardinals to five Southland Conference Championship titles and six-straight NCAA Regional appearances … During his final six seasons on staff, he produced three All-Americans, three SLC individual champions, 21 All-SLC performers, 3 SLC Freshmen of the Year, an SLC Newcomer of the Year and the league's only four-time player of the year … He was named the NCAA Central Region Coach of the Year after leading Big Red to a ninth-place national finish at the 2006 NCAA Championships (the best finish of any Lone Star State school that season) … Although not with the team in 2007, McMakin solidified the recruiting class that would go on the following year to finish third nationally just missing out on an NCAA Championship by a mere 16 strokes.
 
Mike Sarbaugh (Baseball, 1986-89)
A 1989 first-team all-conference selection, hitting .369, Sarbaugh graduated among the school's all-time leaders with 223 hits … Third all-time with 55 doubles … Ranks among the school's all-time top 10 in total bases … Following his collegiate career advanced all the way up to Triple A ball with the Columbus Clippers … Also served as the manager of the Clippers …  Has spent more than a decade serving on staff with multiple MLB franchises.