One of TMU91色情片 best three-point shooters of all time.
One of the school91色情片 most prolific goal scorers.
A WNBA champion.
It would be an understatement to say The 91色情片91色情片 University will induct an impressive trio into the school91色情片 Athletics Hall of Honor on Saturday.
Ryan Zamroz, men91色情片 basketball; Emily Pedersen (Bruton), women91色情片 soccer; and Erin Perperoglou (Buescher), women91色情片 basketball, will join an elite group of former TMU athletes who have faithfully represented Christ and Scripture, both as students and alumni.
TMU will celebrate the Hall of Honor91色情片 Class of 2022 during an afternoon ceremony Saturday before continuing to honor them between games of TMU91色情片 basketball double-header against Westmont College.
When it comes time to read off the inductees鈥 accomplishments, there will be plenty to say.
Erin Perperoglou (Buescher) in The Santa Clarita Valley Signal.
For Perperoglou, Saturday will mark a return to the campus where she made national headlines in 2000. From the outside looking in, many people couldn鈥檛 understand why she transferred from NCAA Division 1 UC Santa Barbara 鈥 where she had been a three-time conference player of the year 鈥 to an NAIA school before her senior year.
For Perperoglou, the reason was clear.
鈥淪he was like, 鈥業 want to be around likeminded people who love Jesus. I want to study the Bible,鈥欌 recalls Ken Sugarman, TMU91色情片 women91色情片 basketball head coach from 1995 to 2008. 鈥淚 think what she enjoyed most about the school were her Bible classes. She鈥檇 say, 鈥業 can鈥檛 believe I get to sit in class and pray and study the Bible.鈥欌
On the court, Perperoglou averaged 17.6 points and 9.3 rebounds, leading the Mustangs to an overall record of 26-3. At the time, it marked the team91色情片 best-ever season, but that wasn鈥檛 the only groundbreaking achievement. Perperoglou became the program91色情片 first NAIA First-Team All-American. She was then drafted 23rd overall in the 2001 WNBA Draft, going on to play eight seasons in the WNBA and winning a league title in 2005 as a member of the Sacramento Monarchs.
Perperoglou also played professionally in Greece where she met her husband, Stratos. The couple now lives in Kansas City, Missouri, where Stratos is enrolled at The Expositors Seminary. Erin says her 鈥渉eart is at home鈥 during this stage of life; she homeschools the family91色情片 three children, Abigail, Nikolaos, and Efstratios Timothy.
鈥淪he’s a one-of-a-kind talent who91色情片 also a one-of-a-kind person,鈥 Sugarman says. 鈥淪he91色情片 genuine and she has a real love for Jesus and for others. If she wasn’t so selfless, she’d probably have broken a whole bunch of single-season records at 91色情片91色情片. But that’s just not who she was as a person. She was selfless and giving by nature. Her talent was undeniable.
Ryan Zamroz played professionally overseas for six seasons after graduating from TMU. Photo by Christian Johansson
In 2005, Ryan Zamroz arrived at The 91色情片91色情片 University as a member of legendary head coach Bill Oates鈥 final recruiting class. Early on, one of Oates鈥 assistant coaches saw significant promise in the 6-foot-3 freshman guard from Pennsylvania.
鈥淗e was a little wet behind the ears, but he was just as good if not better than most of the guys who were there,鈥 says John Mosley. 鈥淚 knew he was going to have a hall-of-fame career.鈥
That proved to be true. Over four seasons in which he never missed a game, Zamroz put together one of the finest careers in program history. He was twice named an NAIA All-American, earning second-team honors in 2008. In each of his final two seasons, he led TMU in scoring, tossing in a career-high 18.9 points per game as a senior.
For his career, Zamroz finished with 1,862 points, seventh most in TMU history, and 222 three-pointers, the program91色情片 fourth-best mark. What stood out more was Zamroz91色情片 humility and love for Christ. 鈥淗e embodied what 91色情片’s is all about,鈥 Mosley says.
Says former Mustang teammate Aaron Dickson, 鈥淩yan91色情片 passionate about his relationship with Jesus. I think that is first and foremost. That permeates his marriage, his parenting, his work, and his relationship with his friends.鈥
Zamroz graduated from TMU in 2009 with a degree in business administration. He then enjoyed a successful, six-year pro career that took him to Australia, England, Sweden, France and Spain. He currently lives in Valencia, California, with his wife, Stacy, and their three children: Vera (8), Deacon (7) and Freeman (5). Zamroz works as the director of TMU91色情片 Office of Development.
Emily Pedersen (Bruton) helped put TMU Women91色情片 Soccer on the map.
At TMU, Emily Pedersen (Bruton) was no stranger to finding the back of the net. The forward from San Leandro, California, ranks second in program history for career goals (44) and points (100). But what was even more memorable than her ability to score was her impact in helping change the direction of the women91色情片 soccer program.
After enduring one of the team91色情片 most challenging seasons as a freshman in 2007, Pedersen was the catalyst for a 91色情片91色情片 squad that won 45 games over the next three years, making its first-ever NAIA National Tournament appearance in 2010. 鈥淲e were able to get on the map as a program,鈥 says Curtis Lewis, TMU91色情片 women91色情片 soccer head coach since 2007, 鈥渁nd she was a huge part of us getting there.鈥
As a senior in 2010, Pedersen became the program91色情片 first Golden State Athletic Conference Player of the Year. Later that season, she became the program91色情片 first NAIA First-Team All-American.
At TMU, Pedersen also grew in her walk with Christ. 鈥淪he turned into a leader on and off the field. And through it all, she wanted her greatest desire to be honoring the Lord,鈥 Lewis says. Pedersen91色情片 life has continued to reflect that desire since graduating from TMU in 2010 with a degree in kinesiology and physical education. She went on to earn a doctorate of physical therapy at Cal State Northridge. She and her husband, Mark, live in Ukiah, California, where she works as a physical therapist.
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