Florida State University - Renegade / Tally Ho Yearbook (Tallahassee, FL)

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As team co-captain, Brooke Wyckoff ranked in the ACC ' s top nine in six statistical categories, averaging 14.6 points and 6.6 rebounds per game. She was a three-time ACC All-Academic pick and won the ACC postgraduate scholarship. Her talents are vast and so is her potential. Today, playing for the Chicago Sky, her potential reflects the name o| her team; the sky ' s the limit. Jessica van der Linden was a star pitcher for FSU, leading the Seminoles to their 7th Women ' s College World Series. Her awards are numerous, including being named an Easton All-American in her 2004 senior season. Warrick Dunn ' s four-year career playing for Florida State made him a standout in college foot- ball. He holds several records at FSU, including most touchdowns scored in a career with 49 and most rushing yards with 3,959. Dunn is also the only Seminole ever to rush for over 1,000 yards in three consecutive seasons.

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i u ' iHnd Jlnnn Warrick Dunn is without a doubt the best running back Florida State has ever seen. With rushing yards in the thousands, Dunn broke school records with each passing season. Dunn was a three-time All- ACC pick and was also named to the ACC All-Academic team. He was a first round draft pick by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 1997, and later signed with the Atlanta Falcons as a free agent in 2002. Dunn has made two Pro Bowl appearances, one in 1997 and the other in 2000. In addition to being a superior athlete, Warrick Dunn has not been a stranger to charitable giving since joining the NFL. His Homes for the Holidays program helps single mothers own their first homes. Dunn later estab- lished the Warrick Dunn Foundation, which is dedicated to providing opportunities for economically disadvantaged single parents and children who have demonstrated a commitment to achieve financial independence and stability. Dunn demonstrates dedication to both athleticism and to improving the world around him. 4 H-ick hhercfk r Derrick Brooks is a standout among FSU athlete alumni. After graduating in 1995, Brooks was a first round draft pick by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. As team captain, he helped lead the Bucs to their first Super Bowl Championship in 2002. Brooks has made a record nine consecutive Pro Bowl appearanc- es and was named 2006 Pro-Bowl MVP. He has also been honored as 2002 NFL Defensive Player of the Year and AP Defensive Player of the Year. Derrick Brooks has devoted his life not only to football, but to giving back to the community as well. His philanthropic efforts have made him a co-recipient of the 2000 Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year Award and winner of the 2003 Bart Star Award and 2004 Byron Whizzer White Award. The mission of Derrick Brooks Charities, Inc. is to provide educational opportunities for socio-economically challenged youth that will instill, inspire, broaden, and develop cultural and social vision outside of the walls in which they live to ensure that these young people have every chance to develop into the strong and productive leaders of tomorrow. kiyvu W ftn After graduating from Florida State in 1991 , Kim Batten ' s career in track and field took off. She was a U.S. Outdoor champion 6 times, in 1991 and 1994-1998. In 1995she was also the Pan Am Champion. That same year, she achieved what is perhaps her greatest accomplishment by setting a World Re- cord in the 400 meter hurdle that still stands today. Batten was a 1 995 world champion and 1 997 world bronze medalist. She made two appearances in the Olympic Games, first in Atlanta in 1996 where she took home a silver medal, and again in Sydney, Australia in 2000 where she struggled due to injury. Now that Kim Batten has retired from the track, she resides here, in Tallahassee. ajAy !fv Hugh DurrtgnV success throughout his 44-year coaching career makes him one of the winningest coaches in college basketball, with over 600 wins. He is the all-time wins leader at 3 different schools, and the only coach to take two different programs to their first and only Final Four. In 1972, Durham led Florida State to the NCAA Championship Game. In his own playing days, Hugh Durham was a highly decorated star of the FSU basketball team. He racked up 1,381 points during his 3-year career here, and many of his records still stand in the FSU record books. Durham ' s 43 points against Stetson in 1957 ranks 2nd all-time at FSU for a single game. Florida State ' s team MVP award was renamed the Hugh Durham Most Valuable Player award in 1999. Durham has coached some of basketball ' s best players, including nine All-Americans, four Academic All-Americans, four first-round NBA draft picks, and two Olympians. Fifteen of his players went on to play in the NBA. Not only has Hugh Dur- ham been a model for players, but for coaches as well. He considers himself a coach ' s coach, and was honored with the naming of the Hugh Durham Mid-Major Coach of the Year award that is given each season in his honor

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T. K. Wetherell, the 13th president of Florida State, is a man known fondly to nnany FSU students as simply T.K. President Wetherell is the first alumnus of FSU ever to serve as president. He attended Florida State on a football scholarship, sporting the Seminole jersey from 1963-1967. T.K. was also a member of Phi Delta Theta Fraternity. Since graduation, he has served 12 years in the Florida House of Representatives, with two as Speaker of the House. After becoming president of FSU in January 2003, he has led a major expansion of the university and established the Pathways of Excellence program. T.K. has been inducted into the University ' s Hall of Fame and has received the prestigious Moore-Stone Award, the Circle of Gold Award, as well as Florida State ' s Distinguished Service Award. In his message to the university community, T.K. states that, Through building our academic reputa- tion and encouraging the development of our students as citizens, we are dedicated to making Florida State University an institution that enables students to realize their goals and ambitions. ' iito wn yJl the most decorated female athlete ever at Florida State, Jessica van der Linden ' s success as a Seminole may never be matched. As an outfielder, hitter, and pitcher, she did it all. Jessica was named ACC Rookie of the Year in 2001, and earned back-to-back ACC Playerof the Year honors in 2003 and 2004. She ranked nationally in strikeouts, batting average, and ERA. Among the Seminoles, she led her team in seven offensive categories and posted the second-highest single season batting average in FSU Softball history. Jessica also played on the international stage, pitching for the Puerto Rican National Team at the 2002 International Softball Federation ' s Women ' s World Championship. In 2004, Jessica became the first female athlete from FSU to be nominated for an ESPY award, when she was named one of five contenders for Best Female College Athlete. Also in 2004, Jessica was named USA Softball ' s Player of the Year. Though her playing days may be over, Jessica ' s life has not strayed far from the world of sports. She is married to another distinguished athlete from FSU, Seatle Seahawks safety Michael Boulware. C Cie A,y Jr4, Florida State quarterback Charlie Ward is the most decorated player in the history of college football. He led the Seminoles to their first national championship in 1993 and was also FSU ' s first Heisman Trophy winner for that season. During his two years as starting quarterback. Ward set 19 school re- cords and 7 ACC records. He is Florida State ' s all-time total offense leader with a staggering 6,636 yards. Among his more than 30 individual awards, Ward was honored with the prestigious AAU Sul- livan Award. In addition to being a football star, Charlie Ward has continued his athletic career as a professional basketball player. He was selected in the first round of the NBA draft by the New York Knicks and later played for the Houston Rockets. During her four years as a Seminole, Brooke Wyckoff posted record-breaking stats and earned sev- eral ACC honors. She is Florida State ' s all-time shot block leader with 209, ranking 6th all-time in the ACC. Wyckoff also ranks 5th in all-time rebounds (804) and steals (189) at FSU. Her 7.4 rebounds per game rank 7th among the Noles, and she is 8th in scoring with 1,350 points. Wyckoff was awarded first team AII-ACC honors in 2001 and was twice named to the ACC All-Defensive team. Wyckoff was drafted to the Orlando Miracle in 2001 and now plays for the Chicago Sky. Wyckoff has also played in Europe during the WNBA offseason.