Incarnate Word has announced its Athletic Hall of Fame Class of 2010 and the two selectees piled up the accolades during their time at UIW and after their eligibility was completed they continued to find success in their chosen fields.
The UIW Class of 2010 is soccer star Christie Powell and baseball standout Hector Delgadillo. The two will be formally introduced at halftime of the first Incarnate Word football game on Saturday, August 28. That game will have the Cardinals hosting Langston University with a 7 p.m. kickoff at Benson Stadium on campus.
After graduating from UIW cum laude in 1996, Powell earned a master’s degree and now is working for her Ph.D. at the University of Texas at Austin. Her academic honors at UIW included being a three-time NAIA Academic Scholar-Athlete as well as GTE Academic All-District.
On the field she achieved NAIA All-American status in 1996 ending a four-year period when Incarnate Word was a cumulative 58-15-8 reaching the regional tournament twice and the NAIA national tournament once.
She is co-owner of CATZ Sports Performance and director of physical therapy at CATZ Physical Therapy in Austin where she works with youth and adult athletes alike. Additionally she works with Austin area physicians offering free injury assessments and injury prevention seminars. Prior to joining CATZ she was the founder, owner, and physical therapist of Champion Performance Physical Therapy in Austin.
When his time at Incarnate Word was finished Delgadillo left the Cardinals baseball program owning the record book for pitching. Among his still-standing records are most wins (38) in a career, most complete games (34), complete games (11) in a single season, most innings pitched (396.1), and most strikeouts (310) for a career. Over his four years of competition Incarnate Word was a cumulative 137-87 reaching the NCAA Division II regional tournament once and winning one Heartland Conference title.
After his four years at UIW, Delgadillo was drafted by the Toronto Blue Jays. He played two years of minor league baseball in that organization. He posted a mark of 11-6 over those two seasons striking out 96 in 121 innings pitched.
The South San Antonio High School product recently completed his master’s degree at UIW and will begin teaching and coaching baseball at his alma mater.
Criteria for selection to the UIW Athletic Hall of Fame include earning a University degree, being five years beyond their time of eligibility at Incarnate Word combined with their sporting and academic accomplishments. Other considerations are activities in the community beyond the boundaries of the UIW campus.