Pittsburg State Gorillas

Intercollegiate Athletics Hall of Fame

Caleb Farabi, 2004-08
Pittsburg, Kansas
Football Athlete
Caleb Farabi earned NCAA Division II All-America honors at running back in both his junior and senior seasons in 2007-08. Farabi rushed for 3,292 yards and 43 touchdowns during his decorated career, posting the seventh most rushing yards in school history. He also caught 101 passes for 945 yards and three scores. Farabi also garnered CoSIDA Academic All-America honors twice during his career and he was selected the 2008-09 MIAA Ken B. Jones Award winner as the conference’s male student-athlete of the year.
 
 
Chris Grantham, 1981-84
Grandview, Missouri
Football Athlete
Chris Granthan earned first-team NAIA All-America honors as an offensive lineman as a senior for the Gorillas in 1984. Grantham garnered first-team All-Central States Intercollegiate Conference (CSIC) in each of his final three seasons (1982-84). A four-year starter, Grantham played on Pitt State’s 1981 NAIA National Runner-up squad as a freshman. Following his collegiate career, Grantham joined the U.S. Navy, retiring as a Petty Officer First Class in 1991.
 
 
Steve High
Keokuk, Iowa
Women’s Basketball Coach, 1990-2007
Steve High finished his accomplished 18-year tenure as the winningest head coach in the history of the Gorilla Women’s Basketball program. He compiled a 296-201 (.596) overall record, leading PSU to the school’s first two MIAA titles in 1992 and 1996. High also directed the Gorillas to the program’s first NCAA National Tournament appearance in 1992 and five overall berths in the national tournament. His 1992 and 1995 squads both tied the school record for single season wins (22).
 
 
Kiara “Key” Jones, 2008-12
Pittsburg, Kansas
Kiara Jones finished his outstanding career as an eight-time NCAA Division II All-America in the horizontal jumps. Jones earned All-MIAA honors on 10 occasions, including a pair of MIAA titles in the triple jump. He garnered national runner-up honors in the indoor triple jump in 2010; and Jones added three third-place national finishes in the discipline. He also set school records for the indoor triple jump (51-11.25) as well as the outdoor triple jump (52-2).
 
 
Tom Myers, 1996-98
Bartlesville, Oklahoma
Baseball Athlete
Tom Myers earned first-team NCAA Division II All-Central Region honors as a senior for the Gorillas in 1998. A two-time All-MIAA performer, Myers compiled a .340 batting average with 21 home runs and 121 RBI in 126 career games. He hit .405 with 72 runs scored, 14 home runs and 59 RBI in 1998, setting PSU single season records for runs scored and HRs. Myers also set the career record for runs scored and ranked second in career HRs (21) and stolen bases (42). Following his playing career, he served as Pitt State’s head coach from 2017-18.
 
 
Ed Nealy, 1956-57
Webb City, Missouri
Basketball Athlete Legacy
Ed Nealy earned first-team All-Central Intercollegiate Conference (All-CIC) honors in each of his two seasons with the Gorillas in 1956 and 1957. Nealy averaged 15.6 points per game as a senior in 1957. He contributed 9.9 points per game while helping PSU to a school record 27-2 record and a third-place finish in the 64-team NAIA National Tournament at Kansas City, Mo., during his junior campaign. Nealy averaged 12.5 points in 53 career games played for the Gorillas from 1956-57.
 
 
Dennis Watson, 1963-66
Kansas City, Kansas
Football Athlete Legacy
Dennis Watson earned honorable mention NAIA All-America honors as an end as a senior for the Gorillas in 1966. Watson also garnered first-team All-Central Intercollegiate Conference (CIC) honors his senior season. Additionally, Watson played baseball for the Gorillas from 1964-67. Following his collegiate career, Watson served as a long time high school teacher and coach at Pittsburg High School (1968-98), Frontenac and Girard.
 
 
Samantha Williams, 2005-08
Kansas City, Missouri
Volleyball Athlete
Sammie Williams finished her decorated career with the Gorillas as the program’s first two-time NCAA Division II All-America player. Williams also garnered All-MIAA honors in each of her four seasons; and she was selected the 2005 MIAA Freshman of the Year. Williams led the team in kills (470), kills per game (3.95) and points per game (4.43) in 2007. She finished her career as the PSU kills leader with 1,825 career kills. Williams also finished second for attacks and sets played and ranked in the top 10 for hitting percentage, digs and blocks.