Track and Field Receiving Some ORU HOF Love ...

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Angela Manuel, Keith Miller, Garth Robinson Elected to ORU Athletics Hall of Fame

TULSA?Former Track & Field standouts Angela Manuel and Garth Robinson, and Major League Baseball veteran Keith Miller have been elected to the Oral Roberts University Athletics Hall of Fame, Athletic Director Mike Carter announced on Tuesday.

Manuel and Robinson will be inducted at halftime of the ORU-IUPUI men?s basketball game on Saturday, Jan. 27 at Mabee Center. Miller, who is unable to attend due to prior commitments, will be inducted in 2008. The trio brings the total number of Athletics Hall of Fame members to 33.

Manuel, the daughter of former Chicago White Sox manager and current New York Mets bench coach Jerry Manuel, lettered four seasons (1994-98) in both indoor and outdoor track & field. A West Palm Beach, Fla., native, Manuel captured three All-America awards in her time at ORU, winning twice in the 100-meters and once in the 55-meters.

She still holds the Mid-Con records for fastest time in the indoor 55-meters (6.96) and the indoor 200-meters (24.55). In 2000, Manuel competed at the United States Olympic Trials.

A 5-time All-American and a member of Jamaica?s 1996 Olympic Bronze Medal-winning 4x400-meter relay team, Robinson is one of the most decorated track athletes in the history of ORU?s program. In just two seasons (1993-95), Robinson was a 7-time NCAA national qualifier. He placed fifth in the 1994 NCAA Outdoor Championships in the 200, and in 1995 was the only collegian to qualify for three different events (55, 100, 200) at the NCAA Indoor Championships.

Originally from Manchester, Jamaica, Robinson earned All-America honors twice each in 4x400-meter relay and the 200-meters, and once 4x100-meter relay.

Miller, a Bay City, Mich., native who lettered at ORU from 1982-84, spent nine seasons in the Major Leagues (1987-95) playing for the New York Mets (1987-91) and the Kansas City Royals (1992-95). As a 24-year old rookie with the Mets in 1987, Miller batted .373 in 25 games. His finest season in the Big Leagues came in 1992 with the Royals when he batted .284 with four home runs and 38 RBI as Kansas City?s regular second baseman.

At ORU, Miller left his mark on the school record book. He played in 131 games in three seasons with Larry Cochell?s Titans, batting .308 with 15 home runs and 81 RBI. He hit .368 as a junior, signing as an undrafted amateur free agent following the season. Miller helped lead ORU to a pair of NCAA Regional appearances (1982, 1983), and he also played for the United States at the 1983 U.S. Pan American Games.