Weedon, Timmons Selected for UWA Athletic Hall of Fame

LIVINGSTON, Ala. -- The University of West Alabama Athletic Hall of Fame Committee announced today that Allen Weedon and Mozette Timmons will comprise the 28^th class and the 55^th and 56^th members of the Hall of Fame.

Weedon, a native of Selma, played baseball at UWA from 1969-71.  He had a career record of 24-4 and a career ERA of 1.33 with 263 strikeouts in only 216 innings.  His career ERA and strikeouts are both school records, as well as a season ERA of 0.92 in 1970 and 115 strikeouts in 1969.  His 24 career wins is third highest in school history.

He helped lead the Tigers to the 1970 World Series and was All-Alabama Collegiate Conference in 1969 and 1970 and Honorable-Mention All-American in 1970.  Weedon had to give up the game his senior year because of an arm injury.

He is the retired Superintendent of Education of Autauga County in Alabama and currently resides in Selma.

Timmons, a native of Tuscaloosa, played both volleyball and softball for UWA from 1988-92.  She was a first-team All-Gulf South Conference pick and Most Valuable Player of the GSC in 1991.  She also made the All-GSC Tournament Team in 1990 and 1991.

In softball she was an outstanding centerfielder and helped lead the Tigers to three GSC Championships.  She was an All-GSC pick in 1992 and an All-Region choice in 1991 and 1992.  She holds the season record for stolen bases with 34 and the career record for stolen bases with 96.  She is 4^th in career runs scored with 111 and batted .319 for her career.

Timmons is currently a paramedic/firefighter for the city of Baltimore, Maryland.

Weedon and Timmons will have their names inscribed into the Hall of Fame plaque on permanent display in the James P. Homer Field House.  Their official induction ceremony will take place at the UWA National Alumni Association meeting on October 31 in the Bell Conference Center at 1:00 p.m. Joining Weedon and Timmons in the induction ceremony will be 2008 inductee Lawrence Samuels, who was unable to attend due to an automobile accident. They will serve as Grand Marshalls of the Homecoming Parade that morning and will be recognized as honorary game captains for the Homecoming contest against Ouachita Baptist.