Barry played at OSU from 1991 to 1995, was an All PAC-10 selection as a senior, and was second in scoring in the conference that year at 21 points per game. He is on nine of OSU’s top 10 career lists. Barry played professionally from 1995 to 2009, including stints with the Los Angeles Clippers, Seattle Supersonics and San Antonio Spurs.
Team members (from left) Amy Martin, Kimberly White, Jen Lesko and Karen Thompson practice for a seat on the women’s Varsity 8. Martin was one of OSU’s most successful rowers, garnering two first team All-Pac-10 selections (1995 and 1996) and being named to the 2000 Olympic team. Martin led the Beavers to a ninth place finish in the Varsity 8 at the 1997 NCAA Championships. She also participated in the 1997, 1998, and 1999 World Championships, earning a bronze medal in 1998 in the women’s 2 and a silver medal in 1999 in the women’s 8. White was named a U.S. Rowing Association Scholar All-American in 1994.
Smith played volleyball at OSU from 1991 to 1994. She was named to the All Pac-10 Freshman Team in 1991 and to the All Pac-10 first team in 1993. She also played basketball in 1994.
Kostic played at OSU from 1992 to 1996, and led the Beavers to three consecutive NCAA playoff appearances in 1994, 1995 and 1996. Kostic was twice named Pac-10 player of the year (1995 and 1996), was All-Conference all four years, and was a consensus All-American in 1996. She was the Pac-10 player of the week on eight occasions, more than any other player, and was inducted into the OSU Athletic Hall of Fame in 2005. She is the current OSU recordholder for career points (2,349) and rebounds (1,001). After leaving OSU, Kostic played professionally in the ABL and WNBA as well as overseas.
Kempf was one of OSU’s first standout soccer players after the sport achieved varsity status in 1988. He played at OSU for the 1989 through 1991 seasons and again in 1993. Kempf’s seventeen goals and thirty-five total points in 1990 are OSU single season records, and his thirty-one career goals and seventy-one career points remain the second-best records at OSU. He holds the OSU career record for multi-goal games with eight. Kempf was the Northwest Colleges Soccer Conference player of the year in 1990. This photo appeared in the 1992 Beaver yearbook.
Knight was a seven-time All-American and one of just two OSU gymnasts to earn those honors in all four events. She was also a two-time Pac-10 Gymnast of the Year, and scored a perfect 10 eight times during her career at OSU. This photo appeared in the 1993 Beaver yearbook.
President John V. Byrne plays with the basketball band during a game. John V. Byrne came to Oregon State University as an Associate Professor of Marine Geology in 1961, becoming the Chairman of the Oceanography Department in 1968. Byrne was the OSU President from 1984-1995.