BRIDGEWATER, Va. – Bridgewater College Athletics has announced its 2026 Class of the Bridgewater Athletic Hall of Fame.
 
The College's newest class includes Robert "Bob" Moyers '58, James "Jim" Beahm '62, Rick Wampler '70, Holly Ware '00 and Scott Hearn '03.
 
All five inductees will be inducted on the morning of October 17 and will receive their rings during halftime of the football contest later that day against Washington and Lee.
 
Robert "Bob" Moyers '58
Bob Moyers helped establish the men's golf program at BC and found immediate success.
 
Moyers approached a staff member in the spring of 1956 with the idea of starting a men's golf program at the College, and from there, the Bridgewater Men's Golf Program was born.
 
In 1956, the team's first season, he and three of his peers competed against Hampden-Sydney, defeating the Tigers in both matches.
 
Year two for the Eagles saw them go straight to the top of the heap. BC defeated H-SC in Baltimore in match play that season and followed it up with a trip to the Mason-Dixon Championship. The Eagles claimed the team crown for the College's first title in the league. Moyers also added a second-place finish as an individual.
 
During the team's third season in 1958, Moyers led BC to a 6-0 record in match play.
 
Moyers was also a letter winner with the Bridgewater baseball program and ranked second on the team in batting average in 1957.
 
His success continued beyond his time at BC as he claimed 13 VSGA Championships, all after turning 55. Moyers was a two-time qualifier for the US Senior Open and won the VSGA Senior Golfer of the Year in 1995. For all his accomplishments on the links, Moyers was inducted into the Virginia Golf Hall of Fame in 2023.
 
In recognition of his outstanding performances as a student-athlete, Bob Moyers is worthy of induction into the Bridgewater College Athletic Hall of Fame and will be posthumously inducted.
 
James "Jim" Beahm '62
James Beahm left a lasting impact on the Bridgewater College Track and Field programs during his time at BC.
 
Beahm arrived to campus in 1955 and spent two years as a student-athlete under Hall of Fame head coach Harry "Doc" Jopson before feeling a higher calling. He left BC and decided to go serve his country in the United States Army for two years.
 
After his service, Beahm decided to return to BC and rejoined the track and field and cross country teams when he arrived back to campus in the fall of 1960. He made an immediate impact as the Eagles went on to win the Little Eight and Mason Dixon championships in cross country that fall.
 
Beahm also made a quick impact on the track as he broke the program's record in the two-mile that spring, an event he went on to flourish for the next two years. He placed second in the event at the Mason-Dixon Championships that spring.
 
1962 saw the Eagles capture the Little Eight and Mason-Dixon crowns again in cross country with Beahm serving as a key piece of the unit. When the seasons rolled over, he continued his success on the track as he placed in the top five in the two-mile in the indoor and outdoor state meets and served as the anchor in the Eagles' four-mile relay winners at the Mason-Dixon Championship.
 
After his time at BC, Beahm continued to make an impact as he worked in computer programming at the likes of Johns Hopkins and NASA, even working as part of the Apollo missions. After his retirement, he moved back to the area and served as a track and field coach at Riverheads High School as he led the Gladiators to a runner-up finish at the state level.
 
In recognition of his outstanding performances as a student-athlete, James "Jim" Beahm is worthy of induction into the Bridgewater College Athletic Hall of Fame.
 
Rick Wampler '70
Rick Wampler was a key foundation of the Bridgewater Men's Basketball program from his first year on campus.
 
Wampler arrived on campus in 1966 and earned a spot in the starting lineup. His rookie season was a historic one as the program set a then school-record with 28 wins.
 
The 1966-67 campaign saw him etch his name in the record book as his nine assists at Roanoke and five steals against Lynchburg are both among the program's best in a single game. That same year, the Eagles made their first and only trip to the Mason-Dixon Championship game, losing to future Division I Institution Mount St. Mary's.
 
Wampler finished his career with 1,116 points and 269 assists, ranking among the program's all-time leaders in both categories. The Eagles earned a winning record in three of his four seasons on campus, registering a .554 winning percentage in his four years.
 
Off the court, Wampler was successful as well, as he was a finalist for the National Merit Scholarship. He entered Bridgewater as a National Merit Scholarship Finalist, and majored in Mathematics. He was the first Bridgewater graduate to receive an NCAA post-graduate scholarship, at a time when only 5 were awarded in the entire College Division.
 
After his time at BC, he went on to earn his master's degree from Indiana University and established E&W Associates in 1972. Beginning in January 1973, he taught and coached until 1980, including time at Staunton Military Academy, Riverheads High School, and Fort Defiance High School, as well as part-time teaching at Blue Ridge Community College.  The remainder of his career was as a computer programmer, doing contract programming for local businesses, and included 23 years as co-founder and President of E & W Associates, Inc., from which he retired in 2018. An active member of the Bridgewater Ruritan Club, he has served in all its office positions, including as its president three different times.
 
In recognition of his outstanding performances as a student-athlete, Rick Wampler is worthy of induction into the Bridgewater College Athletic Hall of Fame.
 
Holly Ware '00
Holly Ware was a fierce competitor for the Bridgewater field hockey program.
 
A member of the class of 2000, Ware amassed 86 career goals and 186 career points, the most goals and points in program history.
 
Ware received three-straight All-ODAC honors and South Regional All-American accolades in 1998 and 1999. She ranks sixth all-time in the league for goals scored. The field hockey star still ranks 16^th all-time in Division III for most goals per game with a mark of 1.16 tallies per contest. She also is the only Eagle in program history to register multiple 20 goal seasons, and holds the record for most goals in a single season with 28 goals (1998).   In 1999, Ware was selected to play in the NFHCA Division III North/South Senior All-Star Squad played at Northeastern University in Boston, MA. At the time of her graduation, she was ranked first through fourth in points per game in a single season.
 
Her performances during the 1998 season helped set a then program record with 11 wins, a mark that was not toppled until 2013.
 
Since her graduation from Bridgewater College in 2000, Ware returned to her hometown in New Jersey and has been a special education teacher in the Penns Grove-Carneys Point Regional School District for 26 years.  She obtained a Masters of Education Degree in Special Education from Wilmington University in 2005.  Ware served as the head field hockey coach and JV softball coach for Penns Grove High School for several years prior to having 3 children of her own. 
 
In recognition of her outstanding performance as a student-athlete, Holly Ware is worthy of induction into the Bridgewater College Athletic Hall of Fame.
 
Scott Hearn '03
Scott Hearn carved a longstanding path toward success on the baseball team.
 
Hearn helped lead the Eagles to two ODAC titles in consecutive seasons in 2001 and 2002. He was a three-time All-ODAC First Team honoree in his collegiate career and added four All-South Region accolades to his lengthy ledger.
 
His name is littered across the program record book. Hearn finished his career as the program's leader in hits and doubles, while his 165 career RBI still ranks as the program's top all-time mark.
 
Hearn was also among the best in the ODAC's storied history. He graduated as the league's career leader in hits and still ranks in the all-time leaders in doubles and RBI.
 
In a time when the nearby Valley Baseball League was littered with MLB prospects, Hearn was named to the league's All-Star Game twice during his collegiate career, as he stuck out no matter the level of competition he faced.
 
Hearn spent a year as an assistant at Old Dominion University before returning to BC in 2007. Hearn spent 11 seasons as an assistant under Curt Kendall in the baseball program and won a pair of ODAC crowns. The Delaware native was named Mary Baldwin's first head coach in program history in December of 2018 and was named the University's Assistant Athletic Director ahead of the 2026 academic year.
 
In recognition of his outstanding performance as a student-athlete, Scott Hearn is worthy of induction into the Bridgewater College Athletic Hall of Fame.