BUCYRUS — Six inductees are part of the 2017 Crawford County Sports Hall of Fame Class.
The inductees include Tim Gebehardt (Wynford), Nancy Ackerman (Buckeye Central), Krista Sand Haubert (Wynford), Erin Ebner Shawk (Colonel Crawford), Stephanie Striker Burns (Buckeye Central) and the 1991 Colonel Crawford Girls Track Team.
The induction banquet is Saturday, March 24 from 5 to 9 p.m. at the Trillium Event Center, 1630 E. Southern Ave., Bucyrus. Tickets are $20 for adults, kids 5 to 12 are $10.
Tickets are available at the six county high school athletic director’s offices, the Crestline Advocate or by calling 419-571-6284 to reserve them.
Tim Gebhardt
Tim played varsity basketball at Wynford during the 1969, 1970, 1971 seasons. The team compiled a 55-9 record during his career.
Gebhardt scored a total of 1,168 points and led the Royals to consecutive North Central Conference championships. The Royals won every game but one, including a win over Mansfield St. Peter’s who was ranked the top team in Ohio.
In 1971, Tim’s senior year, Wynford finished third in the Associated Press Poll and the UPI poll. This was the highest ranking for a Wynford basketball team. Tim was the best foul shooter in the county, shooting 85 percent. One night during practice, he made 100 foul shots in a row. Tim averaged 20 points per game and was a first-team All-Ohioan as a senior.
Gebhardt was also the starting shortstop on Wynford’s 1970 regional qualifying baseball team. He graduated from Wynford with a 4.0 scholastic average.
After graduating, Tim played basketball at Muskingum College where he earned three varsity letters. At Muskingum, Gebhardt set a record for making 114 free throws in a row.
After his college career, Tim continued his love of the game by becoming a basketball official for 43 years at high school level, and 33 years at the NCAA women’s level. He also officiated in nine Ohio Boys State Basketball Tournaments and 28 consecutive years of Ohio Regional Tournaments.
He also worked NCAA Tournament Games at the Division I, II and III levels and officiated the NCAA Division III Final Four
Tim is a proud member of the following Hall of Fames: Wynford Athletic HOF, Lake Erie Basketball Officials, Northern Ohio Basketball Officials, Ohio Basketball HOF.
1991 Colonel Crawford State Track Champions
The headlines in 1991 read “Colonel Crawford Champions Again.” These six young ladies had already brought the school its first state title in 1990. This second state title was just as special as the first.
The championship was accomplished in events ran throughout the meet.
The first event of the day was the 100 meter hurdles in which Erin Ebner (15.06) and Ashley Lawson (15.24) finished second and fourth, respectively.
Next the 800 meter relay (1:46.07) of Michelle Stuckman, Dawn Spears, Christi Laughbaum and Erin Ebner defended their state title from the previous year and established a school record.
The 400 meter relay (50.25) of Erin Ebner, Robyn Fogle, Christi Laughbaum and Michelle Stuckman did the same in defending their state title from a year ago and set a school record as well.
The fourth event of the day for the track team was the 300 meter hurdles where Ashley Lawson (44.97) and Erin Ebner (47.13) worked their magic again and placed first and sixth, respectively.
Michelle Stuckman (26.4) locked up the second state title for the team by placing third in the 200 meter dash and also established a school record in doing so.
These young ladies ran in five events and won a state championship title in three of them. Assistant Coach Jarvis summed it up best that day when he said, “You just can’t put it into words. It’s a wonderful group of girls and they deserve everything they’ve gotten because they worked so hard.”
Nancy Ackerman
Nancy Ackerman is a 1983 graduate of Buckeye Central High School, where she participated in volleyball, basketball and softball.
Nancy was a member of the 1982 girls state basketball runner-up team. After graduation, Nancy attended North Central State and Tiffin University and majored in accounting. She is the current treasurer of Buckeye Central schools.
She was the head volleyball coach at Buckeye Central for 14 seasons from 1988-2001. She is currently helping out as a varsity assistant.
The teams she coached had an overall record of 307-56. Her teams won the NCC nine times, and were in the state Final Four seven times in 1988, 1991, 1993, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2000, and 2001.
The Buckettes won the volleyball state championship 1993 and 1996. Nancy’s teams won the sectional tournament every year she coached. They were district champs 10 times and regional champs seven times.
Her 1993 Buckeye Central volleyball team is considered one of the greatest squads in Ohio high school history. That group went 27-0 and never lost a single set, outscoring foes 810-286 in overall points. While roaring to a state title they pounded a Madison team that reached the Division I Final Four.
To date, there is no record of any other school in Ohio history to win every single set it played in a season.
Ackerman won the District 6 Coach of the Year Award eight times in 1988, 1989, 1992, 1993, 1995, 1996, 1999, and 2000. She also won the OHSVCA Coaches Outstanding Achievement honor three times in 1993, 1995, and 1996.
Nancy coached eight all-Ohioans during her career including Shelli Sheibley, Sandy Gray, Sheila Kreim, Kara Delarber, Stephanie Striker, Clare Forster, Amy Karl and Schea Fissel.
Nancy is married to Aaron, and they have two daughters, Addison a senior at Buckeye Central, and Kendra a freshman at Buckeye Central.
Krista Sand Haubert
Krista was the Wynford High School State Class A long jump champion in 1983 at 18’ 1/4. Krista won every long jump meet except one in her senior year.
She placed sixth on the 800 meter relay team, and fifth on the 100 meter low hurdles. The 400m relay team also qualified. Krista ran track all four years of high school, and went to the state meet, three out of four years. She was honored as the Telegraph Forum Performer of the Year.
While at Wynford, she set a new standard in the long jump and 100 meter hurdles at 15. She was the MVP and the all-time career points leader in girls track and field. She also set the record in the long jump and the 100m at the North Central Conference meet.
Krista was a cheerleader at Wynford all four years and was a two-year varsity letter winner. In 2009, Krista was inducted into the Wynford Athletic Hall of Fame.
After graduation, she went to Malone College, in Canton, and competed in track three years. Krista earned a Bachelor of Art in Communications.
Krista currently lives in Canton with her husband Doug. They have four children, Cole-22, Chase-20, Cord-18, and Kate-14. Krista is employed by Portage Lakes Career Center as the Community Relations Coordinator.
Erin Ebner Shawk
Erin Ebner Shawk participated in track all four years at Colonel Crawford High School and graduated in 1992. The track star led the Eagles to victory in the Division III state meet her senior year.
She placed first in the 100 meter dash, with a time of 12:47, and helped her 4×100 relay team win first place with a time of 50:14. Erin participated in four events at the state meet to help her team’s scoring chances. Additionally, Shawk broke the state record after winning the 100 meters 33” hurdles in 14.59, one of her greatest accomplishments in her track career.
During her high school career, Erin had 12 first place titles in Crawford County meets, 10 first place titles in North Central Conference meets, 10 district first place titles, six regional titles and 12 state meet awards including seven first place awards. Erin was MVP of the track team, the Galion Inquirer Athlete of the Year, and won All-Ohio honors in the 100m hurdles, 100m dash and the 300m hurdles.
In addition to track, Erin swam summer and winter and participated in 4-H with horses.
Nationally, Erin placed second in 1991 at the East Coast Championship in Maryland. She was a three-time competitor at the USATF (TAC) Junior Nationals from 1990-1992. She placed third in a national meet in Mt. Sac, California.
Internationally, Erin traveled to Europe with the World Sports Exchange to compete with the U.S. team. She placed first in the 100m hurdles, second in the 100 m. dash and second in the 4x400m relay.
During Erin’s senior year, she had to have surgery on both of her knees. She credits Coach Keller for helping her to rehab and work hard to be ready for her senior year of high school track. She was told she would need more surgery in the future and that if she continued to run her condition would only worsen.
Shawk accepted an offer to run at Miami University. In 1993, she qualified for the Miami University women’s Track and Field Outdoor Top 10 from 1975-1993. She placed #2-100 m dash, #4-100m hurdles and #9-200m race. She also qualified for the Miami University Women’s Indoor Track and Field All Time Top 10. Erin is still listed on the Miami University’s Top 10 All Time for the 100m dash.
After running at Miami for two seasons, Erin decided to make the difficult decision to stop because of the problems with her knees. She still suffers from pain and swelling. Erin graduated in three years from Miami with a Bachelor’s Degree in Education. She was inducted into the Ohio Association of Track and Field Coaches Hall of Fame in January 2016.
She met husband Jason at track practice in ninth grade. They have two sons, Thomas and Simon. Erin is active in community theater, and the Ohio Farm Bureau.
Stephanie Striker Burns
Stephanie was an all-around athlete at Buckeye Central excelling in volleyball and basketball. Stephanie lettered four years in each sport and also played softball and track. Stephanie is the only B.C. athlete to have been a member of two state volleyball championship teams in 1993 and 1996.
In basketball she was a two-time All-Ohioan, first team NCC three times, all district twice, and the Crawford County Player of the Year, twice. Stephanie hold several school records including field goal percentage at 62% in a season, single game scoring record of 39, all-time leading rebounder with 797 boards and is the career leading scorer with 1,335 points.
In volleyball, Stephanie was a two-time all NCC first-team member, first-team district, first-team All-News Journal and first team All-Ohio. In addition, her volleyball teams went 95-9 during her career.
Stephanie graduated in 2001 from Eastern Michigan University. She currently lives in Farmington Hills, Michigan with her 7-year-old son, Colin. She works in compliance for a utility company.
