Four to be inducted into 2014 Hall of Fame

BELLEVUE, Neb. -- Four former student-athletes will be honored in the second annual Bellevue University Athletics Hall of Fame held on Saturday, April 26 at the Margre H. Durham Student Center.

Lindsey Bredar Betsworth (softball), John "Buzz" Garlock (baseball, basketball), Kevin Riley (basketball) and Tim Stutheit (baseball) will each be inducted this year.

Lindsey Bredar Betsworth was a four-year letterwinner for the Bellevue softball team from 2002-05.

She was a three-time NAIA All-American and holds seven offensive career records at Bellevue, including batting average (.416), slugging percentage (.751), on-base percentage (.501), doubles (56), home runs (52), runs batted in (242) and walks (100). She held the NAIA record for career home runs until 2011 and currently ranks fourth.

A four-time all-conference and all-region selection, Bredar was awarded Bellevue University’s Female Student-Athlete of the Year accolades in 2005.

She was named the MCAC Player of the Year during her senior campaign. Bredar was also named the NAIA Region IV Player of the Year as well as the Omaha World-Herald’s Female Athlete of the Year in 2005.

Bredar majored in sociology with a minor in psychology at Bellevue. She earned Daktronics-NAIA Scholar-Athlete honors as a junior and senior and was also awarded National Fastpitch Coaches Association All-American Scholar-Athlete accolades in 2004.  

She is currently employed with the Bellevue Police Department and is assigned as a detective with the family crimes unit.

Bredar Betsworth is married to Jacob and they have a two-year-old son, Vince.

John “Buzz” Garlock lettered in both baseball and basketball at Bellevue from 1972-76. He was a team captain in both sports during his junior and senior seasons while being named Bellevue University’s Student-Athlete of the Year in 1976.

Garlock, who was a freshman on Jerry Mosser’s first team, holds two basketball records with most assists in a game (17) and most assists for a career (864). He also ranks second with 223 assists during the 1975-76 season.

He graduated with distinction from Bellevue with degrees in business administration and physical education in 1976.

Garlock is currently employed with RBC Wealth Management as the Senior Vice President and Portfolio Manager. He has been recognized by Money Magazine, The Financial Times and Barron’s as one of the United States top financial advisors.

In 2006, Garlock was awarded the prestigious Presidential Call to Service Award personally from President George W. Bush for his volunteer work in the Omaha community.

He is an active reading mentor and volunteer 8th grade basketball coach at Boy’s Town and he also serves as the Vice Chairman for NorthStar, which serves at-risk youth in North Omaha.

He has been married for 37 years to his wife, Becky, and they have three children, Jessi, Andy and Cory.

Kevin Riley, the 1975 Bellevue University Student-Athlete of the Year, ranks fifth on the men’s basketball all-time scoring list with 1,530 career points.

He appeared in 108 games for the Bruins from 1971-75 and is third in single-game history with 14 made free throws against Briar Cliff University.

Riley earned his doctorate in education from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln in 1991 and is currently the superintendent for Gretna Public Schools.

He was awarded the Nebraska Association of School Administrators (NASA) Region II Honor Award in 2008 and named the NASA's Superintendent of the Year in 2012-13.

Riley also earned the Gretna Area Chamber of Commerce Outstanding Volunteer Award (2006) and the Phi Delta Kappa Outstanding Educational Leader Award (2011).

He is married to Mary and they have two children, Mikaela and Tom.

Tim Stutheit was Bellevue's first NAIA All-American in any sport and was also the first player to be drafted in professional baseball.

Stutheit holds four school records including single-season on-base percentage (.578) and career runs scored (169), hits (216) and walks (81).

He played baseball from 1989-92 and was named Bellevue University’s Student-Athlete of the Year in 1991 and 1992.

Stutheit won the 1992 Appalachian League batting title with a .338 average and was named the Omaha World-Herald’s State College Athlete of the Year as a senior.

He was a two-time NAIA All-American and represented the United States in the 1991 Presidential Cup Games in Seoul, South Korea where he was named to the NAIA All-Star Team.

A two-time NAIA Academic All-American as a junior and senior, Stutheit majored in accounting and business administration at Bellevue.

He is employed as a special agent with the Federal Bureau of Investigation and has two daughters, Kate and Emily.

Started in 2013 with the induction of former coach and athletic director Jerry Mosser, the Bellevue Athletics Hall of Fame honors former athletes, administrators and teams who have helped create a proud tradition in intercollegiate competition at Bellevue.