EDUCATION
Life University Athletics
inducts inaugural Hall
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of Fame class
FACTBOX
Life University
1269 Barclay Circle | Marietta, GA 30060
770-426-2600 | www.life.edu
Number of students: 2,736 (fall 2017)
Undergraduate: $3,870 (based upon a 15 credit hour load; tuition only)
Graduate: $2,655 (based upon a 9 credit hour load; tuition only)
Chiropractic: $9,475 (based upon a 25 credit hour load; tuition only)
Most popular programs and departments: D.C. Doctor of
Chiropractic, B.S. Exercise Science, B.S. Biology, B.B.A. Business
Administration, M.S. Sport Health Science, B.S. Psychology, B.S.
Dietetics
Staff reports
Life University Athletics inducted its first Hall of Fame
class in August 2019, featuring five of its students.
The first class includes Roger Kaiser, Mike Spino, Silah
Misoi, Zoila Stewart and Gary Lambert.
“Life University has a rich athletic history, and it was
critical to start honoring the best of the best. This first class
of inductees will always
be special, and I hope the
celebration will be special for
them and their families,” said
Life University Director of
Athletics Jayme Pendergast.
Kaiser was the men’s
basketball coach at Life
University from 1991–2000,
according to the university.
During his tenure, Kaiser
developed the basketball
program into a household
name within the NAIA.
He claimed three national
championships in 1997, 1999 and 2000, as well as runnersup
in 1994.
Spino was the men’s cross country and track and field
coach for about a decade, beginning in 1991. At the helm of
program, he captured four cross country titles, two indoor
track and field titles and won four consecutive outdoor track
and field titles from 1997-2000.
During his tenure, he coached 39 individual NAIA
National Champions and currently sits second all-time in
individual titles at one event with five in 2000.
Misoi competed with the men’s cross country and men’s
track and field teams at Life University from 1996-2000.
Stewart, who represented her home country of Costa Rica
in the 1992 and 1996 Olympic Games, competed with the
women’s track and field team from 1997-1999. She was a fourtime
NAIA All-America selection at Life University, capturing
the honor in 1997 and 1998 in outdoor track and field and in
1998 and 1999 in indoor track and field.
Lambert was involved with the Life University rugby program
from 1983-1988. In his time, he was named the captain of the
team. After graduation, Lambert became a household name with
USA Rugby as he made 18 appearances at the international level.
He represented his country in
the 1987 Rugby World Cup and
was named to the All-World Team
in 1998. USA Rugby inducted
him into the Hall of Fame in 2018
for his contributions to the rugby
community globally.
Life University, established in
1974, is a private university in
Marietta. The university offers
undergraduate and graduate
degrees in health and wellness
fields and is best known for its
chiropractic program.
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