Athletic Hall of Fame Winners: 2004
Anna Sue Faurot
Anna Sue Faurot was a pioneer in women’s golf, helping establish such organizations as the Womens’ Missouri Golf Association, Missouri Junior Golf Association and Missouri Senior Women’s Golf Association. She was the club champion at the Columbia Country Club for as long as she was a member and became the first club champion upon joining the Country Club of Missouri. Early in her career, Faurot defeated Babe Didrickson Zaharias in the semifinals of the Western Amateur.
In addition to her accomplishments on the links, Faurot spent many years as an educator, teaching physical education at Hickman High School, Parsons College, Central Methodist College, Murray State University and Kirksville High School. She finished her career at Christian College, teaching from 1959 until she retired in 1974. She graduated from Columbia High and earned a master’s degree in Education from the University of Missouri.
Faurot passed away in 1989. Her husband, Fred. W. Faurot, passed away in 2000. They are survived by their two children, Sara Faurot Hulse and Fred W. Faurot III, and two grandchildren.
Larry Young
Young is one of the most widely-known graduates of Columbia College. He is the only Olympic medalist in the history of the college, winning bronze medals in the 50 kilometer walk in the Summer Olympics in 1968 and 1972. He is the only American to win a medal in long-distance walking and was never defeated in the 50 kilometer race on American soil. Young is the holder of two Pan-Am gold medals and 25 American National Titles in distances ranging from two to 100 miles. He holds the American record for the 100-mile walk, a feat which he accomplished in 18 hours, seven minutes and 12 seconds.
In 2000, he was recognized as one of the 33 greatest living track Olympians of the 20th century and is a member of the National Track and Field Hall of Fame and the Runner’s World DreamTeam, which is comprised of the all-time best Olympians. Young graduated from Columbia College in 1976 with a bachelor’s degree in Individual Studies. Today he is a sculptor who operates his own foundry near Columbia and his bronze sculptures have appeared all over the United States. He currently resides in Columbia with his wife Dr. Candy Cartwright Young, a 1973 graduate of Columbia College. They have two children.
Jim Moresi
Jim Moresi became one of the most decorated Cougar soccer players in the history of the program during his four-year stint in the early 90s. From 1991-94, Moresi led the Cougars to a 49-23-6 record. In his senor campaign, he scored 23 goals, a mark that places him second in the Columbia College record books. He also is second in goals scored in a career with 46. For his efforts, he was named first team all-conference and all-district in each of his four seasons. He was the conference player of the year in 1994 and earned honorable mention All-America accolades as a sophomore and junior and second team All-America honors as a senior.
Moresi graduated from Columbia College in 1995 with a degree in business administration. He went on to play two seasons of professional soccer. He now resides in Columbia with his wife Heather and four children Andrew, 6, Matthew, 4, and Michael and Madelyn, who are seven-months-old. Moresi currently works as a salesman at Joe Machens Ford.
Amy Mesh Frederick
Amy Mesh Frederick was a key figure in building the Columbia College volleyball program into the national powerhouse it is today. From 1994-98, Mesh helped guide the program to four conference titles, three region championships and four consecutive NAIA National Tournament appearances. With Mesh in the line-up, the Cougars posted a four-year record of 182 wins and just 29 losses. Frederick was a four-year starter for the Cougars, earning all-conference and all-region accolades three years in a row. She was recognized as a member of the NAIA National Tournament Team twice and became the first Cougar player to garner NAIA All-America honors three straight seasons.
Frederick graduated from Columbia College with a degree in business administration. She resides in Louisburg, Kan. with her husband, Mark, where she serves as an account executive for Vance Publishing.
Thomas Muldrow
Thomas Muldrow played basketball for the Cougars from 1994-96. In two seasons, he led Columbia College to two appearances in the NAIA National Tournament, combining for a two-year record of 56 wins and only 14 losses. He was honored as the conference newcomer of the year in 1994-95 and was named the league’s player of the year a season later. Muldrow scored 1,334 points, placing him eighth on the prestigious list of Cougar basketball scorers.
Muldrow graduated from Columbia College in the spring of 1996 with a 3.0 GPA in criminal justice. He was on the draft list of two NBA teams and offered a contract to play basketball overseas. He lives in St. Louis, where he has served as a police officer for seven years. Muldrow currently is assigned as a detective for the St. Louis Juvenile Division. He and his wife, Jatonya Clayborn-Muldrow, have two children, Quion, 12, and Taj, 3.
