By DONNY NADEAU
Saint Mary's Sports Information Director
 
WINONA, Minn. — The Saint Mary's University Cardinal 'M' Club, in association with the Alumni Association, will induct two members into the Saint Mary's Sports Hall of Fame during Cardinal 'M' Club Weekend Friday-Sunday, Sept. 7-9.

The 2018 Saint Mary's University Sports Hall of Fame induction ceremony will honor former student-athletes Roger Pytlewski '66 and Angie Wright '00.
 
The duo will be honored during an awards ceremony on Friday, Sept. 7. Along with the induction of this year's Hall of Fame class, Friday's ceremony will also honor Saint Mary's 2017-18 postseason award-winners, as well as unveiling the 2017-18 Outstanding Male and Female Athletes, and Outstanding Male and Female Scholar Athletes.

Here's a look at this year's Hall of Fame inductees:

ROGER PYTLEWSKI '66 • MEN'S BASKETBALL
A four-year letterwinner, Pytlewski was a rebounding machine during his time at Saint Mary's, ranking second all-time with 598 defensive rebounds, while his 825 career boards are No. 3 in program history. Pytlewski, who closed out his collegiate career at Saint Mary's as a member of the program's 1,000-point club—finishing with 1,003 career points—averaged 10.0 points-per-game and 8.3 rebounds-per-game in 100 games. Pytlewski put together his best season at Saint Mary's as a senior, when he averaged a double-double of 12.0 ppg and 13.0 rpg. His 326 total rebounds during that campaign rank No. 2 in single-season program history. The team captain as a senior, Pytlewski also closed out his collegiate career ranking in the top 10 in program history with 100 games played (8^th) and 227 offensive rebounds (9^th).
 
ANGIE WRIGHT '00 • FASTPITCH SOFTBALL
A four-year letterwinner, Wright was a key cog in the Cardinals' run to the program's—and the school's—first-ever national championship in 2000. Wright—who played in a program-record 169 career games, including starts in all 135 contests during her sophomore, junior, and senior seasons—closed out her Cardinal career hitting .392, while ranking in the top five in program history in 13 career offensive categories. An honorable-mention All-MIAC pick in 1997, Wright enjoyed her most productive season as a Cardinal in 1998—hitting .430, with career-highs in runs (43), hits (52), doubles (15), triples (5), home runs (5), and RBIs (34)—earning the then-sophomore outfielder First-Team All-MIAC and Second-Team NFCA All-Region accolades. Wright, who would go on to earn NFCA Third-Team All-Region honors in 1999, as well as being an honorable-mention All-MIAC pick in 2000—not to mention be selected a 2000 CoSIDA Second-Team Academic All-American—is making her second appearance as a Saint Mary's Sports Hall of Famer, having also been recognized when the 2000 national championship team was inducted in 2005.