ROCK HILL, SC — The 2020 Winthrop Hall of Fame Class was officially inducted Friday evening in the Richardson Ballroom inside the DiGiorgio Campus Center.
 
The four members that make up the 16^th induction class include former women's and men's tennis head coach Cid Carvalho, former track and field standout Ashley Howard, former women's tennis standout Juliana Tonani Marques and former softball standout Tessa Thomas. Winthrop Athletics Hall of Fame now has a total of 91 members.
 
Cid Carvalho (1986-2019) – Carvalho retired this past May following one of the most illustrious coaching careers in the history of the Big South Conference. Carvalho coached men's and women's tennis for decades before moved to coach the women's team only in the summer of 2011. This past spring Carvalho and his Eagles won a fourth straight Big South Conference title, bringing the program's total to 20 regular season titles and 21 conference championships. He also guided the women's program to 17 NCAA Tournament appearances, including the conference's first ever postseason victory in tennis when the Eagles defeated 20^th-ranked Auburn. Carvalho also guided the men's program to nine regular season Big South titles and seven NCAA Tournament appearances. He won earned over 300 wins with the men's program and a total of 430 with the women's.

Ashley Howard (2006-10) – Howard is one of the most decorated throwers in the history of the program (men's or women's). In 2010 Howard qualified for the NCAA Championship and finished 17^th, earning Honorable Mention All-America Honors. It was just the second time a female track & field athlete qualified for the NCAA Championships. Howard was the 2008 Big South Conference Outdoor Champion in the discus and the 2010 Big South Champion in the indoor shot put. In her career she was a six-time All-Conference performer. Howard still holds the program record for discus and the facility (Irwin Belk Track) record in the discus.

Juliana Tonani Marques (1996-2000) – Marques helped lead the women's tennis program to Big South Conference Championships in 1999 and 2000. She earned All-Conference honors four times in doubles and three times in singles. She was the program's first ever four-time all-conference selection in doubles and just the second to earn all-conference three times in singles. Marques was named to the Big South Conference All-Decade Team (1990-99). Had 92 career wins between doubles and singles matches. She was also named to the Big South All-Academic Team in 1998.

Tessa Thomas (2005-09) – Thomas was a four-time All-Conference performer that played a key role in the softball team capturing Big South Championships in 2007 and 2008. The 2006 Big South Conference Freshman of the Year finished her career 4^th all-time in hits and 6^th all-time in runs in Big South history. Her 277 career hits rank second all-time at Winthrop and 186 runs are the most in program history. Thomas also ranks second all-time at Winthrop with 138 RBI and 47 doubles. Thomas also earned academic recognition being named to the CoSIDA Academic All-District Teams in 2007 and 2008 and being named a 2007 Arthur Ashe Sports Scholar. Thomas is also a Big South Conference All-Decade Team selection for 2000-09.

Carvalho, Howard, Marques and Thomas will be recognized at halftime of the men's basketball game against UNC Asheville on Saturday, February 1. Tip off is set for 2 p.m.