BROOKLYN, N.Y. - Four former student-athletes of Long Island University's Brooklyn Campus will be enshrined as the newest members of the Athletics Hall of Fame. Tiffany Cooley (Softball), Lizelle Jackson (Volleyball/Women's Soccer), Bryan Steele (Men's Track & Field) and Chris Zook (Wrestling) comprise the 2016 inductees, who will be honored at halftime of the men's basketball game against Fairleigh Dickinson on Saturday, Jan. 30. An induction dinner will be held following the game at the 40/40 Club of Barclays Center, the home of the NBA's Brooklyn Nets.

A three-time First Team All-NEC selection, Cooley posted a .309 career batting average and helped the Blackbirds to a remarkable 71-11 record in league play over her four-year career. A First Team All-NEC as a senior, Cooley hit .335 with a team-high 35 RBIs as the Blackbirds compiled an impressive 21-1 record in conference play en route to a Northeast Conference regular-season title.

As a junior, the left-handed hitter registered a .371 batting average with six home runs, 42 runs scored and a school-record 44 RBIs to earn all-conference, all-region and all-ECAC honors and lead LIU to the NCAA Tournament. Cooley graduated as the program's all-time leader in games (207), at bats (218), hits (191), doubles (39) and putouts (1,078), and also ranked third with 120 RBIs and fifth with 11 home runs.

Jackson was a member of the first two Northeast Conference championship volleyball teams in LIU history, beginning a decade of dominance for the Blackbirds that included nine NEC titles over a 10-year span. Despite playing just two years for LIU, she finished career third in program history with 862 kills. Her 591 kills in 2005 are the fourth-highest in LIU single-season history, and her 567 digs in 2005 ranks third all-time.

The California native was named NEC Player of the Year in 2005, also garnering a spot on the All-NEC First Team as she helpd LIU Brooklyn to 26 victories and the program's first and only NCAA Tournament victory over Cornell. Following her time with the volleyball squad, she joined the women's soccer team and scored four goals in 20 matches to help the Blackbirds win the program's second NEC title in 2006.

A decorated member of the men's track & field team, Steele graduated from LIU Brooklyn with school records in the 500-meter dash (1:02.88) and 400-meter hurdles (49.02). As a senior, the Jamaican finished second at the 2006 NCAA National Outdoor Championships in the 400-meter hurdles to earn First Team All-America honors. The second-place finish is the highest an LIU athlete has ever finished at track & field nationals.

Steele concluded his illustrious career as a member of the school-record holding 4x400-meter, 4x200-meter, 4x400-meter (outdoor) and sprint medley relay teams. He was named to the Jamaican National Track & Field team in the summer of 2006 after finishing fifth in the 400-meter hurdles at the Jamaican National Championships.

The first wrestler to ever be inducted into the Athletics Hall of Fame, Zook helped the Blackbirds to four winning seasons during his time at LIU Brooklyn. Serving as team captain, Zook helped LIU to an 8-3 record as a senior as he compiled a 5-1 record in dual meets.

A standout student-athlete, Zook earned a third-place finish at Met Championships as a sophomore and was the Provost Award recipient after a junior year that saw him post an undefeated record in dual meets.

The induction ceremony and dinner is part of LIU Brooklyn's Homecoming 2016, which celebrates 90 years of campus life. For those interested in attending the dinner at Barclays Center, please visit the website at community.liu.edu/liu-brooklyn-homecoming-2016