WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Boilermaker standouts Stephanie White and Brittany (Rayburn) Bertsch were inducted as the inaugural class of the Greater Illiana Sports Hall of Fame over the weekend. The pair of Boilermakers join the newly created honor which will be housed in the David Palmer Arena in Danville, Ill.
The Greater Illiana Sports Hall of Fame was created to honor the outstanding athletic achievement by athletes, coaches, teams and others from 50 high schools and Danville Area Community College in eastern Illinois and western Indiana.
White, originally from Seeger, was instrumental in guiding Purdue to the 1999 NCAA National Championship, the only ever won by a team from the Big Ten. In addition to joining the Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame this Year, she was named Indiana Miss Basketball in 1995. White remains etched in the Purdue record book as one of the best all-around players to wear the old gold and black.
Rayburn attended Attica prior to her time in West Lafayette. A lethal sharpshooter, Rayburn was named the 2008 Indiana Miss Basketball. She guided the Boilermakers to a 2012 Big Ten Tournament title and garnered a trio of All-Big Ten honors. She is fourth in Purdue history with 201 career triples.