Dixie State University Athletics announced on Friday the six newest inductees to its Athletic Hall of Fame. The 11^th Hall of Fame class will be inducted in a special virtual ceremony early next year, though a formal day and time has not been officially announced.

The 2021 DSU Athletic Hall of Fame class includes two-sport standout Johnna Brown (WBB 2009-11, 2012-13; Softball 2010-13), football players Archie Amerson (1993-94), Joe Don Duncan (2011-13) and George Staheli (1959-61), softball player Anna (Cue) Duncan (2010-13), and men's basketball player Zach Robbins (2009-15).

Below is information on the 2021 Hall of Fame Class:

Archie Amerson (Football, 1993-94)
Amerson played two seasons at Dixie State and was a two-time NJCAA All-American selection. He rushed for over 3,000 yards in his two seasons and led the nation with 1,691 yards and 20 touchdowns in 1994.

Amerson went on to play at Northern Arizona, where he won the 1996 Walter Payton Award as the best offensive player at the NCAA I-AA level (now FCS). He then played eight seasons in the Canadian Football League (CFL), including 122 games for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats, where he was part of a 1999 Grey Cup championship season.








Johnna Brown (WBB 2009-11, 2012-13; Softball 2010-13)
Brown earned all-Pacific West Conference and all-West Region honors in both softball and women's basketball in her four seasons at Dixie State. In softball, she helped lead DSU to a 150-55 overall record and to four-straight NCAA Tournament West Regional appearances. Brown earned second team all-PacWest honors in 2010, and first team all-conference and all-region recognition in 2013.

She was a career .410 hitter with 27 home runs and 147 RBI, and finished her career in the top-10 all-time in seven statistical categories. She is currently the DSU record holder for hits in a single game (5).

In basketball, Brown played three seasons and averaged nearly a double-double (15.9 ppg/9.6 rpg) over her hoops career. She was the 2009-10 PacWest Freshman of the Year and a second team all-conference selection, and was a two-time first team all-PacWest and West Region pick in both the 2010-11 and 2012-13 seasons. In the 2010-11 campaign, she averaged a double-double at 17.0 points and 10.1 rebounds a game, and also led DSU in assists.

Brown was Dixie State's first 1,000-point scorer and is DSU's career points leader (1,212). She also owns DSU career records in field goals made (433), steals (148), and free throws made (332) and attempted (477). She also posted 27 career double-doubles and is currently second all-time in career rebounds (726), rebounds/game (9.6 rpg), field goal percentage (.539) and assists (232).



Anna (Cue) Duncan (Softball, 2010-13)
Duncan was a four-time PacWest softball selection, including two first team nods (2011/2013), and was tabbed as the conference's player of the year in 2011. A career .370 hitter with 35 home runs, 178 RBI and 88 runs scored over her four-year career, she was also a two-time second team all-West Region pick in 2010 and 2011.

Duncan helped guide Dixie State to a 150-55 overall record during her four-year career and to four-straight NCAA Tournament West Regional appearances. She is currently ranked in the top-10 in nine career statistical categories and she is still the DSU recordholder in career RBI (178). Duncan also owns program single game records for hits (5), RBI (9) and home runs (3).








Joe Don Duncan (Football, 2011-13)
Joe Don Duncan was a two-time First Team All-American tight end for the Dixie State football program in both 2011 and 2013. He was also a first team all-GNAC pick and was the Conference Newcomer of the Year in 2011.

He closed his Dixie State career with 135 receptions for 1,994 yards (14.77 ypc). Duncan currently owns eight school records, including season (78) and career (136) points, single game (tied with 3), season (13) and career touchdowns (22), receptions/game (14) and career 100-yard receiving games (11).

Duncan is to-date the lone player in the program's NCAA era with over 1,000 receiving yards in a single season (1,045 in 2013). He is also ranked second all-time in season (71) and career (135) receptions.






Zach Robbins (Men's Basketball, 2009-15)
Zach Robbins played four seasons for the DSU men's basketball program and helped lead the then-Red Storm to an 82-27 overall record, three Pacific West Conference crowns and four NCAA Tournament West Regional appearances.

The center was a three-time first team all-PacWest and all-West Region selection. He also was the first player in Dixie State's NCAA era to earn All-America honors, doing so as a senior during the 2014-15 season.

Robbins started in 85 of 111 games played and averaged 13.2 points on 57.2 percent shooting and 8.4 rebounds over his four year campaign. He also posted 30 career double-doubles.

He is ranked in the top-10 in 14 career statistical categories and is currently DSU's career leader in points (1,470), rebounds (932), field goals made (581), blocks (198) and blocks/game (1.8 bpg). Robbins also owns the top-four spots in single season blocks (record of 55 in 2012-13) and block per game (record 1.9 rpg in 2012-13), and is DSU's single game record holder in rebounds (19) and blocks (7).

Robbins got the job done in the classroom as he was a three-time Academic All-PacWest honoree. In addition, he was the PacWest Men's Basketball Scholar Athlete of the Year in both 2013-14 and 2014-15, and was the 2014-15 PacWest Conference Male Scholar Athlete of the Year.




George Staheli (Football, 1959-61)
George Staheli played center and outside linebacker for Dixie College in 1959 and 1960  under legendary Hall of Fame coach Sark Arslanian. In 1959, he was an ICAC All-Conference selection.

In 1960, he again earned ICAC All-Conference honors  and was chosen as an All-American.  He represented Dixie in the East West Shrine Bowl where he started as center for the West Team, who won the game. At Dixie College, Staheli was involved in student government where he served as freshman class president.  He was the fourth of five brothers who played sports for Dixie College. Also, two of his sisters represented Dixie College in the National Rodeo finals. While at Dixie College, he married his wife, Kathy Neilson, who was homecoming queen. The couple rasied nine children together.  

Before coming to Dixie College, Staheli attended Dixie High School where his teams were able to win state championships in football and basketball. He was captain of the football and basketball teams his senior year. 

After graduating from Dixie College, he attended Adams State College where he was the captain of the football team and was a member of the team that won the Mineral Bowl ending that season as No. 2 in the nation. While attending Adams State, Staheli was invited to participate in speaking engagements with the Fellowship of Christian Athletes. He later served as a graduate assistant coach at Adams State college where he earned his Masters Degree in Science. After his time at Adams State, he went on to be a graduate assistant at Brigham Young University where he earned his Doctorate Degree in Health Education. 

Staheli had the opportunity to try out for the Oakland Raiders but decided to forego the opportunity to pursue his dream of teaching and coaching. He served as a teacher for more than 35 years and during that tenure he started two successful business with his family, Staheli Catering and Cottontown Village. 




Established in 2007, the Dixie State Athletic Hall of Fame currently features 36 individual inductees, including coaches, student-athletes, administrators, staff and volunteers. In addition, four championship-winning teams have also been enshrined.