DAVIS, Calif. -- A slate of six former UC Davis student-athletes plus a coach will enter the Cal Aggie Athletics Hall of Fame during an induction ceremony this fall on Friday, September 27, Director of Athletics Kevin Blue announced.

Alphabetically, the 2019 induction class comprises soccer player Quincy Amarikwa, swimmer Alex Arbios, football player Chris Carter, football player Robby Flannery, baseball player Matt Kamigawachi, and gymnast Katie Yamamura in the Student-Athlete category. Former head men's swimming coach and current women's assistant Peter Motekaitis earned enshrinement in the Non-Participant category.

The CAAHOF selection committee also selects winners for the Aggie Legacy Award, which honors former student-athletes for their post-UC Davis achievements in athletics; and the Special Recognition Award, bestowed upon those who made outstanding volunteer contributions to Aggie intercollegiate athletics. The recipients of these two awards will be announced soon.

Already a local legend in the Davis aquatics community, Motekaitis became an assistant men's swimming and diving coach at his alma mater for Jerry Hinsdale in 1987-88, then later took over the helm in 1995-96. In 15 years as the men's head coach, Motekaitis guided his Aggie teams to five top-five finishes at the NCAA Division II Championships, plus conference titles in the Pacific Collegiate Swimming Conference (2004) and the Big West Conference (2010). For his part, he won four conference Coach of the Year awards, then later earned entrance into the American Swim Coaches Association Hall of Fame. In total, Motekaitis coached 28 Aggie All-Americans and six CAAHOF inductees (including Arbios).

Perhaps better known for his Major League Soccer career, Amarikwa starred for Dwayne Shaffer 's soccer teams from 2005-08, during which the university successfully completed its reclassification to NCAA Division I status. A 2008 All-American and Big West Conference Player of the Year, the Bakersfield, California, product ranks third in school history in career goals (31) and fifth in total points (59). UC Davis advanced to the NCAA postseason in Amarikwa's junior and senior seasons – the school's first two years of eligibility for the Div. I tournament.

Nicknamed "Chainsaw" by his teammates, both for his colorful personality and his relentless abilities in defeating his opposition, Arbios set school records in all three distance freestyle events – each time surpassing Hall of Famer and 2012 Olympian Scott Weltz. Originally from Santa Rosa, Calif., he posted nine second- or third-place finishes at the Big West Conference Championships from 2006 through 2008, then won the league title in each of the 500 and 1,000 freestyle as a senior in 2009.

Carter, like Amarikwa, starred for the Aggie football team during the D-I reclassification, helping to form an electrifying receiving corps along with Tony Kays and Brandon Rice. For his part, the Danville, Calif. native surpassed Kays as the school's all-time leader in career receptions (213), a record he held until Keelan Doss eclipsed the mark last fall. He earned three All-Great West Conference accolades, including GWC Offensive Player of the Year as a senior in 2009. Carter also shared UC Davis' Colby E. "Babe" Slater Award with swimmer Scott Weltz as the outstanding male athletes of the 2008-09 school year.

Flannery finished his career as one of the all-time career tackles leader despite not being a full-time starter until his junior season of 1999. In that year, the Chatsworth native recorded 11.5 quarterback sacks, still a program best for an interior lineman. With UC Davis competing as an independent in that era, Flannery was not able to capture all-conference honors, but he did snare All-America status from Don Hansen's Football Gazette and All-West Region from the College Sports Information Directors of America.

Kamigawachi, a local product from Woodland, formed a "dynamic duo" with 2013 CAAHOF inductee Robby Tulk during the Aggies' final years as a Division II program. He earned three straight All-California Collegiate Athletic Association nods from 2002 through 2004; set school records for career at bats (798) and hits (266), and ranks among the program's career leaders in RBI (136), doubles (50) and runs scored (132). In 2003, Kamigawachi helped the Aggies advance to the College World Series, earning all-tourney honors at the West Regional.

Yamamura excelled in both the gym and the classroom during her gymnastics career from 2010-13, so much so that she was the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation's nominee for the NCAA Woman of the Year award as a senior. Overall, she captured 14 All-MPSF awards, including back-to-back MPSF Gymnast of the Year awards. On the larger map, she advanced to the NCAA regionals as an all-around qualifier three times, while her 3.94 grade-point average in neurobiology, physiology and behavior boosted her to the 2012 W.P. Lindley Award and a 2013 NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship Award.

Founded in 1980, the CAAHOF honors outstanding achievements in UC Davis intercollegiate athletics. A selection panel considers the annual pool of nominees and selects up to five student-athlete inductees, with the occasional exception to expand the class to six; up to one non-participant inductee, plus the recipients of the Aggie Legacy and Special Recognition awards. The Chancellor's Office then gives final approval of the awards class.

For more information, including past honorees, awards criteria, and nomination forms, please visit ucdavisaggies.com/sports/2018/5/29/hallfame-ucda-hallfame-html.aspx.

The September 27 inductions are open to the public. Ticket and/or RSVP information will be available at ucdavisaggies.com this summer. Any questions about this event may be directed to caahof@ucdavis.edu.

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