Continuing our Throwback Thursday series looking back at past Monarch Hall of Fame classes, the second group to enter the Hall of Fame was a quartet comprised of three student-athletes -- Becky Burleigh, David Holmes and Jay Kirkpatrick -- and one legendary coach/administrator in Mason Sykes.

The Class of 1999 included the first men's soccer player to join the Hall (Holmes), while baseball (Kirkpatrick) and women's soccer (Burleigh) added second Hall members from their respective programs.

• Mason Sykes – an employee at Methodist since 1966, Sykes originally joined the faculty as the men's coach for soccer, wrestling and tennis. He later filled many roles at Methodist, including that of assistant professor of physical education, director of intramurals, dean of men and superintendent of buildings and grounds. During his 18 years of service in the Department of Athletics, Sykes was named the Dixie Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Coach of the Year four times for soccer, once for tennis and once for wrestling. After his retirement from athletics, the Sykes Cup was created to annually honor the Methodist Athlete of the Year.
• Becky Burleigh – Attended Methodist from 1985-89, playing on the Lady Monarchs' first four women's soccer teams. She helped Methodist to a 55-19-4 mark (.731), four Dixie Intercollegiate Athletic Conference championships, three NCAA Division III tournament appearances and one trip to the 1988 Final Four. A defender her first three years and the team's goalkeeper her senior season, the three-time First Team All-DIAC selection earned First Team All-South status in 1988. Her playing career also brought about induction into the USA South Athletic Conference Hall of Fame with the Class of 2015. Burleigh eventually made the transformation from player to coach, taking the head job at Berry (Ga.) College. During her five seasons there, she posted an 82-23-6 (.766) ledger with the Vikings and led the team to a pair of NAIA national titles (1990, 1993). Burleigh went on to become the first women's soccer coach at the University of Florida in 1994, and has since led the Gators to a 425-129-37 mark (.750) in her 25 years leading the program. Her ongoing tenure includes 14 Southeastern Conference (SEC) championships, 22 NCAA Division I tournament appearances and a national championship in 1998. That season's NSCAA/adidas and the College Soccer Weekly National Coach of the Year, Burleigh has also earned SEC Coach of the Year honors four times (1996, 2000, 2008, 2010). Her 425 wins at Florida are second most among active D-I coaches, and her .750 winning percentage is sixth among active D-I coaches.
• David Holmes – From 1988 through 1992, Holmes helped the men's soccer team to a 57-14-4 (.787) mark during his career with the Monarchs. That run resulted in Methodist's first three DIAC championships and first two South Regional crowns. Holmes is a three-time All-American, making the second team in 1989 and 1990 and the first team in 1991. Adidas tabbed him as an honorable mention Academic All-American. The four-time All-DIAC player -- a three-time first team selection -- received conference player of the year recognition in 1990. He was also chosen to the only DIAC All-Tournament team. Holmes was a three-time first team All-South Region pick, and also appeared once on the first team Academic All-South Region list. He was inducted into the USA South Athletic Conference Hall of Fame in the Class of 2012. The two-time Methodist MVP went on to captain three professional teams over the course of six years.
• Jay Kirkpatrick – Jay Kirkpatrick attended Methodist College from 1987 to 1991, playing four years of baseball as a Monarch catcher. During his career, Methodist went 128-47 (.731) while making four NCAA Division III tournament appearances and claiming two South Regional titles and one DIAC crown. The Monarchs finished fourth in the nation twice during that span. As a senior, Kirkpatrick amassed first team All-DIAC, first team All-South Region, first team All-America, and Academic All-America distinctions. Kirkpatrick still ranks among all-time Methodist leaders in RBIs (second/195) and batting average (third/.387). He remains near the top of Methodist's best single-season statistic lists, ranking second in RBIs (71 and home runs (16), and 10th in batting average (.409), all in the 1991 campaign. Going professional, Kirkpatrick was drafted and went on to play in the Dodgers organization for six years. While there, he made appearances on the Class Single-A, Double-A and Triple-A All-Star teams.

Next up: the six-member Class of 2000.