ROME Ga. — Averett University Hall of Famer Kelly Gregory '02 was selected as the lone member of the USA South Athletic Conference's Hall of Fame Class of 2022, which was announced Friday. Gregory played four sports as student-athlete, including women's soccer, women's tennis, women's basketball and volleyball during her time as a Cougar.

Gregory will be inducted in person in 2022, along with the Class of 2020 and Class of 2021, which couldn't be inducted in person during the pandemic. Averett Hall of Famer Amy Cross '97 was a member of the USA South's 2020 Hall of Fame class.

A multisport student-athlete, Gregory was mostly known for her prowess on the soccer field. The four-year standout scored 34 career goals with seven assists for the Cougars from 1997-2000. Playing on Averett's back line, Gregory earned USA South All-Conference Second Team honors in 1998 and 1999. In addition to soccer, Gregory played three seasons of tennis, earning First Team All-Conference honors in 2000 at No. 5 singles as a junior and First Team All-Conference recognition at No. 2 doubles and Second Team All-Conference accolades at No. 3 singles during her senior season in 2001. Gregory played two seasons of basketball and one season of volleyball as well. In 2001, she was the female recipient of the USA South's prestigious Don Scalf Award, which serves as the league's Student-Athlete of the Year Award, and was nominated for the NCAA's Woman of the Year award. Gregory also received the 2000-01 Barbara Kushubar Female Student-Athlete of the Year award from Averett.

Following her playing career, Gregory later returned to Averett as a head coach for women's soccer and women's lacrosse.

During the 2013-14 school year, Gregory was selected to the USA South Conference's 50th Anniversary Team for both women's soccer and tennis.

Gregory was inducted into the Averett Athletics Hall of Fame on Oct. 15, 2016.