The Copiah-Lincoln Community College Athletic Alumni Association will induct eight members into the Sports Hall of Fame during Homecoming festivities on Thursday, Oct. 23.
This year’s class includes Jessie Bowman, Steven Gauthe, Calvin Green, Robin “Zoom” Harris, Meleah Howard, Bowmar McGehee, Jacob Ross, and Nellie Ann Webster. They will be inducted during the Alumni Association Awards Reception at 3:15 p.m. in the Thames Center on the Wesson Campus.
Jessie Bowman
Bowman is a 2006 graduate of Co-Lin, where he was a member of the Wolf Pack football team. While at Co-Lin, he received NJCAA first team All-American, first team All-Region 23, and First Team All-South Division. He was named the Golden Isle Bowl defensive player of the game. After Co-Lin, Bowman played at Mississippi State, where he was named defensive player of the week.
“It’s a great honor to be chosen. I was just playing football; I didn’t think I’d be in the Sports Hall of Fame,” he said. “I’d like to thank my coaches and especially my roommate, Marcus Cooper. If it weren’t for him, none of this would have happened. He made sure I made it to class and got my school work done.”
He is a member of Sinner’s Creek Church of Christ and is the son of Barbara Herring and nephew of Linda Merchant.
Steven Gauthe
Gauthe is a 2008 graduate of Co-Lin, where he was a member of the Wolf Pack baseball team. While at Co-Lin, he received All-State honors twice, All-Region, and was a 2007 NJCAA Gold Glove recipient. After Co-Lin, he played at Nichols State University.
“I am truly honored to be selected for the Co-Lin Hall of Fame,” he said. “I want to extend my deepest thanks to Coach Keith Case for giving me the opportunity to play baseball at Co-Lin. His belief in me laid the foundation for everything I was able to accomplish. I’m also incredibly grateful to my teammates—without their support, hard work, and friendship, my success would not have been possible. Thank you all for being a part of this journey.”
Gauthe is currently an engineer with the Oklahoma Department of Transportation. He is a foster parent and an elementary school and church volunteer. He and his wife, Audrey, have two children, Ellie, 7, and Finn, 5.
Calvin Green
Green is a 1986 graduate of Co-Lin, where he was a member of the Wolf Pack football team. While at Co-Lin, he received All-State, All-Region 23, and All-Star honors. He was also named best defensive back of the south. After Co-Lin, Green played at Alcorn State University, where he was selected No. 1 defensive back in the nation by Sports Illustrated. He returned to Co-Lin as an assistant football coach, where he served for 31 years until his retirement.
“Thank you to Co-Lin for giving me a chance to come and play,” he said. “Then being hired back as a coach greatly impacted me and my family. Wolf Pack for life!”
Green is a member of the Elk Lodge #923, Prince Hall Masonic Lodge, and Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc. He and his wife, Falana, have four children, Cegee Stringer, Cory Williams, Farrod Green, and Sabria Green; and four grandchildren, Jabarri, Jacolby, Micah, and Isabella.
Robin “Zoom” Harris
Harris is a 1986 graduate of Co-Lin, where he was a member of the Wolf Pack men’s basketball team. While at Co-Lin, he received All-State and All-Region 23 honors. He holds the single-game assist record with 22 against Hinds and was selected to play in the All-Star game. He led the team in an upset of the No. 1 ranked team in the nation, Delgado, to advance to the NJCAA National Tournament.
“Thank you to the alumni that chose me and my family and friends,” he said. “I want to give a special shout out to Coach Jones for making me a young man. He played a big part in my life.”
Harris currently serves as a volunteer coach with the Natchez High School girls basketball team. He is the son of the late Agnes Watson Harris, and he has four children, Robin Harris, Jr., Ambreon Parker, Brittany Hicks, and the late Edwin Jerell Harris, and three grandchildren.
Meleah Howard
Howard is a 2008 graduate of Co-Lin, where she was a member of the Wolf Pack softball team. While at Co-Lin, she was named NJCAA All-Region 23, All-State and All-South. She returned to Co-Lin as head softball coach in 2018. As a coach, she has led the team to two NJCAA National Championships, two MACCC Championships and one Region 23 Championship. She has also been named MACCC Coach of the Year twice, Gulf A District Coach of the Year three times and has an overall record at Co-Lin of 261-62.
“This is an unbelievably humbling opportunity for which I am so grateful,” she said. “Co-Lin has been such a special part of my life for almost 20 years now, and I couldn’t be more thankful for the impact it has made on me as a professional and as an individual. Being added to this amazing group of athletic alumni from our school is a surreal moment, and I’m just honored to be able to represent my teammates from my time as an athlete and all of the girls who have given their all to our softball program in my time as the coach here. Co-Lin truly is the place to be!”
She and her husband, Marc, have three children: Jack, 11, Hayes, 7, and Audrey, 4.
Bowmar McGehee
McGehee is a 1981 graduate of Co-Lin, where he was a member of the Wolf Pack tennis team. While at Co-Lin, he was a two-time state doubles champion and two-time NJCAA Region doubles runner-up. He was a member of the 1981 state championship team. After Co-Lin, he played at Mississippi College.
“Being inducted into the Co-Lin Sports Hall of Fame is a dream I never thought I would realize, and it’s really such an exciting time,” he said.
Now retired, McGehee spends his time as a member of the volunteer fire department in Meadville and as a Franklin County election commissioner. He also is a past president of the Co-Lin Athletic Alumni Association. He and his wife, Holly, have three sons and four grandchildren.
Jacob Ross
Ross is a 2015 graduate of Co-Lin, where he was a member of the Wolf Pack golf team. While at Co-Lin, he was named a NJCAA first team All-American, MACJC first team All-State, NJCAA All-Tournament team, Golf Coaches Association of America All-Freshman, NJCAA PING All-American honorable mention and NJCAA All Central Region. He had a fifth-place finish in the NJCAA National Tournament and the second lowest scoring average in MACJC.
After Co-Lin, he played at Mississippi State University, where he was named to the SEC academic honor roll. He currently is the director of instruction at the Country Club of Jackson and won the MS PGA Professional Championship in 2024.
Ross is an active member of Pinelake church, and he and his wife, Taylor, have one son, Tatum.
Ann Webster
Webster is a 2000 graduate of Co-Lin, where she was a member of the Wolf Pack women’s basketball team. While at Co-Lin, she was named to MACJC first team All-State, second team All-State, NJCAA All Region 23 and All Tournament. She was team captain and led the team to a NJCAA Region 23 runner-up title twice. After Co-Lin, she played basketball at Southeastern Louisiana University, where she received a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology.
“It means earned recognition that speaks to the dual legacy of the athletic community and to my life as an honoree,” she said. “My induction into the Hall of Fame will serve as an inspiration for generations to come, specifically and especially to the female athlete!”
She currently works as an owner-operator in logistics. She has two children, Madisen and Kaleb Williams.
Admission to the Alumni Awards Reception is free. Kickoff for the Homecoming game against East Central is at 6:30 p.m. For more information on Homecoming events, visit www.colin.edu.