California Collegiate Athletics Association

Rounding out the honorees is prolific softball coach for Humboldt State, Frank Cheek. Coaching the Jacks' wrestling team beginning in 1969 and serving as Humboldt State athletics director in 1981 and '82, Cheek began leading the softball team in 1989 when the sport was reinstated after a five-year hiatus.

In his 25-season career at the helm of the softball program, Cheek's squads amassed over 1,000 victories, highlighted by four straight CCAA regular-season championships where the Jacks went on compete in the NCAA West Region each year. Cheek took Humboldt State to the NCAA tournament 20 times as head coach, winning national championships in 1999 and 2008, while appearing in the championship game for a third time in 2013.

He earned two CCAA Coach of the Year awards (2009, '13), the NFCA West Region Coaching Staff of the Year in 2013, and the NFCA National Coaching Staff of the Year in 2008 capping Humboldt State's title-winning season.

Under his tutelage, Humboldt State players were placed on the NFCA All-America team on 45 occasions with 93 NFCA All-West Region selections. With a career that spanned membership in four conferences, Cheek was named tapped as league Coach of the Year 12 times, including earning CCAA honors twice.

Cheek coached 13 seasons where the Jacks won 50 or more games, and Humboldt State won a school-record 60 games in both 1998 and 2005. Boasting a career record of 1148-361-2, Cheek retired after the 2013 national championship game appearance.

Serving four years in the U.S. Marin Corps and four more in the reserves, Cheek graduated from San Francisco State in 1963 after wrestling and playing baseball for the Gators. He was inducted into the San Francisco State Athletic Hall of Fame in 1991, the NFCA Hall of Fame in 2009, and Humboldt State's Hall of Fame in 2013. To top off the list of accolades, he is also is set to be honored with a lifetime achievement award from the Jacks today.