ATLANTA – Five former Georgia State standouts have been inducted into the Georgia State Athletics Hall of Fame in the Class of 2023-24, including Nick Arbuckle (football), Carsandra "San" Kegler Wiggins (women's basketball), Scott Mora (men's soccer), Victor Valente (men's tennis) and Brandon Williams (baseball).
The inductees, along with their families and guests, were recognized at the annual Golden Panther Awards banquet, held at the GSU Convocation Center.
NICK ARBUCKLE was a two-time all-conference quarterback who led the Georgia State football team to its first bowl game with a berth in the AutoNation Cure Bowl in 2015, just the program's sixth year of existence.
He was the Sun Belt Conference Player of the Year in 2015, when he set the league record with 4,368 yards passing as well as GSU records that still stand for season completions (307), touchdown passes (28), total offense (4,273) and touchdown responsibility 34).
Arbuckle is still the Panthers' career passing yards with 7,651 yards in just 25 games, while ranking second with 51 TD passes.
Arbuckle now plays professionally in the Canadian Football League.
VICTOR VALENTE is the most decorated men's tennis player in program history as a six-time All-Conference selection and GSU's all-time leader in singles wins with 79.
Valente led Georgia State to the 2013 NCAA Team Championships. He also earned selection to the NCAA individual championships in both singles and doubles and teamed with partner Lucas Santa Ana to earn the Panthers' first victory in NCAA play.
He was honored by the ITA as the Southeast Region Senior Player of the Year and the Arthur Ashe Sportsmanship and Leadership Award winner in 2013, when set GSU season record with 28 overall singles wins and 19 dual match victories. He achieved final national rankings of No. 66 in singles and No. 41 in doubles.
The native of Brazil was also a first-team Academic All-American and Georgia State's first recipient of the NCAA Elite 89 Award.
SCOTT MORA starred for the Georgia State men's soccer program as a four-time all-conference selection from 1998-2001, NCAA All-Region honoree and Conference Co-Player of the Year.
Mora amassed 16 career goals and 45 points. As a senior in 2000, he collected 11 goals and 27 points to lead the Panthers to the Conference title and an NCAA berth.
After graduating from Georgia State in 2001, he played professionally and later served as an assistant coach for the Panthers.
CARSANDRA "SAN" KEGLER WIGGINS was an early standout for the Georgia State women's basketball program from 1988-93.
The two-time, first-team All-Conference selection led the team in scoring AND rebounding in three of her four seasons. She still ranks third in Georgia State history with 1,904 career points and fourth with 934 rebounds, and she also finished her career with the No. 5 field goal percentage in program history while playing in 115 games, including 105 starts, third most all-time.
After earning her degree in criminal justice, Wiggins has enjoyed a long career with the City of Atlanta Department of Corrections and is an active volunteer in the Atlanta community.
BRANDON WILLIAMS is one of the most prolific hitters in Georgia State baseball annals.
Williams was a three-time all-conference selection, one of just four player in GSU who earned all-conference honors three times. In 2010, he was a first-team All-Colonial Athletic Association honoree as he posted a .408 batting average for the second-best season average in program history.
A starter as a freshman on the Panthers' 2009 Conference Champion and NCAA Regional team, Brandon still ranks in the top three in Georgia State history in career hits, runs batted in, doubles and games played.
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