Tanis Hastmann Walch and Cody Garcia.
2017 UNO Athletics Hall of Fame
Three former Maverick student-athletes were inducted into the UNO Athletics Hall of Fame during the fourth Alumni Night of Honor at the Thompson Alumni Center Oct. 19. Inductees included Cody Garcia (wrestling), Anja Puc (track) and Tanis J. Hastmann Walch (golf). With their induction the Hall of Fame grows to 117 members.
Cody Garcia — Wrestling
A four-time All-American and twice a national champion, Cody Garcia wrestled for the Mavericks from 2005-10. He won the national championship at 125 pounds in 2006 and, following a redshirt year, won another championship at 125 in 2008. Moving up to 133 pounds in 2009, he finished third nationally and was the runner-up at that weight as a senior in 2010. A member of three national championship teams, Garcia finished his career fourth in school history with 147 career wins. His 48 wins earned during his senior season rank second all time at UNO for a single season. He earned a degree in secondary education in 2012.
Anja Puc — Track
Anja Puc ran for the Omaha track & field team from 2007-2011, during which time she was a three-time national champion and eight-time All-American. She won the 800 meters indoors and outdoors in 2010 and was part of UNO’s national championship 1,600-meter relay team in 2009. A native of Medvode, Slovenia, Puc also was the MIAA 800-meter champion indoors in 2010 and 2011 and a member of the MIAA champion 1,600-meter relay teams in 2009 and 2010. Outdoors, Puc was MIAA champion in the 800 meters in 2009 and 2010, the 1,500-meter champion in 2010, and a member of the champion 400-meter relay in 2009 and 1,600-meter relay in 2010. She was an All-MIAA performer 11 times, holds four school records and is part of two others. She earned UNO’s Connie Claussen Senior Career Achievement Award in 2012. Puc earned a degree in international studies in 2012.
Tanis Hastmann Walch — Golf
UNO’s only All-American in women’s golf, Tanis Hastmann is one of the all-time scoring leaders with a career average of 80.07 during her career from 2001-2005. She was the individual medalist each year at the North Central Conference Championship, leading the Mavericks to two titles and a runner-up finish. She also was a four-time member of the All-NCC team and a member of the Academic All-NCC team in 2003. A native of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Hastmann owns the school record for best 72-hole score at 314, a mark shot during the 2005 NCAA Division II National Championship when she finished 17th overall. It was one of two career NCAA championship appearances she made. Walch earned a bachelor’s degree in exercise science in 2006.