RICHMOND, Ky. — Model Laboratory School inducted three individuals to the Model Laboratory School Athletic Hall of Fame on Friday, January 26, 2024.
The Athletic Hall of Fame Class of 2024 included Coach Steve Savage, Scotty Savage (’02), and Kerry Fraas Lindauer (’92).
During his 28-year career as head coach of the Model Laboratory High School Boys Soccer team, Coach Steve Savage recorded 302 career wins, including several championships. Two of those wins put Coach Savage down in the record book: the 1999 and the 2001 15th Region Championship.
“It was all about teaching life lessons, that’s the way I approached the sport,” Coach Steve Savage said, “Players learned about planning what they were going to do, doing the work necessary to prepare for that, and then seeing the results.”
During his tenure, Coach Savage received the Kentucky High School Athletic Association (KHSAA) Small School Coach of the Year twice in 2011 and 2013. Savage may have hung up his whistle in 2019, but his former players are still a part of his life.
“What’s interesting is seeing those kids after graduation and seeing how they’ve grown up and had families,” Coach Savage shares about his coaching career, “That’s probably the most rewarding part of it all.”
Scotty Savage (’02) led the Patriots during his high school career from 1998-2001, and he is still one of the most accomplished players of all-time for Model Lab. Savage ended his Senior season as a KHSAA State Record-Holder by scoring 55 goals in a single season — making up more than half of his 101 total career goals. He also recorded the state record for the most consecutive games scored in 2000 and 2001 at 22 games. After graduating from Model, Savage signed on to play Division I soccer for the University of Kentucky.
“His brothers all played, but then Scotty comes along, and he learns to walk with a soccer ball at his feet. He was playing soccer all the time with his brothers,” Coach Savage said.
Kerry Fraas Lindauer (’92) is a legacy in Model Athletics as a 4X KHSAA State Champion and All-American in swimming. Her first state title came in 1990 in the 50 Yard Freestyle, and she continued to win the same title three consecutive years.
“We had this amazing bond all through K-12, and a big part of that was swimming. So, I think, having those amazing people around me and as my friends, kept me wanting to swim,” Lindauer said.
“The other big part was Tim Cahill — a fellow hall-of-famer… he knew how to train me, and we had really great success together,” Lindauer added, “That was kind of a big turning point for me… realizing ‘Oh. I can be the top in the state.’”
By her Senior season, she also claimed the 100 Yard Freestyle state title and was declared the State Swim Outstanding Female Competitor. Before graduation, Fraas was a 4X State Champion, 9X Region Champion, and a 4X All-American. Fraas [Lindauer] continued her athletic career at the University of South Carolina achieving top-ten finishes at the SEC championships.
“Senior year, it was just go-go-go. Tim [Cahill] was a huge part of that. My team was a huge part of that — extremely supportive,” Lindauer shared on her accomplishments.
To hear from the 2024 inductees, see their interviews and inductions here.