Fall 2013
Warrior Spirit
optimism and a great deal of determination, her ESU journey is truly inspirational. For more on Ras, visit www.esuwarriors.com/JessicaRas
WILSON, WARRIORS HONORED ESU men’s basketball head coach Jeff Wilson ’86 M’92 and his program were recognized by the Pocono Medical Center’s Dale and Frances Hughes Cancer Center for their fundraising campaign, which has raised $8,475 in the last seven years through its “Man Up Against Cancer” program. Wilson was the organization’s Susan Fritz Award winner and also received a certificate of recognition from the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, presented by the offices of Rosemary M. Brown (R189th Dist.) and Mario M. Scavello (R-176th Dist.). On the floor, ESU has advanced to the NCAA Division II Tournament in three of the last four years and made four straight PSAC Final Four appearances.
RECORD NUMBER OF ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICA HONORS ESU student-athletes, annually among the top achievers in the PSAC, set a school record with eight selections on their respective Capital One Academic All-America teams during the 2012-13 academic year. This year’s selections: n Khriswayne Wallace ’14 (soccer) n Rebecca Smith ’14 (softball) n Eric Boyer ’13 (baseball) n Brendan McKeown ’13 (at-large/ wrestling) n Rabecca Lausch ’13 (at-large/tennis) n Matt Tholis ’13 (track & field/cross country) n Corinne Fitzgerald ’13 (track and field/cross country) n Rose Mascoli ’13 (track and field/cross country) The eight Academic All-Americans join three other student-athletes to give ESU a total of 11 Academic All-District selections. In the last six years, ESU’s 66 Academic All-District picks are secondmost in the 16-member PSAC.
ATHLETIC HALL OF FAME CLASS ANNOUNCED ESU will induct six individuals and the 1982 through 1984 men’s gymnastics teams into its Athletic Hall of Fame as part of Homecoming Weekend on November 2. Warriors selected for induction are Steve Mummaw ’72 (football), Jim Vargo ’80 (wrestling), Dawn Strunk ’93 M’02 (field hockey/lacrosse), Kevin Nagle ’00 M’04 (football), Cheryl Griffin Birmingham ’01 (track and field) and Sean Stewart ’03 (soccer). The 1983 and 1984 men’s gymnastics teams were crowned NCAA Division II champions, and the 1982 team was the national runner-up. Following the induction of this year’s class, the ESU Athletic Hall of Fame will include 277 individuals and 13 teams.
Old Hats Gathering The Old Hats Early 1990s football group gathered in May for their annual gettogether and to watch the spring game. Kneeling, from left:Mike Santella ’94, Roger Straub ’94, Jake Hlavac ’94, head coach Denny Douds and Bob Stelma ’95. Standing, from left: Dave Hahn ’95, John Catalano ’94, Chris Romanowski ’95, Frank Lupin ’62, Don Fureman ’94, Matt Giarretta ’95, Mike Terwilliger ’78, Ed Myers ’94 M’95, Des Hussey ’94 and Doug Leonzi ’94.
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