Hall of Famers Honored The ranks of The Lawrenceville School’s Athletic Hall of Fame swelled by three when John G. “Jack” Fonss Jr. ’80, Beatrix Arendt ’95, and David Baruch ’95 were enshrined during Alumni Weekend. After transferring to Lawrenceville in the Fifth Form from the Peddie School, Jack Fonss made an immediate impact on the cross country program in the fall of 1979. That season, the team went undefeated in dual meets, with Fonss setting new course records at Lawrenceville, Blair Academy, and Trenton Central High School on his way to county and state championships. Fonss continued running for Big Red that winter, claiming a state title in the 880 and running a swift 4:15.5 mile in the famed Millrose Games at Madison Square Garden. In the spring, he established a School record of 1:53.8 in the 880, a time that remains the outdoor track team standard. Fonss’ notable career continued at Princeton University, where he became the Tigers’ first cross country All-American and earned first-team All-Ivy recognition from 1981 to ’83. On the track, Fonss’ 1984 time of 3:43.49 in the 1,500 meter stood as a
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Princeton record for seven years. Bea Arendt was a standout three-sport athlete at Lawrenceville, captaining the soccer, basketball, and softball teams. As a senior, Arendt was named the soccer team’s MVP and first-team all-state. She saw similar success on the softball diamond, earning first-team all-state honors in her Third and Fifth Form seasons, as well as the Coaches Award as a senior. However, it was on the varsity basketball court where Arendt truly excelled, landing first-team all-state and allcounty nods, and claiming the Coaches Award for an unprecedented three consecutive years. She continued her basketball career at Emory University, where she earned Rookie of the Year, Most Improved Player, and Most Outstanding Player awards, among other honors. There, she once connected on twelve consecutive field goals in a game, just one shy of the NCAA Division III record. Arendt was named to the University Athletic Association All-Time Team in 2011. A co-captain of the varsity soccer, basketball, and lacrosse teams, David Baruch was named to the all-county and all-state soccer teams in the fall
of 1994. That spring, he was awarded the Nick Gusz Award, presented annually to the Best Male Athlete in the graduating class. An integral part of the lacrosse team for three seasons, Baruch’s teams captured the NJISAA Prep “A” championships in 1994 and 1995. The latter squad completed its season with a 15-0 record for just the second time in School history, and was ranked No. 1 in New Jersey and fifth in the nation. Baruch was named first-team All-Pitt Division, all-state, and an All-America. Baruch continued his lacrosse career at the University of Virginia, where he was a part of the Cavaliers’ 1999 NCAA Division I national championship team. Baruch joins his older brother, Richie ’86, who was inducted into the Lawrenceville Athletic Hall of Fame in 2006.