Hall of Fame Nomination Form

Adalberto Alonso '83 (Cross Country, Coach)
Induction Year: 2006

Adalberto Alonso was instrumental in the growth and development of the cross country and track and field programs at Stevens. As a student, he ran cross country and served as team captain for two years from 1981-82. In 1982, he was named to the All-Independent Athletic Conference while leading the Ducks to the league title. Alonso holds four cross country course records at Stevens and participated in two NCAA Regional Championships. Following graduation, he coached the men’s cross country team for 19 years from 1984-2002. Alonso’s .828 winning percentage (87-18) as head coach of the men’s cross country team ranks first all-time in that sport. He was named the IAC Cross Country Coach of the Year in 1993, 1995 and 1996. Alonso also served as the women’s coach for 11 years from 1992-2002. Meanwhile, he worked as the men’s indoor track coach/advisor from 1984-2003. Alonso was the women’s indoor track coach/advisor from 1996-2003. He was the men’s and women’s outdoor track coach/advisor from 1984-2003.

Rosie (Reyes-Esquivel) Bauer ’01 (Fencing)
Induction Year: 2006

Rosie (Reyes-Esquivel) Bauer was a four-year epee fencer for the Ducks from 1998-2001 and helped lead Stevens to the Eastern Women’s Fencing Conference Championship as a senior. During her career, she was an important member of teams that posted an impressive 41-19 record. In 2000, Bauer was crowned the champion of the Stevens Invitational and reached the finals of the National Intercollegiate Women’s Fencing Association Championship. In 2001, she was named to the All-Eastern Women’s Fencing Conference. Bauer was also an NCAA Championship regional qualifier in both 2000 and 2001. She ranks fourth all-time at Stevens with 103 epee wins. Bauer is third in the record books in epee career win-loss percentage (103-41, .715). Her 36-4 mark (.900) in 2000-01 ranks third all-time in single-season win-loss percentage.

Hank Berry '67 (Lacrosse)
Induction Year: 1990

Hank Berry earned All-America honors as a Stevens lacrosse player in 1966. In three years of lacrosse, Berry was credited with a Stevens record 84 assists, an average of 2.62 per game. At the time of his induction in 1990, he ranked second on the school's career list with 129 points.

Leonard C.M. Bloss '20 (Football, Track & Field)
Induction Year: 2000

Leonard Bloss, one of the greats of Stevens football, was also a sensational performer in track and field. His three-year career on the gridiron culminated in 1919 when he quarterbacked Stevens to an undefeated season (7-0-0) while scoring 96 of the team's 186 points. He scored an astonishing nine touchdowns against Worcester State in the season finale. Stevens did not allow a touchdown and yielded only a safety and a field goal the entire fall. In track and field, Bloss native participated in sprints and the long jump. His leap of 22'6" in 1920 still stands as a Stevens record.

Harry Bodemann '49 (Basketball, Soccer)
Induction Year: 1999

Harry Bodemann played two years of basketball and three years of soccer at Stevens. As a senior, he set single-season and career scoring marks. With 266 points in 1949, he break Jim Salmon's season mark of 195 points. He finished his career with 376 points, breaking Salmon's record of 369. At the time of his induction, Bodemann ranked 12th on Stevens single-season list for points per game (19.0) and eighth for career points per game (15.0). He also recorded five shutouts in one season as a soccer goalkeeper.

Bruce Boylan '63 (Lacrosse)
Induction Year: 1991

In three years as a member of the Stevens lacrosse team, Bruce Boylan had 59 goals and 63 assists for 122 points. In 1963, he recorded 60 points which was a Stevens single-season record at the time of his induction. Boylan's outstanding career was highlighted by his selection as a participant in the North-South Senior All-Star Game in 1963.

Gerald Brestovansky '44 (Basketball, Soccer, Lacrosse)
Induction Year: 2001

As a three-sport star, Gerald Brestovansky participated in varsity basketball for four seasons, soccer for three seasons and lacrosse for one season. When Brestovansky played soccer for coach Frank Misar, the team was 13-6-4. His drive, leadership and impact also helped Frank Partel's basketball team record an outstanding 37-15 log from 1941 through 1944. His lacrosse career was cut short after his junior year because he was enrolled in the Navy's V-12 program at Stevens and graduated before the spring sport started. He would have been part of the team's undefeated season that spring, but elected to serve his country.

Justin Brinkerhoff ’02 (Lacrosse, Soccer)
Induction Year: 2008

Justin Brinkerhoff was a two-sport star at Stevens for the men’s soccer and lacrosse teams. A Truxton, N.Y. native, he was part of three conference championship teams and three NCAA Tournament teams. He earned the Gear-Triangle Best Athlete Award in 2002 and won the Joel Crouch Senior Soccer Award that same year. In his lacrosse career, he ranks first with 356 ground balls and is second in both ground balls per game (6.36) and face-off wins (431). His face-off percentage rate of .594 puts him fourth on the all-time list. He also ranks second in the single-season record book in ground balls (129) and face-off wins (151).

Daniel Bronstein '86 (Basketball)
Induction Year: 1996

Dan Bronstein played basketball at Stevens from 1983 through 1986. In for years, the 5-9 guard played in 92 consecutive games and amassed 580 field goals and 1,465 career points - both Stevens records. During his illustrious career, Bronstein also recorded 380 assists and 305 free throws. In 1986, he was named All-ECAC, All-Metropolitan and All-State in New Jersey. In 1993, the Independent Athletic Conference inducted Bronstein into its first Hall of Fame, which covered 20 years of basketball.

Jim Buehning '79 (U.S. Olympic Handball Team)
Induction Year: 1990

Jim Buehning earned induction into the Stevens Hall of Fame based on his accomplishments after graduation. Buehning was a member of the United States Olympic teams in 1984 and 1988 in the sport of team handball. In 1981 and 1982 he was the U.S. Team Handball Athlete of the Year. He also received the Southland Award in 1984 for his achievements in amateur athletics.

Dr. Peter Buehning ’39 (U.S. Olympic Handball Coach)
Induction Year: 2005

Dr. Peter Buehning coached team handball in the 1972 and 1976 Olympics. Buehning did much to further the sport of team handball, which is popular in Europe, in the United States. He recruited men from more than 200 military bases throughout the United States to help form the men’s team that competed in the 1972 Olympics in Munich, Germany. He also coached the women’s team at the 1976 Olympics in Montreal, Canada. Buehning was active for many years in both Olympics and handball organizations. He served on the U.S. Olympic Committee Board of Directors from 1976 to 1995 and on the Council of the International Handball Federation, where he was vice president from 1972 to 1996. He was also president of the United States Team Handball Federation from 1981 to 1996. Buehning, who resided in Short Hills, N.J., died on Oct. 30, 2003.

Ralph "Swede" Carlson '20 (Football, Basketball, Baseball)
Induction Year: 1990

Swede Carlson, who earned a total of 12 varsity letters in football, baseball and basketball from 1916 to 1920 is considered by one local sportswriter to be the greatest athlete in the history of Stevens athletics. He was a member of two undefeated teams in football, helping the 1917 squad to a 4-0-2 record and the 1919 team to a perfect 7-0 mark. Carlson also drew interest from professional scouts in baseball.

Jeff Cerny '67 (Lacrosse)
Induction Year: 2002

Jeff Cerny was one of the most powerful and effective defensive players in Stevens lacrosse history. In 1984, the centennial year of lacrosse at Stevens, Cerny was selected one of the top six defensive players from 1951 to 1983. In his third and final year of varsity lacrosse, Cerny was named co-captain as well as being honored by the Middle Atlantic States Athletic Conference. In 1971, Cerny moved to San Diego, California, and his impact on the growth of lacrosse in Southern California is legendary. He was actively involved at all levels of the sport as a teacher, coach, clinician and promoter for over 25 years.

Owen Clark '96 (Baseball)
Induction Year: 2002

Owen Clark was one of the most productive hitters in the history of Stevens baseball. When his career was over, he had established no less than seven single-season and eight career batting records. Clark compiled a .379 career batting average with 12 home runs, seven triples and a .637 slugging percentage. As a lefty pitcher, Clark earned 10 wins while striking out 127 batters in 147.1 innings. He was also cited by the Independent Athletic Conference as its Rookie of the Year in 1993 and its Most Valuable Player from 1994 through 1996.

Tom Cress '73 (Basketball)
Induction Year: 1990

Tom Cress compiled a brilliant three-year career in men's basketball. The school's first 1,000-point scorer, Cress wound up with 1,008 points for a career scoring average of 21.9 points per game. He averaged 11.5 rebounds per game and was selected to the New Jersey All-State teams in 1972 and 1973. An All-Met selection in 1973, Cress led the nation in scoring with an average of 26.8 points per game during the 1971-72 season.

John A. Davis (Athletic Director, Coach)
Induction Year: 1990

The cornerstone of Stevens athletics was laid by John A. Davis, the first full-time athletic director at the university. During his 33-year tenure, basketball, wrestling and swimming gained varsity status. The Walker Gym also became a reality with Davis at the helm. He was not only a widely recognized leader in physical education and athletics on and off campus, but an excellent basketball and tennis coach. Davis coached basketball for nine years and fashioned a 74-34 log. In 24 years as tennis coach, his teams were 107-54-6.

Charles “Basil” Dearborn ’39 (Baseball, Basketball, Soccer)
Induction Year: 2005

Charles “Basil” Dearborn, a three-sport athlete who earned a total of eight varsity letters, was one of the top athletes of his era. Dearborn played baseball for four years and basketball and soccer for two years each. He captained both the basketball and baseball teams as a senior in 1939. Following graduation, Dearborn continued to remain active as an athlete, playing semi-pro baseball and soccer for 10 years. In The Stute (school newspaper), it was written that, “Dearie is the foremost athlete in the senior class. In baseball, he satisfactorily held down virtually every position on the diamond.” As for his play on the soccer field, “Basil Dearborn deserves a brace of gold S’s for his consistently top-notch defense of the nets in every game this season.”

Frank DiMartini ’53 (Fencing)
Induction Year: 2004

Frank DiMartini was a four-year foil fencer who ranks among the school’s single-season and career victories leaders. Just the third fencer inducted into the Stevens Athletic Hall of Fame, Martini compiled a career record of 85-17 in the foil. His.833 winning percentage currently ranks first in school history in his respective weapon. DiMartini also has the fourth-highest winning percentage for a single-season at .889 as he went 24-3 in 1951 and 16-2 in 1953.

Joe DiPompeo ’98 (Lacrosse)
Induction Year: 2005

Joe DiPompeo ranks as one of the most prolific scorers in the history of the Stevens men’s lacrosse program. DiPompeo finished his career with 191 points on 135 goals and 56 assists. The program’s all-time leading scorer at the time of his graduation, DiPompeo’s career records for goals and points were shattered by Brian Lalli in 2004. In 1997, he recorded the finest statistical season of any player in Stevens history with 61 goals and 31 assists for 92 points – good for second in the nation in points per game in Division III with 6.57. DiPompeo also recorded eight goals and 11 points in a single game – also tied for the top single-game marks in school history. He earned All-Hudson Valley League honors twice and Player of the Year once during his career.

William Downey '51 (Baseball, Soccer, Basketball)
Induction Year: 1997

William Downey was one of the most versatile athletes in the annals of Stevens sports. He earned nine varsity letters, participating in baseball for four years, soccer for three years and basketball for two years. In baseball, his top sport, Downey was a gifted fielder and fine hitter who helped his teams to a 29-16-1 record. He batted .325 as a junior and .447 as a senior. Downey was a good enough prospect to draw interest from the Brooklyn Dodgers who offered him a contract to go into organized baseball early in his college career.

John Duffy '82 (Basketball)
Induction Year: 1992

John Duffy was a four-year basketball player who earned all-state honors in 1981 and 1982. Selected to the Independent Athletic Conference All-Decade Team for 1974-83, Duffy was also an All-ECAC and All-IAC selection for three seasons. At the time of his induction, Duffy ranked second in career points (1,150), career field goals (514) and career rebounds (608).

Jennifer Edwards-Selander '95 (Volleyball)
Induction Year: 2000

Jennifer Edwards-Selander joined the women's volleyball team in her sophomore year and went on to an extraordinary career. By the time she finished competing, Edwards had set 11 records including five career standards. At the time of her induction in 2000, Edwards ranked first on the Stevens career charts in kills (338), attack percentage (.208), aces per match (2.54) and digs per match (5.59). While playing for coach Patrick Dorywalski, Edwards received all-conference honors every year from the Independent Athletic Conference and the Women's Intercollegiate Athletic Conference. In 1995, she was named the best female athlete of the graduating class at Stevens.

Martin Farrell '80 (Basketball, Lacrosse)
Induction Year: 2002

A two-sport star at Stevens, Marty Farrell was a four-year starter in basketball who also served as captain during his senior year. Farrell scored 928 points and pulled down 506 rebounds. In 1978 and 1979 he received all-conference honors from the Independent Athletic Conference. When the IAC came out with its 1974-1983 All-Decade Team, Farrell received honorable mention recognition. In lacrosse, he was named one of the best six defensive players at the university from 1951-1983 when Stevens celebrated its 100th year of competition. The Knickerbocker Lacrosse Conference also cited him in 1979 and 1980 when he was the team's co-captain.

Dave Garcia '73 (Baseball)
Induction Year: 1998

Dave Garcia started his varsity baseball career off with a perfect game against Pratt in April of 1971. The tall righty set down 27 straight batters in the greatest pitching feat in Stevens history. Garcia went on to a highly successful career. In 108.1 innings, he struck out 114 batters for an average of 9.5 per nine innings. His 2.08 career earned run average ranked second in Stevens history at the time of his induction. Following graduation, Garcia spent nine years pitching for the minor league affiliates of the Minnesota Twins, Detroit Tigers and Kansas City Royals.

Chris Garone '82 (Lacrosse)
Induction Year: 1997

Chris Garone was one of the most prolific point producers in the history of men's lacrosse at Stevens. He finished his career with 141 points on 78 goals and 63 assists despite missing all but two games of his junior year due to injury. At the time of his induction, Garone, who earned All-Knickerbocker Conference honors in 1979, 1980 and 1982, ranked second in career assists, third in career points and seventh in career goals.

Christian Gavina ’02 (Basketball)
Induction Year: 2007

Christian Gavina was a member of the men’s basketball team from 1998-2001. During that time, he set a number of records. Gavina is the Ducks’ all-time leader in three-point field goals (211). He also ranks second all-time in three-point field-goal percentage (.422) and third in both free-throw percentage (.773) and total points (1,210). Gavina is fourth in three-point field goals per game (2.2). A 2001 Skyline Conference and Metropolitan Basketball Writers Association all-star, Gavina owns the school’s single-season record for free-throw percentage (.882), which he set in 1999. Gavina also owns the second-, third- and fourth-best marks for three-point field-goal percentage in a season at Stevens.

Leslie Gee '82 (Fencing)
Induction Year: 2003

A four-year starter in sabre, Gee is the second men's fencer to enter the Hall of Fame. Gee had an outstanding 121-25 career record for a winning percentage of .828, the third-highest at Stevens in sabre and the sixth-highest for all weapons at the time of his induction. His logs of 40-5 in 1982 and 29-5 in 1981 are among the four best seasonal marks in sabre. On the national level, Gee is the last male fencer from Stevens to qualify for the NCAA Finals when he competed in 1981 and 1982.

Richard Gerber '53 (Basketball)
Induction Year: 2003

Richard "Dick" Gerber was a four-year basketball player and one of the all-time greats in the sport at Stevens. As a starter on the Frank Partel coaches teams from 1949 to 1953, Gerber amassed nearly 700 points for a career average of 14.6 points per game. He closed out his senior year scoring 19 points a night, the ninth best single-season average at the time of his induction. When the late Frank Partel, who coached basketball at the university for 25 years, came up with his 10 best players, Gerber was one of the players included.

Joann Gherardi-Lyons '81 (Fencing)
Induction Year: 2001

Joann Gherardi-Lyons came to Stevens in 1977 with a fencing background and developed into one of the best at the university. During the 1978-79 season, Gherardi came through with a 43-33 record to help Stevens to its first winning season. The Ducks went on to two more winning campaigns with Gherardi in the lineup. The team was 16-5 in 1980 and 12-4 in 1981. She finished her career in foil at 156-88. At the time of her induction in 2001, Gherardi ranked second in career foil wins and was eighth with a .639 winning percentage.

Lesa Glick ’02 (Soccer, Lacrosse)
Induction Year: 2007

Lesa Glick was a two-sport athlete (soccer and lacrosse) during her time at Stevens. As a member of the soccer team, she earned All-Skyline Conference and All-Women’s Intercollegiate Athletic Conference honors in 2001 - the same year that she was named a District Academic All-American by the College Sports Information Directors of America. In lacrosse, Glick earned All-Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conference honors in 2001 and was named the Stevens Woman of the Year by the New Jersey Association of Intercollegiate Athletics for Women in 2002. Glick, who was a 2002 ECAC Robbins Scholar-Athlete award winner, ranks first all-time at Stevens in career ground balls per game (5.40) and caused turnovers per game (1.36). She is second on the career list for goals per game (2.60) and points per game (3.40). Through the end of the 2007 season, Glick owned the school’s single-season record for ground balls (84 in 2002) and ground balls per game (6.46 in 2002). Her mark of 29 assists in a season was finally broken in 2007.

John Hedberg '46 (Lacrosse, Soccer)
Induction Year: 1998

John Hedberg joined the lacrosse team at Stevens in 1942 and played three years for coach John C. Sim. Those teams were 21-1 with Hedberg at the center-midfield position. Hedberg's illustrious career was highlighted by his selection to the All-America teams of 1944 and 1945. While at Stevens in the Navy's V-12 program, he also played two seasons of varsity soccer.

Nick Heinrich '68 (Lacrosse)
Induction Year: 1990

Nick Heinrich was a two-time All-America selection in lacrosse having been selected in 1967 and 1968. Selected to the North-South All-Star Game in 1968, Heinrich finished his career with 111 goals and 126 points. At the time of his induction in 1990, he was the school's career leader in goals and ranked third in points. Heinrich's career scoring average of 3.46 goals per game ranks second.

Frank Hodgson '84 (Tennis, Squash)
Induction Year: 1999

Frank Hodgson is a four-year tennis player from 1981 to 1984 who played number one singles all four years during his career. At the time of his induction, Hodgson ranked third on the Stevens career list with a .731 winning percentage, second for career singles wins with 30 and second for combined singles and doubles wins with 55. His teams were 27-16-1 during his tenure and won IAC Championships in 1982, 1983 and 1984. Hodgson, who also played squash for two years, was inducted into the IAC Hall of Fame in 1993.

Paul Hoffmann '41 (Lacrosse, Soccer)
Induction Year: 1993

Paul Hoffmann made his impact on Stevens athletics as an outstanding lacrosse and soccer player. From 1938 through 1941, he played midfield and defense on lacrosse squads that went 24-8-1. In 1940, he became the first Stevens player to be selected to play in the North-South All-Star Game. A year later, he was selected again to participate. In his last season he gained All-America recognition. In soccer, he played two seasons as a back and was named to the Middle Atlantic States All-Conference squad in 1940.

Marc Huestis ’82 (Wrestling)
Induction Year: 2005

Marc Huestis is the first wrestler to earn induction into the Stevens Athletic Hall of Fame. A four-year starter and two-year co-captain for the Stevens wrestling program, Huestis wrestled at four different weights during his career. With a 34-10 career record, he ranked second in career wins in an era where teams competed almost exclusively in dual meets. Huestis also ranked second with a career winning percentage of .772 and second in single-season wins with 11. He was part of Stevens teams that compiled a 24-22-1 record during his four-year career. An accomplished high school wrestler, Huestis came to Stevens after capturing the Vermont state championship at 98 pounds for Middlebury Union High School in 1978.

Keisha (Jackson) Watt ’98 (Fencing)
Induction Year: 2005

Keisha (Jackson) Watt established herself as one of the top epee fencers in the history of the Stevens women’s fencing program. The third women’s fencer and sixth women’s athlete overall to gain induction into the Stevens Hall of Fame, Watt was a four-year starter for head coach Linda Vollkommer-Lynch. She established Stevens epee records for career wins (132) and wins in a season (51 as a senior in 1998). Watt’s .702 career epee winning percentage ranked second at the time of her induction while her .894 winning percentage (51-6) in 1998 ranks as the fourth-best in a single season. Watt was a three-time NCAA Regional qualifier (1996, 1997 and 1998) as well as an epee finalist at the Intercollegiate Women’s Fencing Association Christmas Invitational in 1997.

Walt Johansson ’56 (Lacrosse)
Induction Year: 2006

Walt Johansson earned All-America status as part of the lacrosse team as a senior in 1956 even though he never played the sport prior to attending Stevens. As a member of the Ducks from 1953-56, Johansson amassed 106 career goals, which ranks fifth in school history. He is also first in career goals per game (3.78). In 1955, Johansson registered 43 goals, which places him fourth all-time for goals in a season. His 4.77 goals per game average in 1955 remained the school record in that category at the time of his induction. During his career, Stevens went 20-15-1. In 1953, Johansson helped the Ducks capture the Roy Taylor Cup, which was awarded by the United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association to the top small college team in the nation. Johansson served as team co-captain in 1956.

Alan Kashian ’98 (Basketball)
Induction Year: 2006

Alan Kashian was a member of the varsity basketball team from 1993-97 and helped lead Stevens to 42 wins during his career. As a tri-captain in 1995 and 1996 and co-captain in 1997, Kashian earned numerous accolades as a member of the Ducks. Kashian remains the all-time leader at Stevens in career field goals (580), free throws (383), assists (428) and assists per game (4.6). In addition, he is fourth all-time with 168 career steals. Kashian ranks fifth all-time in points (1,120) and free-throw percentage (.736). His 126 made free throws in 1994-95 places him second overall. Kashian also produced the second-highest total for assists in a season with 145 in 1995-96. During that season, he led the Ducks to a school-best 16-11 record and the Institute’s first-ever ECAC Metro Region postseason tournament appearance. An All-New Jersey “9” selection in 1994, Kashian earned All-Independent Athletic Conference honors in 1994, 1995 and 1996.

Clifford Kirmiss (Coach)
Induction Year: 1997

Clifford Kirmiss coached men's fencing for 23 seasons, 1957 to 1979, and compiled a 179-61 won-lost record. His winning percentage of .745 ranks among the highest in the history of athletics at the university. During his tenure, Stevens won five Middle Atlantic States Conference Championships and had 19 MASC gold medalists. In addition to coaching his team to 22 winning seasons, he was named MASC Coach of the Year in 1958, 1967 and 1972.

John Kokotsis '89 (Soccer)
Induction Year: 1994

John Kokotsis played midfield from 1985 through 1988 and was a National Collegiate Soccer Association (NCSA) All-America second-team selection in 1987. A four-time all-state selection, Kokotsis held the Stevens career record for points with 76 (26 goals, 24 assists) at the time of his induction. In 1987, he tallied 26 points while leading the Ducks to a 12-6-1 record and a berth in the ECAC Tournament. Kokotsis also excelled in the classroom as he was selected an Adidas Scholar Athlete All-American in 1987.

Steve Kropac '97 (Cross Country)
Induction Year: 2002

When Steve Kropac finished his last cross country meet at Stevens, he had established a standard of excellence that will be tough to top. Kropac was Stevens' top finisher in 38 straight races over his extraordinary career. Both his total firsts and consecutive firsts are among the many lifetime marks he established. Additionally, Kropac holds 10 Stevens course records including a time of 27:45 at Van Cortlandt Park, the hub of cross country competition in the Metropolitan area. At the Independent Athletic Conference Championship, he placed first in 1993 and 1996 and was All-IAC from 1993 through 1996.

Hans Kulleseid '53 (Soccer)
Induction Year: 2000

Hans Kulleseid was one of the most gifted players in the history of soccer at Stevens. A four-year starter from 1949 to 1952, he helped Stevens to a 21-10-3 record while earning All-America honors as a co-captain in 1952. In his first three years, Kulleseid played center halfback where he went back to defend and was also ready to move up and ignite the offense. Coach Jim Singer positioned Kulleseid on the forward line in his final year and he, again, proved to be a player who would be the best at any slot and help the team win.

William “Bill” Lieve ’50 (Soccer, Basketball, Baseball)
Induction Year: 2004

William Lieve, who grew up in Hoboken, played basketball for four years, soccer for three years and lacrosse for three years, earning a total of 10 varsity letters. The captain of the 1949-50 basketball squad, Lieve’s teams never had a losing record in any of his three sports. As a player for Hall of Fame coach Frank Partel, Lieve helped the men’s basketball team to a 31-19 record in his four years. The soccer teams compiled a 16-8-2 mark while the lacrosse squads earned a 14-10 mark. Former athletic director Buzz Seymour remembers Lieve as a “steady all-around athlete.”

Leslie Loughran '87 (Tennis)
Induction Year: 1993

Leslie Loughran set several records as a tennis player from 1983 through 1986. At the time of her induction, she held single-season and career records for victories as well as consecutive victories with 11 in a row in 1985. From 1983 until 1986, Loughran had an astonishing 33-match winning streak. Overall, she finished with a 34-1 career record while being honored by the Independent Athletic Conference and the Women's Intercollegiate Athletic Conference a total of five times.

John Lyon (Coach, Sports Information Director)
Induction Year: 2002

John Lyon served in the Athletic and Physical Education department for 36 years, 1963 through 1998. From 1963 to 1982, he was the men's basketball coach and continued his coaching, in squash rackets, from 1985 to 1990. Only two other Stevens coaches have been on the sidelines for more contests in one sport. In 1966, he became the first sports information director at Stevens, a position he held until his retirement. He not only established the foundation for the program, but also was extremely active off campus with a number of conferences, leagues and writers' and coaches' associations.

Mark Majewski ’01 (Fencing)
Induction Year: 2007

Mark Majewski starred as an epee fencer for the Ducks from 1998-2001. At the point of his induction, he ranked first all-time at Stevens in career epee wins (225) and fifth in win-loss percentage (.692). Majewski has registered the third-highest single-season win total (71) in the epee. During his career, Majewski was a three-time NCAA Regional qualifier (1998, 1999 and 2001). A 2000 and 2001 first-team All-Middle Atlantic Collegiate Fencing Association selection, Majewski was named to the All-Eastern Collegiate Fencing Association in 2001. He was also named an ECAC Robbins Scholar-Athlete and selected to the All-ECFA Academic Team in 2001.

Louis Marvinney '35 (Tennis)
Induction Year: 1995

Louis Marvinney was an outstanding tennis player in the early thirties. Between 1932 and 1935, he compiled a 22-4 record, ranking seventh in career victories and second in winning percentage (.846) at the time of his induction. Marvinney won his last 17 matches at Stevens from 1933 through 1935. As a doubles player, he posted an 18-8 record over four years with a winning streak of 12 matches between 1933 and 1934.

Tom McInerney ’74 (Basketball, Lacrosse, Soccer)
Induction Year: 2006

Tom McInerney was a three-sport athlete at Stevens in the 1970s. As a member of the varsity basketball team from 1972-74, McInerney amassed 722 career points, which ranks 13th all-time. He is fifth on the career list with 560 rebounds and first all-time with 12.1 rebounds per game. During the 1971-72 season, he collected 13.8 rebounds per game, which is the second-best single-season mark in school history. His 222 rebounds that year are the fourth-highest total in a season at Stevens. As team captain in 1973-74, McInerney earned all-state and All-Independent Interstate Basketball League honors. In 1974, he was named the Senior Athlete of the Year at Stevens as he became the first athlete at the Institute to be honored as an Academic All-American by the Collegiate Sports Information Directors of America. In 1983, McInerney was selected to the Independent Athletic Conference All-Decade Team. In addition to playing basketball, he amassed 26 career points (20 goals, six assists) as a member of the lacrosse team from 1972-74. McInerney played soccer for the Ducks from 1971-72.

Gerald Messina '87 (Cross Country)
Induction Year: 2001

The first cross country runner inducted into the Hall of Fame, Gerald Messina participated in the sport for four years and held six records. In 1985 and 1986 he gained All-Independent Athletic Conference honors as a result of placing in the top seven at the IAC Championship Meet. In 1986, he placed second at the event, coming in at 29:00. That fall, he was also the first-place finisher for Stevens in all six meets. Messina continued to compete after graduating as he ran in both the Boston Marathon and New York City Marathon. In the fall of 2000, he finished the New York City Marathon in 2:44:25, placing in the top one percent of all those who broke the tape.

Nick Mestanas '58 (Fencing)
Induction Year: 1992

Nick Mestanas compiled an impressive 85-23 lifetime record as a Stevens fencer and earned All-America honors as a junior when he posted a 26-1 record. At the time of his induction, Mestanas' winning percentage at Stevens ranked second for both a single-season and a career. His 85 career wins in foil ranked fourth on the Stevens career list when he was inducted in 1992. Mestanas concluded his final season at Stevens with a first-place finish at the 1958 Middle Atlantic States Conference Championship.

Frank Misar (Athletic Director, Coach)
Induction Year: 1996

Frank Misar started his career at Stevens in 1928 and coached three sports over the years - soccer, baseball and squash. The first year he joined Stevens, he started soccer and coached the sport for 17 seasons, compiling a 66-42-17 record. His tenure in baseball lasted 32 years. With Misar as head coach from 1929 to 1960, Stevens was 178-145-6 with 18 winning seasons. When Stevens started varsity squash in 1960, Misar was there to initiate the program. He served as chair of the Physical Education Department and Athletic Director from 1963 until 1971. Misar's commitment and service to the program and betterment of the entire Stevens community was well known during his 43 years of service to the university

Charles "Chuck" Morgan '56 (Basketball, Tennis)
Induction Year: 1992

Chuck Morgan played three years of basketball and was a strong rebounder and effective scorer for coach Frank Partel's squads. In his final season, Morgan averaged 18.6 points per game. In tennis, he had a 22-5 career record and went 9-0 in his final year at first singles. He also participated in the Eastern Intercollegiate Championship that same year.

Yankuba Njie ’97 (Soccer)
Induction Year: 2007

Yankuba Njie played for the men’s soccer team from 1992-95. During that time, he was selected to the all-state team and received Regional All-America honors from the National Soccer Coaches Association of America in both 1993 and 1995. A three-time All-Independent Athletic Conference selection (1993-95), Njie was named the IAC Player of the Year in 1995. He was also selected to the All Jersey "9" in 1993. At the time of his induction, Njie ranked fifth all-time in career goals (36) and points (92) at Stevens. In terms of single-season success, he is fourth in points per game (2.05), fifth in goals per game (.888) and seventh in goals (16) - all three marks were set in 1993.

Tom Palilonis '79 (Baseball, Basketball)
Induction Year: 1999

A standout two-sport athlete, Tom Palilonis played for the Stevens baseball squad from 1977 to 1979. At the time of his induction, he held the highest career batting average in Stevens history (.366) and the second-highest fielding percentage (.977). He committed only eight errors as a first baseman in 348 chances and was selected to the Independent Athletic Conference (IAC) All-Decade Team in 1982. Palilonis scored 572 points in his four years with the basketball team. In 1979, he was selected to the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) Academic All-America team and graduated with a 4.00 cumulative GPA.

Frank Partel (Coach)
Induction Year: 1992

Frank Partel was associated with Stevens for over 35 years as a teacher, coach and friend to all who knew him. In 1937, he became head basketball coach and continued in that capacity until 1962. In 25 years, Partel's squads amassed a 181-126 record with 21 winning seasons. As varsity tennis coach from 1953 to 1973, he compiled a 105-71 record. His success in tennis carried over to the squash courts where his squads were 59-17 over an eight-year tenure.

Thomas Petty '43 (Soccer, Lacrosse)
Induction Year: 1999

Thomas Petty was a member of the Stevens lacrosse team from 1941 to 1943 and the soccer team from 1940 to 1942, serving as captain of both sports as a senior. Petty was a lacrosse All-American in 1943 and played in the prestigious North-South All-Star Game in the same year. The Ducks were 17-3 during his lacrosse career and 9-5-5 during his tenure as a soccer player. The 1943 lacrosse team was undefeated at 7-0 while the 1940 soccer team was unbeaten with a 4-0-2 mark.

Stanley Poreda '65 (Basketball, Lacrosse)
Induction Year: 2003

Stanley Poreda, one of the best athletes of the sixties, excelled in both basketball and lacrosse from 1963 through 1965. Poreda totaled 554 points and 426 rebounds in his three year basketball career. At the time of his induction, he ranked 15th at Stevens with a career scoring average of 14.2 points per game and third with a career rebounding average of 10.9. When Poreda completed his lacrosse career, he had registered 96 points for an average of 3.2 per game. Besides receiving All-American recognition, Poreda was also selected to play in the North-South All-Star Game in his senior year. He was chosen as one of the 12 best midfielders from 1951-83 when Stevens celebrated its centennial year of lacrosse in 1984.

Nicole E. Sheatsley-Richardson ’01 (Swimming)
Induction Year: 2006

Nicole E. Sheatsley-Richardson was a standout swimmer at Stevens from 1997-2001 and served as co-captain in 1998-99. During the course of her career, she led the Ducks to a 38-5 record. Sheatsley-Richardson was crowned the Metropolitan Conference champion in the 400-meter individual medley in 1999. She remains the university’s only Metropolitan Conference champion in swimming. From 1998-2001, Sheatsley-Richardson was selected to the All-Metropolitan Conference. She received the Metropolitan Senior Award and Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conference Merit Medal in 2001. Sheatsley-Richardson is third on the Ducks’ career list for first-place finishes in individual (49) and relay (25) events. She ranks third in career time records individually (12) and as part of relay teams (10). Her 16 first-place finishes in 1999 are the third most in a single season in school history. Sheatsley-Richardson also excelled in the classroom as she was named a second-team Academic All-American by the Collegiate Sports Information Directors of America in 1999. She also earned CoSIDA District Academic All-America honors in 2001.

David Riley ’02 (Baseball)
Induction Year: 2007

David Riley had a tremendous career with the Stevens baseball team from 1999-2002. Up until the 2007 season, he held the school’s all-time record for career batting average (.414), runs (142), runs per game (1.09), hits (183), walks (108), total bases (244), stolen bases (74), on-base percentage (.538), assists (323) and saves (12). During the 2002 season, he set school records for hits (65) and stolen bases (36). A three-time All-Knickerbocker Conference selection (1999, 2001 and 2002), Riley was named the Knickerbocker Rookie of the Year in 1999 and Player of the Year in 2002. During the 2001 and 2002 seasons, he garnered All-Skyline Conference honors. Riley also landed on the New Jersey Collegiate Baseball Association all-state team and Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conference all-star squad in 2002. In addition, he was an American Baseball Coaches Association Regional All-American in 1999 and 2002.

Pat Rochford '42 (Soccer, Lacrosse)
Induction Year: 1991

Pat Rochford was an extremely talented soccer player who contributed to the success of Stevens soccer from 1938 to 1941. After World War II service, Rochford came back to the states and competed for nine years in the American Professional Soccer League. He gained All-Star recognition from that organization from 1948 to 1950.

Arlan “Dick” Rogers ’54 (Lacrosse)
Induction Year: 2004

Dick Rogers was a three-year letter winner and two-time All-American in men’s lacrosse. As a midfielder for legendary coach Buzz Seymour, Rogers helped Stevens to a 17-8-1 record during his three seasons. As an All-American in 1953 and 1954, he registered 46 total points for an average of 2.6 points per game. As a senior, Rogers was selected to participate in the North-South All-Star game. When Stevens celebrated its centennial year of lacrosse in 1983, he was selected one of the school’s top 12 midfielders from the period of 1951 to 1983.

Kara Somerville Rubin ’99 (Soccer, Basketball)
Induction Year: 2004

Kara Somerville Rubin is the first multi-sport woman and fifth woman overall selected to the Hall of Fame. A three-year standout in both soccer and basketball, Somerville currently ranks in the top 10 in four career categories in soccer. She ranks fifth in goals (21), seventh in points (49), third in goals per game (.552) and third in points per game (1.28). Somerville was an all Independent Athletic Conference selection in 1996 and was also selected to the Women’s Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) All-Star squad in each of her three seasons. Somerville was also a member of Stevens’ first three women’s basketball teams. An outstanding rebounder and defender, she averaged a career-best 11.7 rebounds per game along with 0.62 blocked shots per game. Somerville currently ranks fourth in career rebounds (494) and fifth in points per game (10.0). She was an All-WIAC selection in both 1998 and 1999. Somerville was recognized as the WIAC Woman of the Year in all sports in 1999, becoming the first-ever recipient from Stevens.

James Salmon '47 (Basketball)
Induction Year: 1998

James Salmon originally enrolled at Union College before coming to Stevens in 1944. He played two seasons at the university when Frank Partel was the coach and ended his career with a 15.3 points per game scoring average. With "Fish" in the Stevens lineup, as he was affectionately known, Stevens went 15-9. Salmon was a great shooter and good enough player that the New York Knickerbockers showed interest in him and wanted him to try out.

Bill Salvatori '35 (Lacrosse, Soccer, Basketball)
Induction Year: 1990

Bill Salvatori was one of Stevens' top all-around athletes. A standout lacrosse player, Salvatori earned All-America recognition in both 1934 and 1935. He was also one of the top soccer and basketball players of his era.

Gary Scheich '80 (Soccer)
Induction Year: 1990

Gary Scheich was a soccer scoring machine for coach Nick Mykulak's teams in the late seventies. At the time of his induction, Scheich held the Stevens career record of 31 goals. He concluded his career with 72 points, ranking second on the school's career list when he was inducted in 1990.

Irvin "Buzz" Seymour (Athletic Director, Coach)
Induction Year: 1995

"Buzz" Seymour served as head men's lacrosse coach at Stevens from 1951 until 1969 and led his teams to an overall record of 94-89-5 in the 19 years he was on the sidelines. During that time, he produced 15 All-Americans and five participants in the North-South All-Star Game. Seymour became Athletics Director at Stevens in 1971 and continued to serve in that capacity until 1989. During his tenure, varsity teams were added in men's cross country, wrestling, women's tennis, women's volleyball and women's fencing.

John Sim (Athletic Director, Coach)
Induction Year: 1991

John Sim came to Stevens in 1926 and coached lacrosse from 1927 to 1950, compiling a remarkable 131-54-4 record. Fifteen of his players received All-American recognition. In basketball, his teams were 101-44 from 1926 to 1937. Sim also served as Athletics Director from 1949 through 1963.

Ken Simonson ’73 (Soccer, Tennis)
Induction Year: 2008

A three-year member of the men’s soccer team and two-year member of the men’s tennis team, Ken Simonson still ranks amongst the best in the Stevens soccer record books. A second-team All-College Soccer Association of New Jersey member in 1972, Simonson was picked as honorable mention All-National Soccer Coaches Association of America in New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Delaware. A forward/midfielder for the soccer team, he totaled 58 points on 26 goals and six assists in his career. He ranks second on the all-time list in goals per game (.838) and points per game (1.87), and tops the single-season list in goals per game (1.40) and points per game (3.00). The Glen Cove, N.Y. native also is tied for the top spot in goals in a game with four. Simonson will be the only soccer player from the sixties and seventies in the Stevens Athletics Hall of Fame. He has owned Bergern Associates in Cleveland for the last ten years.

Jim Singer (Coach)
Induction Year: 2000

Jim Singer's career at Stevens started in 1946 and continued until 1979 when he retired. Singer coached soccer from 1949 through 1976, a total of 28 years. He also coached baseball for seven seasons, from 1961 until 1967. Only one other coach in the history of Stevens athletics - Frank Misar - coached more years in one sport than Singer. Devoted to his family and dedicated to Stevens, Singer is especially remembered for his sense of honesty, fair play and sportsmanship.

Joe Solano ’77 (Baseball)
Induction Year: 2004

Joe Solano ranks as one of the top power hitters in the history of the Stevens baseball program. Playing in an era where players used wooden bats, Solano compiled offensive numbers that still rank among the best in school history. For his career, he ranks first in home runs per game (.161), first in triples per game (.172), second in runs batted in per game (.965) and second in slugging percentage (.557). Solano was an all-state selection in 1975 and was also selected to the Independent Athletic Conference (IAC) All-Decade Team for the period of 1974 to 1982.

Jessica Soltysik ’03 (Women’s Lacrosse, Women’s Soccer)
Induction Year: 2008

A four-year member of the women’s soccer team and three-year member of the women’s lacrosse team at Stevens, Jessica Soltysik had a great career for the Ducks in both sports. She graduated in 2003 with a degree in Engineering Management and made her mark on the Stevens record books in both sports. In 2003, she was given the Gear-Triangle Best Athlete Award and was honorable mention All-ECAC in lacrosse in 2001, 2002, and 2003. She also received All-Knickerbocker Conference honors in 2004. Originally from Pennsauken, N.J., Soltysik ranks second in ground balls per game in her career (4.09) in the women’s lacrosse record book. She is third in total ground balls with 180 and fifth in goals with 101. Her 3.75 draw controls per game in 2002 still tops the Stevens record book. Known as a "coachable" and "clutch" athlete in her time in Hoboken, Soltysik is ranked sixth in the women’ soccer record books for career goals with 23 and goals per game (.315). Her .52 assists per game in 2002 puts her fourth in the single-season record book. During her four years starting for the Ducks women’s soccer team, they went 47-22-4 and qualified for the first NCAA Tournament in the history of the program.

Victor Starzenski '07 (Lacrosse Coach, Official)
Induction Year: 1991

Victor Starzenski played four years of lacrosse at Stevens and enjoyed the sport so much that he went on to an illustrious career as a coach, an official and a contributor to the game. Starzenski started lacrosse programs at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Union College and the University of New Mexico. He was a highly regarded official from 1923 to 1950. In December of 1959, Starzenski was elected to the Lacrosse Foundation Hall of Fame.

Winfield Scott Stickle '49 (Tennis)
Induction Year: 2008

Winfield Scott Stickle graduated in 1949 from Stevens. He was a three-year No. 1 singles and No. 1 doubles player and still tops the Stevens record books to this day in career winning percentage (.960, 24-1) and consecutive wins during a career (23). He is tied for first place in single season winning percentage (1.000) after a 9-0 season in 1948.
In his three years leading the Stevens tennis squad, Stickle led the Ducks to a 20-6 overall mark and an undefeated 9-0 record in 1948.

Gene Tkac '52 (Baseball)
Induction Year: 1990

Gene Tkac was the ironman of coach Frank Misar's pitching staff in the early fifties. Tkac established single-season records for innings pitched (98), wins (7), and strikeouts (84) which still stand more than 50 years after they were set. He currently holds Stevens career records for innings pitched (239.2), wins (17), winning percentage (17-9, .653) and earned run average (1.84). Tkac owns one of the two no-hitters in school history when he beat Wesleyan in 1952.

Bob Torre '78 (Baseball)
Induction Year: 1990

Bob Torre was a fireballing right-handed pitcher who won 15 games in his career while striking out 204 batters in 220 innings. Torre gained all-state recognition in 1977 and was the first Stevens player to participate in the New Jersey Collegiate Baseball Association's (NJCBA) North-South Senior All-Star Game. His 0.90 earned run average led the nation in 1977 and still stands as a Stevens single-season record.

Sanjiv Vairavanathan '92 (Squash, Tennis)
Induction Year: 2003

Sanjiv Vairavanathan was one of the greatest players in the 37-year history of squash rackets at Stevens. Playing at the number one position all four years, the Sri Lanka native rang up 49 victories to rank first on the all-time charts. His 49-25 career record, a winning percentage of .662, is second in the record books. The East Coach Collegiate Squash League named Vairavanathan to its all-star team four straight seasons from 1988 to 1991. When he closed out his tennis days at Stevens, playing in the top third of the ladder, he wound up at 23-7. His winning percentage of .766 ranked third lifetime at the university at the time of his induction.

Wally Whittaker (Coach, Administrator)
Induction Year: 2003

Wally Whittaker, who retired in 1998 after 35 years of dedicated service to the university, became the ninth coach to be inducted. Whittaker's coaching responsibilities covered no less than four sports. In 1964, he started off an extremely versatile coaching tenure as an assistant coach in both basketball and lacrosse. He continued to be an essential part of the success of the lacrosse program until 1967 and was John Lyon's right-hand man in basketball for 17 years. In 1968, he became head coach of baseball and served in that capacity for 15 years (1968 to 1982). In the fall of 1982, he was named head coach of basketball and went on to coach for ten years. His expert skills in and knowledge of tennis enabled him to assist in men's tennis his last two years at Stevens. Whittaker was also a highly capable administrator, serving as facility coordinator as well as assistant athletic director.

John Wiskowski '60 (Basketball)
Induction Year: 1994

John Wiskowski, a 6-6 lefty who scored from the inside and the outside totaled 863 career points. At the time of his induction, Wiskowski ranked 10th in career points and was second with a career scoring average of 22.7 points per game. During the 11-6 season of 1960, he averaged more than 26 points per game. In one five-game stretch, he was nearly unstoppable, averaging 34 points per game. At the end of the season, he was ranked among the top 30 scorers for all small colleges across the nation.

Philip Wolf ’03 (Baseball)
Induction Year: 2008

Philip Wolf earned his degree in Civil Engineering and had a remarkable baseball career. Wolf was a catcher and first baseman who helped lead Stevens to its first Knickerbocker Conference Championship. A Fredrick, Md. Native, Wolf received many individual accolades during his playing career. He was named All-Knickerbocker Conference and All-Skyline Conference in 2001 and 2002. He was also an All-ECAC and All-District performer in 2002. In the career record books, Wolf ranks second in triples (9), RBI’s (104), and home runs (12). He is first in single-season triples after recording seven in 2002. His four homers and 36 RBI’s in 2002 rank him fourth in both those categories.

Toyken Yee '85 (Fencing)
Induction Year: 1991

The first female inductee into the Stevens Hall of Fame, Toyken Yee was a member of the 1982 women's fencing team that made history by being the first and only team to qualify for the finals of NCAA Championships. Yee holds Stevens single-season and career records for wins with 52 and 162 respectively. She had the top winning percentage in program history at the time of her induction (.767). Yee also qualified for the finals of the NCAA Individual Championships in 1982 and was the NJAIAW state champion in 1983.

Elena Ziarnik ’02 (Soccer, Lacrosse)
Induction Year: 2008

Dr. Elena Ziarnik was a four-year member of the women’s soccer team and also played women’s lacrosse for a year. A Chemical Engineering major during her time in Hoboken, Ziarnik went to the Medical College of Wisconsin in Milwaukee to earn her PhD. Ziarnik still ranks first for assists in a career with 38 and assists per game (.56). Her 21 helpers in the 2001 season led the nation and is first in the Stevens single-season archives. Her 1.71 assists per game in 2001 is also number one in Ducks’ history. A CoSIDA District Academic All-American in 2002, Ziarnik was an NCAA and Women’s Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) Woman of the Year nominee for the 2001-02 school year. She was also selected All-Skyline Conference in 2001 and was part of six different conference championships while playing soccer at Stevens. Ziarnik is in the first year of an internship at Bay State Medical Center in Springfield, Mass.