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Four Individuals, One Team to Enter Hall of Fame
December 0, 0000
Four individuals and one team will join the other memorable names in the Allegheny Athletic Hall of Fame as part of the Homecoming Festivities this weekend. T.J. Erdos ’93, Alyse Holden ’92, Derrick Owens ’93, Sandi Starr ’87 and the 1988 softball team made up this year’s inductees.
Erdos was a 27-time All-American under his father, head swimming and diving coach Tom Erdos, on the Gator swim team. He earned All-America honors 11 times as an individual and 16 times as a member of a relay team. Erdos still holds the Allegheny records in the 200-yard freestyle and the 200-yard individual medley. A four-time All-North Coast Athletic Conference selection, he was a member of three relay teams that still hold records in the 400-yard freestlye, 800-yard freestlye and the 400-yard medley relay.
Holden was the 1992 Female Athlete of the Year after earning four All-America honors and was selected to three all-region teams. She led the Gators cross country team to four NCAC Championships and was the individual champion as a senior. Holden still owns four school records - three indoor (800-meters, 1000-meters, and the mile) and one outdoor (3,000 meters) - and won NCAC titles in the 600, 800, and 1500-meter events as well as the 1600-meter relay.
Owens was a member of Allegheny’s All-Century men’s basketball team which was announced in 1995. The two-time captain was selected to the All-NCAC squad three times in his career. Owens sits third in career assists with 516, fifth with 196 steals and is 12th with 1,133 points. He is one of just 17 Gator basketball players to score 1,000-points in his career.
Starr was a powerful thrower on the Gators track and field teams in the mid-80’s and was selected as an All-American twice. Starr finished fifth in the shot put in 1986 and sixth in 1987 at the NCAA Division III Championships. She was selected as the conference’s NCAC Indoor Field Athlete of the Year in 1985 and repeated the honor in the outdoor season of 1986. A six-time NCAC shot put champion, Starr still owns the indoor and outdoor shot put records as well as the outdoor discus mark.
The 1988 softball team recorded a record of 40-5, finishing second in the nation. On their way to the national tournament, the Gators claimed the Central Region Championship and the Ohio Northern University Championship. The squad also had three All-Americans – Shelley Brown ’89, Nancy Nelson ’88, and Gia Celularo ’88 – and head coach Sheilah Lingenfelter was named the NCAA Division III Coach of the Year. Team members were Ronnie Bohm ‘91, Brown, Celularo, Mari Cruikshank, Kristin Egers ’91, Teva Eiler ’90, Dana Gorton ’91, Suzanne Helfant ’88, Kathy Kuhar ’88, Debbie Macejka ’90, Nelson, Mary Snyder ’91, Kyle Sollenberger ’90, Penny Whiteman ’91, and Kirsten Von Vorys ’89.
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