anniversary season in 2025-26 and will honor 300 of its most prominent contributors throughout the month of September in the fall of 2025.
The first 75 honorees are designated “Made in the PSAC”, a group that recognizes former student-athletes that have gone on to influential careers after graduation (which could be in the sports industry, but not necessarily as a professional athlete.)
“For 75 years, the PSAC has been more than a conference--it’s been a proving ground for excellence, leadership, and lifelong impact,” said PSAC Commissioner Steve Murray. “The ‘Made in the PSAC’ honorees reflect the very best of what our institutions represent. Their achievements stand as a testament to the transformative power of Division II athletics and the values that define the PSAC: integrity, resilience, and a commitment to something greater than oneself.”
The PSAC was founded on March 11, 1951, and comprised 14 institutions as the Pennsylvania State Teachers College Athletic Conference (PSTCAC). Since then, it has grown into one of the largest conferences in the NCAA across all three divisions.
anniversary celebration continues with the release of the 75 Greatest Female Athletes on Sep. 10, 75 Greatest Male Athletes on September 17, and Distinguished Keystones on September 24.
All 300 honorees were selected through a process that included nominations from institutions and selections by committee. The committee was comprised of institutional and PSAC staff.
Played with SRU men's golf; left school to focus on golf, went on to win the 1982 Women's U.S. Open and play on the LPGA Tour; served as a head golf pro in Phoenix area
Eve Atkinson – West Chester, Women’s Swimming, Field Hockey, 1970-74, Athletic Director at Cheyney, 2001-04
12-time All-American; 1972 National Champion; Coached at Temple, UMass, and Yale, winning an ivy league title at Yale; first female AD at NCAA DI-AA football school (Lafayette); elected President of ECAC; implemented one of the first drug testing programs at NCAA level while at Temple as Assoc. AD
Merrily Dean Baker – East Stroudsburg, Field Hockey, Swimming, Women’s Lacrosse, Archery, Basketball, Gymnastics, 1961-64
First woman to serve as AD in Big 10 (Michigan St.) and second-ever at a Division I football institution; NACDA HOF, AIAW President, AD at Minnesota, first AD at FGCU; started women's athletics at Princeton; 12x letterwinner in six sports
Cheryl Bailey – Slippery Rock, Track & Field, 1973-77
GM for U.S. Women's Soccer National Team from 2007-11; helped USWNT to gold in 2008 Olympics, silver in 2011 World Cup; founder of National Women's Soccer League; former AD at Denison and assoc. AD at Wisconsin
Carl Barger – Shippensburg, Men’s Basketball, 1948-49 – 1951-52
Founding Team President of the Florida Marlins from 1991-92; team President and COO of the Pittsburgh Pirates from 1987-91; former managing partner and chairman of Eckert, Seamans, Cherin & Mellot, one of the major law firms in Pittsburgh; 4-year letterwinner at Shippensburg
Brittany Batts – Gannon, Women’s Basketball, 2011-15; Assistant Coach, 2021-25
Current head coach at University of South Carolina Aiken and former assistant coach at Gannon; 2023-24 WBCA DII Assistant Coach of the Year; scored 1,152 career points at GU; second in career 3-point FG made (286), seventh in 3-point FG% (.416)
Jerry Bejbl – Slippery Rock, Football, 1959-63
MVP on 1962 PSAC championship football team; founded Armoloy Corporation and served as owner for 40 years; funded significant facility enhancements at SRU and became largest athletics donor in institution’s history
Dave Borden – Kutztown, Football, 1999-2003
Earned NCAA Inspiration Awardin 2013; survived and lost leg while serving with Marine Corps in Iraq
Ed Bradley – Cheyney, Football, 1960-64. CBS News, 60 Minutes
Gained notoriety for covering Vietnam War as embedded reporter in 1972, for which he won the Alfred I. duPont and George Polk awards; CBS News’ first African-American White House correspondent; anchored Sunday edition of CBS Evening News; joined 60 minutes in 1981
Liz DiLullo Brown – Kutztown, Field Hockey, 1993-97
Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing and Business Relationship Officer, Little League International; helped grow multi-faceted relationship with Major League Baseball; supported Little League’s business relationships, including partnership with ESPN
John Calipari – Clarion, Men’s Basketball, 1980-82
Two-year contributor on Men’s Basketball team; illustrious career as a coach that includes time in the NBA and nearly 900 collegiate wins; 3x Naismith Award winner, 2012 NCAA Tournament championship
Laurie Carter – Clarion, Women’s Track & Field, 1981-84
Clarion Sports Hall of Famer in women's track & field that has gone on to a prestigious career in higher education; current president of Lawrence University; former president of Shippensburg University; spent 25 years as Director of Student Affairs at Juilliard
Charlie Chronister – East Stroudsburg graduate, Bloomsburg, Basketball Coach, 1970-2000
Winningest coach in BU program history with 559 victories; finished career 13
th all-time on DII career wins list; nine seasons with 20 or more wins; 2x NCAA quarterfinalist; 1x PSAC champion; 8x Eastern Division champion; most coaching wins in PSAC Men’s Basketball history
Frank Cignetti, Sr. – IUP, Athletic Director, Football Coach, 1982-2005
14x PSAC West champion; 5x NCAA DII semifinalist; 2x championship game appearances; DII Coach of the Year; inducted into the National College Football Hall of Fame in 2013
Freddie Coleman – Mansfield, Football, 1984-1987
ESPN Radio Host; host of Freddie and Harry (since 2024); host of Freddie and Fitzsimmons (2016-23)
Frank Condino (Lock Haven ’72) – IUP Football Coach, Athletic Director, 1984-2014
30 years at IUP as administrator and coach; 2x PSAC champion as assistant coach; oversaw multiple construction and renovation projects while at IUP, including construction of 5,000-seat Kovalchick Convention and Athletic Complex
Enrique Conterno – Clarion, Men’s Swimming & Diving, 1985-87
Academic All-American in 1987; went on to become Senior VP and President of Lilly Diabetes and Lilly USA; currently on board at Zealand Pharma
Chuck Daly - Bloomsburg, Basketball, 1950-52
Coached “Dream Team” in 1992 Barcelona Olympics to men’s basketball gold medal; 2x NBA champion coach with Detroit Pistons in 1989 and 1990; 2x Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame inductee
Tim Ebersole – Shippensburg, Football, 1979-82
Director of Collegiate Basketball Officials Organization (CBOO); 30-year career as a college men’s basketball official at the NCAA Division I, II and III levels; current basketball officiating coordinator for the PSAC and other NCAA conferences; 2x All-America Honorable Mention quarterback who was named the 1981 PSAC and ECAC Player of the Year
Alan Eck – Bloomsburg, Football, 1987-91
Officiated football in Big 12 and Mountain West Conferences; joined the National Football League (NFL) as a side judge in 2016; promoted to referee for the 2023 NFL season
Carol Eckman – Lock Haven, Field Hockey, Women’s Basketball, 1955-59; WBB Coach at West Chester (1967-72), IUP (1973), LHU (1974-77)
Earned spots on two U.S. basketball teams in 1967 and 1968; In 1969, established first National Tournament for women's college basketball; earned place in first class of inductees to Women's Basketball Hall of Fame in Knoxville, Tennessee
Mary Fleig (Lock Haven '79) – Millersville, Women’s Basketball Coach, 1991-2020
Record 6x PSAC East Coach of the Year; won seven PSAC East titles; ranks 25th in NCAA history in wins with 645
Kathy Flores – East Stroudsburg, Track & Field, Basketball, 1976-77 – 1975, 1977
Women's Rugby pioneer; US Rugby and World Rugby Hall of Famer; captained Team USA and won country’s first and only world title in 1991; 2014 USA Rugby Coach of the Year at Brown; 2x EAIAW javelin champion and basketball point guard
James Franklin – East Stroudsburg, Football, 1991-94
Penn State head football coach since 2014; 2024 CFP semifinalist; 2016 BIG 10 champion; six seasons with 10+ wins at PSU; head coach at Vanderbilt for three seasons (2011-13); 1994 Harlon Hill candidate; 1st PSAC QB with 2,500 pass/500 rush in season
John Gabriel – Kutztown, Basketball, 1976-78
Joined the NBA’s expansion team Orlando Magic as its first employee in 1987. Served as assistant coach and director of player personnel before eventually being promoted to General Manager, where he served in that role from 1996-2003
Mary Pakenas Gardner – East Stroudsburg, Swimming, 1971-74, Bloomsburg AD/Coach, 1974-2011
One of first female AD's in country at Bloomsburg, serving 23 years; Bloomsburg's first FH coach; 2003 NACWAA DII AD of the year; at ESU, 3x AIAW champion (50/100 breast 1971, 50 breast 1972), 4x Eastern champ, lettered in FH
Kenneth Glass – Clarion, Men’s Basketball, 1978-82
Served 25 years in USMC, receiving a Meritorious Service Medal, Joint Service Commendation and Achievement medals; three Navy and Marine Corps Commendation and Achievement medals; in 1995, named the Marine of the Year while stationed in Okinawa, Japan
Jen Bryan Grana – Bloomsburg, Women’s Basketball, 1999-2003
3x All-PSAC selection; Eastern Division Player of the Year in 2002; earned medical degree at Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine; completed Family and Community Medicine residency at Miami Valley Hospital in Dayton, Ohio; now practices in Central Pennsylvania, working with medical residents and students and caring for diverse range of patients.
Tina Sloan Green – West Chester, Women’s Lacrosse, Field Hockey, Badminton, 1962-66
2025 NCAA Convention Theodore Roosevelt Award Winner; competed on USFH National Team in '66 and Lacrosse 69-73; head WLAX coach at Temple (1973-92) as first African American college women's lacrosse coach; amassed record of 207-62-4 with three National Championships and 11 final four apps
Colleen Hacker – Lock Haven, Field Hockey, Basketball, 1974-78
5x NAIA champion as head women’s soccer coach at Pacific Lutheran University; member of both the NAIA Soccer and Pacific Lutheran’s Hall of Fame; helped guide USA women’s ice hockey team to gold medal at the 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Olympic Games as the team’s mental skills coach
Danny Hale (West Chester ’68) – West Chester, Bloomsburg, Head Football Coach, 1993-2013
25 years as head football coach (20 at Bloomsburg, 5 at West Chester); career record of 173-56-1; 11 PSAC Eastern Division titles; 8x NCAA playoff apps; seven 10-win seasons; 9x AFCA District I Coach of the Year; 10x PSAC Eastern Division Coach of the Year; inducted into College Football Hall of Fame
Dylan Heid – Pitt-Johnstown, Baseball, 2018-2021
Selected by Baltimore Orioles in 11th Round of 2021 Major League Baseball Draft; 5x PSAC West Pitcher of the Week; 3x Atlantic Region Pitcher of the Week; 1x NCBWA National Pitcher of the Week
Chad Hurley – IUP, Cross Country, 1995-99
Founded YouTube in 2005 and served as advisor and CEO
Ron Insinger – Lock Haven, Basketball, 1970-74
Winningest high school basketball coach in Pennsylvania history; 1,066 wins as head basketball coach at Loyalsock, Pa.; 2017 inductee, Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame; 19x District champion; 25x Conference champion;.27x conference "Coach of the Year"
Gary Kessel – East Stroudsburg, Wrestling, 1974-77
National Wrestling Hall of Fame inductee as Meritorious Official; officiated 40+ years with 16 NCAA DI Championships and 12 finals; 8 DII Championships; 21 EIWA Championships; during wrestling career, 2x PSAC champion (1977 Outstanding Wrestler) and 2x DII All-American
Dan Klingerman – Bloomsburg, Wrestling, 1983-87
Founder and CEO of real estate developer The Liberty Group, established in 2001; serves community by involvement on boards such as UPMC Williamsport and Penn College Foundation; appointed to Board of Governors for Pennsylvania’s State System of Higher Education (PASSHE); as wrestler, 1985 PSAC champion at 158 pounds, team champion in 1984 and 1985
Matt Kohler – IUP, Swimming, Graduated 1983
Retired three-star Navy admiral with 36 years of service; Kohler currently serves on advisory boards for MITRE, Baker Street Scientific, and Mission Secure; operates a national security, cybersecurity consulting business; as swimmer, All-America honors in 1980, 1982, 1983
Cody Law – Pitt-Johnstown, Wrestling, 2015-2018
Professional MMA Fighter; as UPJ wrestler, NCAA Division II national champion (157 pounds) in 2018, 2x DII All-American; as a junior, was top-ranked nationally in his weight class
Judy Lawes (Shippensburg ’84) – Kutztown Softball Coach, 1988-Present
1,175 career wins; ninth-winningest coach in DII history (second in PSAC); NFCA Hall of Fame;
9x PSAC East Coach of the Year; 3x Atlantic Region champion
Will Lewis – Millersville, Football, Track & Field, 1976-79
Played in the NFL, USFL, and Canadian Football League before a successful career as an executive, scout and coach in professional football; Director of Pro Personnel for the Seattle Seahawks; served in Kansas City Chiefs front office from 2013-18; currently general manager of UFL's Houston Roughnecks
Robert Lippencott – California, Football, 1963-64
Served in US Secret Service for 26 years and worked with multiple US Presidents; linebacker for Cal in 1963 and 1964 seasons; earned NAIA Little All-America honors in 1963; played semi-pro football with Pennsylvania Mustangs of the NAL and Atlantic City Senators of the ACL
Austin Ludwik – Gannon, Men’s Soccer, 2016-19
Team captain and Second Team All-America in 2019 when Gannon won first PSAC regular season title; currently plays for Brisbane Roar in the A-League; captained Gold Coast Knights (second tier of Australian football) where he earned 3x Player of the Year honors
Scott Martin – Millersville, Football, Wrestling, 1990-93
Pennsylvania State Senator since 2017; served two terms as Lancaster County Commissioner; four-year letterman at Millersville, playing on the 1990 and 1993 PSAC Eastern Division championship teams; 3x All-PSAC; 2x All-ECAC Division II; Don Hansen NCAA All-America Honorable Mention in 1992
Sara McMann – Lock Haven, Wrestling, 2003-04
In 2004, won Olympic silver medal in freestyle, becoming the first American woman to do so; claimed bronze at 2007 World Championships and gold at the 2007 Pan American Games; in MMA, won first seven professional fights of her career and has over 10 victories
Jane Moffett – East Stroudsburg, Basketball, Field Hockey, 1949-52
Pioneer in All-American Girls Professional Baseball League (A League of their Own; first Warrior in US Field Hockey National Tournament; set records in basketball (47 points vs NYU in 1950) and FH (20 goals in 1949)
Ashley Moyer-Gleich – Millersville, Women’s Basketball, 2006-10
NBA official; in 2024, became the second woman ever and first in more than a decade selected to officiate an NBA playoff game; All-PSAC East in 2009-10; graduated ranking in the top 10 at Millersville in 3-pointers and steals
Khalid Mumin – Shippensburg, Men’s Basketball, 1992-94
Secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of Education from January 2023 – December 2024; current Chief of Strategy, Education Partnerships & Global Development at MindUP | The Goldie Hawn Foundation; 11 years as a school superintendent, serving Caroline County (Md.) (2011-14), Reading (Pa.) (2014-21) and Lower Merion (Pa.); 2-year starter who scored 652 points in his two seasons
Lauren Myrick – Gannon, Swimming, Water Polo, 2008-11
Two years as Captain of swim team and member of the water polo team; served on SAAC as president; runs her own Coaching & Consulting Firm as a Peak Performance & Mindset Coach, Speaker, and Workshop Facilitator to help teams/leaders prevent burnout
Jeremy O’Day – Edinboro, Football, 1993-1996
Played for 13 years in the CFL before joining the Saskatchewan Roughriders front office in 2011; is currently VP of Football Operations and General Manager of Roughriders
Roberta Page – (Slippery Rock '88); Shippensburg Athletic Director 2003-09, SR Athletic Director 2021-Present
Has won PSAC's Dixon Trophy as Athletic Director at both Shippensburg and Slippery Rock; former director of championships at NCAA, Current and 2x Chair of the NCAA Division II Management Council
Sarah Patterson – Slippery Rock, Gymnastics, 1974-78
One of the most successful DI gymnastics coaches in history; 36 years as head coach at Alabama with 1,006 career wins, six DI team titles, 29 region titles, 32 straight trips to National Championships
Michael Perry – California, Football, 1959-62
Navy aviator with over 200 carrier landings; later flew with United Airlines while co-founding financial company
Kristina Petersen – Mansfield, Softball, 1997-2000
Current Senior Associate AD for Strategic Communications at Penn State University (Football Communications - James Franklin)
Steph Pettit – Bloomsburg, Football, 1985-89
Key member of the 1985 Huskies football team and generous supporter of BU, playing a leading role in the $62 million It's Personal campaign and co-chairing the First & Goal football scholarship initiative; contributed significantly to BU’s athletic facilities, including a $1 million donation that funded improvements to the university’s stadium, now named Steph Pettit Stadium.
Al Probst – Mansfield, Baseball, 1990-93
Three-year member of the Mansfield baseball team, including the 1992 team that played in championship game of 1992 NCAA Division II World Series; drafted in 17
th round by Houston Astros, played 10 years of professional baseball; host of Wild Sportsman Television Program; Founder of North American Trapper and Wild Meats
Sian Proctor – Edinboro, Track & Field, 1988-92
Became first female commercial spaceship pilot and the first artist selected to go to be an astronaut on the all-civilian Inspiration4 orbital spaceflight
Corrine Gahagen Poulin – Seton Hill, Volleyball, 2011-14
Doctor of Naturopathic Medicine, founded Naturopathic telehealth company in Texas, Lone Star Natural Health
Gema Robles – Millersville, Women’s Basketball, 1999-03
Set all-time PSAC steals record; was the 2003 PSAC East Athlete of the Year and became commander of the 5-101 Assault Helicopter Battalion in the U.S. Army, having served three years in the Pentagon as Aide de Camp to the Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
Lou Rosselli – Edinboro, Wrestling, 1989-93
Member of 1996 Olympic Team; won U.S. National Championships in 1995, 1996 and 1999; currently the head wrestling coach at Oklahoma
Braxton Roxby – Pitt-Johnstown, Baseball, 2018-20
Signed Free-Agent Contract with Cincinnati Reds in June 2020; currently pitching for the Triple-A Affiliate of the San Francisco Giants, the Sacramento River Cats
Rodney Ruddock – IUP, Baseball, 1962-65
Mayor General U.S. Military; former Indiana High principal; former Indiana Country Commissioner; Ruddock Hall named after him; served on IUP's Presidential Advisory Committee; recipient of the IUP Distinguished Alumni Award
Pat Rudy – Lock Haven, Field Hockey, 1996-2023
45-year head coaching career; 27 seasons as the head field hockey coach at LHU; National Field Hockey Coaches Association (NFHCA) National Hall of Fame inductee in 2017; entering the 2023 season, Rudy's 634 career victories stood as the fifth-most in the history of collegiate field hockey; led three teams to NCAA Championships, including a DII title with LHU in 2000; won 24 conference
Cathy Rush – West Chester, Women’s Basketball, 1964-68
Two-sport Athlete at WCU; Head Coach/3x National Champion and Hall of Famer in WBB at Immaculata; '72, '73' 74 AIAW Champs
Jeanne Shaheen – Shippensburg, Women’s Basketball, 1965-67
Senior U.S. Senator from New Hampshire, currently in her third term (held since January 2009); governor of New Hampshire from 1997-2003; first woman to ever be elected both as a governor and a U.S. Senator; first collegiate women’s basketball player ever elected as a state governor; former chair of the U.S. Senate Small Business Committee, now ranking member of Foreign Relations Committee
Jon Shehan – Millersville, Baseball Coach, 2008-Present
Seven-time PSAC East Coach of the Year; inherited a 9-37 team and has since won 11 PSAC East titles, three PSAC Championships, three NCAA Regional titles and has the longest active streak of consecutive NCAA Tournament appearances with 12; two alums have gone on to play in the World Series
Karen Shelton – West Chester, 1975-79, Field Hockey, Women’s Lacrosse
Four-time national champion at WCU (three field hockey, one women’s lacrosse); 3x Honda Award winner as best FH player in the nation; US National Field Hockey team member from 1977-84; University of North Carolina Field Hockey head coach from 1981-2022; 692 career wins and 10
Division I national championships
C. Vivian Stringer – Slippery Rock, Basketball, 1967-70, Cheyney WBB Coach, 1972-1983
Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame inductee; 50 years as a collegiate head WBB coach; amassed 1,055 wins, four NCAA Final Four trips and 28 berths in NCAA Tournament
Sharon Taylor – Lock Haven, Field Hockey, Women’s Basketball, Tennis, Women’s Lacrosse, 1962-66
Multi-sport student-athlete and multi-sport coach at LHU; former member of U.S. Olympic Committee and past president of USA Field Hockey; as a coach at Lock Haven, Taylor won seven national championships, including one in lacrosse and six in field hockey; as LHU Athletic Director, led institution to multiple Dixon Trophies
Bob Tucker – Bloomsburg, Football, 1964-68
Played 11 seasons in the NFL with New York Giants and Minnesota Vikings at tight end; in 1971, became first TE in NFL history to lead the league in pass receptions with 59 caught for 791 yards and five touchdowns
Marian Washington – West Chester, Women’s Basketball, 1966-70
Member of 1969 WCU National Championship team; 560-363 in 31 seasons as head coach at Kansas; 11 NCAA Tournament appearances and two Sweet 16 apps; first and only AD for women's athletics at Kansas from 1974-79.
Joey Wendle – West Chester, Baseball, 2009-12
2012 National Champion ended WCU career with .366 batting average and 274 hits, 62 doubles, 23 HR, and 185 RBI; nine-year MLB career (.262 career batting avg); 2021 All-Star; 2020 World Series App
John Wingfield – IUP, Swimming & Diving, 1981-85
Owns & operates Ripfest Diving Academy; 2008 Olympic head diving coach for team USA; 2020 and 2024 Olympic coach for team USA
Jerry Yeagley – West Chester, Men’s Soccer, 1958-62
Helped WCU win '61 National Championship; Coached at Indiana for 27 years (478-83-37) through 1999; led Hoosiers to five titles and 13 College Cup appearances; National Coach of the Year five times; 1989 inductee in US Soccer Federation Hall of Fame
Mike Zafirovski – Edinboro, Soccer, Swimming & Diving, 1971-75
Has served on National Security Telecommunications Advisory committee; CEO at Motorola and Notrel Networks
Jack Zduriencik – California, Baseball, 1970-74
Professional baseball executive with stints at Mets, Pirates, Dodges, and Brewers; first non-GM to be named Baseball America’s Executive of the Year in 2007; eventual Executive Vice President and General Manager with Seattle Mariners from 2008-2015; now part of Pirates Broadcasting team