Rutgers-Camden Athletics inducts third Athletic Hall of Fame class
CAMDEN – The first Rutgers University-Camden team to play in the NCAA tournament, the school’s first NCAA All-Americans in men’s soccer and track, a 1,000-point basketball scorer and a softball great who was the NCAA Division III ERA champion will be enshrined as the 2009 inductees of the Rutgers-Camden Athletic Hall of Fame at the induction dinner in the Campus Center Oct. 9. The reception will be at 6:30 in the new fitness and athletic center and the dinner will follow at 7:30.
The third class of the Rutgers-Camden Hall of Fame features Matt Collins (golf, cross country and an All-American in track), Joe Bretschneider (baseball and a 1,000-point scorer in basketball), the late Pat Baldiserra (All-American in men’s soccer), Sarah O’Malley (the Div. III softball ERA leader in 2002) and the 2002-03 women’s basketball team which became the first New Jersey Athletic Conference championship squad and played in the first NCAA tournament in school history. Rutgers-Camden started its Athletic Hall of Fame in 2005 and holds inductions every other year. Baldiserra will be the first inductee enshrined without the customary five-year wait for eligibility.
The inaugural Hall of Fame class in 2005 featured three-sport star Tara Harris (basketball, softball, tennis), baseball and basketball player Gar Miller, former Rutgers-Camden Dean of Students, Associate Provost and golf coach Barry Millett, basketball stars Ray Pace and Karla Robinson, former Athletic Director and basketball coach Wilbur “Pony” Wilson and the 1977 men’s soccer team, which played in the NAIA national tournament and finished sixth in the country.
The second class of the Hall of Fame in 2007 featured baseball great John “Rocky” Gianvito, who also played basketball and soccer, basketball all-time leading scorers Terry Cole and Bill Bramble and the sibling duo of basketball stars Cetshwayo and Kamilah Byrd.
Class of 2010 Inductees
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| 2007 Inductees |
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| Bill Bramble |
| Cetshwayo Byrd |
| John Gianvito |
| Kamilah Byrd |
| Terry Cole |
2005 Inductees Tara Harris Gar Miller Barry Millet Ray Pace Wilbur "Pony" Wilson 1977 Men's Soccer Team Karla Robinson
Nominations are now being accepted for the next Hall of Fame induction to be held in October, 2011. Please fill out the nomination form For more information, please contact Erin Barney.
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