2019 Athletic Hall of Fame

The Seventh

Induction & Dinner

October 23, 2019 | The Grove | Cedar Grove, New Jersey

XAVIER H I G H

S C H O O L

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Congratulations to the 2019 Athletic Hall of Fame Inductees s Jack Raslowsky ’79 President Brian McCabe ‘92 Dean of Faculty

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2019 Athletic Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony Master of Ceremonies Fr. Joe Parkes, S.J., ’62 t Invocation and Welcome t Ed Castagna, ’47† Football Ed Brown, ’49† Football Ed Wilhelm, ’53 Football Ryan Enrico, ’98 Hockey Frank McElroy, ’66 Swimming Drew Buzzio, ’03 Soccer Craig Zaleck, ’89 Swimming & Baseball Jack Russell, ’48, P’81,’83,’85 Baseball John Massaro, ’59 Baseball & Basketball Jordan Roldan, ’03 Volleyball Mike Farley, ’01 Lacrosse Dan Gronda, ’90 Football & Wrestling The 1961-62 Basketball Team t Pride & Glory †

posthumous induction.

Class of 2019 ED CASTAGNA, ’47 FOOTBALL Only two members of the class of 1947 received All-State honors: captain Henry Ludwiczack, ’47 and senior guard Ed Castagna. A strong football season saw the Marauders win six of their eight games, with Ed’s work as a guard helping seal shutout victories against Bayonne, Bayonne Tech, Lincoln, and Saint Michael’s by a combined score of 103-0.

It was Ed’s work as a guard that earned him All-State honors for the 1946 football season, a spot on Bill Cochrane’s legendary “top 14 players” list, and the Tommy Meyers trophy for his efforts against Dickinson on Thanksgiving Day, 1946. It’s a testament to his play that Ed still stood out as the game’s MVP, even as Prep suffered one of its two losses for the year.

Shortly after high school, Ed moved to Philadelphia, where he met his wife, Denise, and raised his three sons, Adam, Michael, and Edward Jr. Ed passed away on June 22, 2002.

ED BROWN, ’49 FOOTBALL Under Coach Bill Cochrane, the 1948 Maroon Marauders were an unbelievable force. With shutout victories over Bayonne, Fordham Prep, Snyder, and Saint Michael’s, this football team truly stands out. Read the highlights of these games, and the two names you’ll see over and over again are fellow Hall of Famer Jackie Hyatt, ’49 and Eddie Brown.

When listing his all-time best football players, Coach Cochrane was sure to include Ed Brown. The accolades speak for themselves: Ed scored 66 of Prep’s 248 points his senior year, was awarded all-county and all-state honors for the 1948 football season, and was recruited to play football at Fordham University.

During the 1952 football season, at Fordham, Ed caught 57 passes for 774 yards in eight games, including 15 catches for 233 yards in the season’s final game against NYU. It’s likely coincidental, but to date, NYU has never played another varsity football game. The Violets’ program, one of the five oldest in college football, ended with that 45-0 rout by Ed and the Rams. Ed led the NCAA that year in total receptions and receiving yardage, breaking the NCAA record of 52 catches, previously set by Barney Poole in 1947. He also set an NCAA record with an average of 96.8 receiving yards per game. In 1953, Ed signed a professional football contract with the Chicago Cardinals. Just months after signing his contract, Ed joined the US Army, to fight in the Korean War, and did not return to playing football.

As a Division Manager for Western Electric, Ed and his wife, Barbara, transitioned from life in New Jersey to Ohio, back to New Jersey and, finally, to Maryland, where they raised their three children, Ed Jr., Barbara and Susan. Ed passed away on July 1, 2012.

ED WILHELM, ’53 FOOTBALL Legendary coach Bill Cochrane was known for assigning individual football players the role of captain for specific games. It came to no surprise when he named three-year varsity guard Ed Wilhelm captain for the opener of his senior season, at Aquinas Institute in Rochester, New York.

Teammate and fellow Hall of Famer Sean “Rocky” Hanlon, ’53 noted, “If it weren’t for Coach Cochrane selecting an individual for each game, he would certainly have named Ed captain for the entire season. He was a force to be reckoned with.”

Ed led the 1952 football team through a successful campaign with an 8-1 season record and a conference championship, a worthy follow-up to the prior year’s state title. As an individual player, Ed was elected to New Jersey’s All-State Team, and was recruited by Vince Lombardi to play football at West Point, where he joined the freshman team along with the weightlifting club.

After graduating from the United States Military Academy, Ed went on to pursue three master’s degrees (Pennsylvania State University, Command and General Staff College, and the University of Southern California). A proud father of six, and grandfather of fourteen, Ed lives in Omaha, Nebraska, where he currently enjoys life after retiring from the United States Army.

RYAN ENRICO, ’98 HOCKEY Ryan Enrico began his Prep hockey career in 1994, earning a spot on the varsity team as a freshman while his brother Chris was a senior captain. In the middle of a tough freshman year, one game found Prep with a big lead, and Ryan found himself on a breakaway. It was almost certain that he’d find the back of the net, but instead he buried the puck in the goaltender’s pads. Coach Ken Such knew immediately: this kid was something special. Ryan didn’t miss; he chose not to run up the score, displaying the character that would define his Prep career.

There were plenty more goals to come: he would post 69 points (31 G, 38 A) as a sophomore, including three goals to lead Prep past #7 Hudson Catholic in the 1996 state tournament.

Always determined to build his skills, Ryan spent his summers attending, and then working at, a local hockey camp. He shared what he learned, leading the team in pre-season conditioning sessions and drills. As a four-year varsity athlete and two-time captain, Ryan finished top-ten in the state in scoring in three of his four years. Prep’s all-time leading scorer, Ryan finished his career with 237 points on 141 goals and 96 assists from 1994-1998, placing him #15 all-time in the state. Ryan garnered All-Conference and All County honors three times and All-State Honors as a senior. Without question, it’s a record befitting Prep Hockey’s first Hall of Famer.

Ryan continued his career at New England College, notching 55 points in four years and serving as captain during his senior year. The Hoboken native now resides in Hailey, Idaho, with his wife Stephanie. At age 39, he still plays competitive, full-contact ice hockey with the Sun Valley Suns of the BDHL. Entering his 19th season, Ryan is third in goals (171) and fourth in points (376) on the Suns’ all-time scoring list.

FRANK McELROY, ’66 SWIMMING As Prep Swimming rose to prominence in the 1960s, Frank McElroy led the way, winning every individual event he swam in dual meets during his four years at Prep. At one time or another he held all eight individual championships at both city and county levels, and he added individual titles in the Eastern States Jesuit, Metropolitan Catholic, and NJSIAA meets over the years. As team co-captain, his senior year victory in the 400 at states set a New Jersey record.

Prep notched three city and two county championships as Frank set numerous city and county records. Upon graduation, he held four school records (100/200/400 freestyle and 100 butterfly). It’s little wonder he received Prep’s Outstanding Swimmer award all four years, and was twice honored by both the Jersey City Coaches Association and the Jersey Journal.

Frank continued his winning ways at UNC, setting four freshman and three varsity freestyle school records. As a senior he again served as captain, and earned the Dick Jamerson Outstanding Varsity Swimmer Award and the UNC Education Foundation Award. While pursuing a career in education and, later, clinical psychology, Frank coached swimming for 27 years, and the wins kept on coming. After leading the Ridgewood YMCA to a national championship in 1974, he developed and coached a club team (New Jersey Wave), which would send numerous swimmers to the Olympics, Pan Am Games, World University Games, NCAA Championships, and other top-level competitions. Frank served on the USA National Team’s coaching staff from 1984-1997 before retiring from coaching.

More recently, Frank has competed in Masters swimming, earning national titles and #1 and #2 world rankings for his age group in numerous events. He and his wife Linda live in Wyckoff.

Their sons, Kyle and Greg, are accomplished swimmers in their own right.

DREW BUZZIO, ’03 SOCCER Under head coaches Jack Raslowsky, ’79 and John Irvine, ’83, Prep Soccer spent the 1990s establishing itself as a perennial threat for the county championship. That tradition continued into a new decade and a new century thanks to players like three-year varsity midfielder Drew Buzzio.

Josh Jantas, ’95, now Prep’s head coach and an assistant at the time, recalls that despite opponents’ determination to shut Drew down, “he continued to produce...and make teammates better around him with his unselfish play and attitude.” Second on the team in scoring during the 2000 county championship season, and leading the team en route to the 2001 league championship, his goals were not only frequent, but timely. Jantas recalls Drew’s nine game-winners in the 2001 campaign as typical of his contribution to the team. As a captain in his 2002 senior season, Drew again helped lead the team to the county final, his ten goals and five assists lifting the squad to an unlikely comeback from a rocky 0-7‑1 start.

Drew’s efforts earned him three all-county selections (first team in junior and senior years) and three Soccer Coaches of New Jersey all-state selections, and he continued to play at the University of Rhode Island as well as on several semi-pro teams. For the past fourteen years, he has served as an assistant coach for Prep Soccer. Jantas calls him “an excellent coach who is able to build relationships with players and pass on knowledge making both the player and team better just as he did as a player.”

Away from the field, Drew has followed his father (Marc, ’71) into the culinary world. He is the co-owner of Corto, a highly rated Italian restaurant in the Jersey City Heights.

CRAIG ZALECK, ’89 SWIMMING/BASEBALL As a dominant force on two varsity teams, Craig Zaleck truly stands out. As a four-year member of both swimming and baseball’s varsity teams, he played integral roles in both programs’ success in the late ’80s.

From the start of his Prep career, Craig was sure to make his mark. His freshman season in the pool culminated with the program’s first state sectional championship against Bergen Catholic, avenging a regular season defeat. As a swimmer, Craig helped the team secure four consecutive county and city championships. His individual accolades, as captain during his senior year, included county champion of four individual events, as well as county record holder in numerous relay events.

When winter turned to spring, Craig also showed his prowess on the diamond. With a career batting average over .400, Craig proved to be the real deal, leading the baseball team in batting and earning All-County and All-Conference honors his sophomore, junior and senior years of high school. As a junior, Craig played a key role in Prep’s 1988 South Hudson championship, the program’s first title on any level in 21 years. When asked, Craig will say his finest game was a win over Hudson Catholic his senior year, where he went 4-for-5, with six RBIs. Another highlight came in his sophomore year, helping Prep to defeat Saint Anthony’s and Willie Banks just a week before Banks was selected third overall in the MLB draft. Craig’s baseball career at Prep ended with all-state honors his senior year.

Today, Craig coaches for his children’s various teams, after having recently served as president of the Chatham Softball Club. Craig lives in Chatham with his wife, Mariellen, and three children, Ava, Grant and Phoebe. He has competed in numerous triathlons, including two Ironman events.

Craig owns and operates Zaleck Financial Advisors, LLC, in his hometown of Bayonne.

JACK RUSSELL, ’48, P’81,’83,’85 BASEBALL Jack’s little sister Kay will tell you that as a boy Jack was rarely seen without a baseball in his hand, and by the time he was pitching for Prep, his teammates called him “the next Bob Feller.” Recognizing his talent and calming influence on the mound, Coach Cochrane brought him up to the varsity squad as a sophomore.

Jack’s pitching helped lead Prep to three consecutive city titles in 1946, ’47 and ’48, in a starting role and in relief when needed. In 1947, during his junior year, he was named all-county. Pitching two no hitters his senior year, Jack was named all-county and all-state, and was awarded a baseball scholarship to Seton Hall University. A very successful college campaign in the spring of ’49 resulted in professional offers from the then-New York Giants and St. Louis Cardinals organizations.

Jack’s dream of a professional baseball career was cut short as he was drafted into the United States Navy during the Korean War. His pitching skills were not lost on navy commanders, and when not serving at sea aboard the USS Great Sitkin AE-17, Jack pitched for the Norfolk Naval Base Baseball Team. After being honorably discharged from the Navy, Jack returned to Jersey City and married his bride of 63 years, Dolores Dolegowski. Dolores, too, had a career at Prep, working as a secretary in the principal’s office for many years.

After graduating from Saint Peter’s College, Jack and Dolores raised their five children in Jersey City.

Jack had a career as a corporate executive and small business owner in Jersey City. He served as Commissioner of the Jersey City Parking Authority, and coached Little League and Senior League baseball for many years. Jack shared his love of the game and Prep with his family. His daughter Barbara taught at Prep before going to medical school, and his three sons (John, ’81, Kevin, ’83 and Stephen, ’85) and his grandson (Matthew, ’19) are proud Prep graduates.

JOHN MASSARO, ’59 BASKETBALL & BASEBALL A multi-year starter and a state champion in one sport at Prep might already be in the Hall of Fame discussion. A captain of a state championship team is a strong candidate. Then there’s John Massaro.

On the hardwood, he was a three-year basketball starter, captain of the 1958-59 state championship team, an all-county and all-Jesuit tournament selection, the 1959 Jesuit Tournament MVP, and the recipient of a basketball scholarship to Assumption college. That’s just half the story. He was also a two-year starter on the 1958 and 1959 state champion baseball teams and was offered a tryout by the then-Milwaukee Braves.

The undefeated ’58 team is already in the Hall of Fame as a group, and John’s ’59 senior season saw him lead the county in batting average and earn all-county recognition.

And in truth, even that isn’t the whole story. As John’s classmates, teammates, and nominators are glad to point out, he distinguished himself not only with his athletic prowess, but with his sportsmanship, good nature, and academic acumen as well. Offered a position in the FBI upon graduation from Assumption, John pursued a life in academia instead, earning his MA and Ph.D., and going on to teach political science at SUNY Potsdam until his retirement, as Distinguished Teaching Professor of Politics, in 2006. His courses ranged from “Civil Rights and Liberties” to “The Politics of Basketball” and “Beauty, Meaning and Politics in the Lyrics of Bruce Springsteen.” John is the author of several books, including the forthcoming Shades of Springsteen: A Connected Memoir of Music, Politics, Love, Sports, and Masculinity.

With his wife of 53 years, Kim, he has three children and seven grandchildren, ranging from in age from 4 to 24. John participates in the Maine Senior Games’ foul shooting contest, with a number of medals to his credit, though he admits he’s no match on the court nowadays for grandsons Eli (age 13) and Jasper (age 9)!

JORDAN ROLDAN, ’03 VOLLEYBALL With a tireless and humble work ethic, Jordan Roldan helped the Prep Volleyball program grow into a dominant force in Hudson County, and a formidable contender in statewide competition. How humble? A nominator wrote that Jordan would argue Ken Walter, ’10, should be inducted before he is!

But Jordan’s record on the court speaks for itself: in each of his three years as a starter, he earned all-county honors, making the first team in his junior and senior years. As a senior he was also Hudson County Player of the Year and the first player in program history to be first team all-state. His nearly 1,500 career assists helped Prep to two county titles and the team’s first appearance in the state quarterfinals, earning a top-ten state ranking during Jordan’s senior year. It’s only fitting he should be the first volleyball player in the Hall of Fame.

Following an impressive run at Ramapo College (2,616 assists as a four-year starter, leading the team all four years, and ranking fourth in program history; conference all-freshman team in 2003 and all-academic team in 2007) Jordan returned to Prep as a guidance counselor and assistant coach. He lists coaching alongside his mentor (and 2013 inductee) Don Guide in the 2010 state finals among his favorite Prep memories.

Jordan now resides in Boston, where he and his wife, Shannon, are expecting a daughter in December. After six years as a counselor and head coach at BC High, he is counseling at Cambridge Rindge and Latin School. He’s also an assistant coach at MIT, co-owner of Crossfit 617, a two-time New England beach volleyball doubles champion, and tournament director for Boston Beach Volleyball, and (as of tonight) a deserving member of the Prep Hall of Fame.

MIKE FARLEY, ’01 LACROSSE Throughout his life, Mike Farley has grown accustomed to adding “first” to his many accomplishments. First four-year varsity lacrosse starter, first Prep player to 100 goals, first all-conference and first all-state lacrosse selection from Prep are just some of Mike’s accolades in his days at Grand & Warren. And now, fittingly, he becomes Prep Lacrosse’s first Hall of Fame inductee.

As a member of the varsity team throughout all four years, and as captain his senior year, Mike set the right tone for what was then a brand-new program, paving the way for future teams. With 45 goals and 28 assists as a senior, he earned a spot on the Top 20 All-State scoring leaders list (of course, the first Prep player to do so), and the opportunity to represent Prep as the first alumnus to play Division 1 lacrosse.

At Providence College, Mike continued to demonstrate his dominance. The Friars’ only three Division 1 NCAA National Lacrosse Tournament appearances to date (2004, 2006, and 2007) all featured Mike as a starter. Along the way he earned two MAAC all-tournament selections (2004, 2006), a first team All-MAAC Conference selection (2006), and Division 1 USILA allAmerican selection, the first in Providence history (2006). Mike went on to pursue a semi-pro midfielder career for the Melbourne Lacrosse Club, in Australia, before becoming the Head Coach for Spain’s men’s national lacrosse team. Mike’s leadership as a coach helped Spain achieve their first international victory at the 2008 Euro Championships in Lahti, Finland.

Today, Mike serves as Global Head of Sales, Marketing and Service at ICON Aircraft. He lives in Naples, Florida, with his wife, Kerri, his son, Wyatt, and his daughter, Delaney.

DAN GRONDA, ’90 FOOTBALL/WRESTLING It’s no easy task carrying the Gronda last name in Prep’s hallowed halls. Prep senior and Marauder, Nick Gronda, ’20 (son of Rick, ’89) admits, “there’s an overwhelming urge to exemplify academic, and athletic integrity and prowess.

But, what it really means to be a Gronda at Prep is to look out for your fellow man, while working and pushing past your limits.” Dan Gronda did just that in his four years as a member of Prep’s football and wrestling teams.

As the son of Prep’s inaugural Hall of Fame inductee Rich Gronda, ’59, P’86,’89,’90, Dan knew he had large shoes to fill, following his father’s role on the legendary, undefeated 1958 football team. As a sophomore, Dan started as a linebacker and offensive guard. By senior year, he had been named captain, and led Prep to its first state championship appearance since his dad’s 1958 team. Prep handed top-ranked Saint Joe’s Montvale their first loss in two years, securing the state title. For his efforts, Dan was named Hudson County Lineman of the Year, and was selected second team all-state, and first team all-parochial and all-county.

On the mats, meanwhile, Dan posted an 82-14 career record as a three-year captain of the wrestling team. He won two district titles, along with top rankings in successive regions, paving the way for appearances in the Atlantic City wrestling championships his sophomore and junior years. An injury limited him to eight matches for Prep senior year, but as a member of the New Jersey Junior Olympic Team, he placed third in the 1989 freestyle Junior Nationals.

Dan went on to play freshman football and wrestle at Brown University, before a wrestling injury ultimately ended his intercollegiate athletic career. He graduated from Brown before obtaining a law degree from Quinnipiac Law School. Today, Dan lives in Little Falls, NJ, with his wife, Dianna, and their three children Katie, Danny, and Gabby.

THE 1961-62 BASKETBALL TEAM In the midst of a dominant era for Prep Basketball, Coach Jerry Halligan’s teams took home three consecutive Hudson County championships in 1960-61, 1961-62, and 1962-63. It’s no small task for a particular team to rise above the rest in this context, yet the collective and individual achievements of the ’61-’62 squad, taken as a whole, give them a strong claim to the title “best of the best.”

In a 24-4 campaign (12-0 in county play and 22-1 in the regular season), the team took the county and state sectional titles, and placed fourth in the prestigious Eastern States Catholic Invitational Tournament. But perhaps most remarkable is that those 24 wins gave the team’s senior core a total of 87 victories as a unit, going back to an undefeated ‘58-’59 season for the freshman team. Six seniors, all veterans of the previous year’s ESCIT and city championships as well, earned all-county recognition. Frank Nicoletti, a 2008 Hall of Fame inductee in his own right, made first team all-city, -county, -North Jersey, -state, and -ESCIT. Achievements continued at the collegiate level. Nicoletti, a top twenty recruit nationally, played at Syracuse alongside future hall of famer Dave Bing and future legendary coach Jim Boeheim. Greg Hochstein started for two years at Holy Cross. Brian Sheeran was captain at Fordham University. Stu McGregor played for legendary coach Bob Cousy at Boston College.

Joe Repka went on to be a 1,000-point scorer at Saint Peter’s College, entering their Hall of Fame in 1987.

Above all, as one nominator wrote, this electrifying team “brought great ‘pride and glory’ to everyone at Prep and in Jersey City.” Playing to sellout crowds at the Jersey City armory and often on TV throughout the region, “the team distinguished itself as a group of student athletes. The Prep squad was comprised of skilled players, outstanding scholars and responsible young men,” and stands as ”a reminder that dedication to teamwork and unselfish sportsmanship are still important elements of any Prep initiative, on or off the basketball court.”

THANK YOU

to all my teammates, without whom I wouldn’t have been inducted!

Bob Ryan, ’62

CONGRATULATIONS

TO THE ATHLETIC HALL OF FAME CLASS OF 2019.

The Class of 1957 honors

John Massaro, ’59,

brother of Frank Massaro, ’57, for his enduring and faithful commitment to the ideals of Jesuit education at “Grand and Warren” and beyond.

“We are a part of all whom we have met.”

Jack and Beth Savage,’57

Mike Farley aka “Farfdog”

CONGRATULATIONS!!

Long Overdue!!

Steve Battaglino aka “Beef”

“A life is not important except in the impact it has on other lives.”

-Jackie Robinson-

Jack Russell

Saint Peter’s Prep class of 1948 Saint Peter’s Prep Hall of Fame 2019

Congratulations on a well deserved honor!

Thank you, Uncle Jack,

for the impact you have on our lives!

Stephen & Mary, Elizabeth & Rich, Kathryn & Frannie, Erin & John, Megan & Chris

xoxo

You knocked it out of the park!

Congratulations Jack on being inducted into the Athletic Hall of Fame.

The honor is well deserved.

Love, Maureen Lari and Annette, Bob, Bobby, and Tommy Huber

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Congratulations Jack Russell ’48, P’81, ’83, ’85 (and your Hall of Fame wife, Dolores P’81, ’83, ’85)

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Sarah and Jack Raslowsky ’79

CONGRATULATIONS MR. RUSSELL! AN HONOR WELL DESERVED

FONDLY, THE MILITELLO FAMILY VIN, ’83 BILL, ’87 JOE, ’92

DAN GRONDA

Congratulations to Dan Gronda '89 and fellow honorees for the St. Peter's Prep Athletic Hall of Fame Class of 2019.

You are in great company.

The Gronda Family 5 )

THANK YOU

to all my teammates, without whom I wouldn’t have been inducted!

Bob Ryan, ’62

The Class of ’66 salutes its champion

Frank McElroy

CONGRATULATIONS

to Craig Zaleck, ’89 on his induction to the Prep Hall of Fame.

As great as you were in the pool or on the diamond, you were and are an even better friend.

Your friends from the Class of 1989

Congratulations to Craig Zaleck ’89,

our Z-man & our Iron Man, on being inducted into the Saint Peter’s Prep HALL OF FAME. We are so proud of you for achieving such a prestigious milestone. It is well deserved.

May continued success be yours! We love you, Z! Peggy O’Neill,The Franks, The Taylors,The McGees, The O’Neills, & The Ferraiolis

Craig,

Congratulations to a wonderful son, brother & exceptional athlete! It was such a joy to watch you compete.

Love, Dad, Jodi, Patrick, Lia, Alex & Shane In loving memory of Johanna

CONGRATULATIONS, CRAIG! You continue to inspire us every day.

We look forward to all that lies ahead.

Love, Mariellen, Ava, Grant and Phoebe Jo

Congratulations

to Dan Gronda, Craig Zaleck and the other Hall of Famers on your memorable achievements!

GO PREP! Paul Schaetzle, ’71

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Past Inductees CLASS OF 2005 Eric Atanda, ’79 Soccer • Jim Barry, ’61 Basketball • Gerry Bellotti Football Coach • George Blaney, ’57 Basketball • Jim Brady, ’54 Baseball • John Clune, ’50 Basketball • Bill Cochrane Football Coach • Welington Davis, ’61 Track • Rich Gronda, ’59 Football • Jerry Halligan Basketball Coach • Jim Hannan, ’56 Baseball • Tim Hawkes, ’65 Football • Jackie Hyatt, ’49 Football • Roy Leenig Basketball Coach • Rev. Earle Markey, S.J., ’49 Basketball • Jerome Pedersen, ’92 Supporter • Lou Rettino, ’59 Football • Joe Urbanovich, ’65 Baseball/ Coach • George Waddleton, ’53 Basketball CLASS OF 2007 John Amabile, ’57 Football • Phil Martorelli, ’59 Football & Baseball • Hank Morano, ’53 Basketball • Frank Piscal, ’57 Football • Bob Schwarze, ’54 Football • Joe Zucconi Football Coach • The 1958 Baseball Team • The 1994 Football Team CLASS OF 2008 Carmine Campisi, ’50 Football • John Crotty, ’56 Basketball • Hugh Doherty, ’09 Football, Basketball, Baseball Coach • Ed Grant, ’43 Supporter • Ken Harbace, ’53 Football • Dave Ilaria, ’98 Wrestling • Joe Kealy, ’88 Tennis • George Murtaugh, ’22 Football • Tommy Myers Football Coach • Frank Nicoletti, ’62 Basketball • Tom Schember, ’79 Soccer • Rich Skinner, ’57 Football • Johnny Slane, ’22 Football, Basketball, Baseball • Jack Szeigis, ’58 Baseball • Elnardo Webster, ’87 Football • Jack Welter, ’43 Football & Baseball • Wayne Zdanowicz, ’60 Football • The 1958 Football Team CLASS OF 2010 Mike Burgess Track & Field Coach • Jack Cassedy, ’48 Track • Jim Jim Deveney, ’53 Baseball & Basketball • Doug Gronda, ’86 Wrestling & Football • Mike Hurley, ’56 Football • John Irvine, ’83 Soccer Player & Coach • Tony Mendolla, ’62 Football • Jerry Vayda, ’52 Basketball & Baseball • The 1951-52 Basketball Team • The 1952-53 Basketball Team CLASS OF 2013 John “Hip” Evers, ’26 Football & Baseball • Don Guide Volleyball Coach • Mike Pedone, ’56 Basketball • Thomas O’Keefe, ’45 Basketball • Gavin Cummings, ’84 Basketball • John “Rocky” Hanlon, ’53 Football • Don Melega, ’58 Baseball • Jack Dow, ’59 Football • Frank Koch, ’61 Track & Field CLASS OF 2016 Edmund Caulfield, ’00 Swimming • Pedro Cirino, ’96 Football • Matt Foster‑Moore, ’00 Soccer • Jack Gordon, ’92 Basketball • Bill O’Donnell, ’95 Football • Barry Tyne, ’59 Baseball & Football • Bob Zakhar, ’62 Football • The 1989 Football Team

We gratefully acknowledge this additional gift to the Hall of Fame Scholarship: Maria & Raul Roldan, P’03 in honor of Jordan Roldan

Acknowledgments & Special Thanks Prep’s Office of Institutional Advancement, along with other members of the Saint Peter’s Prep staff, have played an essential role in ensuring the success of this evening’s event. In particular, we thank the following.

For Their Leadership Support:

Michael Gomez, Ed.D. , ’91 President Jim Horan, ’70 Mike Murcia, ’08 VP for Planning & Principal Giving Director of Alumni Relations For Their Ongoing Logistical Support: Kate Lillis-Magnus, Debbie Peko-Lillis, P’10, Dalma Santana and Liz Walsh

Journal Production & Design: Mike Jiran, ’03

The Athletic Hall of Fame was established in 2005 by the Saint Peter’s Prep Alumni Association, which sponsors this evening’s induction ceremony and dinner. For their leadership and continued support, we thank the members of the Alumni Board:

Mark Goldsack, ’00 Vice President Joe Amoroso, ’94 Tony Azzarto, S.J. Joe Battista, ’02 Kevin Brodbeck, ’89 Brendan Bryant, ’08 Mike Cardino, ’92 Lou Castelli, ’66 Jack Caulfield, ’71 Jim Coe, ’04

Al Rinaldi, ’98 President

Bob Colacurcio, ’73 Len De Pinto, ’76 Sam De Luca, ’86 Al Fazio, ’77 John Feeney, ’80 Amlan Gangopadhyay, ’07 Joe Giglio, ’87 Steve Hudik, ’85 Jerry Lally, ’56

Daryl Corwin, ’99 Secretary Brendan McCauley, ’13 Sean McNally, ’97 Mike Murcia, ’08 Frank Romano, ’06 Jim Ryan, ’66 Jack Savage, ’57 Paul Schaetzle, ’71 Chris Sclafani, ’86 George Taite, ’73

Sponsors and Donors We are grateful to our sponsors, whose generous contributions support the Hall of Fame Scholarship Fund.

Maroon & White Club

BCB Community Bank Marc Buzzio, ’71, P’00,’03,’09 Robert Ryan,’62 Jesuit/Honoree/Faculty Sponsor

Gifts to the Hall of Fame Scholarship

J. Paul Schaetzle, ’71

Alfred Sattelberger, ‘66 in honor of Frank McElroy

Edward Gargiulo, ’89

Michael Giambalvo, ‘80

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