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38 By Pete Nevins M’84 Twelve former athletes and coaches, the largest number ever, were inducted into the East Stroudsburg University Athletic Hall of Fame on the school’s Homecoming Day, Saturday, October 21. One reason for the increase in the size of the induction class is that three athletes, the Detzi triplets, were inducted together. Joe, Jeff and John Detzi, all 1979 graduates, were members of the Warrior football teams from 1975 to 1978 which posted a combined 35-3-1 record and won three Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference titles. Joe was an All-Conference inside linebacker and one of the team’s leading tacklers. Jeff, also an All- Conference pick, and John were offensive lineman. They now work together as owners of Detzi’s Tavern in Wind Gap. Two other football players, offensive guard Art Schisler ’62 and All- America quarterback Andy Baranak ’84 were honored. Other male athletes chosen were All-America soccer midfielder Blaz Stimac ’77, two-sport athlete and long-time athletic trainer John Thatcher ’69, M’70 and the late Dr. Charles Wolbers, ESU men’s tennis coach for 23 years and women’s tennis coach for one year. Two record-breaking women’s basketball players, Claudine Simard ’93 and Lori Pio ’96 joined the Athletic Hall of Fame along with outstanding gymnast Suzette Gosling Owens ’77 and field hockey standout Aimee Ross Ellison ’91. For the third year, a team was singled out for Hall of Fame recognition— the national quarter-finalist 1970-71 women’s basketball squad. The selections for the 29th Athletic Hall of Fame class were made by a committee headed by Dr. Tom Gioglio, athletic director. The committee included long-time coaches and athletic administrators and former players representing a cross-section ESU Alumni Herald (L-R) Standing: Debra Martin ’74, Chris Lentz Zobel ’72, Sharon Archer ’74, Sharon Whitman Krimmel ’74, Art Schisler ’62, Betty Lou Murphy ’68, Lori Pio ’96, Jeff Detzi ’79, John Detzi ’79, Joe Detzi ’79, John Thatcher ’69, M’70, and Kate Formiconi Sola ’73. Sitting: Lynn Breedy ’71, Mary Jane Wolbers, Suzette Gosling Owens ’77, Aimee Ross Ellison ’91, Claudine Simard ’93, Polly Case Glowatz ’74, Marian Braine Ressler ’73, and Nancy Weaver ’74. Photo by David Hooper ’05 Record Number Enter Warriors’ Hall of Fame of both athletic eras and sports. An ESU athlete is eligible to be considered for Hall of Fame selection ten years after graduation. Schisler was a starting guard on Coach Jack Gregory’s first football teams from 1959 to 1961. He pulled out to power the team’s Wing-T offense and lead the way for All-Conference running back Toby Barkman. Over the three years, the Warriors compiled a record of 18-6-2. Baranek made the Kodak Little- America first team as a quarterback in 1983 and was a three-time All- PSAC choice. He set four school passing records and led the Warriors to PSAC Eastern Division titles in both 1982 and 1983 and to the overall crown in 1982. Stimac was a two-time All-America choice as a midfielder in 1975 and 1976. He made the All-PSAC team four straight years and the All-Region team three times. He helped the ESU booters to a four-year record Continued on next page
Fall 2006 Warrior Spirit 39 Shoudt, Snyder Receive Barniak Award at Homecoming 2006 At Homecoming the Alumni Association honored Robert B. Shoudt ’64 and Roy G. Snyder ’58 aswin- ners of the Jim Barniak Award, presented to alumni for exceptional achievement in athletics after graduation. Bob Shoudt became well-known throughout Pennsylvania in Track and Field. He was an NCAA Division I Track and Field Coach of the Year for Indoor Track and Field, and he coached the world record in the distance medley relay, American Collegiate record 4 x 800 relay, three national individual champions, 41 All Americans, four Olympic trials qualifiers, and was a six time Big East Conference coach of the year. He also coached five Middle Atlantic Conference (MAC) team championships, was a four time MAC coach of the year, coached three high school national champions, and six High School All Americans. He was also a founding father of the Pennsylvania State Indoor Track and Field Championships, the Montgomery County Cross Country Championships, and the Chichester Relays. Roy Snyder began his swimming coaching career in 1958 at the Reading YMCA where he coached numerous state and national age group champions during his six year YMCA career. In 1964, Roy opened the first school pool in Berks County at Wilson High School. At Wilson, his swim teams won the Central Penn League title, 10 Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association (PIAA) District three AAA championships, and two PIAA State AAA Team titles. His teams recently compiled a 97 straight dual meet win streak that lasted for seven years. Continued from previous page of 41-21-3 and conference titles in 1973 and 1976. Thatcher played soccer and competed in track and field as a student. He served as ESU’s head athletic trainer for 25 years from 1974 to 1999. He was named the nation’s outstanding athletic training educator by the National Athletic Trainers’ Association in 2001. Dr. Wolbers guided ESU men’s tennis teams to ten conference championships and the women’s squad to one from 1963 to 1985. His 1969 men’s squad finished third in the NCAA Division II Tennis Tournament. The Wolbers Tennis Courts on campus are named in his honor. Simard is the leading scorer in ESU basketball history with 1,733 career points. She holds the school and PSAC career record with 535 free throws. She made the All-Conference and All-ECAC Region team as a senior after averaging 20.0 points and 7.6 rebounds per game. Pio grabbed a school-record 1,013 rebounds and scored 1,527 points during her career. She holds school marks for career and season field goal shooting. She was a twotime All-PSAC first team player and was a key member of the Warriors’ 1995 PSAC championship team. Owens set school gymnastics record in every event with marks of 9.00 in the floor exercise, 8.80 on the uneven bars, 9.15 in the vaulting, 8.50 on the balance beam and 35.15 overall. She became the school’s first AIAA national championship (L-R) Bob Shoudt ’64 and Roy Snyder ’58 were congratulated at mid-field by President Dillman and the Homecoming crowd. Photo by David Hooper ’05 Roy has coached two national interscholastic record holders, over 120 High School All-American swimmers and water polo players, more than 110 PIAA District champs, and 20 PIAA state winners. For his efforts he was awarded the Pennsylvania Swimming Administrator of the Year Award and the Reading YMCA Dr. Councilman Service to Youth Award. He also was inducted into the Berks County Swimming Hall of Fame, the Pennsylvania Swimming Hall of Fame at Penn State, the Berks County Chapter of the Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame, and was the 2002 Pennsylvania Coach of the Year. Triplets and Entire Basketball Team Are Among Inductees qualifier in 1977. Ellison was chosen on the National Field Hockey Coaches’ Association All-America second team in 1989. She was chosen on the All- PSAC first team twice. She scored 35 goals over a four-year period from 1986-89, fourth best in the school’s history. The 1970-71 women’s basketball team gained the school’s first berth in the AIAW national championships which included colleges from all divisions. The Betty Lou Murphycoached team beat Marshall in the first round before losing to Mississippi College in the quarter finals. The team finished with a 13-3 record, which tied the school victory record.
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