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BU ATHLETIC HALL OF FAMEINDUCTSRICH KOZICKI and TRACY PRICEThehey become 12th and 13th Swimmers To Be InductedRich Kozicki ‘76 and Tracy Price ‘92 have been selectedfor induction into the Bloomsburg University AthleticHall of Fame on October 21, 2011. They become the12th and 13th swimmers to be inducted into an elite groupof BU athletes.Tracy Price Splain will join a list of great women swimmersthat include: Kim Youndt Evans ‘90, Kelly KnausKlamut ‘86, Gwen Cressman Petersohn ‘85, CathySheridan ‘84, Linda Smith ‘81, Beth Roeder-Zimmerman ‘85 and Stephanie Humphries Campbell‘95. Tracy swam for Coach Dave Rider and was an AllAmerican all four years. She won 9 PSAC Championships,including 3 each in 100 & 200 fly, and was namedPSAC Swimmer of the Year in 1989. Tracy ended hercareer as the 1992 NCAA DII runner-up in both the 100and 200 fly. Tracy is currently on the BU All Time Top Tenlist in five events: 100 Fly (2nd), 200 Fly (5th), 200 IM(7th) and 400 IM (7th).Rich Kozicki becomes the 5th male swimmer in the Hallof Fame, joining Dave Gibas ‘73, Stu Marvin ‘78,Wayne Richards ’79 and Keith Torok ‘79. He swamfor Eli McLaughlin and defined distance swimming at whatwas then Bloomsburg State College. He was a 4-TimePSAC Champion in the 500 (twice) and 400 Freestyle Relay(twice), setting three confernence records along theway. He was the PSAC runner up in the 1000 in 1973 and1974. Rich gained All American honors in 1975 as part ofthe 400 free relay at Cleveland State. During his career hebroke BU team records 21 times and established 23 poolrecords on numerous other campuses.CALLINGFORNOMINATIONSIf you think anyone might be a candidate for theHall of Fame, please let me know. Together wecan work up a nice nomination packet. If youwould like to do it on your own, just send thename and any pertinent data you might have to:BU Hall of Fame Nominationsc/o Tom McGuire, Sports Information400 East Second StreetBloomsburg, PA 17815MARY Y GARDNER RETIRESLong-time AD and ForormerWomenomen’s CoachDecides to Sit Back & RestAfter 38 years with Bloomsburg University, Mary Gardnerannounced her retirement, effective June 30, 2011. Apioneer in women’s intercollegiate athletics, Mary becameone of the first female athletic directors in the countryresponsible for both the men’s and women’s athleticsprogram.Prior to becoming the head of the athletic department inJune 1988, Mary was an assistant professor in BU’sexercise science department and served as associatedirector of athletics for a year and a half. She initiatedand served as head coach of the women’s swimming anddiving program for 14 seasons, posting an overall recordof 88-28. She also led the men’s program for one seasonin 1985-1986. “Mrs. G” coached 44 All-Americans andproduced the first national champion in the program’shistory when Gwen Cressman Petershon took the 200 IMtitle in 1985. She then coached Joan Wojtowicz to threeindividual national titles in 1986 when she won the 200,500, and 1650. When asked about her fondest memory,she points to the year the BU women swept all the relaysat NCAA’s.Bloomsburg University’s reputation for outstanding studentathletes has grown even stronger under Mary Gardner’sleadership,” said BU President David Soltz. “There is nostronger advocate for Division II athletics than MaryGardner”, he said. Under her direction, the athleticdepartment won the Dixon Trophy in 1996 and 1997,signifying the top all-around athletic program in the PSAC.Mary leaves a tremendous legacy and an athleticdepartment in a great position to challenge for the topspot once again.Throughout her career, Mary served on numerous NCAAcommitteees, including: the Division II ManagementCouncil, the NCAA Committee on Women’s Athletics, andthe NCAA Swimming and Diving Committee. She chairedthe Division II Membership Committee and was a mentorwith the NCAA Fellows Leadership Program. She alsoserved on the Amateurism Project Team, Football IssuesProject Team, Legislation Committee, and Student-AthleteReinstatement Committee.The Hatboro, PA, native and former Hatter’s swimmerearned bachelor’s and master’s degrees at EastStroudsburg University, where she was the school’s firstthree-time national champion in swimming and a varsityletter winner in both field hockey and swimming. She is amember of both the Hatboro-Horsham High School andEast Stroudsburg University Halls of Fame.
Forormer Husky y SwimmersGive Back to BUAlums Donate Time for Great CausesDoctor’s, brothers, and former swimmers Doug Thran‘77 and Matt Thran ‘84, participated in an on-campuspanel discussion hosted by the BU Alumni Association. Thepanel was part of the BU Health Symposium and featuredalumni who pursued careers in healthcare. Doug(orthodontist)was an All American in ‘77 and Matt (anesthesiologist)has been on the All Time Top Ten list in the200 breaststroke since ‘83.Elementary School Reading ProgramOne of the new SAAC initiatives was a reading programwhere BU student athletes spent time reading to selectclasses at Bloomsburg Elementary School. Swimming waswell represented with Ben Safran ‘11, Sarah Grawe‘12, Madeline Barlow ’13, Zach Wilson ‘12, Tori Hall‘14, Mike Lightner ‘14, Kelsey Brooker ‘13, RyanLightner ‘11, Laura McNair ‘11, Kathryn Young ‘12,Tyler DeLorenzo ‘11, Julia DeVincent ‘13, KaylaWeisenbach ‘13, Jeremy Frey ‘12, Miranda Steel ‘12,and Kelly Duggan ‘12.Husky Youth DayThis annual SAAC event is a one-day showcase of themany sports offered at BU. Student ahtletes put on demonstrationsand run interactive skills for children from theBloomsburg community. Again, swimming was well representedby Ben Safran ‘11, Derek Straub ‘11, NicoleChinnici ‘11, Lisa Ferrigno ‘11, Sarah Grawe ‘12, TomHayes ‘12, and Zach Wilson ‘12.Matt (center) answers questions while brother Doug(seated next to him) listens....for once!Joe Hilgar ‘75 was on campus many times over the pastyear as a member of the Bloomsburg Alumni AssociationBoard of Directors. Joe has been involved with alumni functionsfor many years and always finds time to stop by thepool. You can usually find him at Steph’s Subs catching upon what’s new around town.Doug Yocom ‘72 and Bob Moore ‘80 make frequentvists to BU in their roles as members of the College ofBusiness Advisory Board. Doug has served for many yearswhile Bob is a relatively new member. One of Bob’s interestsis assisting with the development of the Trading Roomthat will be part of the renovations at Sutliff Hall.Current Husky SwimmersGive Back to BUUndegrads Find Time for Great CausesThe Big EventOrganized by the CGA, the Big Event is an annual activitythat involves volunteers from the BU student body goingaround the community and to clean up after the winterstorms and prepare for spring. The swim team’s area ofresponsibility was a large portion of Town Park. Over 100bags of leaves, twigs and litter were collected by everymember of the team, including coaches.Husky AmbassadorsMiranda Steel ‘12, Jack Eichenlaub ’13, BrittanyMcNeil ‘12, Kayla Weisenbach ‘13 and Kathryn Young‘12 make up nearly one-half of the Husky Ambassadors.Created in 1985 by the Alumni Association, the HuskyAmbassadors advance the mission of BU by improving relationshipsbetween students, alumni, faculty, staff, administratorsand the community.Many members of the team have been involved with thecampus community throughout the year. Finding the extratime between classes, practices, meets and the everpresent social functions to give back to the university isgiving BU Swimming a great reputation.Student Athlete Advisory CommitteeLed by team captains Ben Safran ‘11 and Sarah Grawe‘12 who both served on the Executive Board, SAAC rolledout several new intitiatives this year. Assisted by MadelineBarlow ‘13 and Zach Wilson ‘12, swimming ruled!Team mates Kathryn, Kayla, Brittany and Miranda all in a rowunder the tent. Jack is in the suit on right!
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