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PSU Athletic Hall of Fame to induct eight new members

Class of 2009 marks 25th year of Hall of Fame

PLYMOUTH, N.H. - Plymouth State University will honor its athletic heritage next month when eight new members are enshrined into the PSU Athletic Hall of Fame

This year’s induction ceremony, set for Sunday, Sept. 13, marks the 25^th anniversary of the event, and matches the class of 1989 as the largest contingent to be enshrined.  The group honors the best of Panther athletics in the sports of football, basketball, baseball, soccer, field hockey, lacrosse, and skiing, including four individuals who were two-sport stars.

The 2009 inductees are:

* Betsy Bruce (‘96), who graduated as the all-time leading scorer in Panther women’s basketball history and who helped the team to its only NCAA appearance in 1995.

* Dave Gibson (‘98), former All-American linebacker and Freedom Football Conference Player of the Year who helped the Panthers to NCAA and ECAC playoff berths.

*Tim Hennessey (’90), former standout baseball player from 1986-89 who holds Panther career records for triples, home runs and runs scored, helping the team to three ECAC post-season berths.

*Lee Richard (’06), former two-sport star at Plymouth State from 1978-82, earning All-America honors as a defensive back in football and setting slugging records as an outfielder in baseball.

*Bill Savage (’61), a former letterman at Plymouth Teachers College in soccer and baseball who enjoyed a distinguished career in high school athletic administration.

*Katie Sheridan (’05), a former two-sport Panther star who was conference player of the year in both soccer and lacrosse and finished as one of the all-time scoring leaders in NCAA lacrosse history.

*Whitney Swaffield (’05), a former two-sport Panther captain and four-year starter who earned First Team All-Conference honors in field hockey and was a seven-time All-America in alpine skiing.

*Scott Walden (’00), the Panther men’s lacrosse career scoring leader who set a national single-game scoring record and is the only men’s player in school history with at least 100 goals and 100 assists.

The Hall of Fame activities on Sept. 13th will be at Prospect Hall on the PSU campus, beginning with a reception at 12:00 p.m., followed at 12:30 p.m. with a banquet and the induction ceremony.  This year’s group increases the total number in the Hall since it began in 1985 to 130 individuals and six teams.

KATIE SHERIDAN (’05): One of the top two-sport athletes in school history, Sheridan earned Little East Conference Player of the Year honors in both soccer and lacrosse ,and as a senior was named All-New England in both sports.  A native of West Sayville, N.Y., Sheridan made her biggest marks in lacrosse, finishing as one of the top scorers in NCAA Division III history.

Sheridan was a two-time All-Conference selection in soccer, and earned All-New England and LEC Defensive Player of the Year honors in 2003.  She helped the team to a pair of post-season berths in her four years, playing several different positions on the field.

With a career total of 270 goals and 363 points in her lacrosse career, Sheridan ranks fifth in NCAA history in goals and seventh in points.  She was the LEC Offensive Player of the Year three straight years from 2002-04, and holds every PSU scoring record in the books.  Sheridan led the Panthers to a four-year record of 59-11 with four straight conference championships and two NCAA Tournament berths, helping the team go undefeated in 2003 until the NCAA regional final.

Katie is the coach for Rhino Rose, to read more about Katie, click HERE!

To read more about Plymouth State’s induction ceremony, click HERE!

CONGRATS KATIE!

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