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2024: Dan Wright
Lynn University
NAME: Dan Wright
CLASS: 2010
SPORT(S): Baseball
INDUCTION YEAR: 2024Dan Wright was a three-time All-American pitcher for the Fighting Knight baseball team and he helped the program to its first NCAA Division II National Championship in 2009. Wright holds numerous school records, including strikeouts in a game (17), wins in a season (17), shutouts in a season (3) and strikeouts in a season (119).
Wright led Division II in strikeouts in 2009 en route to being named the SSC Pitcher of the Year and Lynn University Male Athlete of the Year. He is the only pitcher in Lynn history to earn First Team All-American honors from the American Baseball Coaches Association, National Collegiate Baseball Writers of America and Daktronics.
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2024: Greg Malfitano
Lynn University
NAME: Greg Malfitano
CLASS: 1973
ROLE: Administrator
INDUCTION YEAR: 2024Gregory Malfitano started serving Lynn University as an administrator in 1972 and is currently the Senior Major Gift Officer. Malfitano served as the administrator overseeing athletics from 1987-2015 during which the Fighting Knights won 23 of the program’s 25 National Championships.
Malfitano, who recently celebrated 50 years at Lynn, spearheaded the evolution of 1980s campus recreational and intramural teams into one of the region’s most competitive intercollegiate athletics programs. He led the Fighting Knights to earn essential memberships in the NAIA, Sunshine State Conference, and later, the NCAA Division II. He oversaw the recruitment of every athletics director and head coach through 2015.
He and his leadership team helped guide the Fighting Knights to three of their four Mayors’ Cups, which are awarded on a yearly basis to the top men’s and women’s athletic programs in the Sunshine State Conference. Lynn won 23 of 32 SSC regular-season championships and 11 of its 17 SSC tournament championships under Malfitano’s leadership. Lynn also earned numerous accolades in the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics Learfield Director’s Cup collegiate standings.
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2024: Karin Svensson
Lynn University
NAME: Karin Svensson
CLASS: 1999
SPORT(S): Women's Tennis, Women's Soccer
INDUCTION YEAR: 2024Karin Svensson was a two-sport standout for both the Fighting Knight women’s tennis (1996) and women’s soccer (1995-98) programs. In her lone season as a tennis player, Svenson helped Lynn to 18 wins and the program’s third NAIA National Championship.
As a four-year member of the soccer program, she was named an All-American by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America as a sophomore in 1996, while helping the Fighting Knights to 81 wins during that stretch. Lynn captured the NAIA National Championship in the fall of 1995 and finished as the NCAA National Runner-up in 1996 before winning the program’s one and only NCAA National Championship in 1998.
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2024: Maha Haddioui
Lynn University
NAME: Maha Haddioui
CLASS: 2010
SPORT(S): Women's Golf
INDUCTION YEAR: 2024Maha Haddioui was Lynn’s fourth First Team Women’s Golf Coaches Association All-American after an impressive 2007-08 season in which she was ranked as NCAA Division II’s top golfer and was selected as the SSC’s Golfer of the Year. The program’s first four-time Scholar All-American, Haddioui was a two-time All-SSC selection, helped the Fighting Knights to four NCAA Championship appearances and boasted 22 top-10 finishes in a career that spanned from 2006-10.
In 2007-08, Haddioui posted the program’s eighth-lowest stroke average (75.39), collected eight top-10 finishes and posted wins at the Lady Falcon, Fall Slam Invite and the Spring Lake Invite. A two-time Summer Olympic qualifier, Haddioui is the first Arab with playing privileges on the Ladies European Tour. -
2022: Adele Talamo Stevens
Lynn University
NAME: Adele Talamo Stevens
CLASS: 1999
SPORT(S): Women's Soccer
INDUCTION YEAR: 2022Adele Talamo Stevens was a two-time National Champion as she helped the Lynn women's soccer team to one of the most successful four-year runs in program history from 1995-98. The Fighting Knights won 81 games during her time, including National Titles in both 1995 and 1998 and the NCAA National Runner-Up in 1996. The '98 title was Lynn's first title as a member of the NCAA.
Individually, Talamo Stevens was an NAIA All-American defender in 1995 and she was a three-time All-Region honoree from 1996-98. She was a First Team All-SSC award winner following Lynn's first year as a member of the league in 1998.
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2022: Jason Sangha
Lynn University
NAME: Jason Sangha
CLASS: 2014
SPORT(S): Men’s Soccer
INDUCTION YEAR: 2022Jason Sangha is Lynn's second four-time All-American while helping the Fighting Knights to 64 wins during his career including NCAA DII National Championships in both 2012 and 2014. Sangha, the Most Outstanding Defensive Player for the '12 National Championship, is one of three Lynn players in program history to win two National Titles during their playing career.
A four-time All-Sunshine State Conference selection, Sangha helped the Fighting Knights capture three SSC regular-season titles (2011, 2012 and 2014), including the '14 SSC Tournament Title. The 2014 Fighting Knight team is just the second team in SSC history to win the regular season, tournament and national championship (Lynn 2003). As of his induction, Sanga is the only player in program history to win both the SSC Defensive Player of the Year and Freshman of the Year awards.
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2022: Matt DiCerbo
Lynn University
NAME: Matt DiCerbo
CLASS: 2013
SPORT(S): Men's Soccer
INDUCTION YEAR: 2022Matt DiCerbo was an All-American goalkeeper for the Lynn men's soccer program from 2009-12, helping the Fighting Knights to three NCAA Tournament appearances and a total of 56 wins during his career. As a senior in 2012, DiCerbo captured First Team Daktronics/D2CCA All-America honors as Lynn won the program's fourth National Championship behind a 20-2-1 overall record. A year earlier, DiCerbo helped Lynn to 14 wins and an NCAA DII National Runner-Up finish.
At the time of his induction, DiCerbo was second in program history in shutouts (21), fourth in both GAA (0.63) and victories (34), sixth in saves (93) and seventh in save percentage (0.769).
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2019: Beau McMillan
Lynn University
NAME: Beau McMillan
CLASS: 2001
SPORT(S): Baseball
INDUCTION YEAR: 2019McMillan was a student-athlete for the baseball program from 2001-04 and later served as an assistant coach at his alma mater from 2009-14. During his time donning the Blue and White he was the first position player in program history to earn All-Sunshine State Conference First Team and ABCA All-South Region First Team honors and the first two-time First Team All-SSC and All-South Region selection. He also ranks in the top-10 in 18 game, season and career records, including owning records for career runs scored, total bases and stolen bases and attempts. During his time coaching, the Fighting Knights went 188-127, reached the NCAA Tournament three times and won the 2009 NCAA Division II National Championship.
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2019: Daniel Young
Lynn University
NAME: Daniel Young
CLASS: 2009
SPORT(S): Men's Golf
INDUCTION YEAR: 2019Daniel Young ushered the men’s golf program into a golden era of success that has continued to this day. The Scotland native participated in three NCAA Division II National Championships, including runner-up finishes in 2011 and 2013, the first two in program history. In addition, he was the national championship individual runner-up in 2011, losing on the third playoff hole. Young’s accomplishments are numerous and significant as he is the first three-time All-American, first three-time All-SSC selection and first two-time First Team All-SSC honoree in the program’s storied history while also becoming the third golfer to garner SSC All-Championship recognition twice.
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2019: Devon Woolard
Lynn University
NAME: Devon Woolard
CLASS: 2007
SPORT(S): Volleyball
INDUCTION YEAR: 2019Devon Woolard was the first setter in program history to earn AVCA All-America and First Team All-Region honors and she bookended her career with SSC All-Freshman and First Team All-SSC accolades as a senior. Not only impressive on the court but in the classroom as well, she was the first female student-athlete at Lynn to be a three-time First Team Academic All-District selection along with a two-time Academic All-American. Woolard ended her career as the only volleyball player with 1000 assists and 1000 digs and first in total assists while ranking in the top-10 in nine categories.
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2019: Lacy Redwine (Harvey)
Lynn University
NAME: Lacy Redwine (Harvey)
CLASS: 2007
SPORT(S): Volleyball
INDUCTION YEAR: 2019Lacy Redwine became the first libero for the volleyball program to earn All-America accolades, the second player in program history to be honored as a two-time All-American and is the highest recognized All-American in program history (Second Team). She was honored as a two-time AVCA First Team All-Region selection, two-time Academic All-District and two-time All-SSC selection. Additionally she was the first libero to garner First Team All-SSC honors. She left Lynn as the program leader for digs and digs per set in a season and digs, sets played and matches played for a career.
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2018: Alexandra Schunk
Lynn University
NAME: Alexandra Schunk
CLASS: 2006
SPORT(S): Women's Tennis
INDUCTION YEAR: 2018Alexandra Schunk was a top tier women’s tennis player during a stretch of dominance that has been unmatched in Sunshine State Conference history, similar to her Lynn Hall of Fame doubles partner Victoria Weltz.
Schunk helped lead Lynn to four NCAA Tournament appearances, two national semifinals appearance and a national runner-up finish in her senior season. She left the program fifth in doubles victories (76) and second in doubles winning percentage (.950) for a career, which is second only to her teammate Weltz (.952). Her 24-0 doubles-mark also stands as the most victories in an undefeated doubles season.
Schultz was a three-time All-SSC singles and doubles performer, two-time ITA All-American in singles and 2008 doubles All-American while being honored as the Lynn Scholar Athlete of the Year and the ITA Arthur Ashe Leadership and Sportsmanship Award winner. She also was selected as a CoSIDA Third Team Academic All-American, the third selection in program history.
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2018: Holly Nay
Lynn University
NAME: Holly Nay
CLASS: 1989
SPORT(S): Women's Soccer
INDUCTION YEAR: 2018Holly Nay is a player who laid the foundation for one of the most successful women’s soccer runs in history. A four-year letter winner from 1989-92, Nay helped guide the Fighting Knights to the first four postseason appearances in program history, including the first national semifinals appearance and the 1992 National Title. Lynn’s run started a string of 10 consecutive post-season appearances and four national titles.
Nay appeared and started in 79 games in her career that saw her record 25 goals and 33 assists, twice garner First Team All-America and NAIA All-Tournament accolades and rank in the top-10 in program history for both games played, started and assists. A star not only on the field, she was a two-time NAIA Scholar All-American was named the Lynn Female Scholar-Athlete of the Year.
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2018: Kenny Anders
Lynn University
NAME: Kenny Anders
CLASS: 1996
SPORT(S): Men's Basketball
INDUCTION YEAR: 2018Kenny Anders is the third men’s basketball player in program history to be inducted into Lynn University’s Athletic Hall of Fame. A devastating scoring during his time with the Blue and White (1996-01), Anders left school holding records for points scored (1,217), games played (118), three-pointers made (184) and attempted (523) and free-throws made (253) and attempted (363) in a career and marks for three-pointers made (82 and attempted (228) in a season.
Additionally, Anders left his mark on the record books as the first four-year letter winner in program history, the first two-time First Team All-Sunshine State Conference honoree and the only player in program history to make three NCAA Tournament appearances, including the first NCAA Division II National Semifinalist.
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2018: Lee Paul Scroggins
Lynn University
NAME: Lee Paul Scroggins
CLASS: 2003
SPORT(S): Men's Soccer
INDUCTION YEAR: 2018Lee Paul Scroggins left a lasting impression in his three-years with the Lynn University men’s soccer team (2003-05). With Scroggins on the squad, the Fighting Knights posted an impressive 50-8-1 overall record while claiming three Sunshine State Conference titles, two South Region championships and the 2003 NCAA Division II National Championship.
The attacking midfielder was a part of history in his first season (2003) as Lynn became the first men’s soccer program in Sunshine State Conference history to win the SSC regular season, SSC Tournament and NCAA Division II National Championship in the same year. The 2004 season succeeded with another conference championship while the 2005 season saw him lead the team with 20 goals and 45 points while guiding the Blue and White to an NCAA National Semifinals appearance.
Scroggins would go on to be a two-time All-SSC First Team selection, SSC All-Tournament selection, First Team NSCAA Scholar All-American and First Team NSCAA All-American.
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2017: Dennis Riegraf
Lynn University
NAME: Dennis Riegraf
CLASS: 2003
SPORT(S): Men's Tennis
INDUCTION YEAR: 2017Riegraf left an imprint on the men’s tennis program that will be felt for years to come. A four-year letter winner, he captained the Fighting Knights first-ever tennis championship in 2007 and partnered with Lynn Hall of Famer Julien Carsuzaa to form the first ITA Super Bowl of Small College national championship doubles team in school history. Riegraf was a two-time SSC Champion, five-time All-SSC selection in singles and doubles and an All-American in his senior year. The Stuttgart, Germany, native left Lynn as the program leader in singles and doubles victories and singles and doubles matches played in a career and held first and second place for doubles victories in a single season.
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2017: Hoyt McGarity
Lynn University
NAME: Hoyt McGarity
CLASS: 2002
SPORT(S): Men's Golf
INDUCTION YEAR: 2017McGarity led a revival in the men’s golf program that extends to the present. He led the Fighting Knights to four consecutive NCAA Tournaments and the first two NCAA National Championship appearances in program history. Lynn has not missed the postseason since he arrived. In addition, McGarity helped the Blue & White win the first Sunshine State Conference championship in program history, and two overall. He is one of four two-time All-SSC First team selections in program history, one of five two-time SSC All-Tournament selections and a two time PING All-American. In his senior year McGarity was honored as the SSC Golfer of the Year and Lynn finished as SSC Champions and fourth at the national championship. He left Lynn with the most rounds played, lowest overall stroke average and top-10 finishes in a career.
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2017: Keri Remillard
Lynn University
NAME: Keri Remillard
CLASS: 1993
SPORT(S): Women's Soccer
INDUCTION YEAR: 2017Remillard was a dominant midfielder during a four-year period which saw the women’s soccer program reach the pinnacle of success. She would start 72 of 77 games with eight goals, 16 assists and 32 points during a career that had her play in four consecutive national championships. The Blue & White captured national titles in back-to-back seasons (1994 & 1995), bookended with national runner-up finishes in 1993 and 1996. She was twice honored as an All-American and Scholar All-American while captaining the 1996 squad. Even after her playing days were done, Remillard stayed close to Lynn University, serving as a member of the Blue & White Leadership Council from 2006-10 and later as the President from 2010-12.
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2017: Kyle Conrad
Lynn University
NAME: Kyle Conrad
CLASS: 2006
SPORT(S): Men's Soccer
INDUCTION YEAR: 2017Conrad passed away tragically in December of 2010, immediately following his senior season on the men’s soccer team. He helped lead the Fighting Knights to three consecutive NCAA Tournament appearances and three Sunshine State Conference titles while becoming the fourth player in the program’s storied history with 100 career points. Conrad was the first student-athlete at Lynn, for any sport, to be recognized as a three-time CoSIDA First Team Academic All-District honoree, en route to garnering two Academic All-America accolades. He was also a two-time Daktronics All-American, All-SSC selection and Daktronics All-South Region selection.
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2016: Daris Rodriguez
Lynn University
NAME: Daris Rodriguez
CLASS: 2007
SPORT(S): Volleyball
INDUCTION YEAR: 2016Rodriguez brought Lynn University’s volleyball team into the national conversation during her two years with the Fighting Knights. A two-time All-America honoree, she helped Lynn to the first two NCAA Tournament appearances in program history (2007-08). Named the 2007 Blue & White Athlete of the Year, Rodriguez left as the record holder for block assists, blocks per set and total blocks in a season while ranking in the top-10 for career blocks per set (2nd), block assists (3rd), total blocks (3rd), attack pct. (4th), kills (6th), attack attempts (8th) and kills/set (9th).
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2016: Jean Alexandre
Lynn University
NAME: Jean Alexandre
CLASS: 2005
SPORT(S): Men’s Soccer
INDUCTION YEAR: 2016A dominant player on both sides of the ball for the men’s soccer team from 2005-08, Alexandre was a unanimous All-America selection as a senior when he was also the first soccer player in league history to be named the Sunshine State Conference Player, Offensive Player and Sportsman of the Year. Alexandre led the nation in goals (23) and points per game (2.79) and guided Lynn to SSC regular season and tournament titles. After his senior season, he became the highest drafted student-athlete in school history when he was selected 12th overall in the Major League Soccer Superdraft. Alexandre would go on to win an MLS cup with Real Salt Lake and USL title with Orlando City before continuing his professional career in Malaysia and with the Fort Lauderdale Strikers. Away from the pitch, Alexandre developed the Jean-Mark Alexandre Futbol Academy, a non-profit organization which seeks to develop social development in Haiti through soccer.
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2016: Julia Jehs
Lynn University
NAME: Julia Jehs
CLASS: 1997
SPORT(S): Women’s Tennis
INDUCTION YEAR: 2016To say Jehs was extremely successful in her four years at Lynn would be an understatement. When she graduated in 2000, she left as a two-time NCAA Division II National Champion with four national tournament appearances. She is one of only three women’s tennis players in program history to be a 7-time ITA All-American, including one of only two to be a four-time doubles All-America selection. Her play was so dominant that Jehs was named to the Sunshine State Conference Silver Anniversary Team as well as being inducted in the SSC Hall of Fame in 2008. In addition, Jehs posted a 58-8 career singles record (.878 win percentage) and logged one of the 10 undefeated singles seasons in school history (1998 – 17-0).
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2016: Paul Turner
Lynn University
NAME: Paul Turner
CLASS: 1984
ROLE: Director of Athletics
INDUCTION YEAR: 2016Lynn recognized a pioneer in its athletic history by honoring Paul Turner. Turner served as the Director of Athletics from 1984-1993 where the Fighting Knights won three national titles (1987 – men’s soccer; 1991 – men’s soccer; & 1992 women’s soccer), he created male and female student-athlete awards and raised the athletic grade point average from 2.78 to 3.21 during his tenure. He also took leadership of the baseball program in 1992 and guided Lynn to a 37-10 record (.787), which still stands as the third-most victories in school history. Turner’s contributions were not limited to athletics, as he served as the Dean of students from 1984-2013 and the Office of Retention.
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2015: Ali Peshkin-Schwartz
Lynn University
NAME: Ali Peshkin-Schwartz
CLASS: 1994
SPORT(S): Women's Tennis
INDUCTION YEAR: 2015Peshkin-Schwartz was part of one of the greatest dynasties in Lynn history after winning four consecutive national championships from 1995-98. She was part of the last two NAIA title winning programs (1995-96) and the first two NCAA crowns (1997-98). Peshkin-Schwartz was honored as the Blue & White Athlete of the Year as a senior and was a four-time All-America selection. Her stellar playing career included holding at one point the top singles winning percentage in school history (.918), third most singles wins (78), fourth-best doubles winning percentage (.908) and fifth most doubles victories (69).
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2015: Keir McNicoll
Lynn University
NAME: Keir McNicoll
CLASS: 2003
SPORT(S): Men's Golf
INDUCTION YEAR: 2015McNicoll was a four-year letter winner with the Blue & White from 2003-06 and helped rejuvenate a program which had missed the postseason in five consecutive years. With McNicoll at the top of the lineup, Lynn made four NCAA Tournament appearances, reached the first two NCAA National Championships in program history and finished fourth in the country in the 2006 season. He championed the first two Sunshine State Conference titles in program history (2004 & 2006) while claiming an individual conference title as a sophomore and runner-up finish his senior season. McNicoll’s individual accomplishments are many after being honored as the SSC Golfer of the Year (first in program history) and named a two-time All-SSC, two-time All-America and two-time Scholar All-American.
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2015: Lee Porter
Lynn University
NAME: Lee Porter
CLASS: 2005
SPORT(S): Men's Soccer
INDUCTION YEAR: 2015Lee Porter proved to be a dynamic offensive defender during his four-years lacing up with the Fighting Knights. His 33 goals, 20 assists and 86 points is the most for a defender in program history while his 14 game-winning goals is second in the history of the program. His skills were not limited to the offensive side of the ball as he was part of 34 shutouts for a squad which went 64-10-1, reached the NCAA Tournament four times, won three SSC Titles and finished as the 2005 NCAA Division II National Semifinalist. Porter left Lynn as the most decorated student-athlete in school history with 23 accolades, including being a four-time All-SSC selection, two-time All-American, two-time Scholar All-American and the 2009 SSC Scholar-Athlete of the Year.
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2015: Michelle Riegler
Lynn University
NAME: Michelle Riegler
CLASS: 1988
SPORT(S): Women's Soccer
INDUCTION YEAR: 2015While Lynn’s three previous inductees arrived in already established, Riegler helped build the women’s soccer program into a national powerhouse in the late 80s and early 90s. A four-time letter winner, Riegler was a two-time NSCAA First Team All-American, three-time NAIA All-American and a NAIA Scholar-Athlete. She took the pitch for the Fighting Knights a mere two-years after the program was started and helped Lynn to the first three postseason appearances in program history, including a national semifinals finish as a senior. Following her departure, Lynn would go on to win three of the next four national championships.
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2014: Andrew Farmer
Lynn University
NAME: Andrew Farmer
CLASS: 1994
SPORT(S): Men's Golf
INDUCTION YEAR: 2014Farmer joined Lynn University in 1994 and played two seasons with the men’s golf team. Although his time with the Blue & White was brief, his accolades and accomplishments have helped build the men’s golf program to what it is today. Farmer anchored Lynn’s first and only men’s golf national championship squad in 1996, leading the team with a 75.02 stroke average. He was twice named a NAIA All-American and left the program as the leader in top-10 finishe sin a season and career. His season record was tied in 2006 and broken in 2011 while his career mark was surpassed in 2006.
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2014: Gabe MacDougall
Lynn University
NAME: Gabe MacDougall
CLASS: 2006
SPORT(S): Baseball
INDUCTION YEAR: 2014A baseball alum has been inducted every-other year since 2006,with MacDougall becoming the latest to join the ranks. A three-year letter winner from 2006-09, he put the Fighting Knights on the map by helping lead his team to the 2009 NCAA Division II National Championship while also being named the 2008 CoSIDA/ESPN Magazine National Academic All-American of the year, both of which were program firsts. MacDougall claimed SSC Scholar-Athlete of the Year honors and was an ABCA and Daktronics All-American selection before being drafted by the Kansas City Royals in the27th round of the 2009 Major League Baseball Amateur Draft. After his playing days, he held season records for home runs in a season (22) and career records for home runs (39) and doubles (50)while being second in total bases (358) and RBIs (167).
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2014: Julien Carsuzaa
Lynn University
NAME: Julien Carsuzaa
CLASS: 2006
SPORT(S): Men's Tennis
INDUCTION YEAR: 2014A four-year letter winner from 2006-09, Carsuzaa helped lead Lynn University’s men’s tennis program back to the top of the national rankings. A six-time ITA All-American for both singles and doubles, he guided the Fighting Knights to four consecutive NCAA Tournament appearances, including a national runner-up finish as a freshman and the program’s first-ever NCAA Division II National Championship in 2007. Carsuzaa later paired with Dennis Riegraf in the fall of 2007 to become the first tennis players in program history, men or women, to win the ITA Small College Super Bowl. He would go on to claim two Sunshine State Conference titles (2006 & 2007), be named a seven-time All-SSC selection and garner SSC Player of the Year and ITA National Senior Player of the Year accolades as a senior in2009. He left Lynn as the leader in doubles victories in a season (22 – 2006) and singles (73) and doubles (79)victories in a career.
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2014: Victoria Weltz
Lynn University
NAME: Victoria Weltz
CLASS: 2005
SPORT(S): Women's Tennis
INDUCTION YEAR: 2014A model of consistency throughout her four years at Lynn, Weltz lettered from 2005-08 with the women’s tennis team. The Fighting Knights did not drop a SSC regular-season match as a team all four of her seasons (32-0) and won three SSC Titles (2006-08)with her at the top of the singles and doubles lineup. Lynn finished as the 2008 NCAA Division II National Runners-Up and was twice national semifinalists. Weltz was a four-time ITA All-American for singles and doubles and seven-time All-SSC honoree. In 2006, she was named the SSC Player of theYear. Upon graduation, she ranked first (26), second (24) and fourth (23) in doubles victories in a season, ranked first in doubles victories (99) and doubles winning percentage (.952) while owning three of the program’s eight perfect doubles seasons.
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2013: Coach Eric Abreu
Lynn University
NAME: Coach Eric Abreu
CLASS: 1985
SPORT(S): Men's Golf Head Coach / Men's Soccer Assistant
INDUCTION YEAR: 2013A member of the Lynn University Athletics family from 1985 until his retirement in 2011, Abreu served as head coach of the men’s golf program from 1993-2005, was an assistant coach with the men’s soccer program from 1985-2010, served as head coach for the women’s golf team from 1992-93 and at the end, assisted with the men’s golf program from 2005-11. During his time with the Fighting Knights, the Madeira, Portgual, native captured one men’s golf national title, three men’s soccer national crowns and helped two individuals, women’s golfer Genevieve Laverdure and men’s golfer Henrik Nystrom, claim individual national championships. As head coach of the men’s golf team, Abreu led Lynn to its first NCAA National Championship and started a string of 12 consecutive NCAA appearances for the program. If that were not impressive enough, Abreu assisted teams recorded 10 Sunshine State Conference titles, 111 All-American selections and countless NAIA and NCAA appearances. Abreu made his mark as amid fielder playing professional soccer for 12 clubs in 10 different countries, including South Africa, Hong Kong, New Zealand, Japan, Australia and the Philippines during a 21-year period. He also represented Japan and Hong Kong in five all-star matches.
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2013: Dorte Nielsen
Lynn University
NAME: Dorte Nielsen
CLASS: 1990
SPORT(S): Women's Soccer
INDUCTION YEAR: 2013One of the pioneers of the women’s soccer program, Nielsen was a key member of the Fighting Knights from 1990-93. The four-year letter winner helped lead the team to its first national championship in 1992 and a national-runner-up finish in 1993. Nielsen was named the 1992 NAIA National Most Valuable Player when she scored 25 goals and added eight assists for 58 points. In addition, she was honored as a two-time NSCAA and two-time NAIA All-American and showed she was just as brilliant in the classroom by earning Scholar-Athlete All-America accolades in her final year. She holds the record for most goals scored in a career(89), is tied for third with 205 points and led her team in scoring and goals all four seasons.
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2013: Gulsah Akkaya
Lynn University
NAME: Gulsah Akkaya
CLASS: 1996
SPORT(S): Women's Basketball
INDUCTION YEAR: 2013A three-year letter winner for the women’s basketball team from 1996-99, Akkaya was a force to be reckoned with on the offensive end during her time with the Blue & White. The Bornova, izmir, Turkey, native closed out her stellar career by leading the Sunshine State Conference in scoring at 23.8 points per game, garnering the first NCAA All-America and First Team All-SSC selection in program history. She still ranks in the top-10 of single season records for points, scoring Average, field goals made & attempted, three-point FG made, attempted & percentage, free throws made & attempted, rebounds, rebound average and minutes average and in the top-10 of career records for points, scoring average, field goals made, attempted & percentage, three-point FG made, attempted & percentage, free throws made, attempted & percentage.
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2013: Monika Mastalirova
Lynn University
NAME: Monika Mastalirova
CLASS: 2001
SPORT(S): Women's Tennis
INDUCTION YEAR: 2013Mastalirova is one of the most decorated players in Lynn women’s tennis history, earning ITA All-American honors four times in singles and three times in doubles from 2001-04. She was also a three-time first-team All-SSC singles and doubles player, was named the SSC Player of the Year as a junior in 2003and was selected as the top player on the SSC Silver Anniversary Women’s Tennis Team. Mastilarova led the Fighting Knights to the NCAA Division II National Championship in 2001 and a national runner-up finish in 2004. Additionally, Lynn won three SSC titles during her time and went an astounding 25-1 in regular season SSC play. Her name is still littered through the record books as she is one of nine players to post an undefeated singles season and one of eight to record an undefeated doubles season. She is third in career doubles winning percentage(.926), tied for fourth in career doubles wins (87) and tied for second with 24 doubles victories in a season.
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2012: Carrie Meyer-Richardson
Lynn University
NAME: Carrie Meyer-Richardson
CLASS: 1973
SPORT(S): Women's Tennis
INDUCTION YEAR: 2012Recruited by women’s professional tour pioneer Peachy Kellmeyer to Marymount College in 1973, Meyer went undefeated in match play during her freshman year. In the spring of 1974, she won the women’s national collegiate singles championship in a thrilling three-set battle. Turning professional after her collegiate victory, Meyer played for eight years on the women’s tour, reaching a career high world ranking of No. 14. She also competed in World Team Tennis as a member of the Indiana Loves. Remaining active in tennis as a U.S. coach for international junior competition and a supporter of Indiana junior tennis, Meyer was inducted into the Indiana High School Tennis Coaches Association Hall of Fame in 2005 and the ITA Women’s Hall of Fame in 2010.
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2012: Christina Rolla
Lynn University
NAME: Christina Rolla
CLASS: 2004
SPORT(S): Softball
INDUCTION YEAR: 2012One of the top offensive softball players in school and Sunshine State Conference history, Rolla was one the most feared hitter for the Fighting Knights from 2004-06. She holds school career records for batting average (.384), home runs (47), total bases (362), slugging (.756), runs batted in (128), runs scored (120), walks (54) and on-base % (.452) while owning season records for home runs (25), total bases (175), slugging (.936), RBI (73) and on-base % (.486). Additionally, her 25 home runs in 2005 ranks fourth all-time in NCAA Division II history. Rolla piled up the awards during her time with the Blue & White as a First Team All-America selection and three-time All-SSC honoree while being named SSC Player of the Year and to the SSC Silver Anniversary Team.
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2012: Coach Shaun Pendleton
Lynn University
NAME: Coach Shaun Pendleton
CLASS: 1991
SPORT(S): Head Men's Soccer Coach
INDUCTION YEAR: 2012Pendleton, spent 17 years on the sidelines with the men’s soccer program, accumulating a 293-42-12 mark with two national championships, three national runner-up finishes, six SSC titles and 14 postseason appearances. He arrived in 1991 and immediately put his name in the record books by going 22-0-2 and winning the program’s second national crown. He would go on to win his second, and the program’s third national title in 2003 with a 22-0-1 mark. His overall numbers were staggering as he has won 17 or more games in a season on nine occasions, averaging 16.8 wins a year, while having lost four or more games just four times. Lynn’s teams were built on explosive offensives and staunch defense, scoring 50 or more goals13 times and yielding 20 goals or less 13 times with 177shutouts. He left Lynn in 2007 as the NCAA Division II all-time winningest coach, a mark that still stands today. The Sheffield, England, native coached 46 of the 88 All-America selections for Lynn, 70 All-SSC honorees and 23 Scholar All-Americans.
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2012: Jannie Nicolaisen
Lynn University
NAME: Jannie Nicolaisen
CLASS: 1997
SPORT(S): Women's Soccer
INDUCTION YEAR: 2012Arriving on campus when Lynn began competing at the NCAA Division II level, Nicolaisen joined the Fighting Knights in 1997and was a vital component over a four-year career(1997-2000). During her time donning the Blue & White, she helped LU to three NCAA tournament appearances, including the program’s first ever NCAA National Title, and fourth overall, in 1998. In that season she was honored as the SSC Player and Female Athlete of the Year and was named the NSCAA National Player of the Year. A three-time NSCAA All-American, Nicolaisen ranks fourth in goals (31) and points (79) and fifth in assists(17) for a season and ranks first in game-winning goals (18),second in goals (87) and points (220) and third in assists (46) for a career. Not only did her final career statistics put her in the top-three at Lynn but Nicolaisen is ranked 10th in points, 11 thin points per game, 12th in goals and 20th in assists for her NCAA career.
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2012: Nicolas Boisvert
Lynn University
NAME: Nicolas Boisvert
CLASS: 2006
SPORT(S): Baseball
INDUCTION YEAR: 2012A two-year letter winner for the baseball team from 2006-07,Boisvert helped the Fighting Knights make their first ever NCAA Tournament appearance in 2006. In his senior year, the Laval, Quebec, product became the first player to garner First Team All-America honors from three publications, ABCA/Rawlings, Daktronics and the NCBWA. He was also the first player to be recognized as the Sunshine State Conference Player and Male Athlete of the Year for baseball. Boisvert left Lynn as the career record holder for batting average (.419), on-base % (.514),slugging (.703) and triples (10) and season record owner for total bases (172), triples (7), on-base % (.536) and fielding (1.000 in150 chances). Additionally, he was the only player to hit.400 twice in his career.
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2011: Christina Albrecht
Lynn University
NAME: Christina Albrecht
CLASS: 1989
SPORT(S): Women's Soccer
INDUCTION YEAR: 2011A member of the women’s soccer program’s first national championship in 1992, Albrecht was a four-year letter winner with the Blue & White from 1989-92. The two-year team captain was named a three-time NAIA All-American, including two first team honors. Albrecht set the tone for the offensive minded players who were to come after her as she left Lynn atop the record books in nearly every offensive category. She is currently fifth all-time at LU in career goals (49), assists (42) and points (140), fourth for assists in a season (20) and is one of just two players in program history to score five goals in a single game.
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2011: Jakob Lorentzon
Lynn University
NAME: Jakob Lorentzon
CLASS: 1991
SPORT(S): Men's Soccer
INDUCTION YEAR: 2011One of the greatest men’s soccer players for the Fighting Knights, Lorentzon led Lynn to a pair of NAIA runner-up finishes(1992-93) and four post-season appearances from 1991-94. A scorer by which all are measured at Lynn, he owns 13 of the 16 season and career offensive records including, points (83), goals(34) and assists (19) in a season and points (210), goals (79) and assists (52) for a career. In addition, Lorentzon is 16th all-time in NAIA history in points for a career. A four-time All-America honoree, he also garnered CoSIDA Academic All-America accolades, was twice named an NAIA Scholar-Athlete and was a member of the 1994 NAIA National All-Tournament team.
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2011: James Taylor
Lynn University
NAME: James Taylor
CLASS: 2001
SPORT(S): Men's Basketball
INDUCTION YEAR: 2011A prolific scorer during his four years (2001-05) with the Knights (2001-05), Taylor graduated as the program’s all-time leading scorer (1,406 points) while also ranking first in games started (98) and field goals attempted (1,085). He is also in the top-five all-time at Lynn for games played (113), field goals made (463), 3-pt made (146) and attempted (420), free-throws made(334) and attempted (474), rebounds (512), assists (299) and steals(155) while being just one of four players to have 1,000 points and500 rebounds in their career. A leader on the floor, Taylor was twice named an All-Sunshine State Conference selection while also earning SSC Freshman of the Year and Division II National All-Freshman Team accolades. In 2004-05 he helped win the program’s first and only SSC Regular Season and Tournament titles while guiding the Knights to their second NCAA Division II Elite Eight and national semifinals appearance.
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2011: Mischa Peterova
Lynn University
NAME: Mischa Peterova
CLASS: 1993
SPORT(S): Women's Tennis
INDUCTION YEAR: 2011Peterova closed out her four-year tennis career at LU with a79-12 singles mark playing primarily at the No. 3 position and 65-8record in No. 1 doubles play. She was second all-time with the Blue & White in career singles victories and ninth for doubles wins while her .890 doubles winning percentage ranks ninth. A four-time All-American, Peterova helped the Knights to the program’s first national championship in 1993 before again winning in 1995 and 1996. She achieved her highest national ranking in 1995 when she closed out the season as the 2ndranked singles player in the country.
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2011: Petra Stankova
Lynn University
NAME: Petra Stankova
CLASS: 1993
SPORT(S): Women's Tennis
INDUCTION YEAR: 2011Stankova was just as dominant at No. 2, winning a program record92 singles matches and 68 doubles matches, which ranks ninth in school history. She is one of just two players at Lynn with over 80 singles wins and the only player with at least 90 victories. Her .895 doubles and .876 singles winning percentage are eighth and ninth at Lynn while her 63 doubles victories with Peterova are the most for one doubles tandem. Stankova also won national championships in 1993, 1995-96, was a national semifinalist in 1994 and finished as the NAIA Individual National Runner-Up twice. Like her former teammate, she was a four-time All-American and achieved her highest individual ranking in 1995-96 at No. 10 and was ranked No. 2 with Peterova in doubles her senior year.
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2010: Aimee Murch
Lynn University
NAME: Aimee Murch
CLASS: 2004
SPORT(S): Softball
INDUCTION YEAR: 2010Moving from the mound to the circle, Murch is the top softball pitcher in school history. Her impression was felt so much in her two-year stint with LU that she was selected for the Sunshine State Conference 25th Silver Anniversary team. The accolades she accumulated in her time donning the Blue & White include NFCA First Team All-America, SSC Pitcher of the Year, SSC Female Athlete of the Year, two-time All-SSC and NFCA All-Region selections and the only two-time Blue & White Club Athlete of the Year in school history. Murch holds 13 program records, most notably strikeouts in a game (22), ERA (0.45), wins (39), complete games(38), shutouts (21) and strikeouts (428) for a season and ERA (0.55), wins (62), complete games (69), shutouts (37) and strikeouts (737) in a career. She also holds the NCAA Division II record for combined strikeouts in a game with Saint Leo's Katie Heintz (45) and ranks sixth all-time for strikeouts, tied for 12thfor wins and tied for 19th in winning percentage (.929) in a season and tied for 21st for all-time winning pct (.838) and eighth in strikeout ratio (10.14) in a career. Murch continued to pitch following her time at Lynn, playing three years in Milan, Italy and two more in the Netherlands while also playing for the Australian National Softball Team.
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2010: Donnie Bivens
Lynn University
NAME: Donnie Bivens
CLASS: 2006
SPORT(S): Baseball
INDUCTION YEAR: 2010Making this an every-other-year occurrence, Bivens is the third baseball selection in the last five years following Ed Sisko in 2006 and Brad Fairholm in 2008. One of the top pitchers the Fighting Knights have ever had, he holds the Lynn career record for wins (23) and complete games (20) and innings pitched (145.1) and CGs (10) for a season. He is also tied for first in starts (17) and ranks second in earned-run average (1.67) for a single year and third for ERA (2.77) and IP (253.1) for a career. In addition, heled all of NCAA Division II in victories with 13 in 1997, which is second all-time for the Blue & White.
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2010: Gareth Dunn
Lynn University
NAME: Gareth Dunn
CLASS: 1997
SPORT(S): Men's Soccer
INDUCTION YEAR: 2010Dunn becomes the third men's soccer alumnus to be inducted in the last three years and seventh over the last eight. A four-year starter with the Fighting Knights from 1997-2000, he was selected for the Sunshine State Conference Hall of Fame in 2008 and was picked for the SSC 25th Silver Anniversary Team following his playing days, adding two more accolades to an already distinguished career. Dunn was a four-time NSCAA All-American, two-time NSCAA Scholar All-American, four-time First Team NSCAA All-South region honoree and the 2000-01 Lynn and SSC Male Scholar Athlete of the Year. With Dunn on the pitch, LU posted a 69-8-1 record, made three NCAA Tournament appearances, captured two SSC titles and notched one NCAA runner-up finish.
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2010: Joyce Parson-Roth
Lynn University
NAME: Joyce Parson-Roth
CLASS: 1991
SPORT(S): Women's Soccer
INDUCTION YEAR: 2010Parson-Roth is the fifth member of the women's soccer program to enter the Hall of Fame ranks. A net-minder from 1991-94, she back-stopped the Fighting Knights' first two women's soccer national championships in 1992 and 1994. She also helped Lynn to a NAIA runner-up finish in 1993 and semifinals placing in 1991. A three-time All-America honoree, Parson-Roth holds or ranks in the top-five in nearly every goalkeeping category at Lynn. She is first in minutes played in a season (2,113) and matches played (77) and started (71), minutes (6,302), shutouts (33.5) and wins (60) for a career. Her 177 career saves are second while her 0.56goals-against average is third all-time.
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2008: Michele Newman
Lynn University
NAME: Michele Newman
CLASS: 1999
SPORT(S): Women's Basketball & Volleyball
INDUCTION YEAR: 2008Newman becomes the first multi-sport student-athlete to be selected into Lynn's Hall of Fame. The first-time ballot inductee starred for the women's basketball team for four years (1999-03) while also lettering with the volleyball squad for three seasons (2001-03). Not a pushover in either sport, she was selected to the All-Sunshine State Conference Freshman Team, All-SSC First Team and was First Team Academic All-District in basketball while earning All-SSC Second Team and First Team Academic All-District honors for volleyball.
Additionally, Newman is the only volleyball player in program history to be named First Team Academic All-American. At the net, the 2003 graduate holds season records for games (135) and matches played (37) and career marks for kills (1,227), aces (149) and solo blocks (56). She also ranks in the top-five for kills (517) and attempts (1,431), aces (68) and hitting percentage (.283) in a season and attempts (3,193), block assists (120) and total blocks (176) for a career. On the hardwood, Newman is tied for the all-time games played (111) record while finishing in the top-five for points (1,336), rebounds (732), blocks (50) and field goals made (563) and attempted (1,147).
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2009: Dr. Donald E. Ross
Lynn University
NAME: Dr. Donald E. Ross
CLASS: 1971
ROLE: Lynn University President
INDUCTION YEAR: 2009Dr. Ross is the third administrator to be inducted into the Athletic Hall of Fame. President of Lynn from 1971-2006, he presided over an athletic department that would become arguably one of the top NCAA Division II programs in the country. Under his guidance, the Fighting Knights began play in the NAIA, made the transition to the NCAA Division II level and became a full member of the Sunshine State Conference. During his tenure, Lynn grew from six intercollegiate athletic programs to its current state of 11,won 17 national championships and 18 SSC titles. In addition, Dr. Ross was the founder and first president of Wilmington College (Del.), which he founded with his wife, Helen, in 1967.
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2009: Giorgio Carneade
Lynn University
NAME: Giorgio Carneade
CLASS: 1993
SPORT(S): Men's Tennis
INDUCTION YEAR: 2009Just the second men's tennis player inducted into Lynn's Hall of Fame, Carneade was a three-year letter winner (1993-95) for the Blue& White. During his outstanding career with the Knights, he posted a 67-4 mark at the No. 1 singles position and 37-8 record in doubles play. The two-time NAIA First Team All-American won the NAIA Individual National Championship in 1993 when he went a program record 18-0. He is the only men's tennis player in school history to go undefeated in singles play. Carneade holds school records for singles victories in a season (28) as well as a career singles winning percentage (.944), is second for career double swinning-percentage (.822) and third in career victories.
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2009: Megann Garretson
Lynn University
NAME: Megann Garretson
CLASS: 1990
SPORT(S): Women's Soccer
INDUCTION YEAR: 2009Another player who helped lay the foundation for her sport was women's soccer player Garretson. Garretson earned four letters with the Fighting Knights (1990-93) and was an integral part of the program's first national championship in 1992. She captained a defense which recorded 49 shutouts and posted a 0.65 team goals-against average. Garretson won one national championship and finished as a national runner-up and national semifinalist during her tenure at Lynn. An outstanding student as well, Garretson was a two-time NAIA Scholar Athlete.
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2009: Peter Cherry
Lynn University
NAME: Peter Cherry
CLASS: 1984
SPORT(S): Men's Golf
INDUCTION YEAR: 2009Laying the ground-work for the men's golf program, Cherry was a four-year letter winner for the Fighting Knights (1984-87). A two-time NAIA All-American and NAIA Scholar Athlete, he was the team MVP and captain his senior year when Lynn finished the season ranked No. 1 in the nation. Cherry won seven individual titles with the Blue & White, including the 1985 NAIA District championship, qualified individually or with the team in four NAIA National Tournaments and was runner-up for the West Burnham Sportsmanship Award in 1985 and 1987.
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2009: Ross Lumsden
Lynn University
NAME: Ross Lumsden
CLASS: 2000
SPORT(S): Men's Soccer
INDUCTION YEAR: 2009A first-time ballot inductee, Lumsden garnered every honor imaginable while helping the Fighting Knights men's soccer team to its first NCAA National Championship, and third overall. He intimidated opposing teams for four years (2000-03) on squads which claimed Sunshine State Conference regular season and tournament titles, posted 37 shutouts and went a combined 72-5-1. The Blue& White's MVP in 2001 and captain for 2003, he was honored as a three-time First Team All-SSC selection, two-time NSCAA First Team All-South Region honoree and two-time NSCAA First Team All-American. Lumsden capped off his career by being named the 2003SSC Defensive Player of the Year, Blue & White Athlete of the Year and NSCAA/Adidas National Player of the Year.
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2009: Zoe Grimbeek
Lynn University
NAME: Zoe Grimbeek
CLASS: 1995
SPORT(S): Women's Golf
INDUCTION YEAR: 2009Grimbeek left her mark on the women's golf program in just two years playing with the Fighting Knights (1995-97). During her time at Lynn, she posted a 79.41 career stroke average over 17 tournaments, claimed two team national championships, won two individual national championships, was a two-time All-American and was named the NGCA Division II National Player of the Year. Grimbeek wasted little time acclimating herself in her first season, recording an 80.53 scoring average in winning the NAIA Team and Individual National Championship. In the Knights first year of NCAA play she notched a stroke average of 78.35, guided Lynn to a third consecutive national crown and won her second consecutive individual title. Her 78.35 stroke average stood as a program record for nine years before being broken in 2004-05.
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2008: Brad Fairholm
Lynn University
NAME: Brad Fairholm
CLASS: 1989
SPORT(S): Baseball
INDUCTION YEAR: 2008Fairholm was a four-year letter winner for the Fighting Knights from 1989-1992 and becomes the second baseball player elected to Lynn's Hall of Fame. One of the program's greatest hitters and baserunners, his best season came in 1991 when he set a school record and led NAIA District 25 with a .451 batting average and 43stolen bases, earning Team MVP and NAIA All-Star honors. He was also a runner-up as the NAIA District 25 Player of the Year. During his time with the Blue and White, Fairholm swiped 66 stolen bases, second-most in school history, and hit .408, becoming just one of two players to bat over .400 for their careers.
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2008: Cindy Marcial
Lynn University
NAME: Cindy Marcial
CLASS: 1992
SPORT(S): Women's Soccer
INDUCTION YEAR: 2008Marcial's name can be found all around the women's soccer record books after a stellar four-year career (1992-95) with the Fighting Knights. A natural play-maker, she holds career records for points (235), assists (63) and matches played (96) and also ranks in the top-five for goals (86), game-winning goals (14) and matches started (72). She also closed out her playing career in the NAIA all-time record books, finishing fifth in assists, 10th in points and 16th in goals for a career and tied for 12th in assists (22)and 20th for points (80) in a season. Along with her individual success, Marcial led Lynn to NAIA National Championships in 1992,1994 and 1995, the last of which coming as the team captain. In addition, she was selected as a three-time All-American (2nd-Team 1993, 1st-Team 1994-'95).
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2008: Darrin Kelley
Lynn University
NAME: Darrin Kelley
CLASS: 1985
SPORT(S): Men's Soccer
INDUCTION YEAR: 2008Arguably the greatest goalkeeper the men's soccer program has ever seen, Kelley was a four-year letter winner on Lynn's inaugural men's soccer team (1985-88) and was a key member of the school's first ever national championship in 1987. He is the fifth men's soccer player to be elected to Lynn's Athletic Hall of Fame. Kelley, a two-time NAIA All-American, set seven season and career records with the Fighting Knights and ranks in the top-five in five other categories. Among the records he set were shutouts in a season (16), games played (62) and games started (62) for a keeper, minutes played (5,910), shutouts (44), wins (58) and goals-against average (0.49) for a career. In addition, his 0.42 GAA in 1986stood as a program record for 12 years and is second all-time at Lynn while his career GAA still stands as the best mark in NAIA history.
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2007: Cristina Cavina
Lynn University
NAME: Cristina Cavina
CLASS: 1993
SPORT(S): Women's Tennis
INDUCTION YEAR: 2007Cavina roamed the back line of the top spot in singles all four years with the Blue and White, accumulating a 78-9 career record while posting a 62-10 doubles mark. Cavina has the third highest singles winning percentage (.897) in school history and is tied for third in singles victories. A four-time NAIA All-America selection, she was also honored as the 1993 NAIA Rookie of the Year, 1996 NAIA Senior of the Year and was the NAIA Special Achievements Award winner. In addition to the personal accolades she accumulated, Cavina led the Fighting Knights to NAIA National Championships in1993, 1995 and 1996. She was also the 1993 NAIA National Singles Champion.
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2007: Dr. Richard Young
Lynn University
NAME: Dr. Richard Young
CLASS: 1993
ROLE: Lynn University Athletic Director
INDUCTION YEAR: 2007Dr. Young became Lynn University's fourth athletic director on April 23, 1993 and was instrumental in the Fighting Knights making the transition from the NAIA to the NCAA Division II level. During his tenure Lynn saw its athletic programs reach new heights as over a span of nine years the Blue and White won 13 NAIA and NCAA National Championships. In 1996 Lynn joined the Sunshine State Conference and became a full member in 1997. Over the five years Lynn was in the SSC with Young at the helm it accumulated six conference titles. A former athletic director at Oklahoma State, Washington State and Florida Atlantic University. Young was also the main force behind the addition of several teams at Lynn University.
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2007: Henrik Nystrom
Lynn University
NAME: Henrik Nystrom
CLASS: 1990
SPORT(S): Men's Golf
INDUCTION YEAR: 2007Nystrom has the great honor of being the first men's golfer inducted into the Lynn University Hall of Fame. A two-time NAIA All-America honoree, he won 11 career tournaments in his four-year career with the Fighting Knights. His best season came in 1994 when he posted a 72.69 stroke average, the lowest in program history, and became the first NAIA Individual National Champion in school history. He is currently a member of the European PGA Tour.
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2006: Darren Warham
Lynn University
NAME: Darren Warham
CLASS: 1995
SPORT(S): Men's Soccer
INDUCTION YEAR: 2006The final inductee, Warham, becomes the fourth men's soccer player inducted into the Lynn University Hall of Fame. A four-year letter winner from 1995-98, he holds the program record for matches started as a field player with 80. He is a three-time NCAA All-American, earning second team honors in 1996 and first team honors in 1997-98. He was the first men's soccer player to garner NCAA All-American honors, is one of only eight NCAA All-Americans in program history and one of only three to earn First Team All-American honors twice in his career. A stalwart defender, Warham was the first men's soccer player to earn Sunshine State Conference Player of the Year honors and was the first defender in conference history to earn the award. He was also named Lynn Male Scholar Student-Athlete of the Year for the 1998-99 school year. On the field he helped the Blue and White to the first of four SSC titles and to a semifinal and runner-up finish at the NCAA Tournament in 1996 and 1997.
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2006: Ed Sisko
Lynn University
NAME: Ed Sisko
CLASS: 1987
SPORT(S): Baseball
INDUCTION YEAR: 2006Ed Sisko was a four-year letter winner from 1987-1990 with the Fighting Knights' baseball team and is the first baseball player ever inducted into the Lynn University Hall of Fame. A two-time NAIA 2nd-Team All-American (1988-89), one of only two in the baseball program's history, he ranks in the top-five in 11 season and career records at Lynn. Sisko holds the program record for batting average (.447) and triples (6) in a season and home runs(32) and runs batted in (174) for a career. He ranks second in slugging percentage (.812) and RBI (62) for a season and is tied for second in triples (9), third for runs scored (155), fourth in walks (97) and tied for fifth with 201 hits for his career.
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2006: Josephine Stalvant
Lynn University
NAME: Josephine Stalvant
CLASS: 1994
SPORT(S): Women's Golf
INDUCTION YEAR: 2006Stalvant was a four-year letter winner from 1994-97 and is the first women's golfer inducted into the Lynn University Hall of Fame. During her time with the Blue and White she posted an 80.7 scoring average, became a three-time All-American (1995-97), won three team national championships and one individual championship. She recorded a team best 80.89 stroke average in the 1994-95 season, earning Team MVP honors, winning the NAIA Individual Title and NAIA National Championship. She improved her scoring average in1995-96, helping her team to their second consecutive NAIA National Championship while also being named the Lynn Female Scholar Student-Athlete of the Year. In the program's first year in the NCAA, she lowered her scoring average to a career-low 78.35 and helped guide her team to a third national title as well as Team MVP honors.
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2005: Hanne Nissen
Lynn University
NAME: Hanne Nissen
CLASS: 1994
SPORT(S): Women's Soccer
INDUCTION YEAR: 2005Nissen was a two-year letter winner of the women's soccer team and graduated Lynn in 1996. She was an integral component on the Fighting Knights back-to-back NAIA National Championship (1994-1995) squads, receiving NAIA All-America and Offensive MVP honors both seasons while being named the NAIA National Tournament MVP in 1994. Nissen holds program records for goals (37), assists (30) and points (103) in a season and is second in assists (59) and fourth in goals (73) and points (205) for a career.
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2005: Katerina Koldova
Lynn University
NAME: Katerina Koldova
CLASS: 1997
SPORT(S): Women's Tennis
INDUCTION YEAR: 2005A 2000 graduate of Lynn University, Koldova played for Mike Perez and the women's tennis team for four years before coaching for a season. She left LU with a 74-8 career singles mark, a 74-16 career doubles record and three national championships, two as a player and one as a coach. Koldova's honors include: four-time singles and three-time doubles All-American; the ITA National Senior of the Year; 1998 NCAA Honda Award recipient; and two-time First-Team All-SSC honoree.
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2005: Lenin Steenkamp
Lynn University
NAME: Lenin Steenkamp
CLASS: 1989
SPORT(S): Men's Soccer
INDUCTION YEAR: 2005Steenkamp, a four-year letter winner of the men's soccer squad, graduated from Lynn in 1993. He was a four-time NAIA All-America selection and was honored as the NAIA and LU Most Valuable Player in 1991 when the Fighting Knights won their second National Championship. Steenkamp still holds the program record for goals in a game (4) and is in the top-five for goals (25) and points (63) in a season and matches played (89), goals (60), assists (29) and points (149) for a career. Since leaving Lynn, the South Africa native has had a healthy professional soccer career that has lasted over 12 seasons. Playing primarily for the Rochester Rhinos, Steenkamp is a three-time recipient of the Leadership Award and was named MVP once.
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2004: Ann-Louise (Sjodin) King
Lynn University
NAME: Ann-Louise (Sjodin) King
CLASS: 1988
SPORT(S): Women's Tennis
INDUCTION YEAR: 2004Ann-Louise (Sjodin) King played four years (1988-91) on the women's tennis team as well as one season with the women's soccer team. Over her four-year tennis career, she compiled a 50-14 singles and 48-14 doubles record, mostly at the no.2 singles/doubles position. (Sjodin) King was a three-time NAIA All-American, earning honors from 1988-90, was the recipient of the Marvin P. Richmond Outstanding Player in 1988 and earned NAIA Scholar All-America accolades in 1991. She also collected ITA singles All-America honors from 1988-90 and doubles in 1988. In her only season with the soccer team, she played in 11 games and scored two goals.
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2004: Derek Backman
Lynn University
NAME: Derek Backman
CLASS: 1986
SPORT(S): Men's Soccer
INDUCTION YEAR: 2004Backman was a two-year letter winner on the men's soccer team and graduated from Lynn University in 1989. The Tampa, Fla. native captained the Fighting Knights to the 1987 NAIA National Championship, scoring nine goals and four assists for a career-high 22 points to earn NAIA All-America honors. In his two years at Lynn, Backman scored 14 goals, assisted on nine goals and tallied 37 points. After his collegiate career he played professional soccer for the Tampa Bay Rowdies in the APSL before moving onto the Tampa Bay Mutiny of Major League Soccer. He announced his retirement from soccer in 1998 and is currently coaching youth soccer.
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2004: Ivan Keskinov
Lynn University
NAME: Ivan Keskinov
CLASS: 1996
SPORT(S): Men's Tennis
INDUCTION YEAR: 2004One of the best individual men's tennis players in Lynn University history, Keskinov was a two-year starter from 1996-97.He posted records of 37-5 in singles play and 31-3 in doubles play over his career, winning the NAIA Individual National Championship in 1996 and helping the Blue and White to a third place finish in the program's inaugural year of NCAA Tournament competition. Keskinov was named a NAIA All-American in 1996 and NCAA All-American in 1997 as well as being named team MVP. Keskinov is one of only two Lynn men's tennis players to win an individual national championship.
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2003: Christine Richardson
Lynn University
NAME: Christine Richardson
CLASS: 1993
SPORT(S): Women's Basketball
INDUCTION YEAR: 2003The greatest women's basketball player in program history, Richardson was a four-year letter winner from 1993-97. Over her career the Fighting Knights posted a 84-19 (.816) record with three consecutive NAIA Tournament appearances. The 1997 graduate still holds seven game and career records including rebounds in a game (27) and points (1,793), rebounds (1,144), blocks (182), field goals made (770), field goals attempted (1,414) and double-doubles (61) in a career. She also ranks in the top-five in points (4th), field goals made (2nd), field goals attempted (3rd), field goal percentage (2nd), total rebounds (2nd), blocks (2nd) and double-doubles (2nd) in a season. Richardson was a two-time team MVP, a three-time All-Region selection and NAIA All-America Selection.
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2003: Ivan McKinley
Lynn University
NAME: Ivan McKinley
CLASS: 1987
SPORT(S): Men's Soccer
INDUCTION YEAR: 2003McKinley was a four-year letter winner (1987-90) for the men's soccer team, helping guide the Fighting Knights to the 1987 NAIANational Championship in his first season. Over his career, he tallied 26 goals, 17 assists and 69 points. He set career highs for goals, assists and points in his final season, scoring 11 goals with seven assists for 29 points, as he helped the Blue and White to their second consecutive NAIA National runner-up finish. While at LU, the soccer team lost only 10 games in four years and advanced past the quarterfinals every season.
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2003: Jim Blankenship
Lynn University
NAME: Coach Jim Blankenship
CLASS: 1986
SPORT(S): Head Women's Soccer Coach
INDUCTION YEAR: 2003Blankenship was the head women's soccer coach for Lynn University from 1986 to 1998. While at Lynn, he was named NAIA Coach of the Year five times (1988, 1990, 1992, 1994 & 1995) and NSCAA Coach of the Year twice (1992 and 1994). The Fighting Knights earned post-season berths in nine of his 12 seasons patrolling the sidelines, winning the National Championship three times (1992, 1994 & 1995) and finishing runners-up twice (1991 and 1993). Blankenship holds the program's all-time record for wins,198-37-8 (.832), and is third among Lynn University's coaches all-time in victories. After Lynn, Blankenship held the position of head women's soccer coach at the University of Miami. He started the program in 1998 and helped to build it into a national contender in only four years. Under his direction, the Hurricanes climbed as high as a no. 14 national ranking. The Boca Raton, Fla. native joined Jacksonville University's staff in 2002 and returned home in 2003 as a coach for Florida Atlantic University. Blankenship undertook a new challenge in 2007 when he became the first women's soccer coach at Florida Gulf Coast University, a position he still holds today.
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2002: Arteus Sullivan
Lynn University
NAME: Arteus Sullivan
CLASS: 1993
SPORT(S): Men's Basketball
INDUCTION YEAR: 2002One of the greatest men's basketball players in program history, Sullivan holds 12 individual, season and career records. A two-year letter winner from 1993-95, he helped lead the Fighting Knights to two consecutive NAIA tournament appearances including the 1993-94 NAIA National Tournament. Sullivan was a two-time NAIA All-America selection and was named Regional Player-of-the-Year and the Knights Team MVP in 1994-95 after leading the team with 19.4 ppg, 6.2 apg and 50% shooting from the field. He holds individual game records for points (40), field goals made (14) and attempted (18), free throws made (18) and attempted (23) and assists (12) while being the only player in program history to record a triple-double. Sullivan was also the program's all-time assists leader (414) until 2004-05 when Austin Faber eclipsed his total by notching 464 career assists.
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2002: Mimi Nieporte
Lynn University
NAME: Mimi Nieporte
CLASS: 1998
SPORT(S): Women's Tennis
INDUCTION YEAR: 2002The first women's tennis player inducted into the LynnUniversity Hall of Fame, Nieporte was a four-year letter winner from 1988-91. She posted a career record of 44-19 in singles play and 48-13 in doubles play, primarily at the no. 2 & 3 singles and 1 & 2 doubles positions. Her best season came in 1989 when she notched a 16-5 singles and 20-1 doubles record. A two-year team captain (1990-91), Nieporte earned NAIA All-America honors all four years while at Lynn.
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1995: Richard McCusker
Lynn University
NAME: Richard McCusker
ROLE: Lynn University Administrator
INDUCTION YEAR: 1995Richard McCusker was a long-standing member of the Lynn University community. He was a recipient of the Boca Raton Award for Outstanding Contributions to the Community and is the first inductee in the Lynn Athletics Hall of Fame. An avid sports enthusiast, McCusker believed athletics helped students build character. He was one of the driving forces that led the sports committee in the development of the University's nationally recognized athletic program while aiding in the development of the McCusker Sports Complex.
Lynn University Athletics Hall of Fame Inductees
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