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Geneva College Announces 2017 Athletic Hall of Fame Class

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(BEAVER FALLS, Pa.) – Geneva College welcomes its second Athletic Hall of Fame Class at halftime of Geneva’s home football finale against Washington & Jefferson during Hall of Fame weekend on November 4. The Golden Tornadoes will honor 12 members of Hall of Fame class of 2017 after inducting the initial 12 members in the inaugural class of 2016 last year.

The 2017 Geneva College Athletic Hall of Fame class spans nearly 90 years with representation from eight different sports. Following is the list of inductees for 2017:

  1. Chelle Fuss – Women’s Basketball/Women’s Softball (1989-92) – She is the sixth all-time leading scorer in basketball (1,333 pts); all-time leader in assists (567 assists); third all-time career leader in stolen bases (65 stolen bases); and top ten all-time career batting average (.355).
  2. Tim Lee - Men’s Soccer (1983-87) – He is Geneva’s all-time leading goal scorer with 61 career goals.
  3. Michele Marchi – Women’s Track and Field (1989-92) – Geneva’s career record holder in the heptathlon (4,445 pts); career record holder in the outdoor long jump (18-01); career record holder for indoor long jump (17-01); and career record holder for the indoor triple jump (35-01).
  4. Claire and Melba Merriman – Support (1929 Graduates) – The Merriman’s spent their lives supporting Geneva College, its students and its student-athletes. They generously provided funding for the Merriman addition to the athletic fieldhouse and own the naming rights to the Merriman Athletic Complex.
  5. Justin Myers – Football (1996-99) – He helped lead Geneva to three consecutive conference championships and trips to the NAIA national play-offs. He is the school’s all-time leading passer (8,446 yards); second all-time leader in completion percentage (.579); and all-time leader in TD passes (79 TD passes).
  6. Daryl Patten – Baseball (1985-88) – NAIA All-American and all-time leader in slugging percentage (.657).
  7. Nancy Paxton – Women’s Basketball (1984-88) – Second all-time leading scorer (1,816 points); Geneva career leader in rebounds (1,180 rebounds); and Geneva career leader in steals (280 steals).
  8. Jerry Slocum – Coach – Men’s Basketball (1987-96) – Highest winning percentage in Geneva College history (All sports, five-year minimum - 71.4% / 202-81) and led Geneva to three NAIA national tournaments.
  9. Gene Sullivan – Coach – Football (1976-92) – Led Geneva to NAIA National semi-finals in 1987; second longest tenured football coach in school history; and second in career coaching football victories at Geneva with 75.
  10. Linda Sumner – Women’s Soccer (1987-91) – Second all-time leading scorer in Geneva history (66 goals) and helped lead Geneva to NAIA regional tournament twice, averaging nearly one goal per game during her career (second all-time).
  11. Tom Tommelleo – Football (1975-78) – All-time leader in Geneva history in solo tackles (239) and fourth all-time leader in total tackles (362).
  12. Stan Yukica – Men’s Basketball (1953-56) – Started every game for Geneva during his four-year career; only player to go to four consecutive NAIA national tournaments; fifth all-time leading scorer at Geneva (1,927 points); and finished his career at Geneva with an overall record of 86-24.

Geneva College is a Christ-centered academic community that provides a comprehensive education to equip students for faithful and fruitful service to God and neighbor. Offering over 80 traditional undergraduate majors and programs, Adult Degree Programs with fully online and classroom options, and high-demand graduate degrees, Geneva's programs are recognized for their high quality. U.S. News & World Report ranks Geneva as a Top Three Best Value Regional University with one of the Top 100 engineering programs in the nation. Adhering to the truth of Scripture, a Geneva education is grounded in God’s Word as well as in a core curriculum designed to prepare students vocationally to think, write and communicate well in today’s world.

Oct 13, 2017