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Hall of Fame (by induction class)

Alphabetical list of inductees

In 1979, the St. Ambrose University Athletic Hall of Fame was developed to recognize the accomplishments of players and coaches who participated in intercollegiate athletics at St. Ambrose.

The first teams were inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2006. Teams were also added in 2010 and 2013. We are proud to recognize these groups not only for their athletic successes, but also for their contribution to the "Tradition" that has become St. Ambrose Athletics.

A board comprised of alumni and former athletes select honorees from nominations.

Nomination form

SAU Athletic Hall of Fame Team Inductees

1892 Baseball Team - first intercollegiate team at St. Ambrose (Inducted in 2006)
Edward Callagan, J.J. Condon, Thomas Danahey, C.J. Donohoe, Pat Flynn, J.W. Gillespie, Matt Miles, John Walsh, John Wickham

1940 Football Team - undefeated and unscored upon (Inducted in 2006)Head Coach: Lawrence (Moon) Mullins; Assistant Coaches: James Dockery, Jim Furlong; Manager: Paul Blough; Assistant Managers: Louis Branek, George Fornero, John Kern; Trainer: Carl Teufel
Philip Bridge (’41), Clyde Brzezinski (’44), Hugo Cerretti (’42), Pete Cerretti, Michael Cervin, Donald Conroy (’44), Larry Coppetelli, Robert Devine (’47), Ambrose Duggan (’44), Phil Farrell, Maurice Ferratier (’44), Jack Flannigan, Claire Giltner, Roy Glendenning, John Grennan, Joseph Gstettenbauer (’43), Paul Hart (’44), Albert Haworth (’41), Charles Higgins, Russell Hoogerwerf (’43), Tony Janick, Roe Johnston (’44), Nick Kerasiotis, Bert Kilgore, Paul Klocke (’44), Ted Lapka, Harold Leech (’48), Bill Leithner, Emmett Long (’44), William Loomis (’42), Leonard Lucier (’42), John Martin (’42), John McDonnell, John McNamee (’47), Albert Meiresonne (’42), Robert Mills (’44), Bernard Murphy, Norm Nunamaker, Vince Nunamaker, Tony Rotunno, Steve Rupsch, Peter Schaefer (’44), Robert Sonneville (’42), Stan Sosnouski, Grady Swearinger (’44), Dan Uselis, John Vercelli (’44), Francis Walter

1950 Football Team - winningest team in school history (Inducted in 2006)
Head Coach: Lawrence (Moon) Mullins
Donald Berg (’51), Wilbur Cant (’53), Patrick Carroll (’53), John Custer (’52), Joseph Dhondt (’51), Paul Gebhardt (’51), Paul Godesiabois (’53), Thomas Greenan (’53), Lawrence Kellner (’53), John Kelly (’52), Lawrence Ketza (’51), Leo Kilfoy (’51), George Klanac (’53), John Lansford (’52), Wallace Lessman (’51), Thomas Mack (’53), Timothy Madden (’53), Richard McKillip (’52), Donald Melligan (’53), Michael Nicoletti (’57), Richard Ocar (’53), Samuel Patrino (’52), Donald Paulsen (’53), Jerry Scherer (’51), Donald Schnitzius (’53), Norbert Schulz (’52), William Schwarzbach (’51), Raymond Shannon (’53), Raymond Tschopp (’55), Eugene Zajdel (’52), Richard Zielinski (’52)

1989-90 Women's Basketball Team - reached Final Four (Inducted in 2010)
Head Coach: Lisa Bluder; Assistant Coaches: Bob VanKerrebroeck, Jodi Brendel
Robin Becker ('90), Cynthia Born ('92), Elizabeth Ciprian ('90), Kim Clarke ('91), Eileen Graham ('94), Leslie Haugen ('94), Julie Hopson ('93), Stacey Karom ('93), Kristie Langbehn ('93), Kathleen Meade ('91), Katherine Milnes ('93), Christine Sikkema ('91), Nicole Tegeler ('92)

1994 Baseball Team - third place at College World Series (Inducted in 2013)
Head Coach: Todd Becker (’90); Assistant Coaches: Joseph O’Brien (’93), Tony Trumm (’94)
Jonathan Abbot (’95), Kendall Akers (’95), Ronald Arndt (‘97), Andrew Bagnall (’95), Patrick Burke (’94), Edward DeBrower (’95), Robert DeGan (’95), Keary Didier (’94), Christopher Dillie (’95), Jeremy Farber (’95), Brian Faulkner (’98), Jason Flach (’95), Michael Fleckenstein (’96), Adam Gentz (‘97), Mario Haifa (’95), Scott Harding (’95), Chad Jens (’96), Eric Jens (’96), Jonathan Jestel (’97), Keil Johnson (’95), Jeff Krager (’95), Robert McAleer (’97), Patrick McCoy (’98), William McFall, Jason Montgomery (’94), Travis Moore (’94), Scott Motz (’96), Sean Murphy (’96), Brian Nelson (’97), Todd Rausch (’97), Daniel Reeves (’95), Reggie Ripple (’97), Craig Schimmel (’96), Rodney Schulte (’98), Tom Shelton (’96), Nathan Urfer (’96), Robert Weber (’96), Toby Woods (’96), David Yates (’97), Brent Zaehringer (’96), Todd Zaehringer

1996 Baseball Team - second place at College World Series (Inducted in 2013)
Head Coach: James Callahan (’92); Assistant Coach: Scott Motz (’96), Brent Zaehringer ('96)
Kevin Ahrens (’98), Aaron Allgood (’99), Matt Boyer (’98), Craig Byers (’98), Michael Dalton (’97), Andrew Duyvejonck (’99), Tony Huntley (’96), Justin Jacques, Jonathan Jestel (’97), Darren Lewis (’97), Brad Lowery (’97), Robert McAleer (’97), Patrick McCoy (’98), Robert Moeller (’98), Brian Nelson (’97), Brian Piddington, Joseph Quick (’98), Todd Rausch (’97), Jason Rima (’97), Robert Sanchez, Ryan Schmitz (’97), Rodney Schulte (’98), Nathan Sheppard (’99), Sean Smith (’99), Jeffrey Stebel (’01), Christopher Thode (’98), Nathan Urfer (’96), Andrew VanBlair (’99), Justin Wagner (’98), Mitch Wylie (’09), David Yates (’97), Todd M. Zaehringer

SAU Athletic Hall of Fame Individual Inductees
(sorted by year of induction)

- 1979 -
Name Graduated Sport/Category
Bernard E. Austin 1929 Basketball
Raymond M. Baladad 1964 Tennis
John F. Bills 1941 Basketball
Joseph A. Cusack 1927 Football
Donald J. Doody 1950 Football
W.J. Duford   Coach
James K. Fay 1955 Basketball
Robert J. Flanagan 1952 Football
Anthony J. Girlus 1927 Basketball
Joseph J. Gustitus 1938 Football
Joseph A. Hratz 1938 Basketball
Nick P. Kerasiotis 1941 Football
Leo T. Kilfoy 1951 Coach
Theodore A. Lapka 1942 Football
Daniel R. McClimon 1964 Track & Field
Arthur E. Michalik 1951 Football
Thomas D. Murphy 1925 Football
William T. O’Connor 1929 Basketball
John H. Oelerich 1938 Football
Roy L. Owen 1958 Football
Clarence P. Simmons 1971 Track & Field
Stan A. Sosnouski 1942 Football
Danny O. Staton 1972 Track & Field
Robert Webb 1959 Football
     
- 1980 -
Name Graduated Sport/Category
Forest Cotton   Coach
Mark Devlain 1920 Coach
Richard T. Forbes 1951 Football
James J. Furlong 1939 Football
Louis D. Kaiser 1967 Basketball
Michael W. Lawlor 1927 Football
Joseph F. Lucas 1950 Football
Eugene McCabe 1963 Tennis
John G. Michalski 1958 Football
Jimmy H. Minett 1939 Football
Allen H. Sheahan 1926 Football
Clinton J. Westemeyer 1958 Football
     
- 1981 -
Name Graduated Sport/Category
Donald Conroy 1944 Basketball
Frank Coonan 1918 Football
Francis J. Coyle 1923 Football
Thomas J. Kenney 1960 Football
Glen J. Lawlor 1928 All-around
Sebastian G. Menke 1934 Football
Donald J. Morris 1950 Basketball
Lawrence Mullins   Coach
Thomas J. Otting 1958 Basketball
Vic Pahl 1937 All-around
Joseph J. Schwitters 1959 Tennis
Robert B. Smiley 1954 Basketball
John H. Sunderbruch 1932 Team Physician
Sidney L. Williams 1974 Basketball
     
- 1982 -
Name Graduated Sport/Category
William L. Adrian 1907 Coach
Ronald K. Bohls 1963 Basketball
Steven H. Borge 1970 Basketball
Joseph Bush 1928 Football
Robert J. Cannady 1955 Basketball
Stefan S. Florescu 1951 Track & Field
Charles F. Griffith 1918 Football
Paul Hippler 1926 Football
Lee A. Matera 1952 Football
John J. McManus 1949 Baseball
Roger W. Nolan 1922 All-around
Gregory S. Sharko 1960 Football
John M. Underwood 1968 Tennis
Alvin J. Vonderhaar 1931 Football
     
- 1983 -
Name Graduated Sport/Category
Raymond A. Ambrose 1949 Football
Kenneth G. Austin 1933 Basketball
Joseph DeSoto 1958 Football
Robert J. Duax 1977 Coach
James L. Finigan 1950 Football, Baseball
Roy L. Glendenning 1942 Football, Track & Field
Cletus P. Madsen 1928 Football
Mark J. McGowan 1960 Football
Raymond J. Nauman 1929 Football
William E. Newell 1951 Football
Edward M. O’Connor 1918 Football
William N. Styczynski 1959 Football
Thomas A. Sunderbruch 1961 Football
     
- 1984 -
Name Graduated Sport/Category
Amy Jo Baker 1979 Basketball, Softball, Volleyball
James H. Collins 1969 Track & Field
John W. Donnelly 1950 Basketball, Football
Erwin F. Math 1931 Basketball
John A. McAndrews 1965 Basketball
Fergus F. McGivern 1929 Football, Baseball
Herman J. Miskowicz 1951 Football
Edward J. Scheck 1951 Football
Thomas H. Seekamp 1953 Basketball
Thomas E. Seitz 1963 Track & Field
Mitchell Ware 1955 Football
     
- 1985 -
Name Graduated Sport/Category
John W. Bloom 1963 Tennis
Robert T. Carton 1942 Basketball
William F. Dart 1955 Basketball
Dennis P. Geraghty 1969 Basketball
John (Jack) Mooney 1950 Football
John E. O’Donnell 1925 Honorary
John R. Paul 1939 Football
Anthony L. Rotunno 1949 Football
Cheryl A. Smith 1978 Basketball, Volleyball, Softball
Norman F. Snyder 1932 Football, Track & Field
David L. Thomason 1974 Basketball, Track & Field, Baseball
Francis X. Walter 1943 Football
     
- 1986 -
Name Graduated Sport/Category
Charles P. Bubany 1962 Golf
Lou Dvorski 1936 Football, Basketball, Track & Field
John W. Errion 1950 Football, Basketball
David L. Gross 1962 Golf
William M. Malatestinic 1955 Basketball
Arthur I. Nixon 1952 Football
Carl A. Pelzer 1932 Football, Track & Field
Earl R. Riley 1951 Football, Wrestling
Stephen J. Rupsch 1947 Football
Anthony E. Sacco 1940 Football
William J. Strenski 1960 Football
Kenneth J. Sullivan 1936 Football, Basketball
     
- 1987 -
Name Graduated Sport/Category
Ned H. Bergert 1979 Athletic Trainer
Paul B. Christensen 1937 Football, Basketball
Richard J. Colson 1952 Football, Wrestling
Louis Galetich 1952 Athletics, Coaching
Gerald Jurgens   First honorary member
Laurence Morgan 1949 Athletic Trainer
David W. O’Donnell 1981 Tennis
Phillip Petta 1958 Track & Field, Coach
Kathy L. Siebel 1982 Softball
Nicholas R. Sigona 1975 Basketball
Russell F. Stump 1969 Track & Field
Sheldon Weiner   Coach
     
- 1988 -
Name Graduated Sport/Category
Leonard S. Czarnecki 1952 Basketball, Track & Field, Tennis
Philip B. Doherty 1978 Basketball
Penny D. Draper 1983 Softball
William E. Holtzer 1939 Football
Mark L. Kedzior 1974 Basketball
Robert J. Klenck 1932 Football
Kirby M. Lawlis 1950 Basketball
Ronald W. Schachel 1966 Track & Field
Lynda R. Talley 1983 Basketball, Volleyball
Henry A. Timbrook 1969 Track & Field
     
- 1989 -
Name Graduated Sport/Category
Lisa M. Bluder   Coach
Joseph P. Breen 1958 Tennis
Robert D. DeDoncker 1972 Basketball
James T. Dockery 1953 Coach
Peter L. Kaha 1977 Basketball
Frank P. Kauzlarich 1947 Football, Basketball, Track & Field
William J. Kenney 1954 Football
Brian M. Kneafsey 1957 Golf
John P. McGrath 1939 Football
Oscar A. Severson 1939 Football
Mark T. Smith 1976 Football, Track & Field
     
- 1990 -
Name Graduated Sport/Category
Robert C. Austin 1937 Football
John E. Cahill 1962 Basketball
Michael G. Cisler 1985 Golf
Arthur T. Haege 1961 Football
Richard M. Kerwin 1969 Track & Field
John J. Lingle 1969 Coach
Michael V. Link 1939 Basketball
Terry W. McCleary 1965 Basketball
Arthur J. Moore, Jr. 1940 Basketball, Baseball, Track & Field
Gerald J. O’Donnell 1939 Football, Basketball
Leann R. Resh 1985 Volleyball, Basketball
Dean T. Runyan 1982 Basketball
Robert J. Walter 1942 Basketball
     
- 1991 -
Name Graduated Sport/Category
Maurice G. Brick 1936 Football
Michael T. Early 1981 Football, Wrestling
Howard T. Farrell 1937 Football, Track & Field
Monica J. Gardina 1983 Tennis
Robert R. Murphy 1954 Basketball
Paul L. Pollard 1986 Football
Oliver T. Rivera 1983 Tennis
Robert L. Ryser 1949 Tennis
Howard L. Urie 1934 Football
Bertron A. Westemeyer 1958 Football
Lawrence J. Zitkus 1955 Football
     
- 1992 -
Name Graduated Sport/Category
Robert J. Bevenour 1951 Football
Burke L. Dailey 1951 Tennis
Robin A. Freund 1968 Tennis
Robert J. Jurevitz 1986 Football
Philip R. McGrath 1960 Track & Field
Bruno H. Mikrut 1953 Football
Claude C. O’Donnell 1939 Football, Basketball, Baseball
Howard F. Poepsel 1952 Basketball
Donna L. Politi 1980 Basketball
Francis D. Tofanelli 1939 Football, Basketball
Kristin L. Tudeen 1986 Volleyball
James J. Van Quathem 1968 Basketball
Donald J. White 1952 Sports/Public Relations
     
- 1993 -
Name Graduated Sport/Category
Timothy A. Cisler 1986 Golf
Robert A. Jackson 1963 Track & Field
Richard A. Kelnhofer 1952 Football
Edward J. Langford 1985 Football
Richard J. Les 1953 Football
John J. McDonnell 1943 Football
Sheila K. McGarry 1988 Volleyball
Paul W. Neubauer 1935 Football
Steven W. Schroeder 1978 Football
Raymond J. Shovlain 1979 Basketball, Coach
Terrance L. Thiessen 1963 Track & Field
David C. Zuidmulder 1927 Football
     
- 1994 -
Name Graduated Sport/Category
David M. Bakeris 1987 Football
John J. Bulat 1983 Tennis
Lawrence A. Coppotelli 1942 Football
Leo Deutsch   Coach
John B. Foley 1944 Track & Field, Basketball
Jeffery K. Griebel 1976 Coach
Kay M. LaKose 1986 Basketball
Arthur K. Serbo 1953 Sports Information Director
Eugene W. Walton 1957 Football
     
- 1995 -
Name Graduated Sport/Category
Richard L. Allison 1960 Football
Robin R. Becker 1990 Basketball, Softball
Elizabeth A. Ciprian 1990 Basketball
Jack Hughes 1939 Football, Basketball
Timothy J. Jackson 1990 Football, Baseball
Ronald S. Martin 1990 Tennis
John M. Melligan 1951 Football
Bernie Murphy   Football
David J. Pierotti 1986 Football
William D. Underwood 1962 Tennis
Robert L. Varley 1959 Football
Philip E. Waters 1980 Football
     
- 1996 -
Name Graduated Sport/Category
Kim D. Clarke 1991 Basketball
Carleen M. Forler 1989 Basketball, Softball
James F. Fox   Coach, Athletic Director
Douglas V. Valentine 1986 Football
Richard L. Valentine 1986 Football
Albert L. Williams 1978 Basketball
     
- 1997 -
Name Graduated Sport/Category
Michael W. Crowley 1992 Golf
Craig J. Dentlinger 1978 Basketball
Brian S. Harms 1989 Basketball
Douglas J. Himmelman 1988 Football
James R. Hornacek 1991 Basketball
Patricia A. Keppy 1992 Track & Field
Lisa M. Lombardo 1989 Basketball
David J. Malatestinic 1990 Basketball
John J. Rollinger 1988 Football
Matthew S. Sottos 1981 Basketball
James P. Stevenson 1976 Tennis
Chad D. Vinzant 1988 Tennis
     
- 1998 -
Name Graduated Sport/Category
Patty A. Campbell 1992 Basketball
Jerry D. Klostermann 1989 Football
Christopher M. Lansing 1988 Football
David J. Smykowski 1983 Basketball
Robert L. Sturms 1992 Basketball
     
- 1999 -
Name Graduated Sport/Category
Jess T. Aesoph 1993 Cross Country, Track & Field
Joseph L. Aguado 1951 Football
Ann M. Barham 1994 Cross Country, Track & Field
Kelly DeSmet 1993 Soccer
Carol S. Groves 1979 Tennis
Michael C. Poster 1988 Football
Kevin D. Rose 1979 Coach
     
- 2000 -
Name Graduated Sport/Category
Willie D. Barney 1990 Football
Robert J. Cannady 1994 Basketball
Rebecca L. Maciolek 1991 Golf
Christopher M. Payne 1994 Soccer
Dominic C. Rauzi 1952 Football
Barbara J. (Schuman) Walker   Coach
Daniel L. Zeimet 1991 Cross Country, Track & Field
     
- 2001 -
Name Graduated Sport/Category
Mark R. Doerrfeld 1980 Basketball
John A. McGivern 1990 Football
Brandy L. Scheckel 1996 Basketball
Jeffrey J. Stowasser 1996 Basketball
Todd A. Weeks 1987 Football
Edward Wollenberg 1953 Football
     
- 2002 -
Name Graduated Sport/Category
Sarah J. Anderson 1994 Softball
Richard C. Berkmeyer 1996 Golf
Amy F. Donnelly 1987 Tennis
Raymond J. Doran 1958 Basketball
William M. Fulton 1966 Track & Field
John W. Klein 1989 Baseball
James L. Wolf 1955 Basketball
     
- 2003 -
Name Graduated Sport/Category
Cynthia A. Born 1992 Basketball
Chad M. Duffin 1998 Football
Roger A. Furman 1969 Tennis
Karen M. Garvin 1990 Volleyball, Softball
Michael A. Orfitelli   Coach
Lionel Porter 1997 Football
     
- 2005 -
Name Graduated Sport/Category
Regina M. Kurtz 1995 Tennis
Glen A. Naber 1989 Baseball, Football
Todd A. Sturdy 1990 Football
Stephani J. Vander Horn 1995 Cross Country, Track & Field
Michael M. Willis 1976 Tennis
     
- 2006 -
Name Graduated Sport/Category
Molly E. Shurr 2000 Volleyball
1892 Baseball Team    
1940 Football Team    
1950 Football Team    
     
- 2010 -
Name Graduated Sport/Category
Thomas G. Furlan 1998 Football
Joshua A. Miller 2000 Basketball
Amy E. Schuster 1998 Volleyball
1989-90 Women’s Basketball Team    
     
- 2013 -
Name Graduated Sport/Category
1994 Baseball Team    
1996 Baseball Team    
     
- 2020 -
Name Graduated Sport/Category
Rob Firrell 2003 Track & Field
Ed McCollough 1977 Golf
Nate Norman 2002, 2017 Football
Casey Thompson 2003 Soccer, Softball
     
- 2021 -
Name Graduated Sport/Category
Aaron Conroy 1994 Tennis
Ali (Dolphin) Dunlap 2011 Basketball
Greg Lehman 2008 Soccer
Josh Nelson 2001 Golf
     
- 2022 -
Name Graduated Sport/Category
Joe Demory 2005 Golf
Jennifer Goetz 2007, 10 Basketball
Michael Hayward 2011 Football
Mike Kennedy 2013 Basketball
     
- 2023 -
Name Graduated Sport/Category
Tom Broders 2013 Football
Dan Dowjotas 2012 Men's Volleyball
Matt Fitzpatrick 2010 Men's Basketball
Angie (Schinstock) Fransk 2004 Women's Basketball
Stan Stolte 1984 Baseball (Legacy)