SELINSGROVE, Pa. – Six former Susquehanna University student-athletes as well as a pair of longtime coaches will be inducted into the university's Sports Hall of Fame in ceremonies in the Degenstein Campus Center on Saturday, Feb. 4.

The Class of 2006 will increase the total membership of the Sports Hall of Fame to 167 members since its foun ding in 1967.

This year's inductees are Jeff Cole '88 (baseball), Pete Stoma '88 (football), David Battisti '91 (football), Ron Rux '93 (football/track and field), Alison Hepler '95 Wolfgang (basketball) and Megan Lytle '95 Hardie (basketball).

In addition, former cross country coach Stan Seiple and longtime women's basketball coach Mark Hribar will be inducted into the Hall of Fame.

Jeff Cole '88 is a native of Seymour, Conn. and a graduate of Emmett O'Brien Regional Vocational Technical School. He was a centerfielder and a three-time MAC Northern Division All-Star who was named All-Region as a senior after batting .409 and setting school single-season records that still stand of 50 runs scored and 24 stolen bases.

For his career, he ranks first in program history in stolen bases (58), second in batting average (.382) and runs (105), third in doubles (26) and seventh in hits (116).

Cole is a sales director for Gulfstream Aerospace in Savannah, Ga. and resides in Rincon, Ga. with his wife, Tania, and their sons, Trevor and Trenton .

Pete Stoma '88 is a native of Lyndhurst , N.J. and a graduate of Queen of Peace High School. He was a first-team All-MAC selection at center as both a junior and a senior, and was a third-team All-American following his junior year when the Crusaders averaged 392.2 yards per game and won the MAC championship.

In his senior year, Stoma was named the team's Co-Offensive Player of the Year after helping the Crusaders set a then-school record with 2,225 passing yards for the season.

He is employed as an attorney with the Hudson County Prosecutors Office and resides in Caldwell, N.J. with his wife, Meredith.

David Battisti '91 is a native of Susquehanna, Pa. and a graduate of Susquehanna Community High School . Battisti was a three-year starter at quarterback and the 1991 Blair Heaton Award winner. At the time of his graduation, Battisti was the program career leader in completions (255), attempts (568), yards (4,087) and touchdowns (38). He still ranks ninth in passing yards in a single season with 1,610 in 1989 when the Crusaders shared the MAC championship. Off the field, Battisti was a second-team Academic All-American in 1989.

After graduating from Susquehanna, Battisti earned his J.D. from the Dickinson School of Law in 1994. He is Vice President and Assistant General Counsel for Penske Truck Leasing and resides in Phoenixville, Pa. with his wife, Renee, and their children, Cameron and Alexandra.

Ron Rux '93 is a native of Port Carbon, Pa. and a graduate of Pottsville Area High School. Rux was a two-year starter at split end in football and a jumper on the track and field team. He had 42 catches for 802 yards and 10 touchdowns in his career, and led the Crusaders with 31 receptions for 577 yards and seven scores as a junior.

In track, Rux earned a pair of silver medals in the long and triple jumps at the 1993 MAC championships, and was a bronze medalist in the long jump as a junior. He still ranks in the top five in program history in both events.

Rux earned a certification in supply chain management from Cal State-Fullerton and served in Operation Iraqi Freedom as a major in the United States Marine Corps. He is a logistics manager for Target and resides in Modesto, Calif. with his wife, Erica, and their infant daughter, Peyton Marie.

Alison Hepler '95 Wolfgang is a native of Ashland , Pa. and a graduate of North Schuylkill High School . She ranks eighth in program history with 1,090 points and averaged 10.5 points in 104 career games from her small forward position. She averaged 18.0 points and 5.1 rebounds per game as a senior to help the Crusaders reach the MAC championship game, and continues to rank in the top 10 in program history in three-pointers, free throws and steals.

Wolfgang earned a master's degree in education strategies from Wilkes University and is a second-grade teacher in the Pocono Mountain School District. She resides in Wyoming, Pa. with her husband, Ron, and their daughters, Emily and Katie.

Megan Lytle '95 Hardie is a native of Grantville, Pa. and a graduate of Lower Dauphin High School . Lytle ranks sixth in program history with 1,401 points, second in rebounds with 1,036 and fourth in field-goal percentage at 49.7 percent. She was a three-time first-team All-Commonwealth Conference selection and was the league's Most Valuable Player in 1994-95 when she averaged 18.3 points and 12.5 rebounds to go with 55 blocked shots and 65 steals.

She earned a master of education degree in counseling from Millersville University and is a graduate of the National Outdoor Leadership School. Hardie is a teacher, coach and house parent at Proctor Academy in Andover, N.H., where she resides with her husband, Brad.

Stan Seiple coached the Crusader men's cross country team to a record of 100-23-1 in eight seasons, including the 1984 Middle Atlantic Conference team championship and a 23rd-place finish at the NCAA championships. From 1982 through 1986, Seiple's squads finished with a combined dual-meet record of 74-8-1 featuring two-time MAC individual champion Greg Pealer '85.

He earned a bachelor of science degree in architecture from Penn State University and is the founder of Architecture by Seiple in Sunbury, Pa., where he resides with his wife, Anne. He has two daughters, Christi and Terri, and a son, Penn.

Mark Hribar coached the Crusader women's basketball team from 1987-88 through 2001-02 and is the winningest coach in program history with a 237-139 record over 15 seasons. He led the Crusaders to three 20-win seasons and four NCAA Division III playoff berths, along with MAC Northern Division titles in 1990-91 and 1991-92.

A graduate of Mansfield University, he is a fourth-grade teacher in the Allegheny Valley School District and resides in Pittsburgh with his wife, Susan. Hribar has two daughters: Madelyn, a junior at Duquesne, and Katy, a freshman at the University of Pittsburgh .