The Susquehanna University men’s golf team won its unprecedented ninth consecutive Middle Atlantic Conference team championship on Sunday, April 27, at the Shawnee Country Club, capturing the top three individual places in winning the title by 33 strokes over Delaware Valley.

The Crusaders finished with a team total of 924, which is believed to be the lowest-ever 54-hole score at the MAC Championships and placed Susquehanna well ahead of the runner-up Aggies (957) and Moravian (961) in the 14-team field.

Steve Datt ’05 of Mill Hall, Pa., overcame a one-stroke deficit after 27 of the tournament’s 54 holes to win the championship by six strokes with a two-day total of 9-over-par 225. His victory is the fifth individual title for Susquehanna in the last six years, joining Chris Scagliotti ’01 in 2001, Joe Rossi ’99 in 1999 and Hugh Leahy ’01 in 1998 and 2000.

Buddy Yarger ’04 of Paxinos, Pa., finished second to Datt with a total of 231 despite shooting 81 over the final 27 holes. John Krumpotich ’04 of New Market, Md., rounded out the Susquehanna sweep of the top three spots with a score of 232, 16 strokes over par.

On the strength of his record-setting performance in the javelin at the March 15 Washington & Lee Invitational, Matt Deamer ’02 has automatically qualified for the 2003 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships, to be held June 19-22 at Stanford University.

He has also provisionally qualified for the U.S. Olympic Track and Field Trials to be held in Sacramento from July 9 to 18, 2004.

His outstanding record earned him a spot in the “Faces in the Crowd” feature in the April 21 issue of Sports Illustrated.

Deamer, a marketing major from Lewistown, Pa., recorded what is believed to be the third-longest javelin throw in NCAA Division III history with a distance of 236 feet, 1 ½ inches to shatter his own school record of 226 feet, 1 inch set at last year’s Middle Atlantic Conference championships.

His throw surpassed the USA Outdoor Championships automatic qualifying mark of 232 feet, 11 inches and will enable Deamer to compete in the 18-man field on Saturday, June 21.

Basketball alumni were out in full force as the men's and women's varsity hoops teams celebrated the 100th season of basketball at Susquehanna on February 22 during the final regular-season home game of the 2002-03 season. Organizers introduced All-Century basketball teams for the university. Former men's and women's players took to the court in alumni games prior to the varsity contest. Men's basketball became a varsity sport in 1901-02, while the women's program was added in 1960-61.

Though not all members could be present for the celebration or photo, the SUSQUEHANNA MEN’S ALL-CENTURY TEAM includes: Rob Makarewicz ’00, Mike Barrette ’99, Chris Houser ’95, Tres Wolf ’94, Jim Mikolaichik ’93, Craig Harper ’92, Will Ciecierski ’91, Don McLoughlin ’90, J.R. Thatcher ’89, Bruce Merklinger ’87, Don Harnum ’86, Larry Walsh ’84, Scott Gabel ’84, Bob Fisk ’83, Kevin Doty ’82, Mike Scheib ’78, Dave Long ’76, Jim Baglin ’75, Ken Freeland ’72, Jan Mroz ’72, Barry Boblick ’71, Rick Eppehimer ’68, Tom McCarrick Cole ’64, Clark Mosier ’63, Bill Moore ’63, Frank Romano ’57, Evan Zlock ’49, John Naegeli ’36, Gerald Ross ’98, Rod Brooks ’81 and Fran Duncheskie ’68.

Though not all members could be present for the celebration or photo, the SUSQUEHANNA WOMEN’S ALL-CENTURY TEAM includes: Karyn Kern ’01 Pinter, Leslie Clementoni ’01, Kristen Venne ’99 Marcinko, Alison Hepler ’95 Wolfgang, Megan Lytle ’95, Kristie Maravalli ’93, Jen Winter ’92 Zeitz, Laurie Pankuck ’91 Weyrauch, Kay Czap ’88, Sandy Bartle ’86, Deb Yeasted ’85, Ruth Athey ’84 Watson, Toby Brodisch ’63 Skinner and Fran Lybarger ’49 Zlock.