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Five former student-athletes have been elected to the Crusader Sports Hall of Fame and will be inducted during a 2 p.m. dinner preceding the home basketball doubleheader against Goucher College on February 9. With the new class, membership in the hall will number 180. This year’s inductees are:

Trevor Henry ’89 (Football) – A four-year starter at inside linebacker, Henry was named an All-American and first-team All-MAC as a senior, finishing the season with 140 tackles. He was named the team’s Best Defensive Player as a senior, a recognition he also earned as a sophomore, when he recorded 107 tackles.	Trevor Henry '89
Karen Kern ’01 Pinter (Basketball, Track and Field) – On the court, Pinter grabbed a record 1,079 rebounds in 106 career games. She also scored a third best in program history 1,773 points during her four years. She was selected first-team All-Conference as a junior and senior, and second-team as a freshman and sophomore. In track and field, Pinter was a three-time MAC Outdoor Track and Field champion in triple jump, and a MAC Outdoor Track and Field Champion in long jump as a sophomore.	Karen Kern '01 Pinter
Brandon Naples ’95 (Baseball) – A four-year letterwinner at first base, Naples holds career records for hits (163), batting average (.401), triples (12), and runs batted in (101). He also holds the season record for hits (56) and shares the record for home runs (9). He was team Most Valuable Player as a junior and senior, and named first-team All-Conference and second-team All-Region as a senior.	Brandon Naples '95
Adam Ressler ’00 (Basketball, Track and Field) – Ressler was the 2000 NCAA Division III national champion in the javelin (221 1/2). He also was MAC javelin champion as a senior and a NCAA Division III qualifier in the high jump, tying a school record at 6 3/4 as a sophomore. He shares the school record in indoor high jump (6 1/2). In basketball, Ressler averaged 1.7 points and 2.5 rebounds in 32 career games.	Adam Ressler '00
Karen Warner ’93 Higgins (Track and Field) – Higgins was a four-year letterwinner, and named the team’s Most Valuable Athlete three consecutive years. She set the high jump record (5-3 3/4) as a junior in 1992, a mark that stood until 2004. She ranks second in long jump (16-11 1/4) and fifth in triple jump (34-3 3/4), and placed in four events at MAC outdoor championships as a senior.	Karen Warner '93 Higgins

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Swim Alumni Make Splash in Return to Campus Susquehanna University Swimming Coach G. Edward “Ged” Schweikert, the only coach the program has known in its 27-year intercollegiate history, welcomed approximately 200 attendees to the swim reunion during Homecoming Reunion Weekend 2007. Schweikert, associate professor emeritus of psychology, retired from teaching in 2006 after 36 years, but plans to continue as swimming coach for five more years. “I’m not going to try to outlast Joe Paterno,” Schweikert jokes. “But I’ll coach until I’m 70 — my 37th or 38th year.” During Homecoming Reunion Weekend 2007, alumni swimmers flooded back to campus to reconnect with each other and G. Edward “Ged” Schweikert, the only coach in the 27-year intercollegiate history of the program. John Stahl ’81, a member of the men’s swim team in its inaugural season in 1980, was one of an estimated 45 alumni returning for the competitive meet and reception that followed. “I wanted to come back to see my old — well, not that old yet — friends, see Coach and see if I could make it to the other end of the pool and back without embarrassing myself,” Stahl says. “All were outstanding experiences,” he adds. Schweikert, named conference Coach of the Year in 2000, 2005 and 2007, was incredibly pleased with the success of the event. The reunion drew approximately 200 people, including alumni and their families, as well as current students. The family atmosphere several alumni cited in their recollections of the program was evident during the meet, in which alumni and current student-athletes energetically encouraged one another throughout the competition. Also attending was Judith Rile ’78, one of the students who first approached Schweikert about the formation of the program, which started as a club sport in 1978. “It is always great to come back to campus but the swim team reunion was special. It was neat to see how something has grown and flourished over the years,” Rile says.

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