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Sports
Women's Golf to Become 23rd Varsity Sport at SU
Women's golf will become the 23rd varsity sport at Susquehanna beginning with the 2002-03 academic year. It follows the addition of men's lacrosse in 2000. The addition of women's golf gives Susquehanna 12 women's and 11 men's sports, all of which compete in Division III of the NCAA.
"This is a wonderful opportunity for Susquehanna to attract talented students and athletes to our campus," said Director of Athletics Don Harnum. "Susquehanna is the type of school which attracts outstanding female golfers and right now we have no opportunity for them to compete. Our women's sports programs have grown in response to the desire on the part of our female students to have a competitive varsity experience. We are optimistic that women's golf will be another winner in many ways."
According to the March 18 edition of the NCAA News, a total of 37 Division III schools have added women's golf over the past two years, bringing the number of Division III schools currently offering women's golf as a varsity sport to 135.
2002 also marked the third year of the NCAA Division III Women's Golf Championship, which has been won all three years by Methodist (N.C.) College. A total of 20 schools were represented at the NCAA Championships, as 10 teams of five players were joined by 10 individuals in the four-day event.
"We are always seeking ways to improve our students' educational experiences, in and out of the classroom. Just as we are eager to maintain currency in our academic offerings, so too are we eager to enrich co- and extra-curricular offerings at a high level," said Susquehanna president L. Jay Lemons. "We believe that the addition of the women's golf team bolsters our commitment to providing a comprehensive broad-based athletics program."
Susquehanna has already enjoyed significant success with its men's golf program, which has won eight consecutive Middle Atlantic Conference championships and recently made its fifth appearance in the NCAA Division III Men's Golf Championship in the last seven years.
The Susquehanna Sports Hall of Fame will grow to 154 members on Saturday, October 5, with the induction of five new members at halftime of this year's Homecoming football game vs. Albright. The new members will be:
Tom Cole '64 (formerly Tom McCarrick): (Basketball) - McCarrick was the fifth player in school history to surpass 1,000 points and currently ranks 24th with 1,026 points. One of the tallest players (6-8) in program history at the time, McCarrick averaged in double figures in three of four seasons and was a key member of teams that compiled a 52-15 record from 1960-61 through 1962-63. A business major at Susquehanna, Cole lives in Elmira, N.Y.
Hank DePerro '70: (Football) - A linebacker and lineman from 1966 to 1969, DePerro led the Crusaders to a 6-3 record during his senior season, earning ECAC Division III Small College All-Star honors. He made 17 tackles, including 10 solo stops, as Susquehanna edged Westminster 3-0 in 1969. As a junior, DePerro led the team with 93 tackles (53 solo) and earned the team's Most Valuable Lineman award. A sociology major, he is currently facilities director for the Ford Foundation and lives in New York City with his wife, Barbara Hitchens '69 DePerro and their children, Amy '94 and Barbara Anne.
Cory Mabry '91: (Football, Track and Field) - A four-year letter winner in both sports, Mabry was a two-time All-American and three-time MAC All-Star at cornerback, and an All-American and three-time MAC champion in the triple jump. Mabry still holds the Susquehanna career record for interceptions (26) and interception return yards (400). In his first season of football in 1988, Mabry tied the school record with 10 interceptions and earned All-American honors. He qualified for nationals in the triple jump in both his junior and senior years. After graduating in 1991, Mabry used his final year of football eligibility to lead the team with five interceptions as the Crusaders advanced to the national semifinals. A mathematics major, he is currently head football coach at Nativity B.V.M. and a teacher at Pottsville Area High School. He lives in Pottsville, with his wife, Megan, and children, Elexa and Raquel.
Paige Malin '92: (Field Hockey, Swimming, Women's Lacrosse) - Malin earned 11 varsity letters at Susquehanna. She set school records in both the 100 and 200 breaststroke and currently ranks third all-time in both events, and competed in the 200 and 400-yard medley relays that also established school records. A four-year starter as field hockey forward, she scored eight career goals. She also played three varsity seasons of women's lacrosse, helping the Crusaders to their first-ever Middle Atlantic Conference victory. Malin shared the Outstanding Senior Women's Scholar-Athlete Award, and served as an assistant athletic trainer for a year after graduating. A marketing major, she currently lives in Salem, Mass., and is head athletic trainer at Endicott College.
Liz Nicodemus '93 Hoover: (Basketball, Track and Field) - A four-year letter winner in both sports, she earned All-America honors in the javelin as a senior with a throw of 143 feet, 6 inches that remains a school record. She shared the team's Most Valuable Athlete award that year after winning the shot put and placing third in both the javelin and discus at the MAC championships. In basketball, she was a key reserve and spot starter for a program that won three straight MAC Northwest League titles and earned two straight NCAA Tournament berths. She averaged 6.3 points and 3.3 rebounds in 105 games while playing every position but center at various points of her career. A journalism major, she currently teaches English in Wellsboro, Pa., where she lives with her husband, John Hoover '95.
Susquehanna alumni and donors may now purchase annual memberships for access to fitness and activity facilities at Susquehanna University's James W. Garrett Sports Complex.
Access is available on a limited basis depending on team, class and event schedules. Facilities include the three-level Jacobs Fitness Center, the Field House, the O.W. Houts Gymnasium, a racquetball center and student lounge, swimming pool, Clyde's Café and general lockers.
Members will receive ID cards that need to be presented in order to gain entry to the facilities. Only a limited number of memberships will be sold.
Individual memberships are $300 per year per person, two-person memberships are $500 and a family package is $600. Further details on the facilities memberships and policies are available by calling the athletic department office at 570-372-4270.
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