The Susquehanna University Athletic Department and the Ring of Honor committee inducted six new members and team of distinction to the 2023 Football Ring of Honor class. John “Jack” Anthony ’58Tight End Matt Kelchner ’82Cornerback and Punter Hank Depero ’70Defensive Lineman Mike Ricci ’84Tight End Don McClain ’71Offensive Guard Cory Mabry ’91Cornerback 1970 TEAM (7–3 Record)The legendary 1970 team was led by head coach and athletic director Jim Hazlett that captured the MAC North Championship and went on to beat Georgetown in…
Longtime Susquehanna head football coach Steve Briggs received the Lifetime Achievement Award in Coaching by the National Football Foundation Central Pennsylvania Chapter. Susquehanna’s all-time winningest coach with 127 career wins, Briggs coached SU football for 27 years, including 25 as head coach, and spent the last eight years in the Advancement Office. He retired in December and was named coach emeritus by the university.
Susquehanna University Athletics Hall of Fame was established to formally recognize outstanding contributions to the heritage and tradition of the university’s intercollegiate athletics program. “It’s a pleasure to welcome our five distinguished individuals to the hall this year,” says Director of Athletics Sharief Hashim. “I am also excited that our inductees are recent graduates. I think that’s something our current student-athletes can relate to and have that instant connection with those that dealt with similar adversity…
Chloe Yoder ’25 qualified for the NCAA Indoor Track & Field Championships in March in Virginia Beach, Virginia, where she received her first indoor All-American honor in the 60-meter hurdles. Almost a year separated from earning outdoor All-American honors in the 100-meter hurdles, Yoder set a new school record in the 60H with a preliminary time of 8.53, which at the time was the 13th-fastest time ever in NCAA Division III history. She finished fourth…
Field hockey head coach Allison Fordyce was one of two coaches selected nationwide by the National Field Hockey Coaches Association to travel to Europe for the XXXIII Olympic Summer Games. She will participate in clinics in the Netherlands with the top coaches in the world before attending Olympic field hockey matches in Paris, France, and engaging in tactical discussions with master coaches. “The Olympics are the pinnacle of sport,” she says. “I will be surrounded by…
Frank Marcinek completed his 35th season as Susquehanna men’s basketball head coach with a 17–11 record and the River Hawks reaching the Landmark Conference championship game for the third time in the last four years. Along the way, he reached his 500th career win on Dec. 6 when the River Hawks defeated Catholic 60–58, while making a visit to The Palestra at Penn University, aka “The Cathedral of College Basketball,” where they took down Drew…
Football celebrated their first season in the Landmark Conference by winning the league championship after defeating Lycoming 49–10, earning their second straight NCAA Playoff appearance. Field hockey picked up their second Landmark title in school history after a thrilling shootout to defeat Scranton in front of a capacity crowd at Susquehanna’s Sassafras Field. For the third straight year, the men’s and women’s indoor track & field programs swept the Landmark titles, clinching their latest in…
The Susquehanna University Athletic Department and the Ring of Honor committee inducted six new members and team…
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