Gettysburg College Athletics

Petrie established two programs as perennial contenders in the conference. He took over a men’s basketball program in 1989 that had not won a conference championship in 51 years and had never appeared in the national tournament. He changed that in 1995-96, leading the Bullets to an 18-9 record and the program’s first NCAA Div. III tournament berth. Over the next 16 years, his teams finish above .500 all but once. He retired as the program’s all-time wins leader with a record of 396-348 (.532), including a 232-163 (.587) mark in CC play. He guided the men’s basketball team to back-to-back conference titles in 2001 and 2002 and added a third crown in 2009. The Bullets marched to the NCAA tournament five times under his guidance, including a run to the round of 16 in 2008. He coached 20 All-CC or All-Middle Atlantic Conference men’s basketball performers as well as six all-region selections. In 24 years as men’s golf coach, Petrie helped the Bullets claim three CC titles (1994, 1995, 2002) and four runner-up finishes. On the golf course, 15 of his golfers claimed all-conference accolades, including six individual titles.