GETTYSBURG, Pa. – The Gettysburg College Hall of Athletic Honor welcomed six new members into its ranks in a special induction ceremony held inside the College Union Building Ballroom as part of Homecoming Weekend on Sept. 21. Additionally, the 1977 men's track and field team was given special recognition as a Team of Distinction.
This year's class included
Weston Bartlett '94 (tennis),
Elizabeth Janelle Hall '03 (swimming),
Curtis McNeil '02 (basketball),
Theresa Reinman Hendricks '89 (cross country, track and field, swimming),
Barry Streeter (coach), and
Jennifer White Egan '01 (field hockey, softball). Both Hendricks and Egan were unable to attend the event, but will be formally celebrated at next fall's ceremony.
In front of an assembled mass of more than 300 people, the outstanding accomplishments of the six inductees were on full display as part of the night's presentation. The ceremony opened with a processional featuring 29 members of the Hall of Athletic Honor ranging from the 2000 graduate
Kelly Brennan Keane to 1947 graduate
George Motter.
Bartlett, originally from Montville, N.J., remains the only men's tennis player with over 100 total wins. He won a program record 65 in singles action and claimed 42 victories in doubles. He set the team record for singles wins in a season twice with 17 in 1991 and 1992. In 1993, he claimed the ITA/Rolex Division III Doubles Championship and went on to finish fourth at nationals. Bartlett was named All-Centennial Conference Second Team in 1994. He currently resides in Greensboro, N.C., with his wife Kelly and three children.
Hall was a 14-time conference champion and four-time All-American in the pool. The Newington, Conn., native remains the only Centennial Conference women's swimmer to win the 200-yard individual medley on four occasions and she is the only Bullet to be named the CC Most Outstanding Performer twice. She won six different individual races at the conference championships and she helped Gettysburg win conference titles in 2000 and 2003. Hall currently resides in Jericho, Vt., with her husband Daniel and two children.
McNeil led Gettysburg to its first conference titles in basketball in over six decades. The native of Alexandria, Va., was a two-time All-Centennial Conference First Team pick and was tagged to the All-Middle Atlantic Region Second Team twice. McNeil averaged better than 17 points per game in each of his final two campaigns, both of which ended with conference titles and appearances in the NCAA Division III Tournament. He finished his career with 1,210 points and ranked among the program's top five in steals, three-pointers made, and free throws made. McNeil currently resides in Upper Marlboro, Md., with his wife Artrice and their two children.
Hendricks, a native of Mendham, N.J., competed on three different varsity teams during her tenure in Orange and Blue. She was a two-time national qualifier in cross country and earned all-region accolades three times, including a fourth-place finish in 1988. In 1987, Hendricks led Gettysburg to its only appearance as a team at the NCAA Division III Championship. On the track, she served as team captain twice and established the program record in the 1500-meter run. Hendricks was also a two-year member of the swim team and contributed to conference titles in 1987 and 1988. Hendricks and her husband, JP, have three children and reside in Coronado, Calif.
Streeter served as defensive coordinator on the football team and head track and field coach for three years before rising to head coach of the football program in 1978. The Millville, N.J., native posted a program record 196 victories during his 39-year stint at the helm and led the Bullets to three consecutive conference titles from 1983-85. In 1985, Streeter was named the AFCA Region 2 Coach of the Year after leading the Bullets to the only undefeated season in school history (9-0-1) and an appearance in the NCAA Division III semifinals. He coached 21 All-Americans and 210 all-conference performances on the football. Streeter also steered the men's track and field team to a pair of Middle Atlantic Conference titles in 1976 and 1977 and he coached 10 All-Americans on the track. Streeter and his wife, Patricia, reside in Spring Grove, Pa.
Egan put together a playing career that led to seven all-conference citations between her two sports. In the fall, she was a three-time all-league honoree in field hockey, including first-team honors in 2000. She was also named an All-American in her final year of field hockey and she led the team to three Centennial Conference titles. On the diamond, Egan became the program's first four-time first-team all-conference selection as an outfielder. She set season records for hits, doubles, triples, and total bases in 1998 and hit .383 for her career overall. Egan helped the Bullets win the league crown in 1999. She resides in Philadelphia with her husband Shawn.
The 1977 men's track and field team was lauded as this year's Team of Distinction, joining the 1964 football team, 1980 field hockey team, and 1966 football team to earn the recognition. The team, coached by Streeter, won its second of back-to-back Middle Atlantic Conference championships and featured nine All-Americans. Seven team members have been inducted into the Hall of Honor. Twenty members of the squad were on hand to be recognized during last Friday's induction ceremony.
The evening closed with the unveiling of a new banner displaying the 2018 NCAA Division III championship won by the women's lacrosse team last May. The Bullets won their second consecutive and third overall national title with an 11-9 victory over Middlebury College. The banner will be moved to Bream Gym and permanently displayed beginning with a special ceremony in January.