GETTYSBURG, Pa. – The Gettysburg College Department of Athletics and the Orange and Blue Club are proud to announce the selection of five former student-athletes and a long-time head coach for enshrinement into the Hall of Athletic Honor this upcoming fall.
 
The Class of 2020 features a group that accounted for 53 conference championships and 28 national playoff appearances by their respective teams. Heading the list is former long-time swimming coach Mike Rawleigh, who gained entry into the Hall following his retirement from the pool deck in 2019. Student-athletes include Judy Langan '85 (softball), Bob Lewis '86 (football), Tommy Pearce '01 (men's lacrosse), Jessica Seedorf '01 (women's lacrosse), and Missy West '01 (women's swimming).
 
The six individuals will be formally inducted in the College Union Building Ballroom on Friday, Sept. 25 as part of the Homecoming festivities. They will also be recognized at halftime of the football game against McDaniel College the following day. More information regarding the ceremony will be made available later this summer.
 
Rawleigh spent 34 years guiding the men's and women's swimming programs at Gettysburg. During that time, he led the two programs to a total of 42 conference championships – 20 for the men and 22 for the women. He led the women's team to 15-straight conference titles from 1986-2000 and led the men's team to 10-straight titles from 1990-1999. A native of High Point, N.C., and graduate of the University of North Carolina, Rawleigh guided his swimmers to the NCAA Division III Championships on multiple occasions, resulting in a total of 118 All-America certificates and a pair of individual national championships. He won 548 dual meets between the two programs and was tabbed CC Coach of the Year a total of six times. This past spring, Rawleigh was named the winner of the Richard E. Steadman Award by the Executive Board of the College Swimming & Diving Coaches Association (CSCAA). The Steadman Award recognizes a coach who, in the opinion of the CSCAA and International Swimming Hall of Fame, has done the most to spread happiness in the sport of swimming and diving.
 
Langan was a three-time All-Middle Atlantic Conference First Team performer in the early years of the softball program. Joining the team in just its second year of existence as a varsity program in 1982, the Yorktown Heights, N.Y., native formed a potent 1-2 punch with fellow pitcher Susan Marshall '85 on the mound. Her season earned run average (ERA) never went above 1.65 in her career with a microscopic 0.64 in 1983. Langan went unbeaten in 11 decisions (11-0) that season and helped the Bullets finish second in the country in team ERA at 0.60. She led the Bullets to a pair of MAC Southwest League crowns in her last two seasons and ended her career by going 10-1 with a 1.02 ERA as the team went 22-2 in 1985. Langan finished her career as the program's leader in nearly every statistical category, including wins (35), complete games (30), shutouts (7), and strikeouts (195).
 
Lewis was the centerpiece of Gettysburg's dominant rushing attack in the early years of the Centennial Conference. He started at center in each of his final three campaigns, paving the way for All-American running backs Ray Condren '85 and Paul Martin '86. The Bullets finished top-10 in the nation in rushing offense in each of his four seasons with the team, including eighth in 1985 when the program topped 3,000 total rushing yards for the first time in program history. The Kinnelon, N.J., native was touted by Head Coach Barry Streeter as one of the best one-on-one blockers he'd ever seen and was named All-CC First Team in 1984 and 1985 and All-ECAC South Region First Team in 1985. Gettysburg claimed three consecutive conference titles (1983-85) and turned in the only unbeaten regular season (9-0-1) in program history in 1985. Lewis helped the team reach the NCAA Division III semifinals in 1985, which remains tied for the best national finish ever by a Centennial team.
 
A two-time All-American and two-time team captain, Pearce guided the men's lacrosse program to its first-ever appearance in the national championship game in 2001. Competing as a midfielder, the Chestertown, Md., native could do it all on the turf, tallying 91 goals, 56 assists, and 147 points while patrolling the length of the field. The team managed four conference titles, four NCAA playoff appearances, and an overall record of 54-12. In 2001, he was named the CC Player of the Year and All-America First Team as Gettysburg went 16-2, achieved the No. 1 ranking in the national polls, and advanced to the NCAA Division III title game. Pearce later returned to his alma mater as an assistant coach and helped the team win four conference titles and return to the national title game in 2009. He went on to resurrect the men's lacrosse program at Frostburg State University (2009-18) after a 30-year absence and he was recently named the first-ever head men's lacrosse coach at Allegheny College (2018-present).
 
Like her classmate and fellow midfielder Pearce, Seedorf was responsible for taking the women's lacrosse program to new heights. She was a four-year starter and two-time All-American, copping second-team accolades in 2000 and third-team status in 2001. After earning her first all-conference award as a sophomore, the Port Jefferson Station, N.Y., native was named an All-American and first-team all-conference after leading the lacrosse team to its first-ever Centennial Conference championship in 2000. Seedorf set a program standard with 41 caused turnovers that year to go along with 19 goals and 49 ground balls. She was tabbed CC Player of the Year and ECAC Player of the Year while gaining national status once again as a senior after posting career highs for goals (28), points (32), and ground balls (59). Seedorf finished her career with 69 goals, 17 assists, 86 points, 175 ground balls, 112 draw controls and 78 caused turnovers.
 
West rounds out the class and will join her former coach in Gettysburg this fall. The West Hartford, Conn., native was the first Bullet to earn national accolades in a breaststroke event, copping All-America Honorable Mention in the 200 in both 2000 and 2001. West swept the 100 and 200 breaststroke events in helping Gettysburg claim the first of three consecutive conference titles in 1998. As a junior, she qualified for the NCAA Division III Championship for the first time after establishing new school marks in the 100 (1:08.20) and 200 (2:26.19) breaststroke events. She finished 15th at nationals in 2000 and followed up with a 14th-place effort in 2001. A team captain in 2000-01, West helped the Bullets go 34-1 in dual meets.
 
Since 1978, the Orange and Blue Club has overseen the recognition of the College's outstanding former student-athletes with selection to the Hall of Athletic Honor. With the addition of this year's class of standout performers, 262 former Bullets have been selected for induction over the last 42 years. The six 2020 inductees were selected from a list of more than 60 candidates by the Hall of Athletic Honor Selection Committee.