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 beloved long-time coach for enshrinement into the Hall of Athletic Honor this fall. Additionally, the 1985 football team will be honored as a Team of Distinction.

The Class of 2025 features a group that accounted for 31 conference championships and 40 national playoff appearances by their respective teams. Headlining the class is former men's lacrosse coach Hank Janczyk, who retired in 2021 after nearly 40 years of coaching. The class also includes Brian Abbott '99 (men's lacrosse), Jennifer Bengel '06 (women's basketball), Lauren Boyd '03 (volleyball), Paul Martin '86 (football) and Kate Murphy '05 (women's lacrosse).

The six individuals will be formally inducted in the Hauser Field House on Friday, Oct. 3 as part of the Homecoming festivities. They will also be recognized at halftime of the football game against Franklin & Marshall the following day. More information regarding the ceremony will be made available later this summer.

Janczyk retired as one of the most success lacrosse coaches in NCAA history. He remains third in coaching victories among all divisions of NCAA men's lacrosse with 477 wins against just 150 losses for a .761 winning percentage. He posted a 432-126 (.774) record in 34 years at Gettysburg, never recording a losing season at Gettysburg and posting no fewer than 11 wins in 26 of 34 years under his direction. He coached the Bullets to an appearance in the Centennial Conference (CC) playoffs all 19 years the league held a conference tournament, reaching the championship game 16 times. He guided the Bullets to the national semifinals 11 times with his 2001, 2002, and 2009 squads making it to the national championship game. Janczyk was honored in 2001 with the Babe Kraus Award as the Division III Coach of the Year after guiding the program to its first-ever national title game appearance. A 19-time conference champion, he coached 163 USILA All-America selections and 199 All-CC honorees that included 14 Players of the Year. He coached the program's first-ever Division III overall national player of the year when long-stick midfielder Tommy Kehoe '09 won the Iroquois National Award in 2009. In 2008, Janczyk won the USILA Howdy Myers Man of the Year Award, presented to an individual who has contributed to the game of lacrosse in a capacity over and above the normal efforts and has shown unselfish and untiring devotion to the game. He was inducted into the Hobart Hall of Fame in 2010, the Rochester Chapter of the U.S. Lacrosse Hall of Fame in 2013 and the IMLCA Hall of Fame in 2023.

Abbott will be enshrined alongside his former collegiate coach. His tenure on the defensive end of the field set the stage for the longstanding nature of Gettysburg men's lacrosse as a national powerhouse. The three-time first-team All-CC player was honored as a second-team All-American as a junior and first-team All-American as a senior in 1999. Abbott helped the Bullets to a No. 1 national ranking, marking the program's first-ever ascension to the nation's top spot. The 1998 and 1999 Gettysburg squads won conference titles with unblemished leauge marks and appeared in the national tournament all four years during Abbott's time. He finished his career with 219 ground balls and led the team with 35 caused turnovers in 1999, which was the first year the statistic was tracked. He also added five goals and eight assists over his 62 career games – all starts. As a senior, he and his defensive unit set a new standard, posting a goals-against average of just 5.68 for the year and allowing double-digit goals just twice in 16 games.

Bengel left her mark on the Gettysburg women's basketball program as the most prolific scorer in program history. A four-time all-conference performer, she earned a nod to the first team three times and became the first Bullet to be named CC Player of the Year in 2006. She twice garnered all-region honors, including as a first-team selection as a senior, when she also claimed All-America recognition. She amassed a program-record 1,701 points over her 103 career games for a program-best scoring average of 16.5 points per game. She is one of just five players in conference history with 1,700 or more points and one of just three with more than 1,700 points and 900 rebounds. Bengel also graduated as the program record holder with 928 boards, adding 40 double-doubles in her tenure. She poured in 20 or more points in a game 36 times over her career, including a run of four straight as a junior. She remains the record holder with 434 made free throws and 570 free-throw attempts.

Boyd was living proof during her playing days that every good hitter needs a great setter. In a run of seven Gettysburg CC Players of the Year in eight volleyball seasons between 1997 and 2004, Boyd was the only time a setter claimed the conference's top honor, earning the recognition as a senior in 2002 after averaging 10.36 assists and 2.38 digs per set. A three-time all-conference performer, she was a first-team selection in 2001 and 2002 and American Volleyball Coaches Association all-region honoree as a junior. She was part of three conference championship teams and three NCAA tournament teams. She still ranks fourth in program history in total assists (3,749) and sixth in assists per set (7.91). She also remains top 10 all-time in career service aces with 219 and graduated with 1,051 career digs.

Martin, with a move to fullback in the Barry Streeter Wing T offense as a senior, made a name for himself during the single most successful season in the history of Gettysburg football. Over his first three seasons, Martin had carried the ball just 68 times for 316 yards. After two games in 1985, he had nearly bested both of those totals, posting 64 carries for 322 yards was off and running to a program-record 1,727 yards – a record no other Bullet back has come within 150 yards of in the 40 years since. He also established the program mark for touchdowns that year with 15. His 1,349 yards during the regular season was fifth in Division III and, as a team, Gettysburg ranked No. 3 in the nation that season. He eclipsed the 100-yard barrier in 10 of 13 games, carrying the team into the national semifinals for the only time in program history.

Murphy locked down the defensive end of the women's lacrosse field, setting a standard that all Bullet defenders would strive to match for the next 20 years. A three-time All-CC player, she was a two-time first-team selection in 2004 and 2005 and garnered not only first-team All-America honors as a senior but also Inside Lacrosse Division III Defensive Player of the Year. Starting all 80 games over her career, she remains the program record holder with 141 caused turnovers. She recorded 40 or more caused turnovers in each of her final two seasons in a Bullet uniform. She is also second all-time in ground balls (258). Murphy and her Gettysburg teammates won the CC title all four seasons, posting a 34-2 conference mark over the span.

The Hall of Athletic Honor will add its sixth Team of Distinction by recognizing the accomplishments of the 1985 football team. Led by Streeter, the Bullets went 11-1-1 and advanced to the semifinals of the NCAA Div. III championship after winning the Centennial Football Conference championship for the third straight season. With his induction this fall, Martin becomes the fifth player on that team to earn a spot in the Hall of Athletic Honor, joining Brian Barr '86, Robert Lewis '86, Salvatore "Chip" Rossi '89, and Anthony Wechter '88. Head coach Barry Streeter is also a member of the Hall.

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, 281 former Bullets have been selected for induction over the last 47 years. The six 2025 inductees were selected from a list of nearly 60 candidates by the Hall of Athletic Honor Selection Committee.