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 two long-time coaches for enshrinement into the Hall of Athletic Honor this fall.

Six of the seven members of the Class of 2026 were involved in two sports during their time in Gettysburg. The group accounted for a total of 26 conference championships and 25 national playoff appearances by their respective teams.

Headlining the class are two former coaches – women's basketball and softball coach Mike Kirkpatrick, who retired in 2015 after 26 years as a head coach, and men's basketball and men's golf coach George Petrie, who retired in 2018 after a 29-year career. The class also includes Laurie Goon '07 (women's lacrosse and soccer), Mike McLaughlin '02 (men's golf and soccer), Sean Murphy '87 (baseball and football), Andrew Powers '11 (men's basketball) and Megan Wargo '02 (softball and volleyball).

The seven individuals will be formally inducted in the newly-renovated College Union Building Ballroom on Friday, Oct. 16 as part of the Homecoming festivities. They will also be recognized at halftime of the football game against Carnegie Mellon the following day. More information regarding the ceremony will be made available later this summer.

Kirkpatrick set the standard as coach of two sports, finding success on both the basketball court and softball diamond. After his 26 seasons patrolling the women's basketball sidelines, he remains the all-time winningest coach in program history with a record of 379-271 (.583). Following 18 of those basketball seasons, he went right to the softball field as soon, where he posted a 358-178-1 (.668) record. He guided both programs to conference championships, claiming the 2013 basketball title and crowns in softball three times (1994, 1999, 2007). In basketball, Gettysburg posted winning seasons in 21 of his 26 year and qualified for the Centennial Conference (CC) tournament 12 times. He was twice named the conference's Coach of the Year and mentored 41 all-conference honorees and three All-Americans. On the diamond, he had 11 straight 20-win campaigns that included a 31-10-1 record and regular-season conference title in 2005. He coached 55 all-conference softball players, including players who brought home three Player of the Year trophies.

Like his counterpart in Bream Gym, 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.

Goon was a defensive stalwart for not just one Bullets program but two, claiming all-conference honors in both women's soccer and women's lacrosse. As a key member of both defensive units, her Gettysburg teams never missed a postseason in the fall or spring. She helped the women's soccer team to a 31-7-2 conference mark and four straight conference tournament appearances, including hoisting the trophy in 2004. An honorable mention All-CC honoree as a junior, she was named to the first team as a senior as well as being tabbed all-region. On the lacrosse field, she led the Bullets to a 72-12 record, including 34-2 in CC play with three conference titles. In 2006, Gettysburg won a program-record 21 games on the way to its first appearance in the national title game. She was a first-team all-conference and all-region selection as both a junior and senior, third-team All-American in 2006 and second-teamer in 2007. She remains eighth all-time with 90 caused turnovers and 11th with 159 ground balls in her career.

McLaughlin was no stranger to postseason honors during his time in Gettysburg, earning all-conference laurels seven times between his soccer and golf careers. He made an immediate impact in both sports, starting all 80 games of his four-year soccer career and helping the team to a .796 winning percentage (63-15-3). In addition to his 15 goals, nine assists and 39 points, he helped the defense post a sub-1.00 goal-against average all four years. A three-time all-conference selection, including a first-team nod as a sophomore and senior, he was also all-region as a senior. Over his four years, the team won a pair of conference titles and played in three NCAA tournaments. On the golf course, he is one of just two players in CC history to earn all-conference accolades four times. He won the conference individual title on a playoff as a sophomore and was co-champion as senior. In 2002, he qualified for the NCAA championship as an individual, finishing 26th overall.

Murphy was a key cog in title runs for both football and baseball in the 1980s. He helped the Bullets to at least a share of the first three CC football titles, including as a starting outside linebacker on the 1985 national semifinal team. On the baseball diamond, he led Gettysburg to MAC championships in both 1986 and 1987. In football, he earned Pizza Hut All-America honorable mention honors as well as ECAC South All-Star first team and all-conference first team accolades in 1986. In his career, he racked up 161 total tackles and nine sacks. In the spring, he was a three-year starter on the infield with a .310 career batting average. He was also a pitcher, posting a 10-4 record with a 1.99 ERA and 75 strikeouts in 123 career innings on the mound.

Powers scored more points than any men's basketball player to ever wear a Gettysburg uniform, graduating with 1,946 points in 108 career games. He averaged 18.0 points and 7.2 rebounds per game, while finishing tied for the program record with 270 assists. He remains one of just three players in men's basketball program history with 1,000 points, 500 rebounds and 200 assists. Playing under head coach George Petrie, he was a four-time all-conference selection, including three times on the first team and Player of the Year honors as a sophomore in 2009 – the same year he earned NABC third-team All-America laurels. He also claimed D3hoops.com all-region accolades all four years, including three first-team nods and was the Regional Rookie of the Year in 2008. Powers guided Gettysburg to a program-record 24 wins and appearance in the NCAA third round in 2008 before leading the team to a conference title and another NCAA showing in 2009.

Wargo also had a strong impact on two teams during her time on campus, earning all-conference honors three times each in volleyball and softball. In her four seasons on the court, she racked up 1,287 kills and 1,704 digs, which both remain top-10 all-time in program history. She was a three-time all-conference selection, culminating with first-team and Player of the Year honors as a senior in 2001. The Bullets won three conference championships in her four years on the volleyball court. Her Gettysburg springs were spent on the softball diamond, where she hit .397 over her career with 110 hits. She remains top-six all-time in batting average and on-base percentage (.470) and threw out 11 would-be base stealers from behind the plate as a senior. She earned all-conference honors in all three of her seasons, including a pair of first-team nods. She helped the softball team to the 1999 conference title.

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, 288 former Bullets have been selected for induction over the last 48 years. The seven 2026 inductees were selected from a list of nearly 60 candidates by the Hall of Athletic Honor Selection Committee.