Pitt-Greensburg Hosts Inaugural Athletics Hall of Fame Ceremony
by Bailey Weber
Photo via the Pitt-Greensburg Athletics website.
On Feb. 17 at 6 p.m., Pitt-Greensburg’s Athletics Department held a special ceremony for the inaugural class of the “Pitt-Greensburg Athletics Hall of Fame” in Chambers Hall. The first class had seven inductees, which consisted of five individuals and two teams.
Jen (McIntosh) Luciew, Jason Trout, Matt Furjanic, Carol Gelet, and Dan Swalga were the five individuals inducted into the Hall of Fame, and the two teams inducted were the 2002 men’s soccer team and 1969-1970 men’s basketball team.
The Athletics Department posted a press release on their website introducing the ceremony.
“These inductees include some of the most decorated athletes, coaches and teams to ever take the field or court here at Pitt-Greensburg,” the department said.
Yetter and Dr. Gregerson pose for a photo with Hall of Fame inductee Dan Swalga, who was the first athletics director at Pitt-Greensburg. Swalga was instrumental in Pitt-Greensburg becoming an NCAA member and worked in the athletics department from 1992 to 2006. Photo courtesy of Pitt-Greensburg. 
Yetter and Dr. Gregerson pose for a photo with Hall of Fame inductee and former men’s basketball head coach Matt Furjanic. Furjanic was the first coach to lead the basketball team into the NCAA, and his team earned the AMCC Title in 1999 and 2000. Photo courtesy of Pitt-Greensburg. 
Yetter and Dr. Gregerson pose with Carol Gelet, who was inducted to the Hall of Fame as Pitt-Greensburg’s most successful women’s basketball coach. Gelet held a winning record for eight of her 10 seasons coaching at Pitt-Greensburg and earned the AMCC Coach of the Year award in 2001 and 2002. Photo courtesy of Pitt-Greensburg. 
Yetter and Dr. Gregerson pose with Hall of Fame inductee and former soccer player Jen (McIntosh) Luciew, who currently holds the number one record for points, goals, and assists at Pitt-Greensburg. She was awarded Newcomer of the year by the AMCC in 2002. Photo courtesy of Pitt-Greensburg. 
Yetter and Dr. Gregerson pose for a photo with Hall of Fame inductee Jason Trout. Trout, a basketball player, helped his team earn the AMCC championship title in 1999 and 2000 and holds the record for most points, points per game, field goals made, field goals attempted, rebounds, blocked shots, and minutes played in Pitt-Greensburg history. Photo courtesy of Pitt-Greensburg. 
Members of the 1999 and 2000 Pitt-Greensburg men’s basketball team came to celebrate the induction of their teammate Jason Trout. Pictured from left to right: Dominick Domasky, Clint Roche, Jeff Karaica, Clyde Manns, Jason Trout, and Myron C. Jones, III. Photo courtesy of Pitt-Greensburg. 
The 2002 men’s soccer team poses for photos with President Dr. Gregerson and Athletics Director Jeromy Yetter. The team was the first Pitt-Greensburg sports team to make the NCAA Tournament and was inducted to the Hall of Fame in honor of their success.
The Insider would like to extend congratulations to the inaugural class of the Pitt-Greensburg Athletics Hall of Fame.
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