NORWICH UNIVERSITY DIGITAL ATHLETIC HALL OF FAME

NORTHFIELD, Vt. - The Norwich University Athletic Hall of Fame Selection Committee announced the inductees for Norwich University's Athletic Hall of Fame Class of 2024 this week.  In addition, the Hall of Fame Selection Committee is proud to announce the launch of the Digital Athletic Hall of Fame, in partnership with Rocket Alumni Solutions and with the generous sponsorship of Norwich University Fins and Feathers.  The Hall of Fame Selection Committee has also announced changes to the bylaws, effective immediately, to allow fluidity within the nomination and selection process.

Nine individuals and one team will be formally inducted into the Athletic Hall of Fame on Sunday, Sept. 22, at 10:00 a.m. in Plumley Armory as part of the Homecoming Weekend festivities.

Marie-Philip Guay '14 (Women's Hockey) - Guay is one of the most accomplished women's ice hockey players in the program's 17-year history.  Guay was a four-year letter winner, and in her senior season, was a CCM East Region Second Team All-American, an ECAC East First Team Selection, and a New England Hockey Writers Div. II/III All-Star, concluding her career as a three-time ECAC All-Academic Team selection.  In her senior year, she was the team's recipient of the "Doc" Kevin Crowley Coaches Award, given to the player who best exemplified perseverance and dedication to Norwich hockey.  She was a member of the NCAA National Runner-Up team in 2013-14 and the NCAA National Championship team in 2010-11.  She ranks seventh in program history in career points by a defenseman with 56.

Joya Clark '14 (Women's Rugby) - Clark is among the best Norwich rugby players ever.  She graduated as the all-time leading scorer in Norwich women's rugby history with 736 points and 140 tries scored.  A Div. I USA Rugby Collegiate All-American in 2013-14, a member of the ACRA Div. I 15s National Championship All-Tournament Team in 2013-14, the USA Rugby Collegiate National Sevens MVP and USA Rugby Division I All-Tournament Team representative in 2012-13, and a USA Rugby Sevens All-Tournament Team selection and Rugby Mag All-American in 2011-12, Clark was a member of all six National Championship and Hall of Fame women's rugby teams at Norwich.  After graduation, she served as Norwich's assistant men's rugby coach for two seasons and then held a similar position at Central Washington University.

Travis Janke '14 (Men's Hockey) - Janke distinguished himself academically and athletically during his four-year career on the ice.  A CoSIDA/Capital One Second Team Academic All-American selection in the At-Large category his senior year, Janke's list of accolades his final season includes American Hockey Coaches Association (AHCA) First Team East Region, New England Division II-III All-Star, ECAC East First Team All-Conference, Norwich University Male Senior Athlete of the Year, NU Scholar-Athlete Team, and ECAC East All-Academic Team.  He played in all 119 games over his four years, helping the Cadets compile a 90-20-9 record.  He finished his career tied for 12th all-time in points (154) and tied for sixth in assists (100).  Janke was also AHCA Third Team East Region and ECAC East First Team All-Conference in 2012-13, and the ECAC East Rookie of the Year in 2010-11.

Grace Fitzpatrick '14 (Women's Lacrosse / Women's Soccer) - Fitzpatrick is arguably the best women's lacrosse player in Norwich history and the first women's lacrosse inductee into the Hall of Fame.  The 2014 Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) Player of the Year, Fitzpatrick was a four-year GNAC First Team Selection and the 2011 GNAC Rookie of the Year.  She ended her career with 202 goals to become the program's then-second all-time scorer and second all-time in points with 240.  She was also the program leader in draw controls (217), draw controls per game (3.81), caused turnovers (140), caused turnovers per game (2.46), and game-winning goals (14), and was a member of the GNAC Championship teams in 2011 and 2012.  Fitzpatrick capped off her career by being named the Norwich Female Athlete of the Year.  She also played two years of women's soccer, recording seven goals and one assist.

Keith Parent '99 (Wrestling) - Parent was one of the most dominant wrestlers ever to suit up for the Cadets.  He was a two-time New England Champion, first in the 150-lb weight class in 1998 before claiming the top spot in 1999 in the 157-lb class.  Parent was also a two-time NCAA Academic All-American, covering his championship seasons.  He was co-captain of the wrestling team in 1999 and a three-time New England Place winner.  Parent finished his career with a 64-37 record, with his best single season coming in 1998 when he finished 23-8, concluding his time on the mat among the top ten leaders in wins.  At his time of graduation, Parent was just one of two Norwich wrestlers to achieve NCAA Academic All-American status multiple times.  Parent owned a .633 winning percentage with 17 pins, 131 takedowns, and a 22-7 dual record.  He posted a career-best 42 takedowns in his junior season while recording eight pins in his senior campaign.

Shane Morgan '94 (Distinguished Letterwinner / Baseball / Football) - Morgan is one of three distinguished letter winners inducted in this class.  Morgan was a three-year starter for the baseball program and a three-year letter winner in football, famously hitting a home run to beat Western New England to win the 1993 Constitution Athletic Conference Championship.  In football, he played defensive back, running back, and punter.  He has served in active/reserve duty since 1995 and holds the title of Brigadier General.  He is the 56th Field Artillery Commandant in Fort Sill, Oklahoma.  He has been recognized with numerous awards, including the Legion of Merit, Bronze Star Medal, Defense Meritorious Service Medal, Army Commendation Medal with "V" Device, Combat Action Badge, Master Parachutist Badge, Irish Jump Wings, and Ranger Tab.

Keith Gelinas '84 (Distinguished Letterwinner / Cross Country) - Gelinas is the second of three distinguished letter winners in this year's class.  He is an accomplished professional in the workforce and, at Norwich, was an outstanding cross country runner who was captain of the team during the 1983-84 season and a member of the 1981-82 cross country team that was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2007.  Gelinas has given back to Norwich since his graduation, serving as a member of the NUcleus Leadership Team and Board of Fellows at Norwich since 2000.  He is the Senior Practice Manager in Automotive Professional Services for Amazon Web Services (AWS).  Gelinas has been the Senior Vice President & General Manager for ORBCOMM, Vice President in Business Development & Strategy for VisTracks Inc., Vice President for Sales & Marketing at The Morey Corporation, and Captain of Nuclear Missile Operations for the United States Air Force, among other titles.

James Patterson '74 (Distinguished Letterwinner / Football) - Patterson is the final distinguished letter winner entering the Hall of Fame this year.  A three-year letter winner in football, Patterson, a lineman, was co-captain of the 1973 team that finished ranked #4 in Div. III, and was recognized three times that season on the All-Opponent Team, as voted on by opposing teams.  He has been a longtime member of the Norwich University Touchdown Club, helped launch the Captains' Initiative campaign in 2022, and is a Norwich University Partridge Society Lifetime member.  He spent 25 years at Caterpillar Corporation, serving as a Lead Sales SE Region and Territory Manager, and has had several articles in professional publications in the rock drilling industry.  Patterson was inducted into the Athletic Hall of Fame at Hudson (Mass.) High School for track and football in 2023.

Steve Looke '76 (Honorary) - Looke is this year's honorary inductee.  The head coach of the men's and women's swimming & diving teams for 27 seasons, Looke amassed 191 wins, won two GNAC women's swimming & diving championships, produced six All-American swimmers, and witnessed four of his swimmers be inducted into the Norwich Hall of Fame.  He was also the first-ever head coach of the women's soccer program, recording 142 wins, more than any coach in program history, in 20 seasons.  Looke was named the NCAA Div. III Coach of the Year by the New England Women's Soccer Association, and in swimming, has the NEISDA Sportsmanship Award named after him.  As a Norwich student-athlete, Looke played rugby and swam his final three years.  He was a former United States Marine Corps captain from 1976 to 1980 and was the former Director for The Center for Student Success at Norwich.

2013-14 Women's Rugby Team - The 2013-14 women's rugby team stands among the most unstoppable teams in Norwich University history, completing a perfect season of 40-0 in May 2014 between 15's and 7's competition.  The Cadets first won the USA Rugby College 7s National Championships, defeating Indiana University, Penn State University, and James Madison University en route to the title in late November.  Less than a month later, Norwich claimed its second national title of the season, topping Army in the ACRA Division I National Tournament Championship in 15s play on Dec. 8.  The Cadets closed the season coasting past Rutgers University, 36-10, in the ACRA 7s National Championship in Michigan.  Over 40 games, the Cadets scored 1,476 points while allowing just 239 points, registering 16 shutouts.  The team featured four Collegiate Division I Rugby All-Americans in Baylee Annis, Hannah Bell, Rose Bernheim, and Joya Clark, with Bernheim receiving National Player of the Year honors.  After piloting the team to their fourth, fifth, and sixth national championships in program history, Coach Austin Hall was also named the National Coach of the Year.

As part of an ongoing rebranding project within the Athletic Hall of Fame, the Selection Committee has partnered with Rocket Alumni Solutions to launch the Norwich University Digital Athletic Hall of Fame.  This interactive online database will serve as the new epicenter of the Hall of Fame, and has largely been made possible by the generosity of Norwich University Fins and Feathers.  Complemented with pictures and biographies of each inductee, the Digital Hall of Fame is an online space where Norwich's proud athletic history can be showcased to the public.  In conjunction with the Department of Athletic Communications and the Department of Archives & Special Collections, the Digital Hall of Fame will continue to be updated with supplemental content.

In coordination with the Digital Hall of Fame efforts, three interactive touchscreen displays will be mounted in the Norwich Athletic buildings.  One will be located on the upper floor of Doyle Hall, outside Andrews Hall, while another will be in the downstairs Doyle Hall lobby, positioned outside Kreitzberg Arena.  The third touchscreen will be mounted in the Hall of Fame Room, which has recently been rebranded, courtesy of K.J. Branding.

Changes have also been made to the Bylaws of the Norwich University Athletic Hall of Fame to help streamline the nomination and selection process.  Article III, which pertains to the nomination process, has been altered.  Nominations will now be accepted by the selection committee no later than November 1, as opposed to April 30, with selections to be made in the middle of December.  Additionally, while individuals have been selected during the anniversary year of the graduation in increments of 5 or 10 years, the Selection Committee may now choose to induct no more than two individuals who are not in a 5th- or 10th-anniversary class.

Article V has also received modifications, allowing the Selection Committee further flexibility in selecting individuals from specific categories.  Rather than having a maximum for each allocation, the Selection Committee may now select up to 10 individuals from the four individual categories, comprising regular membership, honorary membership, distinguished alumni letterwinner membership, and memorial membership.  The Selection Committee may also induct no more than two teams per year.

The Selection Committee welcomes nominations for the Class of 2025, with an Individual Nominee Form and Team Nominee Form available at norwichathletics.com.  Any Norwich alumni, faculty, staff, or member of the Selection Committee may nominate individuals or teams for induction into the Athletic Hall of Fame.  Self-nominations for individual awards are not accepted.  Regular, distinguished letterwinner, memorial, and/or team nominees are eligible for selection any time after the 10th anniversary of their year of graduation, or team participation from Norwich University.  Anyone who nominates an individual or team must provide supplemental information and documentation (records, statistics, occupational information) with the submission of a completed Nomination Form in support of their candidate for induction into the Hall of Fame.

The Selection Committee comprises 10 voting members, including seven Athletic Hall of Famers in chairman Eduardo "Chico" Hernandez '72 (Honorary), Wally McLean '66 (Football), Kenny Howard '65 (Distinguished Letterwinner in Men's Hockey), Mark Bolding '95 (Men's Hockey), Liz Cronin '83 (Women's Basketball, Field Hockey, and Softball), Hope Allen Moulton '00 (Women's Basketball), and Tony Mariano (Honorary).  Also among the committee voting members are Ed Hockenbury, Director of Athletics; Marc Kolb, Director of Campus and Athletic Communications; and David Blythe, Associate Professor of Management and Faculty Athletics Representative.  Derek Dunning, former Director of Athletic Communications, and Ben Zacher '20, Associate Director of Athletic Communications, currently serve in advisory and informational capacities.

Further details on the live streaming of the Hall of Fame event and a digital program will be available closer to the event.