NORWICH UNIVERSITY DIGITAL ATHLETIC HALL OF FAME

NORTHFIELD, Vt. - The Norwich University Athletic Hall of Fame Selection Committee has announced the inductees for Norwich University's Athletic Hall of Fame Class of 2025 this week.

Nine individuals and one team will be formally inducted into the Athletic Hall of Fame on Sunday, Sept. 21, at 10:00 a.m. in Plumley Armory as part of the Homecoming Weekend festivities.

Aliah Curry Pulaski '15 (Women's Basketball) - The greatest player in Norwich women's basketball history, Curry Pulaski ranks as the program's all-time leading scorer with 2,267 points, which also stood atop the Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) for 10 years.  A four-time GNAC All-Conference Team selection and two-time GNAC All-Tournament Team honoree, Curry was the first sophomore in program history to reach the 1,000-point milestone, crossing the plateau on Feb. 2, 2013.  She then became the first player in program history to pass 2,000 points against JWU (Providence) on Jan. 24, 2015.  She was honored with spots on the NEWBA All-Region Second Team, D3hoops.com All-Northeast Fourth Team, and ECAC All-New England Second Team, and closed her career with a Concurrent Resolution of the House of Representatives of the State of Vermont.  She has also been enshrined in the Berkshire County (Mass.) Girls' Basketball Hall of Fame, New England Basketball Hall of Fame, and Great Northeast Athletic Conference Hall of Fame.  She famously scored 33 points in Norwich's overtime victory over Emmanuel College in the 2014 GNAC Quarterfinals, in a game hailed as the "greatest win in Norwich history," when the Cadets ended the Saints' 64-game conference-winning streak and halted the seven-time defending conference champions' streak of titles.  Curry currently serves as an Assistant Coach for Albertus Magnus College.

Kaycie Anderson '15 (Women's Hockey) - The first Norwich women's hockey athlete to play professionally, Anderson sits among the career leaders in the program's rich history.  She ranks tied for eighth in career points (118) and career assists (70), and currently maintains the record for most points set by a first-year with 47 during the 2011-12 season, earning ECAC East Rookie of the Year plaudits in the process.  Her senior season, she led her team to the NCAA Tournament third-place game, logging two goals against Plattsburgh State University in the NCAA National Semifinals and a goal and an assist versus the University of Wisconsin-River Falls in the third-place contest.  She received numerous accolades, including CCM East Region All-American Second Team, ECAC East Player of the Year, New England Hockey Writers Div. II/III All-Star, NCAA All-Tournament Team, and East/West Classic All-Tournament Team, as well as being a nominee for the Laura Hurd Award (women's national Div. III Player of the Year).  She was the team leader in goals (14) to go with 18 assists for 32 points, and she became just the sixth player in program history to reach 100 career points.  After graduation, Anderson signed a contract with the Connecticut Whale in 2017-18, spending five seasons with the NWHL/PHF organization and putting up seven goals and 11 assists for 18 points.

Ally Daniels Gaudreau '10 (Women's Basketball / Women's Lacrosse) - Daniels Gaudreau is one of the most esteemed dual athletes in Norwich athletics history, as a multi-year letterwinner in both women's basketball and women's lacrosse.  In basketball, she was the 2009-10 GNAC Defensive Player of the Year and a two-time GNAC Second Team All-Conference recipient during the 2008-09 and 2009-10 seasons.  She was also a member of two GNAC runner-up teams, and ranks in the top 10 in program history in career free-throw percentage (77.7%), career games played (106), career games started (78), career minutes played (2,924), and single-season free-throw percentage (86.4%).  She is also one of the greatest to ever suit up for the women's lacrosse team, earning several plaudits, including the 2008 GNAC Co-Player of the Year and 2008 GNAC Tournament MVP, when she led her team to the program's first-ever GNAC Championship victory.  She was also a two-time GNAC All-Conference First Team recipient and landed on the NEWLA All-Conference First Team in 2007, in addition to earning NEWLA Rookie of the Year.  Daniels Gaudreau ranks first in the Norwich record books in numerous categories, including single-season points (95), single-season goals (65), career assists (72), most points in a game (11), most goals in a game (9), and most assists in a game (7).

Donovan Brown '10 (Baseball / Football) - A stalwart at defensive back for the football team, Brown helped anchor the program during its transition from the Empire 8 to the Eastern Collegiate Football Conference.  In the former, he received Empire 8 All-Conference Honorable Mention in 2007 before being named to the Empire 8 All-Conference Second Team as a junior.  During his senior season, Brown received ECFC All-Conference First Team, New England Football Writers All-New England Team, and ECAC Northeast Region All-Star plaudits while aiding the team to a dominant 49-14 victory over Mount Ida College in the program's first-ever ECFC Championship game.  A team captain in 2009, Brown collected the team's Mike Yesalonia Most Valuable Player Award twice in 2008 and 2009.  He was also a three-year letterwinner in baseball, and was a GNAC All-Conference Second Team selection in 2009, when he led the team in batting average (.348), hits (24), and total bases (33).  After graduation, he served time in active duty and reserve, holding several military positions, including Target Acquisition Platoon Leader, Headquarters Battery Executive Officer, and Fire Support Office.  Brown has also received recognition for his time in the military, including the Army Service Ribbon, National Defensive Service Medal, Afghanistan Campaign Medal, and Bronze Star Medal.

Silver Oghayore '05 (Wrestling) - Oghayore is one of the most accomplished wrestlers in the program's illustrious history, beginning his career as the winner of the Team's Outstanding Freshman award in 2001-02 after finishing fourth place in the New England Championship.  During the 2003-04 campaign, he came in third place at the New England Championship in the 197-pound class, earning All-New England plaudits in the process.  Oghayore's senior season proved to be his most successful, finishing first at the New England College Conference Wrestling Association (NECCWA) Wrestling Championships with a 5-3 win over Rhode Island College's Justin Deveau and qualifying for the NCAA Div. III Championships, while repeating All-New England honors.  He defeated Loras College's Mitch Hager to advance to the second round at the NCAA Championships before falling in the 197-pound class at St. Olaf in Northfield, Minn.  He ranked among the team's best performers as a senior, amassing the most wins (34) and most takedowns (118) while also tallying seven pins, after finishing third on the team in takedowns the year prior with 66.  Oghayore was also honored for his work in the classroom, earning National Wrestling Coaches Association Scholarly All-American laurels for two straight years.  He closed his career by receiving Norwich's Roy Looke Award, given to the senior who has distinguished themselves athletically and academically and displayed leadership as a civilian student.

Robert Archambault '95 (Football) - Archambault was a force for the Norwich football team during the 1990s.  A two-time team captain during the 1993 and 1994 seasons, Archambault led the Cadets in tackles in both campaigns, including racking up 118 during his junior year, when he was also named an ECAC All-Star First Team recipient as a linebacker.  He was tapped as a Freedom Football Conference Second Team Linebacker in 1994.  He was also a special teams long snapper for three seasons, which earned him recognition by scouts from the NFL's Jacksonville Jaguars, who came to see him to track long snap times.  Archambault closed his career by receiving honors from the Vermont Chapter of the National Football Foundation and College Hall of Fame, collecting Prestigious Student-Athlete Award plaudits.  He was a two-time FFC All-Academic Team selection, a member of the Corps of Cadets and Honor Committee, and graduated from Norwich with two Bachelor of Science degrees in accounting and computer science.  Archambault currently serves as the Vice President of Global IT Infrastructure and Operations at Biogen.  His wife, Gretchen Archambault, is a 1996 alumna, while his daughter Neris Archambault is a dual-sport athlete on the women's hockey and women's lacrosse teams.  Archambault played alongside and co-captained the team with his brother and fellow Hall of Famer, Mike Archambault '94.

Peter Cornish '75 (Skiing) - A champion in the skiing community, Cornish's history dates to his time as a four-year letterwinner in Alpine and Nordic skiing at Norwich.  He led the ski team to three straight Eastern Intercollegiate Ski Association (EISA) Div. II Skiing Championships from 1973 through 1975, achieving his best individual success at the 1974 EISA Championships.  Cornish amassed several medals, receiving multiple gold and a bronze to share individual honors with teammate and fellow Hall of Famer, Stuart Guy.  His bronze came with his best Cross Country finish ever on a 58:16 effort.  He took the Slalom in the combined time of 69.90 and his giant slalom performance (ninth-place with 95.00) enabled him to walk off with the Alpine Combined title.  His senior season, in aiding the Cadets to their third-consecutive EISA Championship victory, Cornish finished sixth in Slalom and helped Norwich move up to Division I standing with strong showings in key meets.  Since graduating, he has heralded skiing in New England, currently serving as the Director of Competitions at Okemo Mountain in Ludlow, Vt., while officiating over 500 alpine ski racing events in the region.  Cornish has been involved with the Vermont Alpine Racing Association, Professional Ski Instructors of America, United States Ski Coaches Association, and the Tri-State Alpine Racing Association, and he was recognized in 2000 as the USSA Tri-State Coach of the Year.

Robert Priestley '65 (Men's Hockey) - Priestley was the offensive commander of the 1964-65 men's ice hockey team that was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2015 while seeing 10 other members receive induction throughout the years.  During the 1963-64 season, he started the year with one goal and one assist in his first six games before rallying for 26 points throughout his final 13 contests.  He followed that up by leading the 1964-65 team offensively with a team-best 19 goals in 21 games, finishing with 24 points.  He famously scored the winning goal with 20 seconds left in the second overtime on Dec. 28, 1964, to lead the Cadets to a 5-4 upset over Colby College in the Lake Placid Intercollegiate Hockey Tournament.  At the end of his career, Priestley was recognized for his academic prowess, receiving The Hockey Medal for the highest academic average among hockey letterwinners, as well as the Mechanical Engineering Medal for outstanding work in that department.  After graduation, he served in the U.S. Army and was stationed in Germany during the Vietnam War before working for General Electric.  The octogenarian recently played for the United States team who competed in, and won, the 80+ Hockey Hall of Fame Tournament in Burlington, Ontario.  Priestley knotted the game at 5-5 with seconds remaining, leading the team to a championship victory over the Canadian national team, based on wins differential versus the opponent.

Ernest Harmon (Honorary) - The 19th President of Norwich University from 1950 to 1965, Major General Harmon championed Norwich athletics throughout his time on the Hill.  He attended Norwich as an undergraduate for a year before finishing his degree at the U.S. Military Academy in 1917, and was immediately commissioned as a second lieutenant in the Cavalry Branch of the United States Army.  After World War I, Harmon returned to West Point as an assistant football coach and lacrosse coach, before competing in the modern pentathlon in the 1924 Summer Olympic Games.  He came back to Norwich from 1927 to 1931, serving in several capacities, including the Commandant of Cadets, a professor of military science, and the head polo coach.  Harmon retired from the U.S. Army in 1948 after commanding the 1st Armored Division and 2nd Armored Division through battle during World War II.  His military career spanned 35 years, and he achieved the rank of Major General, earning honors such as the Distinguished Service Cross, Distinguished Service Medal with three oak leaf clusters, Silver Star with one oak leaf cluster, Legion of Merit with two oak leaf clusters, Bronze Star, Air Medal, Army Commendation Medal, and the Purple Heart.  As President of Norwich University, Harmon oversaw the development of the university's athletic department, which added several varsity sports and constructed numerous new athletic facilities during his tenure.  He earned two honorary Master's degrees from Norwich in 1931 and 1965, and he passed away in 1979.

1975 Men's Lacrosse Team - The 1975 men's lacrosse team featured five Hall of Fame players (Frank Paul DiMarco, Steve Otto, James Segar, Sal Pizzimenti, Steve Volk) and a Hall of Fame coach in Dr. Wallace Baines.  Just a few years after becoming a varsity program, the Cadets posted their first winning season, finishing 6-2 with victories over Castleton, Lyndon State, Nichols, University of Massachusetts-Lowell, the University of Vermont, and Plymouth State, and hard-fought losses at New England College and Middlebury.  Following the season, the team was awarded the coveted Marsters Trophy by the New England Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association, given to the team in New England which shows the greatest improvement over the past year.  The team featured multiple offensive threats who tallied multiple goals, including Frank Paul DiMarco, Chris Argenta, Ed Graziano, Steve Volk, and Steve Otto, whose seven-goal performance in a 24-6 win at Lyndon State ranks among the best single-game showings in program history, while Anthony Ortolano dished out five assists at Castleton.  Ed King was the cager between the pipes, making 38 saves at Middlebury and 29 in a 12-10 win over Plymouth State.  Paul DiMarco, a co-captain, was named to the Brine All-New England Team and participated in the All-Star game at Boston University's Nickerson Field.  The team's induction is dedicated to George Morrell '76, who was in the World Trade Center during the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks and was tragically killed.

The induction coincides with the ongoing partnership between the Norwich Athletic Hall of Fame Selection Committee and Rocket Alumni Solutions, after the launch of the Norwich University Digital Athletic Hall of Fame over the summer.  This interactive online database continues to 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 continues to be updated with supplemental content.

The Selection Committee welcomes nominations for the Class of 2026, 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.