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Volume 12, Issue 30
Lehigh University Athletics Weekly
May 12,1999
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Winter/Spring Banquet
In conjunction with the Athletics Partnership, the Lehigh department of athletics hosted its' annual banquet honoring the student-athletes who participate in Winter and Spring sports.
These teams include men's and
women's track/field, golf, men's and
women's swimming/diving, men's and
women's tennis, men's and women's
lacrosse, baseball, cheerleading and
softball.
At the banquet, each coach presented a team award for Athlete of
the Year, Scholar-Athlete and the
Coaches' Award to their athletes.
The Athlete of the Year is awarded to
the team member who makes the
most outstanding athletic contribution
to the accomplishment of the team.
The Scholar Athlete Award
is awarded to the student-
athlete who in the eyes of
his/her teammates exemplifies the ideal of the scholar-
athlete. The Coaches'Award
is presented to the student-
athlete who made significant
contributions to the well being of the team in terms of
attitude, improvement, or
special leadership.
Athlete of the Year
Brian Schellati-Track/Field
Amanda Sage-Track/Field
Men's Tennis-Josh Kritzler
Chris Frey-Baseball
Jaime Grivalsky-Swim/Dive
Chris Scheier-Swim/Dive
John Fowler-Lacrosse
Molly Burckhardt-Lacrosse
Stephanie Rapel-Softball
Tim Johnson-Golf
Lauren DeCarlo-Tennis
Kris Koch-Cheerleading
Molly Burckhardt
Scholar-Athlete
John Craun-Track/Field
Allison Merkle-Track/Field
Paul El-Deiry-Tennis
Keith Treonze-Baseball
Beth Matonak-Swim/Dive
Jason Boire-Swim/Dive
Bryan Houle-Lacrosse
Chris Eberhart-Lacrosse
Bonnie Hoffman-Softball
Ben Liaw-Golf
Martina Reale-Tennis
Kris Koch-Cheerleading
Vanessa Bucshmann
Coaches'Award
Chris Bryce-Track/Field
Tara Santoroski-Track/Field
Matt Dankner-Tennis
Dan Spisak-Baseball
Vanessa Buschmann-Swim/Dive
Jim Ryan-Swim/Dive
Brian Kelley-Lacrosse
Molly Burckhardt-Lacrosse
Shannon Bracken-Softball
John Horutz-Golf
Kim Luff-Tennis
Melissa Nappi-Cheerleading
Martucci is going to Oakland
Martucci *99 was the Patriot League's sacks leader for the past two seasons.
Nick Martucci's summer job
working at the Philadelphia
Eagles training camp at Lehigh
University helped him land a job in the
National Football League.
Martucci's job isn't permanent
just yet and it isn't with the Eagles,
but at least the Division I-AA All-
American defensive end from Lehigh
by way of Pius X High School has
his foot in the door.
Martucci signed a free agent contract with the Oakland Raiders on
Tuesday and will head west later this
month. NFL rules forbid college players from attending any workouts
with their pro teams until after their
graduation dates. The 6-foot-5, 255-
pound Martucci graduates from
Lehigh on May 30.
"I didn't even work out for the
Raiders," said Martucci, who said
the Eagles, Baltimore and Jacksonville showed the most interest.
But Martucci said the Eagles
were honest with him. A call was
made to Oakland, where former
Philadelphia offensive coordinator
Jon Gruden is in his second season
as head coach. His offensive coordinator is former Eagles assistant
Bill Callahan.
Lehigh coach Kevin Higgins followed with a phone call, too, to
Gruden, who he worked under during one of the summer camps at
Lehigh.
Martucci attended the Raiders'
mini-camp April 23-25 as an unsigned free agent.
"At the first meeting they said
they wanted to try me at defensive
tackle," Martucci said. "I was really surprised, because I was only
255 pounds. They could put me
wherever, I didn't care. Some plays
I got beat up at tackle. Even though
we were only in helments, it was full
speed."
The Raiders made Martucci an
offer two weeks ago. He then
weighed another overture from the
Eagles before telling his agent to
finish negotiations with Oakland.
Martucci's competition includes
returning starting ends Lance
Johnstone (6-4, 250) and Sam Harris (6-6, 280), both of Temple, and
draft choices Tony Bryant (6-3, 270) of
Florida State, chosen in the second
round, and Roderick Coleman
(6-1, 255) of East Carolina, a fifth
rounder who is more suited to play outside linebacker.
The Raiders released backup DE
Aundrey Bruce, the former number
one pick of the Falcons, in February
but also drafted DT Daren Yancey, a
6-6, 312 pounder from Brigham
Young. They have signed no other
free agent defensive ends.
Martucci was the Patriot League's
Defensive Player-of-the Year last season and led the league in sacks the
past two years. He started every game
of his career at Lehigh and helped the
Mountain Hawks to a 12-1 record and
to the second round of the I-AA playoffs last fall.
"It's a long shot," said Martucci
of his chances of making the Oakland roster, but if it doesn't work out
at least I can say I was a professional football player for the summer."
-Corky Blake
The Express-Times
Lehigh announces its 1999-00 wrestling recruits
Three wrestlers from the Lehigh Valley, and three
state champions highlight the incoming class of wrestling recruits for Lehigh University. Nine wrestlers are
expected to enroll in the university beginning this fall.
Highlighting the list are three area wrestlers. Mario
Stuart (Liberty High School), Brad Dillon (Parkland High
School) and Jon Trenge (Parkland High School) will bring
the total number of Lehigh Valley team members to
seven.
Other wrestlers who have committed to the university are Bryan Lustig (Merrick, NY), Tristan Boyd (Lima,
OH), Paul Ervin (Wapwallopen, PA), Nathan Cote
(Danvers, MA), Bill Brine (Wichita, KS) and Joe Sahl
(Montgomery, NY).
"I am very excited about this incoming class of wrestling recruits," Lehigh head coach Greg Strobel said. "I
am very optimistic that we can fill some of the holes in
our lineup with this group and at the very least we will be
able to add depth at every weight class. Especially gratifying is that we are continuing to get the top wrestler in
the Lehigh Valley."
Below is a complete breakdown on the incoming
class:
Mario Stuart (Liberty High School/Bethlehem, PA)
Projected at 125 lbs...career record of 102-15...#3
ranked senior nationally at 112 lbs. by Intermat
Magazine...finished third in the state championships as
a sophomore...finished second in the state championships as a junior.
Bryan Lustig (Mepham, HS/Merrick, NY) Projected at
133 lbs...finished 29-8 as a senior...finished fourth at
130 lbs. In Nassau County as a senior.
Tristan Boyd (Lima Central Catholic HS/Lima, OH) Projected at 133 lbs...career record of 144-14...senior season record of 30-4...#8 ranked senior in the nation at
130 lbs. by Intermat Magazine...finished second in the
Ohio state championships as a freshman...finished third
in     the     Ohio     state     championships     as     a
sophomore...finished third in the Ohio state championships as a junior...finished second in the Ohio state championships as a senior...finished second at 119 lbs. at
the high school national championships.
Brad Dillon (Parkland HS/Orefield, Pa.) Projected at 141
lbs...career record of 125-25...senior season record of
41-2...District XI champion as a senior...two-time Pennsylvania regional champion as a junior and senior...fnished
fifth in the Pennsylvania state championships as a
sophomore...finished third in the Pennsylvania state
championships as a senior.
Paul Ervin (Berwick, HS/Wapwallopen, PA) Projected
at 157 lbs...finished second at the Mid-Atlantic Classic
as a senior.
Nathan Cote (St. John's Prep/Danvers, MA) Projected
at 157 lbs...career record of 157-20...senior season
record of 55-0...finished ranked 11lh in the nation as a
senior at 152 lbs. bylntermat Magazine...three-time
Massachusetts state champion.
Bill Brine (Goddard HS/Wichita, KS)
Projected at 174 lbs...careeer record of 75-6...senior
season record of 36-0...two-time Kansas state
champion...special mention as senior in the nation at
171 lbs. by Intermat Magazine.
Jon Trenge (Parkland HS/Orefield, PA) Projected at 197
lbs...career record of 145-16...senior season record of
40-0...two-time Pennsylvania state champion...two-time
Mid-Atlanticstate champion...three-time regional northeast Pennsylvania regional champion...two-time District
XI champion...#2 ranked senior in the nation at 189 lbs.
by Intermat Magazine.
Joe Sahl (Valley Central HS/Montgomery, NY)Projected
at heavyweight...finished second at New York state championships as a senior...finished sixth at New York state
championships as a junior.
Lehigh, which finished last year ranked 19th in the
nation, will lose only two wrestlers to graduation., All
Americans Chris Ayres (157) and John Van Doren (184).
Men's Lacrosse
Lehigh head coach John McCloskey
was selected by his peers as the
1999 Patriot League Coach of the Year.
McCloskey led his lacrosse squad
to its' first-ever Patriot League Championship and to a 7-6 overall mark
and a 4-1 league record, including a
win over then-nationally ranked Army.
The Mountain Hawks are currently
among the nation's best ranked in defense, scoring margin, extra-man opportunity defense, and winning percentage. McCloskey is a 1980 graduate of the University of Delaware and
is in his 14th season.
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McCloskey
The Mountain Hawks' goalie
Todd Schreiner '00 was
honored as the Patriot
League's Men's Lacrosse
Defensive Player-of-the
Year. Schreiner ranked first
in the league, and seventh in
NCAA Division I, with a .635
save percentage. He led the
league in goals against average, allowing just 111 goals I
in 780 minutes for an 8.54 GAA. That
mark currently ranks 14th in the nation. Schreiner earned Patriot League
Defensive Player of the Week honors three consecutive weeks, including the week of April 12 when he
notched 25 saves in Lehigh's 13-9
victory over two-time defending
champion Army.
Schreiner
All-League Team
First Team
Morgan Battle-LC-Attacker
Adam Michaels-CU- Attacker
Tim Pearson-Army-Attacker
Steve Austin-Army-Midfiield
John Golaszewski-BU-Midfield
John Fowler-LU-Midfield
Adam Olshansky-CU-
Long Stick Midfield
Justin Charise-Army-Defense
Taro Yoshitome-BU-Defense
Tim Gosser-LU-Defense
Todd Schreiner-LU-Goalie
Second Team
Mike Kennedy-BU-Attacker
Rob Lewis-Army-Attacker
Charlie Pearson-Army-Attacker
Eric Freedman-CU-Midfield
Parker Gibson-CU-Midfield
Brad VanNostrand-BU-Midfield
Ryan Hanrahan-Army-
Long Stick Midfield
Nate Morse-CU-Defense
Brian Kelly-LU-Defense
Ethan Marsh-LU-Defense
Duncan Woodard-LC-Goalie
Coach of the Year
John McCloskey-LU
Defensive Player of the Year
Todd Schreiner-LU-Goalie
Co-Offensive Players of the Year
Tim Pearson-Army-Attacker
John Golaszewski-BU-Midfield
Rookie of the Year
Tim Pearson-Army-Attacker