MILLERSVILLE UNIVERSITY ATHLETICS
HALL OF FAME

The following cross country and track & field athletes have been inducted into the Millersville University Athletics Hall of Fame. They are listed in descending order by the year they were inducted. The Hall of Fame wall is located in the Anttonen Athletics Lobby inside Pucillo Gymnasium.

To view the list of All-American athletes, click here.

Kiara Allen ‘16

INDUCTED IN 2022 FOR track & field

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The fastest woman in the PSAC from 2014-2016, Kiara Allen won three PSAC titles in the outdoor 100-meter dash and reached national acclaim on the indoor track. During her four-year career with the Marauders, Allen totaled 10 All-PSAC finishes, placing in the top three in eight individual events and two relays. Allen was a national qualifier in the indoor 60-meter dash and the outdoor 100-meter dash and became the only sprinter in Millersville history to earn indoor All-America honors. In 2013, 2014 and 2016, she helped set new school records in the 4x100-meter relay.

Allen broke through on the PSAC scene as a sophomore in 2014, finishing as the runner-up in the 60-meter dash at the PSAC Indoor Championships and followed that performance by running an 11.79 in the 100 during the outdoor season—the second-fastest time in program history. Allen also ran a career-best 24.96 in the 200-meter dash that season, a time that still ranks third. At the PSAC Outdoor Championships, Allen won the first of her three 100-meter dash titles and contributed to a runner-up finish in the 4x100-meter dash.

Allen was just getting started. During the 2015 indoor season, Allen again finished as the PSAC runner-up in the 60, and her season-best time earned her a spot at the NCAA Championships where she ran a school record time of 7.53 in the prelims and then posted a 7.58 in the finals for eighth place. That made her just the fourth indoor All-American in program history. The success carried into the outdoor season as she repeated as the PSAC champ in the 100 and placed third in the 200. Allen also qualified for the NCAA Outdoor Championships that season in the 100.

As a senior in 2016, Allen tracked down the PSAC indoor championship that had eluded her the two seasons prior. She ran a 7.66 in the 60 and became the first Marauder to win an indoor PSAC title in a sprinting event. She won her third-straight 100 title, took third in the 200 and placed second in the 4x100-meter relay at the 2016 PSAC Outdoor Championships. Allen completed her career as a five-time USTFCCCA All-Region honoree.

Allen graduated with a degree in speech communication in 2016 and has established a career as a public relations and marketing professional while also building a significant following as a lifestyle influencer on social media. She also has a 2 1/2-year-old son, Carter who may continue the legacy on the track or field someday.

Click the video below to view Kiara Allen’s Hall of Fame induction speech

Jennifer McDevitt Larson ‘92

INDUCTED IN 2022 FOR track & field

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The sprinting of Jennifer McDevitt Larson helped the Millersville women’s track and field program to a dominant run of team success and back-to-back-to-back PSAC Outdoor Championships in 1990, 1991 and 1992. McDevitt Larson was a three-time PSAC champion herself, winning two individual events and relay.

McDevitt Larson earned six All-PSAC finishes in her four-year career, and she helped set a school record in the distance medley relay as a freshman in 1989. McDevitt Larson won her first PSAC title as a sophomore in 1990 when she ran a then-career-best time of 12.75 for first place in the 100-meter dash. She was, at the time, just the third 100-meter PSAC champ in program history.

The 1991 outdoor season resulted in another dominating PSAC Championships performance by the Marauders, and McDevitt Larson was at the heart of it. She became the second Marauder to win a PSAC title in the 200-meter dash, running a time of 26.42. She finished as the runner-up in the 100. As a senior in 1992, McDevitt Larson placed second in the 100 once again. Her 4x100-meter relay team took first, and she ran a leg of the 4x400-meter relay team that placed second.

McDevitt Larson earned All-ECAC honors in two relay events and won nine individual races in her career, including the 100 at the Penn State Open in 1992. She served as team captain in 1992.

After graduating with a degree in Spanish education, McDevitt Larson earned a master’s degree in education from Millersville University and became an award-winning teacher as well as an accomplished tennis player. In tennis, McDevitt Larson won USTA regional and state championships as well as numerous city championships. As an educator, McDevitt Larson started her career in southeastern Pennsylvania before moving to Kennesaw, Georgia, in 2000. She named the Paulding County Teacher of the Year in 2016. In 2018, she was diagnosed with ALS and after a valiant battle with the disease, she passed away on Dec. 9, 2021. McDevitt Larson was survived by her husband, Mark, and their daughter Gabrielle.

Click the video below to view Jennifer McDevitt Larson’s Hall of Fame induction speech

Christina carpenter minder ‘05

INDUCTED IN 2019 FOR track & field

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Christina Carpenter Minder dominated sprint races from 2003-05, winning five PSAC Championship events for the Marauder track and field team. Twice Minder was named the PSAC Outdoor Championships Athlete of the Meet, and she totaled 10 career All-PSAC finishes while recording some of the top times in program history.

Minder's first breakthrough at the PSAC level came at the 2002 PSAC Indoor Championships where she finished third in both the 55-meter dash and the 200-meter dash. Minder won her first PSAC Championship in the spring of 2003, running a 12.29 to win the 100-meter dash. She also finished as the PSAC runner-up in the 200.

She started her junior season of 2003-04 with runner-up finishes in both the 55 and 200 at the PSAC Indoor Championships. Her 7.30 in the 55 is still the fourth-fastest time in program history. That same season, she ran a school record 200 time of 25.94 that stood for seven years. In the outdoor season, Minder became just the second Marauder to win a PSAC Championship in both the 100 and 200. She ran a career-best 11.91 in the 100 and a career-best 24.34 in the 200 on her way to being named both the PSAC Outdoor Championships Track Athlete of the Meet and the overall championship athlete of the meet. Minder's 11.91 was the fastest time at Millersville in 20 years and remains the third fastest in program history. Minder's 200 time was also the fastest in 20 years and ranks second at Millersville to this day. Her times in both races earned her a spot at the NCAA Outdoor Championships.

As a senior, Minder took second at the indoor championships in the 200, and then repeated as the PSAC Outdoor Championships Track Athlete of the Meet. She became the first—and remains the only Marauder—to repeat as winner of the 100 and 200. She ran an 11.93 in the 100 and a 24.73 in the 200, and qualified for the NCAA Outdoor Championships for a second consecutive season.

Minder capped her career with the Elwood J. Finley Award, given to the top Millersville senior athlete.

Minder received a bachelor’s degree in education in 2005.

Click the video below to view Christina Carpenter Minder’s Hall of Fame induction speech

Elicia Anderson Claffey ‘12

INDUCTED IN 2018 FOR Cross country and track & field

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Among the most accomplished athletes in Millersville history, Elicia Anderson piled up three All-America and eight All-PSAC honors in track and field and cross country while winning three PSAC Championship events from 2008-12. She still holds school records in five events.
 
Anderson began a dominant two-year stretch during the 2010 cross country season. In the first race of the season, she set a Millersville 5K record, running a time of 17:36. Later that season, she ran a 6K time of 21:03, the second-fastest in program history. Anderson finished runner-up at both the PSAC Championships and NCAA Atlantic Regional Championships, qualifying for the NCAA Division II Championships where her 14th-place finish earned her a first career All-America honor and the second-best national finish by a Marauder.
 
Anderson carried that momentum into the 2010-11 indoor season where she finished as the PSAC runner-up in the 5,000-meter run. She qualified for the NCAA Indoor Championships in the event and placed 10th for All-America status. After PSAC Championships runner-up finishes in the cross country and the indoor seasons, Anderson broke through in the 2011 outdoor season. She won the 10,000-meter run at the PSAC Outdoor Championships with a time of 36:24.20. She bested that time just two weeks later at the NCAA Outdoor Championships with a school-record run of 34:17.31. That time earned Anderson a fourth-place finish. She qualified in the 5,000 and placed 11th.
 
Her senior cross country season was slowed by an injury, but Anderson still managed All-Atlantic Region honors with a sixth-place finish at the regional championships. But she was fully healthy for the indoor season, and it showed. Anderson was again the PSAC Indoor Championships runner-up in the 5,000 and also took third in the 3,000-meter run. At the NCAA Indoor Championships, she claimed All-America honors with a sixth-place finish in the 5,000.
 
Anderson closed her career in 2012 by becoming the first Marauder to win both the 3,000 and 5,000 at the PSAC Outdoor Championships. For the second year in a row, Anderson qualified for the NCAA Outdoor Championships in both the 5,000 and 10,000. She brought home and 10th-place finish in the 10,000 and a 16th-place finish in the 5,000.
 
Over the course of her career, Anderson was a USTFCCCA All-Atlantic Region track and field performer nine times. Also an outstanding student, she was a four-time PSAC Scholar-Athlete and three-time USTFCCCA All-Academic honoree. She earned a bachelor's degree in mathematics in 2012. Anderson is married to former Millersville soccer player John Claffey '12, and the couple has a daughter, Alivia.

Click the video below to view Elicia Anderson Claffey’s Hall of Fame induction speech

Carol Forry Roth ‘92

INDUCTED IN 2015 FOR TRACK & FIELD

Sprints, jumps or throws, Carol Forry Roth could do it all for the Millersville University women’s track and field team. The two-time ECAC Division II Indoor Pentathlon Champion and two-time PSAC Outdoor Heptathlon Champion set Millersville records in the 100-meter hurdles and the long jump that are still standing more than 25 years later.
 
As a Marauder from 1986-89, Roth not only won the conference heptathlon championship twice, but she also won the 100-meter hurdles at the conference championships in 1988 and 1989. Those exploits landed her the Outstanding Track Athlete Award at the 1989 PSAC Outdoor Championships. She broke onto the scene in the spring of 1987, tying a Millersville record of 14.8 in the 100-meter hurdles. She also set the team’s season best in the long jump (17-5 ½) and the triple jump (35-8). She was just getting started, though.
 
In the 1987-88 indoor season, Roth won the ECAC Indoor Pentathlon with 3,043 points and set a school record in the 55-meter hurdles at 8.60. During the outdoor season, she reset her record in the 100-meter hurdles at the PSAC Championships and totaled 4,143 points for first place in the heptathlon.
 
Her best season came as a senior, though. She won the ECAC pentathlon for a second consecutive season and was named outstanding track athlete at the conference championships. She established a long-standing school record in the 100-meter hurdles at the PSAC Championships, posting a time of 14.34. She finished third in the long jump with a school record leap of 18-4 ½, and she won the heptathlon with 4,385 points. 
 
Roth graduated with bachelor’s degree in Earth science and earned a master’s degree in 21st century teaching and learning from Wilkes University in 2009. She also received a certification in administration and supervision from Johns Hopkins University in 2012. She currently works as an instructional technology coach after 15 years as an Earth and space science teacher in the Central York School District. She also works as an adjunct professor at York College and instructs graduate courses for educators in technology integration through Eduspire for Brandman University. She and her husband Greg Roth have three children: Adam Roth, Derek Shirey and Cassandra Roth.

Priscilla Jennings Landis ‘09

INDUCTED IN 2014 FOR CROSS COUNTRY AND TRACK & FIELD

Priscilla Jennings Landis' Millersville University running career can be described in a series of photos. In the first photo, Landis and future NCAA champion Neely Spence of Shippensburg are sprinting side-by-side down the stretch of the 2009 1,500-meter PSAC Championship race. It was Jennings' final PSAC outdoor meet and her final meet in front her home fans. The next photo came from the timers' monitor where officials gathered to determine the winner of a race in which both athletes destroyed the previous meet record. The final photo shows a victorious Jennings with an arm around the shoulder of Spence. The grit, determination and drive exhibited by Jennings exhibited in that one epic race and throughout her banner career was only overshadowed by her grace and humility.

The most decorated and accomplished runner to step on the Millersville University track, Landis earned election into the hall of fame in her first year of eligibility. The 2009 graduate is the only athlete in Millersville history to be an All-American in cross country, indoor and outdoor track and field. She earned All-America honors a total of five times and won an incredible 10 PSAC Championship events during the course of her four-year career. She was All-PSAC in 16 events, set 10 school records in track and field, including the PSAC indoor record in the 800 meters and the PSAC Outdoor Championship record in the 800 meters. Landis was considered a mid-distance specialist, but she still finished in the top four at the PSAC Cross Country Championships three times including a runner-up finish in 2009--a true testament to her drive. She finished in the top three of the cross country NCAA Atlantic Regional twice and took runner-up status in 2009 before capturing eighth place at the NCAA Championship.

Millersville coach Andy Young had the privilege of mentoring Landis from fall to spring each season. He still calls the 2009 1,500-meter PSAC Championship race the best he's ever seen, and says that Spence used the rare defeat as motivation to win her eight national championships. Even while going head-to-head with Spence, Landis carved out a spot as one of the PSAC's all-timers as no one has come within even eight seconds of her 1,500 meet record.

"Priscilla had a number of qualities that allowed her to be successful," said Young. "She had a great attitude and work ethic. She was very coachable, competitive, and she athletically had very good endurance and a great kick. She set the bar very high for athletes that followed her and she helped me as a new coach at that time gain some legitimacy during that period."
 
Landis arrived at Millersville in 2005-06 and scored at the PSAC Indoor and Outdoor Championships in four events, setting the stage for a remarkable career. In 2007, Jennings took first place in the indoor 800 and then swept the 800 and 1,500-meter runs at the outdoor championships. She qualified for the NCAA Outdoor Championships for the first time that season and took ninth in the 1,500. Her breakout season was in 2008, though. After suffering an injuring and missing nearly the entire cross country season, Jennings rebounded with memorable indoor and outdoor seasons. At the indoor championships, Landis took first in the mile and runner-up in the 800 while helping the distance medley relay team to a first-place finish. She went on to place fifth in the mile at the NCAA Indoor Championships. The outdoor season was even more remarkable. She dominated the event, taking first place in the 800, 1,500 and 3,000-meter run. She was named PSAC Track Athlete of the Meet and the Most Outstanding Athlete of the Meet. Her time of 2:10.22 in the 800 set a PSAC Championship record. And while she didn't run the event at the PSAC Championships, Landis took fifth in 5,000-meter run the NCAA Championships for All-America status.
 
The momentum gathered from stellar track seasons carried into her 2008 cross country season were she was PSAC Runner of the Week three times, placed fifth at the NCAA Championships and third at the Atlantic Regional to become the program's first national qualifier since 1999. Her final track season was again, one for the record books. At the PSAC Indoor Championships, Landis finished runner-up in both the 800 and the mile, but she would have her triumph in the outdoor season. Running in front of her home crowd at Biemesderfer Stadium, Landis ran away with the 800 meter title and then clipped Spence in a photo finish in the 1,500. Landis closed her Millersville track career with a sixth-place finish in the 5,000 meters at the NCAA Championships.
 
With a medical redshirt received in the fall of 2007, Landis had one season of cross country remaining. She delivered a runner-up finish at both the PSAC and Atlantic Regional championships and captured her fifth career All-America honor by placing eighth at the NCAA Championships.
 
Landis, who earned a bachelor's degree in early childhood education, was also a four-time PSAC Scholar-Athlete, two-time member of the USTFCCCA All-Academic Team in track and was an ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America Third Team honoree in the spring of 2009.

On Oct. 10, 2010, Landis married her longtime boyfriend Brent Landis. The two attended Solanco High School and ran track together. Three years later, the couple added a girl, Bailey, to the family.

Click the video below to view Priscilla Jennings Landis’ Hall of Fame induction speech

Bill Bowers ‘69

INDUCTED IN 2011 FOR TRACK & FIELD

Bill Bowers starred for the Marauders on the track and in cross country before becoming one of the most successful track coaches in Lancaster-Lebanon League history. Bowers competed in an era when the track team competed in dual meets and before it was possible to qualify for the NCAA Championships, but he made his mark nonetheless. He became the Marauders’ top 440-yard runner as a sophomore and went on to win the event in 24 of 27 career dual meets. He was undefeated in the event during his junior and senior seasons and established a school record in all three years.

Bowers also anchored the mile relay to 25 wins in three years and new school records each year. This relay team posted two third and one second-place finish at the Penn Relays and three runner-up finishes at the PSAC Championships. He was the first Marauder to run a split of under 50 seconds and also the first to run under 49 seconds. He competed in the 440-yard hurdles for three years and also ran in the 220- and 880-yard events. His 440-yard relay team broke the school record twice.

At the 1969 PSAC Track and Field Championships, Bowers was named Outstanding Track Performer of the Year after leading the Marauders to their first-ever PSAC track championship. In a 30-hour window, he competed in eight races including three 440-yard runs and three 440-yard hurdles. He ran a leg on the winning 440-yard relay team and placed second in the 440 with a school record time. His 55.7 in the 440-yard hurdles was good for first place and another school record. He also anchored the mile relay team with to first place with a sub-49 second split. He compiled an impressive 22.5 points.

As a team captain in 1968 and 1969, Bowers and Millersville posted a 16-1 dual meet record including 16 consecutive victories. When he graduated, he owned two individual school records and was a part of four relay records. He was the first recipient of the Joe Wilt Award for outstanding performance in track and field.

Bowers graduated with a bachelor’s of science in biology and comprehensive science in secondary education in 1969 and taught at Lower Dauphin Junior High for two years, serving as the assistant track coach both years and head cross country coach in his second year.

He then joined the faculty at Hempfield High School, where, in 1972 he became the head coach of the boys cross country team. He led his teams to a 545-84 record until his retirement in 2004. His teams won four Lancaster-Lebanon League Championships, three District III titles and finished as the PIAA Runner-Up twice. He was an assistant track coach at Millersville from 1972 to 1975, after which time he took over the girls’ track program at Hempfield. His girls’ teams record posted a 189-32-2 mark and won an incredible 10 Lancaster-Lebanon League Championships, including an unprecedented five in a row. He also established the girls’ cross country program at Hempfield in 1976 and led it to a 376-66 record, nine league titles, and two District III crowns. Three times he was recognized as the league’s coach of the year.

Bowers is responsible for the present PIAA Cross Country Championship qualifying system. He was also one of the driving forces to establish a Lancaster-Lebanon League Cross Country Coaches Association in 1991 where he served as secretary-treasurer, then VP, then President. He was selected as the coach of the Southeast Region Track and Field Team at the inaugural Keystone State Games. In 1989, Bowers was awarded the Franklin Circle National High School Coaching Award for superlative performance and dedication to the student athlete. Upon his retirement in 2004, he was awarded the Career Achievement Award by the Lancaster-Lebanon League Cross Country Coaches Association.

He taught science for two years at Lower Dauphin and 33 years at Hempfield. He and his wife Julie are the parents of three daughters: Michelle, Shaaron, and Mandy. They also have five grandchildren: Teddy, Jordan, Ashleigh, Zoe, and Colin.

Click the video below to view Bill Bowers’ Hall of Fame induction speech

James Carney ‘00

INDUCTED IN 2010 FOR CROSS COUNTRY AND TRACK & FIELD

James Carney is hailed by former and current Millersville coaches as one of the greatest distance runners the university has ever produced, and that is high praise considering the strong tradition. Competing for the Marauders for three years, Carney smashed records and piled up awards.

Carney opened his record-setting senior season of 1999-2000 with a memorable cross country campaign that included a school record in the 10K of 30:47 which still stands and no runner since has come within one minute of that mark. After earning NCAA All-East Region honors in 1997, Carney performed the feat again as a senior, finished as the runner-up at the PSAC Championships and achieved All-America status with a 13th-place finish at the NCAA Championships, the second highest finish of any runner in school history.

The records kept falling during track season as he set indoor marks in the mile (4:13.92), 3,000-meter run (8:23.91) and the 5,000-meter run (14:00.73). During the outdoor season, he set a school record in the 10,000-meter run (29:15.54) before winning the 5K and 10K at the PSAC Championships. All records that Carney set during his career remain 10 years later.

After receiving his bachelor’s degree from Millersville, Carney attended graduate school at Penn State and continued to compete. With a goal of competing at the Olympics, Carney built himself into one of the nation’s finest 10,000-meter runners. An employee of New Balance, Carney placed fourth at the U.S. Track & Field Championships in 2009 and placed sixth at the 2008 Olympic trials.

Click the video below to view James Carney’s Hall of Fame induction speech

Joseph Wilt ‘65

INDUCTED IN 2010 FOR TRACK & FIELD

After his graduation in 1965, track coach Art Hume called Joseph Wilt “the greatest athlete to ever go through Millersville State College.” Wilt gained the admiration of coaches and teammates during a career in which some called him a one-man track team. Also a member of the soccer team, Wilt showed tremendous versatility by competing in throwing, jumping and running events. He competed before the NCAA Championships came into existence or he almost certainly would have been an All-American decathlete.

During a four-year career, Wilt established school records in the javelin (215-1 ¾), long jump (22-5), intermediate hurdles (39.0) and triple jump (43-7). In 1964 and 1965 he won back-to-back PSAC titles in the javelin. His winning throw at the 1965 championships established the school record.

Wilt was renowned for his scoring ability at dual meets. Against Susquehanna in 1965, the final dual of his career, Wilt won first place honors in six events and also placed second in the 120-yard hurdles, scoring a record 29.25 points. In the 1965 season alone, Wilt scored 178 points and finished with 418 for his career, both school records.

Wilt earned a bachelor’s degree in industrial arts in 1965 and went on to teach industrial arts and served as the department chair at Edgar Fahs Smith Middle School before his retirement in 1999. He has participated in the York County Soapbox Derby, Habitat for Humanity and received the 35-Year Service Award from the York City School District. Wilt and his wife Jane are the parents of Steven and Michael Wilt and Crystal DellOrfano, who graduate from Millersville 1985. They also have five grandchildren: Emily, Ella and Chase Wilt, and Jenna and Matthew DellOrfano.

Click the video below to view Joseph Wilt’s Hall of Fame induction speech

Wiliam Strain ‘77

INDUCTED IN 2009 FOR cross country and TRACK & FIELD

William Strain established himself as one of the top distance runners in America during his standout career. Strain was an All-PSAC honoree in cross country and track and field, but he achieved national recognition in 1976 when he was a NCAA Division III Cross Country All-American. That same year, he was named All-ICAAAA (Intercollegiate Association of Amateur Athletes of America) for his performance.

Strain was just as successful during the 1977 spring track and field season. He captured the six mile championship at the PSAC Outdoor Track and Field Championships and used that as a springboard to a runner-up finish in the 10,000 meter run at the Division III Championships.

Not only was he an outstanding athlete, but he excelled in the classroom. Strain was the recipient of the Faculty Student Athletic Committee Award, which is presented to the graduating senior student-athlete with the highest GPA. He graduated magna cum laude with a degree in mathematics in 1977. He continued his education by earning a master’s degree in statistics from Rhode Island.

Since completing his education, Strain has stayed involved in athletics, servicing as an official at the Millersville Metrics Track and Field meet as well as a coach and referee of Pinelanders Soccer Club. Currently, Strain is the chief technology officer of Infrastructure Services Practice at Cognizant Technology Solutions.

William king ‘85

INDUCTED IN 2008 FOR cross country and TRACK & FIELd

William F. King quickly made a name for himself as a freshman in 1981 when he was the top freshman finisher in the 1981 NCAA Cross Country Championships for the national champion Marauders. That was only the start of a prodigious track and cross country career in which he became one of the most decorated distance runners in school history.

A two-time captain of the cross country team, King was a Division II Cross Country All-American in 1983 and 1984 and qualified for the national championships all four years of his career. He was also an All-American in track as a senior. Three times he was named All-Intercollegiate Association of Amateur Athletes of America (ICAAAA), and in 1983 he became one of Millersville’s two ICAAAA champions. King placed third at the 1983 PSAC Championships and bested that with a runner-up finish as a senior to become a four-time All-PSAC honoree.

King’s teams were just as successful. Along with winning the cross country national title in 1981, his 1984 squad captured the NCAA Division II Northeast Region Championship.

His post-Millersville career was equally impressive as he placed 53rd overall and 14th among all American runners in the 1993 Boston Marathon. He also took fourth place in the USA 20K National Road Race Championships in 1988. King’s achievements away from running also stand out. King graduated with a bachelor’s of science degree in industrial arts education in 1985 and a master’s in secondary school administration from the University of Scranton in 1993. He taught industrial arts at West Scranton High School for seven years before moving into administration, where he served as an assistant principal or principal at three Scranton schools. In 2008, he became an adjunct professor at Keystone College and he was recently named acting superintendent of Scranton Schools. King also went on to be the founder and race director of the Steamtown Marathon to benefit St. Joseph’s Children’s Hospital in Scranton, Pa. He has also served as Pennsylvania Intercollegiate Athletic Association (PIAA) District II Cross Country Chairman.

King and his wife Lynn Healey King have three daughters: Caroline, Amelia and Alexandra.

kellie boozer stover ‘91

INDUCTED IN 2007 FOR cross country and TRACK & FIELd

Kellie Boozer Stover is a two-time cross country NCAA All-American (1988 and 1989). She earned NCAA All-East Region honors three times. Stover was a PSAC champion in 1990 and was a three-time All-PSAC runner. The team won 10 meets while she was on the team. She won six individual meets, including four in 1990.

In indoor track, Stover was the ECAC Division II champion in the 3,000 and 5,000 meter runs. She was a runner-up twice in the 5,000 meter run at the ECAC Championships in 1989 and 1991. Stover was a runner-up in the 3,000 meter run at the 1989 ECAC Championships.

At the 1991 NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships, Stover earned All-American honors in the 10,000 meter run. That same year, she won the PSAC championship in the 5,000 meter run. She was a member of the 1990 and 1991 PSAC championship teams. She earned All-PSAC honors in the 5,000 meter run (three times), the 3,000 meter run (two times) and the 10,000 meter run (one time). Stover holds the Millersville University record for the 10,000 meter run with a time of 36:39.48.

In 2000, Stover received the Russell Gault Award for Outstanding Teaching. She was a finalist for the Southwestern York High School Teacher of the Year Award in 1997 and 1998.

Stover has her bachelor’s degree in biology. She went on to receive a Master’s in Counselor Education from Shippensburg University in 2001. She is an environmental science teacher for the Derry Township School District in Hershey, Pa.

charles alexander ‘55

INDUCTED IN 2006 FOR TRACK & FIELd, football, and basketball

Charles "Cake" Alexander lettered in football, basketball, and track and field during his days at MU. During his tenure at Millersville, he was named Most Valuable Player in football in 1951 and named to the third team All-State Teachers Conference in basketball in 1952. After receiving his bachelor's degree, he went onto serve in the U.S. Air Force. In 1957, he founded the LaMott Club, which provided opportunities for inner-city youths to develop their talents in a positive and nurturing manner, where he stayed active until 1978. He has received several awards of distinction in his lifetime, including the Dedication Award from Temple University Track Alumni and being named the Track Coach of the Year/NCAA Eastern Region (1987).

His athletic enthusiasm has extended into several positions, including former coach of Salzberger Junior High School (Philadelphia, 1956-66); Leeds Middle School (Philadelphia, 1966-76); LaMott Track Club (Philadelphia, 1958-1978); Head Track Coach at Temple University (1977-1999); Assistant Women's Track Coach for the Olympic Sports Festival Eastern (1984); Head Women's Track Coach for the Olympic Sports Festival Eastern (1990); Head Track Coach for the Junior Pan American Team (1991); Women's Track Coach for the University of Pennsylvania (2000-2001); Assistant Track Coach for LaSalle University (2002-Present). While at Temple, his accomplishments included producing 15 All-Americans and four athletes who were Olympic Trial qualifiers.

Alexander earned a bachelor's of science in geography.  He resides in Philadelphia with his wife and is retired from the Philadelphia School District after 43 years, and is currently the assistant Cross Country/Track and Field coach at LaSalle University (coaching the hurdlers, jumpers and sprinters).

jo rupp ‘96

INDUCTED IN 2006 FOR cross country and TRACK & FIELd

Jo Rupp holds entitlement to several athletic honors during her Millersville years. She was a three-time Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) Women's Cross Country Athlete of the Year (1993-95) and three-time NCAA Division II All-East Region and All-Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conference (ECAC) (1993-95). 

Twice she was named NCAA Division II East Region Athlete of the Year (1994, 1995), and earned NCAA Division II All-American status with a 19th-place finish in 1993. The PSAC champion in 1995, she also earned runner-up honors in 1994 and third place in 1993. Four times she was an All-PSAC Cross Country selection. She also won 10 regular season meets. 

In track and field, Rupp was three-time PSAC champion in the 800 meters (1993-95) and earned NCAA Division II All-America status in the 1,500 meters with eighth place at 1995 national meet. She set MU's 1,500-meter indoor record in 1995, and was crowned ECAC Division II indoor 800-meter champion in 1994.

Rupp has served as a volunteer with the annual Millersville Metrics Program and is a volunteer with Steel City Greyhounds. She is currently employed as a financial institutions examiner with the Pennsylvania Department of Banking & Securities. Jo resides in Crafton, Pa., and is married to Thomas Danielson.

cross country team ‘81

INDUCTED IN 2006 FOR cross country

The 1981 men's cross country team is the first team to be inducted into MU's Athletic Hall of Fame and is the first team in Millersville University history to have won an NCAA Championship. The 1981 harriers included several feats of accomplishments, under the coaching staff of Eugene "Cy" Fritz (head coach) and Jeff Bradley '74 (assistant coach) both previous MU Athletic Hall of Fame inductees (2001 and 1995, respectively), including being named the first Division II team in the prestigious Lehigh Invitational Cross Country meet, second place in the PSAC Championship, second in the NCAA Northeast Regional, first in the ICAAAA Cross Country Championship and first in the NCAA Championship in Lowell, MA. Their 1981 overall record was 7-0 with opponents from York College, Kutztown, Lebanon Valley, Shippensburg, East Stroudsburg, West Chester and the University of Delaware.

At the National Championships, help at the Hickory Hills Country Club, Greg Cauller crossed the finish line first for MU, followed by Don Williams, both of which achieved All-American status, an honor bestowed upon the top 25 finishers.

Top-seven team members included: Paul A. Bowman '84; Andrew S. Calsmer '84; Gregory C. Cauller '83, team captain (MU Athletic Hall of Fame, 2002); William F. King '85; Gary R. Owens '85; Erik E. Steudel '83 and Donald E. Williams '81).

gerald scott mack ‘97

INDUCTED IN 2005 FOR TRACK & FIELd and football

Blessed with blazing speed, Gerald Scott Mack was an exceptional two-sport competitor (track and football) for Millersville in the mid-‘90s. On the track, Mack was a two-time PSAC outdoor champion in the 100-meter and 200-meter dashes (1994 and 1996), the 1996 ECAC Division II indoor champion in the 55-meter dash, and earned three NCAA Division II All-America certificates (third in '94 and 5th in '96 in the 55-meter indoor finals and third in '96 in the 100-meter outdoor final).

Selected as the 1996 NCAA Division II East Region Track Athlete of the Year, Mack still holds PSAC and MU records in the 100 meters (outdoor, 10.26 time in 1996) and in the 55 meters (indoor, 6.32 clocking in 1994).

On the gridiron, Mack rushed for 2,213 yards (seventh all-time in Marauder history) and scored 19 touchdowns from 1993 to 1996. He earned PSAC Eastern Division Rookie of the Year honors and was named MU's most improved back in '93, and he gained PSAC East Second Team laurels in '96.

In community activities, Mack has served as a United Way volunteer, a “Paint Your Heart Out Day” volunteer, and has participated in the American Cancer Society Relay for Life.

In his previous occupation, Mack was a quality service coach for Towers Perrin in Chesapeake, Va., where he earned commendation certificates for achievement. Currently, he is retirement benefits specialist for Comcast in Philadelphia.

erin carey corcoran ‘96

INDUCTED IN 2004 FOR cross country and TRACK & FIELd

An outstanding multi-sport competitor during her Millersville career, Erin Carey Corcoran earned a bevy of honors from start to finish. Corcoran capped a stellar track career in 1996 with All-America honors with an eighth place finish in the 5,000 meters at the NCAA Division II National Championships, and she was named as the Division II East Region Athlete of the Year. She captured the 3K and 5K titles at the 1996 PSAC Outdoor Championships and helped pace Millersville’s women squad to the team crown (4th overall in its history). Indoors, she won the ECAC Division II 5K title.

In her junior season, Corcoran was a two-time PSAC outdoor champion (3K and 10K) and also doubled indoors at the ECAC's with championship performances in the 3K and 5K races. In 1994, Corcoran tallied third and fifth place efforts in the ECAC 1,500 and 3,000 meter events, respectively, and was a member of the Marauders’ winning 4 x 800 meter relay at the 1993 ECAC meet. Corcoran holds the Millersville outdoor track standards in the 3,000 meters (9:55.2) and the 5,000 meters (17:18.47), both set in 1996.

In cross country, Corcoran was a three-time All-PSAC, All-ECAC and All-NCAA East Region competitor. Her top post-season performances included fifth place at the 1993 PSAC Championships, fourth place in the 1996 NCAA East Regionals, and third place at the 1996 ECAC finals.

Corcoran was the recipient of the Aurora Wickey Pucillo Scholarship, and she received the Elwood J. Finley Award in 1997 as MU’s outstanding senior female athlete. She graduated with a bachelor's degree in biology in 1996.

Today, Corcoran is employed by the New York State Bar Association and resides in Schenectady, N.Y.

karl bivans ‘71

INDUCTED IN 2003 FOR TRACK & FIELd

Karl Bivans achieved fame as Millersville’s first track & field national champion and All-American in 1971, when he captured the NCAA College Division discus championship.

A two-year team captain, Bivans earned Outstanding Field Athlete honors in the 1970 and 1971 PSAC Track & Field Championships. He helped lead MU to consecutive PSAC team titles in 1969 and 1970 and a runner-up finish in his senior year.

Bivans earned three PSAC titles, including two discus crowns in ’70 and ’71 and the ’70 shot put championship. His personal collegiate bests were 52’ 9” in the shot put, 179’ 3” in the discus (school and Biemesderfer Stadium records that still stand), and 205’ 0” in the javelin. He holds the PSAC meet discus mark (170’ 5”, 1971). In addition, he was a two-time competitor in the Penn Relays.

On the gridiron, he played offensive and defensive tackle for the Marauders and handled kicking duties for Coach Gene Carpenter’s first MU squad in 1970. He received the Elwood J. Finley Award in 1971 as MU’s outstanding senior male athlete.

From 1980 to 1983, Bivans served as volunteer strength and conditioning coach for the University of Miami (Fla.) football team.

Beginning in 1986, Bivans earned notoriety as a powerlifting great. He won his first national and world titles (World National Powerlifting Federation) in 1992, and also achieved the same crowns from two sanctioned organizations, the American Powerlifting Federation and World Powerlifting Congress.

He has captured 10 national and eight world titles overall and set more than 50 state, national, and world records, and won a gold medal at the 1994 Goodwill Games in St. Petersburg, Russia.

Bivans was cited in the Guinness Book of World Records as part of a 60-man team that set a mark for heaviest deadlift on one combined and connected bar: 20 tons! His personal lift records include: 903 lb.(squat), 605 lb. (bench press), and 805 lb. (deadlift).

Since 1996, Bivans has served as head coach of the Miami Powerlifting Team which has captured four national team titles, 20 Florida state champions, 45 national champions, 35 world champions, and the 2002 Drug Free Amateur World Powerlifting Congress Team Trophy. Under his direction, MPT has earned 14 gold medals and 188 world records.

He earned a bachelor's of science education degree in secondary education/industrial arts in 1971. In his spare time, Bivans is a retired real estate and mortgage broker and property manager.

Jennifer Bair Foster ‘81

INDUCTED IN 2002 FOR cross country and TRACK & FIELd

Jennifer Bair Foster gained distinction in 1981 as Millersville's first woman track and field All-American when she placed in the 3,000 meters. That year, she qualified for the AIAW Division III Championships in an unprecedented five events: 800 meters, 1,500 meters, 3,000 meters, 5,000 meters and 10,000 meters.

Foster's name is still etched in the Millersville outdoor track record book in the 800 meters (2:13.0, 1980), the 1,500m (4:32.5, 1981), and the sprint medley relay (1:51.2, 1980). A 1981 PSAC champion in the 3,000 meters (then-record 10:11.73 time), she also earned state sprint medley relay championship honors in 1979 and 1980.

At the conclusion of her career, the versatile Foster held six individual school records and was a member of two MU record relay units. For three varsity seasons (1979-81), she was undefeated in dual meet competition in individual events.

A four-year varsity track letterwinner, she served as team captain in her sophomore, junior, and senior seasons and also assisted in the formation of the MU intercollegiate women's cross country program in 1981.

She earned a bachelor's of arts degree in economics in 1981. For seven years, Foster served as treasurer for the East York Road Runners Club. She is also past chairperson for the Valley View Elementary School Fundraising Committee.

Jennifer is a volunteer at East York and Valley View elementary schools and is scoring chairperson for the Trojan Aquatic Club. She is a homemaker and mother of three children in York, PA.

Greg Cauller ‘83

INDUCTED IN 2002 FOR cross country and TRACK & FIELd

Greg Cauller was a standout three-year letterman in cross country and track at Millersville. He earned NCAA-II All-America honors in 1981 and helped pace the Marauder harriers to the institution’s first--and only--NCAA team championship. Also in 1981, he won the prestigious IC4A championship in cross country. On the track during his senior season, Cauller received NCAA-II All-America honors in the steeplechase.

In a sterling road race career, Cauller has earned championship honors in more than 500 races, including 42 in 1999. The Lancaster Red Rose Run, York White Rose Run, and Millersville Turkey Trot are among his local laurels, and he has won events throughout Pennsylvania and also in eight other states nationwide. He has won over 500 races overall since graduating from college, including 42 in 1999. He has also excelled at distances ranging from the mile all the way to the marathon (26.2 miles), and has run a 4:06 mile and 2:25:30 marathon.

In his road racing career, Cauller has been a member of the following racing teams: Saucony (1983), Reebok (1984-88, 1990-94), Avia (1999), and Brooks Sports (1994-present).

Cauller has served in as a counselor for the the Marauder Cross Country Camp since 1983, and has been advisor and mentor to several area high school programs.

At Northeastern High School, where he is employed as a physics and mathematics teacher, Cauller has served as advisor to the National Honor Society, Varsity Club, SADD and Science Olympiad Team.

He graduated in 1983 with a bachelor's of arts degree in physics and a bachelor's of science in mathematics.

In addition, Greg is president-elect and chief negotiator for the Northeastern School District Education Association. He is also a member of the York County School-to-Work Board of Directors and is a faculty consultant at Penn State-York (Focused Masters Degree program).

Savena Pyett Freeland ‘86

INDUCTED IN 2001 FOR TRACK & FIELd

When it came to sprints excellence, Savena Pyett Freeland had no peer, either at Millersville or in the PSAC.

As a sophomore in 1984, Freeland established team and conference records in winning the sprint "daily double"--the 100 meters (11.74 seconds) and the 200 meters (24.02 seconds).

Freeland repeated as PSAC champion in both the 100m and 200m (12.27 and 25.10 times, respectively) in 1985, and she also captured the ECAC Division II indoor 200-meter title (25.28).

In her senior season (1986), the Philadelphia native was runner-up in the 100 final (12.62) and placed third in the 200 (25.89).

A 1986 MU graduate with a bachelor's degree in psychology (concentration in statistical and experimental design), Freeland earned a master's of science in administration degree in general administration from Central Michigan University in 1999.

After graduation from Millersville, Freeland served in financial analyst posts for several privately-owned companies in Arlington, VA from 1987 to 1995. She moved with her husband, Jeffrey, a major in the U.S. Army, to California in 1996 and was a systems analyst at Fort Irwin for two years.

After she completed her master's studies, Freeland returned to northern Virginia. Today, she is employed as a senior financial/budget analyst at Anteon Corporation. She has a daughter, Kaitlyn.

Freeland is a member of the National Contract Management Association, the U.S. National Athletic Academy, and the U.S. National Achievement Academy.

Eugene “Cy” Fritz

INDUCTED IN 2001 FOR cross country and TRACK & FIELd

Eugene "Cy" Fritz's contributions to Millersville University athletics during his distinguished career are extensive and varied.

As men's cross country head coach from 1969 to 1985, he set a standard of excellence that likely will never be equaled. He skippered the 'Ville harriers to an outstanding 126-16-1 dual record--an 88.5 percent win ratio--and guided the Marauders to IC4A titles in 1978 and 1981, and the PSAC championship in 1979. The 1981 campaign culminated in Millersville's first and only NCAA Division II national championship, when the Marauder thinclads edged conference rival Edinboro to claim the title at Lowell, Mass. MU also earned NCAA-II East Region championship honors in 1984.

Eight Marauders earned All-American honors during Fritz's cross country tenure and two captured IC4A individual titles. He was selected as NCAA-II national coach of the year in 1981 and received top regional coach honors in 1984.

In track and field, he guided the Marauders for five years (1970-74) and led the tracksters to another superb dual meet record: 41-3 (.932), among the finest percentage-wise in any sport in school athletics history. In his first campaign (1970), he skippered the Black and Gold to PSAC championship gold. Under his tutelage, five Millersville athletes earned All-American status. He stayed with the program as an assistant coach from 1975 to 1982. In 1994, Fritz served as Head Field Referee for the NCAA-II National Championships.

From 1968 until his retirement in 1997, Fritz served as a member of the Department of Health and Physical Education (now Wellness and Sports Sciences) faculty and was the University's director of intramurals and recreation.

In 1985, Fritz was named associate director of men's athletics and was responsible for management of University athletic facilities, scheduling assistance and home event coordination during his 12-year tenure. For many years, he supervised Millersville's popular All-Comers summer track meets.

A 1960 graduate of East Stroudsburg University with a bachelor's of science degree in physical education, Fritz earned a master's degree from West Chester University in 1967.

Currently, "Cy" is a member of the Lancaster Rotary South Club, the Lancaster Beagle Club, and he annually volunteers as a meet official at the Millersville Metrics each April. He also is a member of St. Paul's Lutheran Church.

On October 15, 2005, Fritz received the Jim Barniak Alumni Athletic Achievement Award from East Stroudsburg for post-graduate excellence. In 2015, the Cy Fritz Foundation was formed and named in his honor. The Foundation benefits the MU cross clountry and track & field teams. In 2016, Cy was inducted into the Susquehanna Valley Chapter of the Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame. Also in 2016, he was permanently honored with a bronze plaque, which is on display at MU’s Biemesderfer Stadium.

Tom Ecker ‘75

INDUCTED IN 1997 FOR TRACK & FIELd

The founder and director of the Millersville Metrics track and field meet, Tom Ecker has been the guiding force behind one of the University's most successful and popular athletic events since its inception in 1979. The Metrics, the second-oldest collegiate track and field competition on the East Coast (behind the Penn Relays), will mark its 20th anniversary meet this coming April.

Under Ecker's direction, the Metrics attracts numerous track and field teams from throughout the Mid-Atlantic region in all three NCAA divisions. It is considered a premier national qualification meet by knowledgeable track and field head coaches. Nearly 40 individual championships are contested each year; and, in 1994, team scoring was added.

Ecker was a four-year letterman for the Marauder track squad from 1972 to 1975. He was the PSAC 440-yard champion in 1973 and earned NCAA Division III All-American honors in the mile relay in his senior campaign. He still holds the school outdoor mark in the 440 (49.0, 1975) and his name is still in the MU record book in the 1,600-meter relay (3:14.6, 1975) and mile relay (3:14.8, 1975).

In addition, Ecker was a three-year letterman for the 'Ville cross country squad.

After he received his bachelor's degree from Millersville in 1975, Ecker was an assistant coach for the Marauder men's and women's track and field programs for five years.

Since 1979, Ecker has been employed by R.R. Donnelley & Sons Company, Lancaster; his current occupation is human resource manager.

Joyce VanGinhoven ‘84

INDUCTED IN 1996 FOR TRACK & FIELd

An outstanding all-around athlete, Joyce VanGinhoven Reynolds helped establish the foundation for a strong Millersville women's varsity track and field program.

Reynolds earned a bevy of honors during a distinguished four-year career. She earned 1982 AIAW Division III All-American honors in the heptathlon when she earned fifth place status.

In ECAC Division II competition, she won the pentathlon in 1983 and was victorious in the triple jump and high jump in 1984.

A 16-time All-PSAC honoree during her career, Reynolds was named as the conference's Most Outstanding Field Athlete in 1983. She was the PSAC champion in the high jump (1981), the 400-meter intermediate hurdles (1982 and 1983), and the triple jump (1983).

Reynolds was an NCAA Division II national qualifier in the high jump, the 400-meter hurdles, and the heptathlon, and the triple jump her senior year.

In AIAW-III competition, Reynolds qualified nationally in the 400-meter hurdles in 1981; and, as a sophomore, she qualified in the 400-meter hurdles, the high jump, and the heptathlon.

A three-year team captain (1982-84), Reynolds established 17 Marauder track and field records by the time she graduated. She still holds MU outdoor standards in the 400-meter hurdles (1:02.0), the high jump (5-7) and the heptathlon (4,968 points), and remains the Marauder indoor record holder in the 800 meters (2:15.2) and the pentathlon (3,416 points)--all established in 1983. She held the MU indoor and outdoor triple jump records and the indoor long jump mark for 13 years until All-American Keli Caldwell broke these marks in 1996.

During her undergraduate days, Reynolds was a member of Who's Who in American Colleges and Universities, the Touchstone yearbook and Snapper staffs, and served as manager of the MU women's cross country squad.

Since 1985, Reynolds has lived in Atlanta, Ga. area and has worked in the technology field with three different companies--Intelligent Systems (public relations specialist, 1985-88), Hayes (product manager, 1988-91), and Lotus (senior product group manager, 1991-96).

Joyce and her husband, Bob, have a two-year-old daughter, Caitlin. When she is not busy raising her daughter, Joyce is training for triathlons, and also staying fit by running and participating in step aerobics.

Will Lewis ‘80

INDUCTED IN 1996 FOR TRACK & FIELd and football

One of the finest defensive backs in Millersville gridiron history, Will Lewis was a two-time PSAC Eastern Division first team selection in the late '70s who helped lead the Marauders to its first NCAA post-season berth (1979 Division III playoff versus Wittenburg, Ohio).

The captain of the '79 'Ville gridders, Lewis earned NCAA Division III All-American first team honors when he led the PSAC in interceptions with seven. An exceptional return specialist, he led the Marauders in punt and kickoff return yardage in 1978 and 1979. In his junior season (1978), Lewis registered five interceptions and earned the team's Most Valuable Player honor.

Lewis also competed as a sprinter for the MU track and field team.

After he completed his three-year varsity grid career, the Perkasie, Pa. native was signed as a free agent by the National Football League's Seattle Seahawks. It was the start of a 10-year professional career in which he played in three distinct leagues: the NFL, the defunct United States Football League (Denver Gold and Houston Gamblers), and the Canadian Football League (Ottawa Rough Riders and Hamilton Tiger-Cats).

Among his pro highlights, Lewis had eight interceptions for the Gamblers' 1984 USFL Central Division championship squad, he earned CFL all-star honors with Ottawa in 1988, and he was a member of Hamilton's 1989 Grey Cup runner-up squad.

Lewis returned to Millersville in 1992 and served the Marauder grid staff as a defensive backfield coach in '92 and '93. He also was a football assistant coach in the collegiate ranks at Brown University (1984), the University of Houston (1988), Lock Haven University (1990) and the University of Maine (1994). In addition, he was an aide with the World League of American Football's New York/New Jersey Knights in 1991.

Lewis was honored by the Marauder football program with its Alumni Award in 1987 in recognition of outstanding gridiron achievement and continuing commitment to excellence.

With the Green Bay Packers, served with its scouting department for three years (1997-99) and was responsible for scouting talent in the northeastern U.S. In 1995 and 1996, he was an assistant coach with the Atlanta Falcons.

Since 1999, Lewis has served as Director of Pro Personnel for the Seattle Seahawks.

Will and his wife, Kimmberley, have three sons: Ryan, and twin sons Drew and Troy.

Jeff Bradley ‘74

INDUCTED IN 1995 FOR cross country and TRACK & FIELd

Jeff Bradley is the only Millersville cross country and track performer who has had his singlet retired. And, he was the 1974 winner of the Elwood J. Finley Award as the University's top male athlete.

An outstanding performer over hill and dale, Bradley was a two-time NAIA All-American (1972, 1973) and earned NCAA College Division All-American honors in 1972 and 1973. He finished third in both the 1971 NAIA and 1973 IC4A Championships. Bradley also captured the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference crown his senior year ('73).

Bradley was undefeated in dual competition on Millersville's cross country campus course for four consecutive years. During his Marauder harrier career, Bradley led MU to a sparkling 37-6 dual record.

On the track, Bradley captured the 1974 PSAC three and six-mile titles. He is one of only five Marauders in team history to win two PSAC titles in the same year.

Bradley competed for outstanding Marauder track and field squads, under coaches Cy Fritz and Larry Warshawsky, which posted a brilliant 32-3 dual meet record that featured unbeaten seasons in 1972 (9-0) and 1973 (8-0).

To this day, Bradley holds the Marauder outdoor mile record (4:11.0) and the 'Ville indoor mile (4:15.0) and two mile (8:57.1) standards, all set in 1973.

After graduating from Millersville with a bachelor's of science in mathematics/education, Jeff continued to excel competitively. He was third in the 1976 AAU National Cross Country Championships, which he considered his finest race. He won five of the nine marathons he entered including two Harrisburg Marathon crowns. He placed 39th in the 1976 Boston Marathon, and returned to Boston in '92 to place seventh in the World Masters Cross Country Championships. Jeff was also an alternate on the 1977 U.S. International Cross Country Team.

Locally, Bradley has helped organize the Red Rose Run (in which he is a four-time champion), the Millersville Turkey Trot (he won the annual November 10-kilometer run in its first seven years), the Park City Run, and the Lititz Peace Run.

From 1979 to 1986, Jeff served his collegiate mentor, Eugene E. "Cy" Fritz, as assistant coach of the Millersville men's cross country squad. With his guidance, the Marauder harriers captured the 1981 NCAA Division II National Championship and during his eight-year coaching tenure, he helped guide the Marauders to a 46-3-1 dual record that included five undefeated seasons.

In his professional life, Bradley has served since 1977 as a mathematics teacher in the Hempfield School District (and is currently the district mathematics supervisor). He had also taught math at Lampeter-Strasburg High School in 1974-75 and at Conrad Weiser High School from 1975 to 1977.

Bradley has also earned acclaim for coaching excellence and leadership in cross country and track and field. He has served as head boys' track and field mentor at Hempfield High since 1981 and has guided the Knights to three Lancaster-Lebanon League Section I titles and one overall league championship. His teams have won more than 75 percent of their dual meets under his direction.

He served as director of the Lancaster County Junior Olympics from 1977 to 1982, and since 1981 has served his alma mater as director of the Marauder Cross Country Camps, one of the largest of its kind for boys and girls in the U.S. He has also skippered the Hempfield Black Knights Track and Field Camp from 1991 to the present.

In addition, Bradley has also served the community through the Boys Club of Lancaster, and he gave up his own trophies and medals to boys as prizes in organizational track meets. He also earned a master's of education in math education from Millersville.

Jeff and his wife, Nancy, reside in Lancaster.