Ithaca College Sports Hall of Fame to Induct 10
	The Ithaca College Sports Hall of Fame will induct 10 new members in its annual ceremony on Saturday, October 25. Scheduled for the Emerson Suites, Phillips Hall, the event is being held in conjuction with Homecoming '97. This year's class includes women's athletics pioneer Angeline Bantuvanis '53, softball all-American Carol Buckheit '87, NCAA wrestling champion Mike Fusilli '91, baseball player and coach Leslie Harner '32, field hockey great Karen Howarth '86, two-sport star and prosperous football coach Dorrie Jackson '47, cross-country and track all-American Sean Livingston '91, three-time wrestling all-American and current Ithaca coach Marty Nichols '91, NCAA backstroke champion Amy Robinson '91, and three-sport performer and college coach Sally Scatton '75. Ithaca College Sports Hall of Fame nominees are divided into "active" and "veteran" candidates, depending on the year they graduated from the school. Athletes become eligible five years after graduation. Ithaca administrators, coaches, and trainers are also eligible as "active" nominees. The annual inductees are voted in by committee. The sports hall of fame by-laws allow for a maximum of seven "active" and three "veteran" inductees in a year. The inaugural Ithaca College Sports Hall of Fame ceremony took place in 1969, when 15 individuals were named as charter members. Here's a look at the class of 1997. Bantuvanis had a long and successful career as a high school physical education instructor and coach. She helped develop athletic programs for women and coached basketball, field hockey, softball, tennis, track, and volleyball, while teaching at schools in Weedsport, Wappinger Falls, and Seneca Falls, and at Cazenovia College. In 1960, she helped institute new rules for women's basketball that ushered in the full-court game. Although there were no intercollegiate athletic opportunities for women while Bantuvanis attended Ithaca, she participated in intramural basketball, field hockey, and softball, and was a member of the Women's Athletic Association. Ithaca's first two-time all-American in softball, Buckheit helped the Bombers to four straight NCAA play-off berths. A first-team National Softball Coaches Association (NSCA) all-American as a sophomore and junior, she was named team most valuable player after her junior and senior seasons. As a senior she was named a second-team GTE academic all-American. Buckheit ranked second in career hits and RBI and third in career runs at the conclusion of her collegiate softball tenure. She attended Bishop Kearney High School before enrolling at Ithaca. Fusilli was a member of two NCAA Division III championship teams at Ithaca, and his dramatic win in the 1990 heavyweight finals sealed the Bombers' second straight title. A three-time all-American, Fusilli was sixth as a sophomore and national runner-up his junior year at 190 pounds before adding the heavyweight crown as a senior. His 115 career wins ties him with former teammate and fellow Hall of Fame inductee Nichols for third in Ithaca history. After graduating, Fusilli competed with the United State Freestyle team and recently was named head coach at Binghamton University. A graduate of Bishop Kearney High School, he wrestled for two years for his father, Coach Leo Fusilli. Harner, who attended the Hegins Township Schools, was one of the first varsity athletes at Ithaca who was not a physical education major. He was a member of the first Bomber baseball team, and lettered three times. After graduating, he played semiprofessional baseball in the Twin County League. Among his diamond accomplishments was a league-record setting 21-inning pitching performance that included 23 strikeouts and a 2-1 victory in 1934. Harner taught and coached for over 40 years, and was an original member of the St. Clair Oldtimers Baseball Association. In 1990, he was inducted into the Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame. A member of Ithaca's first women's NCAA Division III championship team, Howarth was a four-year starting goalie in field hockey. As a freshman she helped the Bombers to the Division III title. Howarth was a two-time first-team all-American and was a member of four NCAA play-off teams. She earned the Iris Carnell senior female athlete of the year award in 1986 after setting school records for career shutouts (32), saves (488), and goals-against average (0.89). She is a graduate of Mendham (N.J.) High School. Jackson, a graduate of Westerly High School in Rhode Island, was a star football and baseball player at Ithaca before embarking on a successful career in coaching and administration. He served as football coach and athletic director for 28 years at Greenport High School, posting a record of 148-44-6. Jackson's teams won 11 league championships and enjoyed a 25-game winning streak from 1956 to 1960. The Greenport football field was dedicated to him on the afternoon of his final game as coach. He was posthumously inducted into the Suffolk County Sports Hall of Fame in 1995. Livingston becomes half of the first brother-sister combination enshrined in Ithaca's Hall of Fame. His sister Cathy Livingston Allen '88 was inducted last year. Livingston was a two-time Independent College Athletic Conference (ICAC) cross country champion, and his fourth-place finish at the 1990 NCAA championship is the highest ever by a Bomber. He was a three-time team most valuable runner and paced Ithaca to four seasons of unbeaten dual-meet records. In track he was a two-time all-American, placing fourth in the 1,500-meter run at the 1991 NCAA indoor meet and fourth in that event at the 1991 outdoor championship. Livingston set four school records and was a member of four league champion squads and one state title-winning team. The Conway, N.H., native is a graduate of Kennett High School. A starter on two Division III wrestling title clubs at Ithaca, Nichols is in his second season as head coach at his alma mater. Last year he was named Division III rookie coach of the year by the National Wrestling Coaches Association. During his four-year career he was a three-time all-American, highlighted by a second-place finish at 150 pounds for Ithaca's 1990 NCAA championship team. He won 115 matches in his career, was a two-time placewinner at the New York State championship, and was a 1990 selection to the National Wrestling Coaches Association all-academic team. He attended Cassadaga Valley High School. Robinson earned 19 all-American finishes in her career (the second-highest total in Ithaca women's swimming history), including an individual NCAA championship in the 1989 100-yard backstroke. She won four ICAC titles in both the 100- and 200-yard backstroke, setting league records in each. Robinson totaled 10 championships in New York State Women's Collegiate Athletic Association (NYSWCAA) competition. She set five school records and received the 1991 Iris Carnell senior female athlete of the year award. Robinson attended Towanda, High School. Scatton came from Penn Valley, Pennsylvania, to play field hockey, basketball, and lacrosse at Ithaca. She was the field hockey program's most valuable player as a senior and served as lacrosse captain for two years. Scatton shared the Iris Carnell senior female athlete of the year award. Her successful college coaching career has included stints as field hockey, basketball, swimming, and lacrosse coach at Wells College, and most recently field hockey coach at William Smith since 1988. Her 1992 squad won the NCAA Division III championship and the Herons have appeared in the regional finals seven times in the last nine seasons.