Ithaca's Newest Hall of Famersby Pete Moore |
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Angeline Bantuvanis '53 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 at schools in Weedsport, Wappingers Falls, and Seneca Falls and at Cazenovia College. There were no intercollegiate athletic opportunities for women while Bantuvanis attended Ithaca, but 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, Carol Buckheit '87 helped her teams to four straight NCAA play-off berths. A first-team National Softball Coaches Association all-American as a sophomore and junior, she was named most valuable player 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 RBIs and third in career runs by the end of her collegiate softball tenure. Mike Fusilli '91 was a member of two NCAA Division III championship wrestling teams at Ithaca. A three-time all-American, Fusilli was national runner-up his junior year at 190 pounds before adding the heavyweight crown as a senior. His 115 career wins tie him with former teammate and fellow Hall of Fame inductee Marty Nichols for third in IC history. After graduating, Fusilli competed with the United States freestyle team and is now head coach at Binghamton University. Leslie Harner '32 was a member of the first Bomber baseball team and lettered three times. Later he played semiprofessional baseball in the Twin County League. 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 field hockey team, Karen Howarth '86 was a four-year starting goalie, a two-time first-team all-American, and 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). Dorrie Jackson '47 was a star football and baseball player here before embarking on a successful career in coaching and administration. He was football coach and athletic director for 28 years at Greenport High School, posting a 148-44-6 record. 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. Jackson died in 1986. Sean Livingston '91 becomes half of the first IC Hall of Fame brother-sister combination: his sister Cathy Livingston Allen '88 was inducted last year. Livingston was a two-time Independent College Athletic Conference cross-country champion, and his fourth-place finish at the 1990 NCAA championship is the highest ever by an Ithacan. He was a three-time team most valuable runner and paced Ithaca to four seasons of unbeaten dual-meet records. He set four school records. A starter on two Ithaca Division III wrestling title clubs, Marty Nichols '90 is in his second season as head coach here. Last year he was named Division III rookie coach of the year by the National Wrestling Coaches Association. During his four-year career he won 115 matches and was a three-time all-American. He was a two-time place winner at the New York State championship and a 1990 selection of the National Wrestling Coaches Association all-academic team. Amy Robinson '91 earned 19 all-American finishes in her career --- the second highest total in Ithaca women's swimming history --- including an individual 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 competition. She set five school records and received the Carnell Award. Sally Scatton-Bond '75 played field hockey, basketball, and lacrosse at Ithaca. She was lacrosse captain for two years and field hockey's MVP as a senior. Scatton-Bond's successful college coaching career has included stints as field hockey, basketball, swimming, and lacrosse coach at Wells College. Since 1988 she has been field hockey coach at William Smith College; her teams have appeared in the regional finals seven times and her 1992 squad won the NCAA Division III championship. |
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