CLASS of 2010 BIO's

Jim Fenerty

Germantown Academy: Basketball Coach/Athletic Director       

• 12 league championships
• 408 wins and 72% winning percentage at GA
• 12^th male coach in Philadelphia basketball to win over 400 games, now 469 and counting!
• Teams have competed in tournaments around the country against the best competition in the country. 
• Competed in tournaments in Maryland, Texas, Massachusetts, Florida, New York, Washington D.C, New Jersey, and Delaware.
• 2001-2002 team competed against St. Vincent-St. Mary�s High School that featured Labron James.
• 2001-2002 team ranked 5^th nationally in the USA Today.
• Coached over 20 players who went on to play at the Division I level.
• Coached two players who went on to play in the NBA: Alvin Williams (Toronto Raptors) and Matt Walsh (Miami Heat).

 Jennie Hall

Norristown: Basketball

Accomplishments:High School:

• Member of Norristown High School Girls State Champions (1976-77)
• Norristown High first 1,000 point scorer for Girls Basketball
• Inducted into Norristown High School's Hall of Champions Hall of Fame

• Rutgers University (1979-83)

• 1000 point scorer
• 6^th all time in steals
• Street and Smith All-American
• Named by New York Times as one of the top 30 players in the country.
• First Team Atlantic-10 Conference
• Singer Headley Award for Most Outstanding Female Athlete.
• Rutgers Basketball Hall of Fame
• Rutgers University Cagers Clubs 30^th anniversary as team member of the 1982 AIAW National Women�s Championship Team.

• USA Women's Olympic Team invitee: 1984-1988
• USA Women's World University Games-silver medalist

• Played professionally in Finland, Spain, Sweden, Italy and New Zealand.
• First American women to play professionally in Finland.
• Led the nation in scoring and steals while playing in Finland, Sweden, and New Zealand.
• Named to the National All-Star Teams in Spain, Italy and New Zealand.

• Head Women's Basketball Coach at Coppin State University.
• Coach of the Year for the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference 1998-99.

Rod Johnson

Springford: Baseball

• Springford 3 Sport Athlete of the Year
• All Tri-State 1^st Team (Baseball)

• Temple University Baseball (1976-1979)
• Collegiate Baseball All-American (1978)
• MVP ECAC (1978)
• Male Student/Athlete of the year ECAC (1978)
• 2X 1^st Team ECAC Second Base
• College Baseball World Series Participant (1977)
• All-Time Temple Records: 3^rd Batting Average-.399, 2^nd On Base %-.538, 2^nd Runs Scored-171.
• Temple University Sports Hall of Fame (1994)

• Drafted by the Cincinnati Reds
• Minor League Rookie of the Year (Billings)
• Most Popular Player (Billings)

• Managed the Spring City Red Sox and Paoli Cardinals in the American Legion League. (1983-2003)
• 475 career wins.
• 1X National Regional Tournament qualifier, 3X State Tournament qualifier, 5X State Regional Tournament qualifier.
• 7X American Legion League Championships
• Assistant Coach Villanova University

• Temple, Montgomery County, Tri-County, and American Legion Hall of Fames.

Mike Richter

Germantown Academy: Hockey

Accomplishments:

• Named to 1992 NHL All-Star team
• Named to 1994 NHL All-Star team - Awarded Most Valuable Player
• Won 1994 Stanley Cup with the New York Rangers
• Won gold medal at 1996 World Cup of Hockey - Awarded Most Valuable Player
• Named to 2000 NHL All-Star team.
• Won silver medal at 2002 Winter Olympics
• Enshrined into the U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame
• Received the 2009 Lester Patrick Award.
• Ranked No. 3 on the all-time list of New York Rangers in the book 100 Ranger Greats

• NHL Record, Wins, Single Postseason: T-1st: 16 (1993-94)
• NYR Club Record, Games Played, Career: 666
• NYR Club Record, Wins, Career: 301
• NYR Club Record, Games Played, Single Season: 72 (1997-98)
• NYR Club Record, Wins, Single Season: 42 (1993-94)
• NYR Club Record, Save Percentage, Single Season: .917 (1996-97)

• Crumb Bum Award - "For service to New York youngsters" (1997)
• Frank Boucher Trophy - "Most popular player on and off the ice" (1991, 1999, 2000, 2002)
• Good Guy Award - "For cooperation with the media" (1991)
• Lars-Erik Sjoberg Award - "Best rookie of training camp" (1991)
• Player's Player Award (1991, 2000)
• Team Rookie of the Year (1991)
• Team MVP (2000, 2002)

Brad Scioli

Upper Merion: Football

Accomplishments:High School Playing:

• All State Linebacker
• Big 33 Player
• All South Eastern PA Linebacker Philadelphia Inquirer
• All Montgomery County Linebacker
• Times Herald Defensive Player of the Year
• 3X All League Linebacker, 2X All League QB
• 1,000 Points/1,000 Rebounds
• Member of the 1993 District One Basketball Champions
• MVP of the prestigious Donofrio Basketball Tournament
• Upper Merion Male Athlete of the Year

• Penn State Football (1994-99)
• 4X Letterman as Defensive End, Defensive Linemen, and Tight End
• All-Big Ten First Team Defensive End (1998)
• Hall Foundation Athletic Award for Outstanding Senior Player (1998)
• Team Captain of 1998 Penn State Football Team
• Defensive Player of the Game at the Hula Bowl College All Star Game
• Lettered on the 1994 undefeated Penn State Team that won the Rose Bowl (only true freshman to letter).

• Fifth Round Draft Pick of the Indianapolis Colts
• Played 6 seasons with the Colts at Defensive End and Defensive Lineman
• Recorded a career 15 sacks and 117 tackles

 Bob Shoudt

Norristown: Track & Field 

Accomplishments:Villanova University (Coach):

• NCAA Division I Coach of the Year (1984)
• Eastern Collegiate Coach of the Year (1984)
• 6X Big East Coach of the Year
• World Record Distance Medley Relay
• American Collegiate Record 4 X 800 Relay
• Eastern Collegiate Team Champions
• 3^rd Place Finish in the AIAW Division II Nationals Team Outdoor Track Championship (1982)
• 3^rd Place Finish in the NCAA Division I Team Indoor Track Championships (1984)
• 2X Big East Indoor Team Track Champions, 2X Big East Outdoor Team Champions.
• 3 National Champions
• 37 All Americans
• 4 Olympic Trials Qualifiers
• 38 Big East Individual Champions
• 7 Villanova Athletic Hall of Fame inductees coached

• Originated the Ursinus Women�s Cross Country and Track Programs
• 2X MAC Championships Men�s Cross Country
• 3X MAC Championships Women�s Track
• 4X MAC Coach of the Year
• 4 All Americans
• 3 All Eastern Track Performers
• 15 MAC Individual Champions
• 7 Ursinus College Athletic Hall of Fame inductees coached

• Founding Father of Pennsylvania State Indoor Track & Field Championships
• 3X PIAA State Champions Outdoor Track (Team)
• 1 PIAA State Championships Indoor Track (Team)
• 20 Individual PIAA State Champions
• 3 Junior National Team members
• 3 High School National Champions
• 4 High School All Americans

• Middle Atlantic States Coach of the Year
• Eastern National Interscholastic Team Champions (1^st PA Team ever to win)
• 6 Penn Relay Champions
• 2 PA Track and Field Hall of Fame members coached
• 12 Norristown Athletic Hall of Fame inductees coached
• Penn Relays Referee for Secondary Schools

• Coached Billy Whiteshoes Johnson, NFL All Time Performer
• Coached Steve Harkins Former High Jump World Record Holder
• Delaware County Team Championship
• Norristown Interscholastic Track Championship

• Montgomery County Coaches Hall of Fame
• East Stroudsburg University Athletic Achievement Award
• PA High School Track and Field Hall of Fame
• Delaware County Athletes Hall of Fame
• Pennridge High School Wall of Fame

Richard Shoulberg

Germantown Academy: Swimming Coach 

Accomplishments:

• First and present Aquatic Director and Head Coach of GA boys and Girls swim teams
• Established and present Head Coach of the Germantown Academy Aquatics Club.
• 5 National Prep School Championships in Women�s Swimming (GA)
• 2 National Prep School Championships in Men�s Swimming (GA)
• Teams have all finished in the top 8 at Prep Nationals since 1980.
• USA Olympic Advisory Coach: 1988, 1992, 2000.
• USA World Championship Team Assistant Coach: 1986
• USA Pan-Pacific Team Coach: 1983, 1985, 1987, 1989, 1991, 1993, 1997, 2002, 2007
• USA World Youth Championship Team Head Coach: 2006
• Goodwill Games Head Women's Coach: 2001
• Member of the Olympic International Development Committee
• Coached over 150 All Americans
• Coached 11 Olympic Swimmers

• National Interscholastic Swimming Coaches Association Hall of Fame member
• Montgomery County Coaches Hall of Fame member

Deceased Nominees 

James Baxter

Upper Merion: Soccer

Accomplishments:High School: Lettered in Soccer at Northeast High School-  Team Captain ;  Member of the 1954 City Champions;   All-Public and All-Scholastic  All-Scholastic TeamsCollege:�         Played at West Chester State College 1956-1960�         Member of the team that placed 3^rd nationally Coaching:�         Organized both the Boys and Girls Soccer Programs at Upper Merion Area High School�         Boys head coach 1962-1994�         Girls head coach 1971-1982�         3X Boys Soccer District One Finalists�         1980 District One Champions�         3X State Quarter FinalistsHonors:�         Union League of Philadelphia Outstanding Citizen 1954�         All-Philadelphia Amateur Team 1958-1961�         Robert Dunn Award for Service to Soccer, Philadelphia Soccer Coaches Association 1978�         Coach of the Year Award, Philadelphia Soccer Coaches Association 1980�         National Soccer Coaches Advanced National Diploma 1984�         Upper Merion Athletic Hall of Fame 1998�         James Baxter Park in Upper Merion Township dedicated in 2002.�         Inducted into the PA Soccer Coaches Association Hall of Fame 2006 

Colonel Joseph PowersUpper Merion Resident:

  Multiple Sports

Accomplishments:High School:

• 3X Letterman in Football, 2X Lettermen in Track at Haverford High
• All-Suburban Halfback
• Member of the undefeated 1939 Suburban Championship team that was elected to the Haverford Hall of Fame.
• Set records in the broad jump, 100 yard dash and 220 yard dash
• Athletic Achievement Medal recipient.
• Haverford High School Hall of Fame inductee.

• Varsity Football and Track at Gettysburg College
• Recorded the second longest TD return in the state, 90 yard kickoff return TD.
• Middle Atlantic States Intercollegiate 100 yard champion
• Member of the Mile Relay team that recorded the second fastest time ever recorded at the Penn Relays.  First time a Gettysburg team won a Penn Relay event.
• Member of the ROTC, National Honor Society, and Phi Lamda Sigma (Economics & Political Science National Fraternity).
• Named one of nine outstanding members of the Junior Class (1943)
• Enter the United States Army at the end of his Junior year.
• Gettysburg College Sports Hall of Fame inductee.

• 31 year military career in the United States Army
• Combat Platoon leader in Germany
• Awarded The United States Army Legion of Merit Award, The Combat Infantry Badge, and The Bronze Star with Oak Leaf Cluster.
• Campaign Medals include: World War II Victory, Army of Occupation, American Campaign, European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign, National Defense, Korean Service, United States Service Medal-Korea and The Army Commendation Medal with Oak Leaf Clusters.
• Hall of Fame, U.S. Army Infantry Officer Candidate School.

Unsung Hero Award

Bob Gray

King of Prussia Indians Football Association/Upper Merion Baseball Association/Upper Merion Township

Volunteer History: 1981 to present: King of Prussia Indians (KPFA) Board of Directors as Grounds Keeper and Equipment Manager;  1985/86 respectively, Received Shafer Award & Vannicelli Awards for outstanding dedicated service to the Indians;  1990-2008 Upper Merion Baseball Association (UMBA) field prep & umpire;     2002 named Upper Merion Township Park & Rec. Board Volunteer of the year;

 2006 received 25 year service award from KPFA