Tuesday, September 9, 2003

MORAVIAN TO INDUCT SIX INTO ATHLETIC HALL OF FAME FRIDAY
RUSSELL CONOVER NAMED HERBSTMAN AWARD WINNER

BETHLEHEM, PA --- Daniel Burrell (Jersey City, NJ), Amy Endler (Bethlehem, PA), Michael K. Howey (Washington, NJ), Russell J. Parsons (Lebanon, NJ), John M. Stengele (deceased, formerly of Perkasie, PA) and David L. Yonney (Hellertown, PA) make up the class of 2003 that will be inducted into the Moravian College Athletic Hall of Fame on Friday, September 12th.

Also being honored at the 2003 Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony will be Russell R. Conover (Afton, NY) with the Robert Martin Herbstman Award and the 1956 baseball team. Moravian will also be celebrating the 50th anniversary of the first cheerleading squad at the school.

Burrell, who graduated in 1993, lettered for four seasons in basketball at Moravian, and he participated in track and field for two years. On the basketball court, he scored 1,325 career points for the Greyhounds and was named a Middle Atlantic Conference Southeast All-Star during his senior year back in 1992-93. Burrell also earned Eastern College Athletic Conference Southern All-Star honors as a senior. In track and field, Burrell competed in the long jump and triple jump for the Greyhounds. He received the Greyhound Outstanding Senior Male Athlete Award in 1993. Burrell works as a teacher for the YCS May Academy. He resides in Jersey City, New Jersey with his wife Carla and their two children - Dayna, 6, and Daniel IV, 2.

Endler, who is from the class of 1993 as well, was a four-year standout on the women’s basketball team and played field hockey for one season at Moravian. On the basketball court, Endler helped the Greyhounds to the NCAA Division III National Championship game in 1991-92 when the team posted a 31-2 record while hosting the title game in Johnston Hall. She helped Moravian win the MAC in 1990-91 and 1991-92, and the team reached the NCAA Tournament in each of Endler’s four seasons with a four-year record of 106-15. Endler scored 1,524 career points for the Greyhounds and was named an MAC All-Star as a senior. She was also honored as an ECAC All-Star twice and the ECAC Rookie of the Year as a freshman. Endler was the team MVP in 1992-93, and she set four records during her career, 222 three-pointers in a career, 72 three-pointers in a season, six three-pointers in a game, and a 37.2 percent three-point field goal percentage for a career. Endler was honored as the Blue & Grey Senior Scholar Athlete in 1993. Endler, who is the head field hockey coach and an assistant women’s basketball coach, lives in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.

Howey, a 1991 graduate of Moravian, starred on the Greyhound football team for four years. He helped the Greyhounds to the MAC Championship on the football field in 1988 and the school’s first-ever NCAA Division III Playoff appearance the same year. Howey was a two-time MAC First Team All-Star after his sophomore and junior seasons, and he was honored by the ECAC in 1989. He was a Pizza Hut Second Team All-American in 1989 and a Football Gazette Honorable Mention All-American in 1988. Howey set seven school records during his career including 61 season receptions, 140 career receptions, 1,203 season receiving yards, 2,699 career receiving yards, 18 career receiving touchdowns, 21.8 yards per reception in a season, and 67.5 receiving yards per game in a career. Howey, who teaches in the Roxbury School District and coaches football at Warren Hills Regional High School, resides in Washington, New Jersey with his fiancée Jennifer Mills.

Parsons, who graduated in 1991, was a three-year letterwinner on the football field the Greyhounds. He helped the Greyhounds to the Middle Atlantic Conference Championship on the football field in 1988 and the school’s first-ever NCAA Division III Playoff appearance the same year. Parsons, who made 344 career tackles, was named the USA Today national Division III Player of the Week after the Lycoming game in 1988, and he was the MAC Player of the Week four times during his career. Parsons was named to the MAC All-Star First Team in 1988 and 1989, and he was on the MAC All-Star Second Team in 1990. He was an ECAC Southern All-Star in 1989-90, a Third Team Pizza Hut and Football Gazette All-American in 1988 and an Honorable Mention Pizza Hut All-American in 1989. Parsons earned the Greyhounds’ team MVP award in 1990, and he served as a team captain in 1989-90. Parsons works as Chief Executive Officer for Parsons Capital Management, LLC and resides in Lebanon, New Jersey with his wife, Temperance L. Vandoren ’91, and their two children, Russell, 9, and Andrew, 6.

Stengele, a member of the class of 1951 was a four-year letterwinner on the basketball and baseball teams at Moravian. He served as the captain of the basketball team during his junior and senior years while serving as a captain for the baseball squad during his senior campaign. Stengele was also a member of the Varsity “M” Club while attending Moravian, and he participated in intramural football for two years. He retired after teaching in the Pennridge School District and is survived by his wife Annetta, who resides in Perkasie, Pennsylvania, and their three children, Rose Ann, Cheryl, and Kim Elizabeth.

Yonney, who graduated in 1992, was a member of the Moravian wrestling team for four years. He was a two-time NCAA Division III All-American with third place finishes in 1991 and 1992. Yonney was the MAC Champion at 150 pounds in 1992, and he was a four-time place-winner at the MAC Championships with finishes of first, second, third and fifth. Yonney was a two-time champion at the Lebanon Valley Invitational. He holds the Moravian records for most career victories with 95 and most season victories with 33. Yonney was the team captain for three years and was twice named the wrestling team’s MVP. He won the Greyhound Outstanding Senior Male Athlete Award in 1992, and he was an assistant coach to the 1993 Moravian wrestling squad that won the MAC Championship and placed fourth in the NCAA Tournament. Yonney works in Management at Penn Color Inc. and resides in Hellertown with his wife, Denise, and their two children, Dylan, 5, and Hannah, 2.

Conover, a member of the class of 1960, was a three-year letterwinner on the football team. He was very active in the campus life at Moravian. Conover was a member of the Political Activities Committee, the Dormitory Council, Kappa Phi Kappa and Sigma Phi Omega. Conover worked for 37 years in the Afton Central School District as a teacher. He also coached high school football and track and field for 43 years. Conover earned the D.A.R Teacher of the Year Award, and he was named Football Coach of the Year twice and Track Coach of the Year once. Conover directed a number of students to Moravian College from New York. He has also been very active in his community and currently holds antiques appraisal fairs for local service clubs. Conover resides in Afton, New York with his wife, Janet. They have three children, Joshua, Joseph and Casey.

The 1956 baseball team was another outstanding squad in Moravian history, posting a 15-2 record. If it wasn’t for the NCAA’s rule back in 1956 that did not allow a team to participate in the NCAA Tournament that used freshman players, Moravian would have likely played in the NCAA Regionals. The Greyhounds won 13 games in a row in 1956 and had victories over current NCAA Division I schools Lafayette College, Wagner College and St. Joseph’s University.

Moravian began cheerleading in 1953 has sponsored the program since then growing from a small group to the current 16-member team.