Tuesday, November 2, 2004

MORAVIAN TO INDUCT FIVE INTO ATHLETIC HALL OF FAME FRIDAY
DOUGLAS WILKINS NAMED HERBSTMAN AWARD WINNER

BETHLEHEM, PA --- Al Calvo (Bethlehem, PA), Jud Frank (Bethlehem, PA), Shawn Marie Walsh Hib (Azusa, CA), Gregory O’Neil (Bedminster, NJ) and John Patrignani (Vineland, NJ) make up the class of 2004 that will be inducted into the Moravian College Athletic Hall of Fame on Friday, November 5th.

Also being honored at the 2004 Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony will be Douglas C. Wilkins (Danville, NJ) with the Robert Martin Herbstman Award and the 1990-91 women’s basketball team.

Calvo, who graduated in 1948, played football, basketball and baseball at Moravian. Calvo started his Moravian career in 1942, but had it interrupted in 1943 when he began military service. At that time, all sports at Moravian were suspended. Calvo served in the military from 1943 through 1946. After he completed his service, Calvo returned to Moravian and continued to participate in basketball and baseball. He was a member of the Varsity M Club, the Spanish Club and Omicron Gamma Omega while at Moravian. Calvo is a retired school teacher and coach. He resides in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania with his wife Ann. They have four children; Karen, Lynn, Alan, and Thomas.

Frank, who is from the class of 1994, was a four-year standout on the football and baseball teams at Moravian. On the football gridiron, Frank was named to the All-Middle Atlantic Conference Team three times, and he was also a member of the Middle Atlantic Conference All-Academic Team three times. During his senior year, Frank was named a Second Team GTE Academic All-American and was awarded an NCAA Post-Graduate scholarship. Frank ran for 2,433 yards during his career and added 101 receptions for 1,264 yards for the Greyhounds. On the baseball diamond, Frank was a Middle Atlantic Conference Southwest League First Team All-Star twice and a Middle Atlantic Conference Commonwealth League First Team All-Star once while being named to the All-Middle Atlantic Conference All-Academic Team three times. Frank was also the baseball team’s Most Valuable Player as a junior. Frank, who is teacher in the Bethlehem Area School District, lives in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, with his wife, Kathy (Stiely) Frank ’97. The have two children; Casey, 3, and Cole, 1.

Hib, a 1992 graduate of Moravian, starred on the Greyhound women’s track & field team for four years while attending Moravian. Hib captured the Middle Atlantic Conference Championship in the shot put both indoors and outdoors all four years of her collegiate career. Hib was also the Middle Atlantic Conference Champion in the discus throw three times, and she was named the Middle Atlantic Conference Athlete of the Meet during the 1991 and 1993 Middle Atlantic Conference Championship Meets. During her junior year, Hib earned NCAA Division III All-American honors in the shout put, and she won the Eastern College Athletic Conference shot put championship the same year. Hib set the Moravian records in the shot put, discus and 20-pound weight throw, and she set the Middle Atlantic Conference record in the shot put and discus. Hib was a team captain as a junior and senior, and she was named the Greyhound Award winner as Moravian’s Most Outstanding Senior Female Athlete in 1992. Hib, who teaches and coaches in the Covina Valley Unified School District, resides in Azusa, California with her husband Houn Peter Hib.

O’Neil, who graduated in 1994, was a four-year letterwinner on the men’s track and field team for the Greyhounds. O’Neil won the 1994 NCAA Division III Indoor National Championship in the 55-meter hurdles, and he was a two-time NCAA Division III All-American in the event. He was also a two-time NCAA Division III All-American in the decathlon for the Greyhounds. During his career, O’Neil won the Middle Atlantic Conference Championship in the 55-meter hurdles three times, the 110-meter high hurdles three times, the high jump outdoors once and was a member of the champion 4x400-meter relay once. O’Neil was Moravian’s team Most Valuable Player twice, and he was named the Greyhound Award winner as Moravian’s Most Outstanding Senior Male Athlete in 1994. O’Neil works in the United States Secret Service and resides in Morristown, New Jersey.

Patrignani, a member of the class of 1989, was a four-year letterwinner on the football squad and a two-year letterwinner on the wrestling team at Moravian. On the football field, Patrignani helped the Greyhounds to the Middle Atlantic Conference Championship in 1988 and the school’s first-ever NCAA Playoff appearance that same year. Patrignani earned Middle Atlantic Conference First Team All-Star honors twice at Moravian, and he was also on the Eastern College Athletic Conference Southern All-Star Team twice. During his senior season, Patrignani was named to the Don Hansen’s Football Gazette All-American Second team, the Pizza Hut All-American First Team and the Associated Press Little All-America Honorable Mention squad. Patrignani set the school record with three interceptions in a game and 12 interceptions in a season. He finished his career with 21 interceptions for the Greyhounds. On the wrestling mat, Patrignani was the Moravian team Most Valuable Player in 1984-85, and he was the champion of the Lebanon Valley College Tournament. Patrignani works for the United States Marshals Service and resides in Vineland, New Jersey with his wife Lisa. The have three children; Sarah, 5, Hanna, 3, and Emma, 1.

Wilkins, a member of the class of 1964, was a four-year letterwinner on the football team, and he earned three varsity letters on the wrestling squad. Wilkins was the co-captain of the football team in 1963. He was very active in the campus life at Moravian. Wilkins was vice-president of the Class of 1964, president of the program board college union and president of the Omicron Gamma Omega. He was also listed in Who’s Who Among Students in American Colleges and Universities. Wilkins has worked as a teacher, administrator and coach for the Mountain Lakes School District. Wilkins resides in Danville, New Jersey with his wife, Marjorie (Wallace) Wilkins ’64. They have three children, Debra, Lisa and Gordon.

The 1990-91 women’s basketball team was another outstanding squad in Moravian history, posting a 27-3 record. The team captured the Middle Atlantic Conference Championship and became the third women’s basketball team in school history to reach the NCAA Tournament, making the Sweet Sixteen before being knocked out of the tournament.