Class of 2013

Luke Drayer - Class Of 1978

Earned 3 Varsity Letters in Football
Team Captain his Senior year in Football
Team Most Valuable Player his Senior year in Football
Received a Big 33 All Star Nomination his Senior year in Football
Received a nomination to the High School Sports Hall of Fame his Senior year
Lions Club Scholar Athlete Award his Senior year
Member of the National Honor Society 1976-1978
Honor Roll 1976-1978
Member of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes
Earned 3 Varsity Letters in Wrestling
Earned I Varsity letter his Junior year in Track and Field
Earned 4 Varsity Letters at Lafayette College in Football
4-year starting Linebacker and Defensive Tackle at Lafayette College in Football
Member of the Powerlifting Team that placed 6th in the State in 1981 at Lafayette College
Member of Theta Delta Chi Fraternity, serving as Pledge Master
Board Member of the Trojan Foundation for Derry Township School District
Board Member for the Central PA Fellowship of Christian Athletes
Assistant Football Coach for Hershey 2000-2001
Board Member Hershey Little League Baseball
Head Coach with the Hershey Youth Football Association 2003-2007

Created the Hershey Athletic Hall of Fame
Selected as the 2006 Mid Penn Conference and District Ill Athletic Director of the Year
Selected as the 2007 Pennsylvania Athletic Director of the Year
Selected as the 2008 Eastern States Athletic Director of the Year
Honored as one of five Top Athletic Directors in the Nation at the National Conference in Dallas, Texas in 2008
Selected as the Recipient of the NIAA National Distinguished Athletic Director in Indianapolis, Ind. in 2011 for his service to Hershey High School
Served as the District III Chairman
Established Head Coaches Council
Established Captains Council to provide leadership skills
Developed a Master Plan for Athletic Facilities
Had the Vision and Ability to Convince the School District to develop the Master Plan which included 2 Turf Fields and an Athletic Wing
Under his leadership, the sports programs won over 50% of the Championships in the 100 year history of the school
Under his tenure at Hershey:
- 10 Team State Championships
- 7 Team State Runners Up
- 18 Team District Championships
- 85 Team League Championships
Numerous Individual League, Regional, District and State Champions
Elected to the Capital Area Chapter of the Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame
Elected to the East Stroudsburg University Athletic Hall of Fame
Elected to the Lebanon High School Athletic Hall of Fame

Assistant Baseball Coach at Hershey 1976-2001
Head Baseball Coach at Hershey 2002-2010
Record as Head Coach in Baseball was 126-65
Assistant Coach of 1982 State Championship Baseball Team
Led Baseball Team to first ever District III Championship in 2005
Led Baseball Team to Mid Penn Conference Keystone Division Championship in 2008
Led Baseball Team to State Finals in 2010
Head Cross Country Coach 1977·Present
Has won over 500 victories in Boys and Girls Cross Country meets
Led the teams to 37 Mid Penn Conference Championships, more than any other team since Mid Penn's inception.
Led the Teams to 5 District III Titles in a row
Coached 4 individual Mid Penn Conference Champions
Coached 4 individual District Ill Champions
Led the Boys Cross Country Team to State Championship in 1990
Member of Central Chapter of PA Sports Hall of Fame
Member of Capital Area Chapter of PA Sports Hall of Fame

Earned 3 High School Varsity Letters in Football
Earned 3 High School Varsity Letters in Track and Field
3-year PIAA District 3 Qualif ier in Shot Put and Javelin
3-year starting Center in Football
Member of the 1978 CAC Championship Football Team
Named to 1979 CAC All-Star Football Team
Played in 1980 PIAA Coaches East-West All-Star Game
Played in 1980 Big 33 Game-one of three teammates that year to be on team
Earned 4 Varsity Letters as a 4 year Starter in Football at The College of William & Mary
Named 1st Team All-Virginia Colleges his Senior year
Named a member of the 1983 Kodak All-America Football Team
Named a member of the 1983 Associated Press All-American Football Team
Signed as a free-agent with the Pittsburgh Steelers in 1984 and with the ClevelandBrowns in 1985
Inducted into the Athletic Hall of Fame of The College of William & Mary in 2000

Won 2 Varsity Letters in Football
Selected to District 3 East vs. West Football Senior All-Star Game
Won 3 Varsity Letters in Basketball
2 time Member of Patriot News Big 15 Basketball Team
2 time District III All-Tournament Team in Basketball
2 time MPC All-Star First Team in Basketball
Selected to AP Big School All-State Team
Scored 1364 points in his career at Hershey, at the time ranked him 2nd all time
Career High 33 points vs. Red Land, January 18, 2000
Team Captain in Basketball his Junior and Senior year
3 time Team Captain in Basketball at Virginia Military Institute
Scored 1588 points in his career at VMI, at the time ranking him 6th all time
The University of Alaska, Top of the World Classic 2003 All-Tournament Team
Richmond University, Spider Invitation 2002 All-Tournament Team
2-time Team leader in scoring, rebounding and free throw %
85 double-digit scoring games in his career
Voted Southern Conference All-Freshman Team in 2001
Voted All-Southern Conference 2003
Voted to the All-Southern Conference Tournament Team in 2003
Virginia College Sports All-State Team 2003
Career High 37 points vs. Wofford University, February 8, 2003
Selected to the Big South Conference Student-Athlete Advisory Committee
Voted Big South All-Conference Team 2004
Played Professional Basketball in Germany's 2nd Buntlesliga for Ertlgas Ehingen/Urspringschule
Played Semi·Professional Basketball for the Harrisburg Horizon