Class of 2026

Inductees

Team members: Tom Chesney, Philip Giarraputo, Neal Henderson, Rob Hoover, Chris Hopkins, Keith Horowitz, Aaron Lehman, Brian Lott, Ron Lott, Jacob Rannels, Tim Russell, Dan Shiman, Brian Shope, Dave VanderHeyden, Geoff Vickers, Bob Vonada, Aaron Wolpert, Dave Zelis
Won the Hershey Invitational
Won the Lebanon Valley College Invitational
Placed 2^nd at the Herford Invitational
PIAA Mid Penn Conference Champions 9 – 0

PIAA Mid Penn AA Cross Country Meet Champions

First ever sweep with Hershey taking the top 6 places
1^st - Tim Russell (fastest time posted regardless of class) 2^nd - Aaron Lehman, 3^rd - Aaron Wolpert, 4^th - Philip Giarraputo, 5^th - Keith Horowitz, 6^th - Chris Hopkins

PIAA District 3 Team Champions 2^nd year in a row

PIAA State AA Champions

Hershey’s 156 points beat all other teams regardless of classification. Top Hershey finisher = Tim Russell 8^th place

Earned 4 Varsity letters in Basketball
1,000 Point Scorer
Helped the team qualify for PIAA District III playoffs all 4 years
Freshman year averaged 6 points a game
Sophomore year averaged 10 points a game
Junior year averaged 14 points a game
Senior year averaged 15 points a game (50% field goal average)
2-time Patriot News “Little Six” team selection his freshman and sophomore years
Helped his team to a 20-5 record his sophomore year
Mid Penn Conference Keystone Division Co-Champions his sophomore year
Scored 19 points with 11 rebounds in the Mid Penn Keystone Division Conference Championship Game his sophomore year
Chosen for 1^st Team All-Conference his junior year
Patriot News Big 15 Selection 2^nd team his junior year
Team Record 20 – 3 his senior year with 20 wins in a row
Undefeated Keystone Division Champions (First Outright Division Champions since 1985)
Climbed to #2 in the AAAA Pennsylvania ranking which was the highest classification at the time
Keystone Division 1^st Team selection his senior year
Selected to Patriot News Big 15 his senior year
Helped his team to a winning record percentage of 69%
He was a member of the Bucknell University Basketball Team
He was a 3-time member of the Patriot league regular season champions
He was a member of the Patriot League Tournament Championship team
He made 1 NCAA March madness appearance with his team
He made 2 National Invitational Tournament (NIT) appearances
He helped to capture 2 wins against Power Six Teams (Purdue & Penn State)

Earned 4 Varsity letters in soccer
Captain of the Varsity soccer team her senior year
3-time Mid-Penn Conference Keystone Division Champions
PIAA AAA Girls Spring Soccer State Semi-Finalists her junior year
PIAA AAA Girls Spring Soccer State Champions her senior year
Keystone Division Player of the year her junior year
2-time Mid-Penn Conference First Team All-Star
3-time Hershey Leading Scorer Award
Patriot News Athlete of the Week her junior year
2-time Patriot News “Big 11” Team
2-time Patriot News Mid Penn First Team All-Star
ESPN Rise High School All-American Honorable Mention her junior year
Member of the JV/Varsity Basketball Team her freshman and sophomore years
Hershey High School Academic Award for Physical Education
Played soccer at the University of Tennessee 2010 – 2013 where she scored 27 goals, 18 assists, including 15 game winning goals
VOLSCARS Scholar Athlete of the year 2013
University of Tennessee Female Athlete of the Year 2013
Played professional soccer with the Women’s W League Club Team: Seattle Sound and the Feminine French League Division 1 Club Team: Albi, France

Won 4 Varsity letters in swimming
Team Captain his senior year
All-Time Career High Point Scorer his senior year
Member of the 4-time PIAA District III Championship Team
PIAA District III Champion in the 200 IM
5-time PIAA District III Relay Champion
PIAA District III finalist in 200 IM, 100 Breast, 200 Free, 500 Free
Member of the 3-time PIAA State Championship Team
Member of the 3-time PIAA State Championship Team in the relays
3^rd place State Individual in the 200 IM
Individual State Finalist in the 200 IM
Individual State Finalist in the 200 and 500 Freestyle
Junior Olympics Champion – 200 Freestyle, 500 Freestyle
Earned 2 Varsity letters in Track and Field
District Qualifier in 3200m
Earned 1 Varsity letter in Cross Country
Was a member of the 3^rd place MPC Championship Team
Won the Team Spirit award
Graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy – Class of 2009
USNA Triathlon Team Captain
2009 Non-NCAA Athlete of the Year
Competed in the Collegiate National Championships in the triathlon
Led USNA team to 2 Collegiate National Championships Overall Team Victories
Was a 2-time #1 Ranked All-American
2009 became a professional triathlete ranked 8^th in the USA and 115^th in the World
Elected to USA Triathlon Olympic Development Team in 2016
US Armed Forces National Champion
Current Head Coach for the U.S. Navy’s Triathlon, XC and Marathon Teams
Current Head Coach for the U.S. Military’s Triathlon and XC World Championship Team

Won 4 Varsity letters in wrestling
Career record of 86 – 10 - 1
3-time winner of the Boiling Springs Christmas Tournament and was named the outstanding wrestler all 3-times
2^nd place finish at the PIAA District Championship his sophomore year
2-time PIAA District AAA Champion
Placed 2^nd in the PIAA AAA Regional Finals his junior year
Placed 2^nd in the PIAA AAA State Championships his junior year
PIAA AAA Regional Champion and named #1 in the country after winning that tournament his senior year
Earned 2 Varsity letters in Cross Country
Received a 4 year scholarship to Bloomsburg University for wrestling
As a freshman he beat a state champion from Penn State
Won the West Chester Tournament beating a PSAC tournament champion in the finals
Coached high school wrestling for 38 years at Lackawanna High School where he coached a state and national champion
Coached Cross Country for over 30 years and Track for around 20 years