Hall of Fame - Newark Academy

Hall of

Fame

Presented to those graduates and coaches who have brought honor, merit, and recognition to Newark Academy through excellence in the field of athletics.

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Class of 2020-Present Class of 2010-2019 Class of 2000-2009 Class of 1990-1999 Class of 1980-1989 Class of 1970-earlier

Class of 2020-Present

Class of 2024

Jocelyn Willoughby '16

Basketball

Captain 2015-16. All-Super Essex Conference honors all four years. 2016: All-State, All-Non Public, All-Prep B, All-Essex, Gatorade Player of the Year, Sideline Chatter Player of the Year Runner Up, Third Team All-American, NJSIAA Scholar Athlete Award, Men of Essex Award, First Team MSG All-New Jersey Girls' Basketball. Member 2013 and 2014 Super Essex Conference Colonial Division and Prep B and 2016 Super Essex Conference Liberty Division Championship teams. University of Virginia: 1,000 point scorer. Drafted #10 in the 2020 WBNA draft by the NY Liberty

Elmer Hermann '58

Football / Basketball / Tennis

All-County, All-State, All-Newark for all three sports.

Football: Two MVP seasons
Basketball: One MVP season
Tennis: Three MVP seasons

Class of 2023

Class of 2022

Ralph Pellecchia ’62

Football/ Basketball/ Track/ Volleyball (Intramural)

Football: Captain 1961, member of the 1961 Ivy League Championship team
Basketball: Member of State Championship teams
Track: 2-year Captain

Danielle Auerbach ’01

Tennis

Captain, member of a 4-year undefeated team, 4 State Championships, finalist in the State Singles championship, First-Team All-State, No. 1 national ranking in doubles in several age divisions. Competed in doubles in the 1999 Junior U.S. Open. Nationally ranked singles player in all age divisions. Wake Forest: Captain. Member of the team that earned a No. 2 national ranking and got to the Elite 8 in the NCAA tournament

Whitney C. Russell ’62

Football / Basketball / Baseball

Football: Member of the 1961 Ivy League Championship team
Basketball: Member of State Championship teams
Baseball: Captain Franklin and Marshall Football, became assistant freshman football coach and head freshman lacrosse coach

Class of 2021

Danny Petrillo ’06

Baseball / Basketball

Baseball: Captain 2006, 1st Team All-State, 1st Team All-Conference, 1st Team All-County Conference, POY, 126 Total Hits - *School Record 47 Hits in a season
Basketball: 1st Team All-conference, Conference POY, 2nd Team All-County, 3rd Team All-Non-Public, 1st Team All-Prep B, 1st Team All-Senior for County by Star-Ledger, Captain 2006, 1200+ points

William D. Hardin ’71

Football / Baseball

Football: Captain 1971, All-State Prep team, 1970, 1971 Awarded the National Football Foundation Essex Country Prep Player of the Year, 1971
Baseball: Captain 1970, 1971, 14-1 team record, Star-Ledger Trophy recipient, Star-Ledger All-State 1st Team All-Prep, All-Groups 3rd Team, Catcher Awarded the Men of Essex County Baseball Scholar-Athlete of the Year Harvard University, 1973 Harvard Baseball team that ended the year with a record of 45-5, earning a birth in the College World Series, Played on the Italian National Baseball Team

Class of 2020

Jay Butan ’75

Fencing

Lead Saber Fencer, MVP, Captain, 1977 National Intercollegiate Championship at University of Pennsylvania, 7th in National Intercollegiate Individual Saber Competition, Cornell- 5th in National Intercollegiate Individual Saber Competition, All-American, USA Olympic Development Squad

Class of 2010-2019

Class of 2019

Class of 2018

John Sternlicht ’08

Wrestling / Football / Track

Wrestling: 4-Year Letter Winner & Captain, 3-Time District Champion, 2-Time County Champion, 4-Time All-Conference, 4-Time Region Place Winner
Football: 4-Year Letter Winner & Captain, First Team All-County, 3-Time All-Conference
Track & Field: 4-Year Letter Winner & Captain, Prep State Champion (javelin), School Record (Javelin), Muhlenberg College, 4-Year letter winner & captain, Wrestling and Football

Class of 2017

1977 Girls’ Basketball Team: State Prep Champions

Willard H. Blaskopf - Coach
Beda G. Johnson - Coach
Alexandria Davis ’76 - Manager
Peri Toland ’77
Robyn Dawson Bryant ’78
Lisa Eisenbud ’78 - Captain
Margery Gering Feinberg ’78
Landrea Williams Miriti ’78
Julia Mulvihill ’78
Margaret Stewart ’78 - Captain
Ellen LeBuhn Walsh ’78
Helene Schiller Fowler ’79
Sheila Wadle ’80 - Manager

Class of 2016

William “Arky” Crook

Boys' Tennis Coach

10 undefeated Seasons, 13 Tournament of Champions Titles, 30 State Championships, 25 Conference Championships, 18 County Championships Girls Tennis: 4 Undefeated Seasons, 8 Tournament of Champions Titles, 20 State Championships, 10 Conference Championships, 9 County Championships

Class of 2015

Maya Hayes ’10

Soccer

Parade All-American 2009, 92 Career Goals, 3-Time Conference MVP, 3-Time 1st Team All-Conference, Basketball, Leading Team Scorer 2008, 2009, Penn State Soccer, Hermann Trophy Semifinalist 2012, 2013, Hermann Trophy Finalist 2011, NSCAA All-American 1st Team 2011, 2012, 2013, All-Big Ten 1st Team 2011, 2012, 2013, Big Ten Record Most Points in a Season 2011, Big Ten Forward of the Year 2011, 2012

Steve Weiss ’85

Football / Track

Football: Co-Captain 1984, 3-Time letter winner, 1st Team All-Conference Offense, 1st Team All-Prep Offense, Leading Scorer 1983, 1984, Bucknell University Football Captain 1988
Track: 3-Time letter winner, School Record 4x100-1984

Class of 2014

Class of 2013

Adam M. Miller ’88

Soccer / Tennis / Basketball

Soccer: Captain, 3-Time letter winner, 1st Team All-State, Leading Scorer 1987, Prep Champions 1987
Tennis: Captain, 2-Time letter winner, 1st Team All-State, #1 Ranked Team in NJ 1988, State Champions 1988
- Skidmore College Tennis and Soccer
Basketball: Captain 3-Time letter winner

Class of 2012

Class of 2011

Class of 2010

Lauren Jackson ’85

Field Hockey / Lacrosse

Field Hockey: Captain - 1984, High Scorer 1982-1984, MVP 1983 & 1984, 1984 State Champion, NJFHA, NJISAA 1st Team - 1982, 1983, 1984, Essex County 1st Team - 1982, 1983, 1984, All-Prep 1st Team - 1982, 1983, 1984
Lacrosse: High Scorer 1982-1985, Captain - 1985, MVP 1983, 1984, 1985, All-Prep 1st Team- 1983, 1984, 1985

Class of 2000-2009

Class of 2009

Heather Poole ’99

Soccer / Lacrosse

Soccer: Team Captain, 1st Team All-State, All-Prep, 1st Team Colonial Conference
Lacrosse: Team Captain, 1st Team All-State, All-Prep, N.J. 2nd Highest Scorer- 1999, NA Scoring Record- Most Season & Career Goals

Royal Davis ’46

Football / Basketball / Track / Tennis

Football: All-City, All-State, All-prep, University of Pennsylvania Football
Basketball: All-County
Track: Conference Leader

Class of 2008

Rahman Smiley ’98

Tennis

State Singles Champion 1997, Star-Ledger Player of the Year 1997, Team Captain 1998, Undefeated State Championship Teams 1995-98, Indiana University, Team Captain 2002, Team MVP 2002, ATP 2 Years

Jamal Parker ’98

Tennis

State Singles Champion, 1996, 1998, Star Ledger Player of the Year 1996, 1998, 129-1 Career Record 1995-1998, Undefeated State Championship Teams 1995-1998, University of Illinois, Ranked #2 NCAA Doubles, Big Ten Team Champions 1999-2002, ATP 2 Years

Class of 2007

Class of 2006

1975 Boys’ Soccer Team

Prep A State Champions

William T. Bradford ’76
James R. Fredericks ’76
David J. Gruber ’76
Gary C. Hull ’76
Lawrence A. Jones ’76
Claus M. Milles-Berneck ’76
Gene W. Mulvihill Jr. ’76
Bradford V. Nye ’76
Karl G. Ohaus ’76
Donald C. Savoy Jr. ’76
Mark E. Schlossman ’76
Bruce E. Steinmann ’76
Anthony E. Tarnell ’76
Michael S. Davis ’77
Peter G. Mulvihill ’77
Peter A. Szuch ’77
Adelino J. Vazquez III ’77
R. Scott Bevans Jr. ’78
Kenneth A. Gruber ’78
Mark S. Thomas ’78

Class of 2005

Class of 2004

Class of 2003

Class of 2002

Brenda Baldanzi ’92

Basketball / Softball / Lacrosse / Field Hockey

Captain, MVP 1989, 1990, 1991, Highest Scorer 1989, 1990, 1991, State Champion 1988, 1989, Essex County 1st Team, prep 1st Team, NJFHA 1st Team, Colgate University Captain, All-Mideast Regional, All-Patriot League, Division I North-South Senior All-Star

Class of 2001

Class of 2000

Captains of the Founding Girls’ Athletic Teams

Amy Kanengiser ’72 - Tennis
Sharon Witmer Stone ’74- Cheerleading
Toni Schoene Highsmith ’73 - Field Hockey
Lynn Richardson ’73 - Field Hockey
Lynn Richardson ’73 - Volleyball
Randi Rotwein ’73 - Volleyball
Lisa Melillo ’73 - Softball
1975: Beth Rasin ’75 - Basketball
Tina Steck ’76 - Swimming
Anne LeBuhn MacCowatt ’77 - Swimming
Jennifer Huettner ’77 - Lacrosse
Munn Harris Hammel ’77 - Ski Team
Lesley D’Ambola ’78 - Fencing
Rochelle Carter Wilson ’82 - Track
E. Victoria Lee ’89 - Soccer
Danielle Caston ’90 - Soccer
Jessica Woodruff ’90- Soccer
Laura Gardner ’90 - Soccer

Class of 1990-1999

Class of 1999

Mark A. Melillo ’74

Football / Track & Field

Football: Prep All-American '74, Essex County Scholar Athlete '74, First Team All-State '73 &'74, Team Captain '74, MVP '73 & '74, Lehigh University Football, Captain, Freshman Team '75, Division I- AA Champions
Track & Field: Shot Put School Record '74, All-State Shot Put '73 & '74, Team Captain '74, MVP '73

Class of 1998

Class of 1997

Class of 1996

Class of 1995

1931 Varsity Football Team

State Champions Undefeated and Unscored Upon

William A. Cohendet ’32
George E. Englehard ’32
William P. Gregory ’32
Paul C. Huelsenbeck ’32
James W. Khalaf Jr. ’32
William W. Manson ’32
Frank L. Martine Jr. ’32
Paul W. Roder ’32
Theodore W. Tappen ’32
Nelson R. Taylor ’32
E. Geoffrey Ward ’32
Frederick J. Wilhelm ’33
James L. Kilpatrick Jr. ’34
William G. Sofield ’34
William A. Borrie ’35"

Class of 1994

Class of 1993

Class of 1992

Class of 1991

Thomas Allen ’41

Football / Basketball / Track

Football: Captain
Basketball: Captain
Track: Captain, State Record holder Pole Vault & Quarter Mile

William F. Brown III ’51

Football / Basketball / Baseball

Football: Captain, All-State
Basketball: Captain
Baseball: Captain, President Athletic Association

John “Jed” Hughes Jr. ’66

Football / Basketball / Baseball

Captain Football, Basketball, Baseball

Class of 1990

Class of 1980-1989

Class of 1989

Class of 1988

Julia L. Mulvihill ’78

Field Hockey / Basketball / Tennis

12 Varsity Letters
Field Hockey: Captain, All-State
Basketball: All-State, MVP
Tennis: Captain, MVP

Robert I. Perina ’39

Football / Baseball

Football: Captain, All-State, All-Ivy
Baseball: All-State, All-Ivy, Captain Princeton Baseball

Class of 1987

Van S. Stevens ’65

Football / Baseball

Football: Captain, All-State
Baseball: Captain, All-State

1904-1906 Varsity Football Team

Undefeated for 25 consecutive games

H. Lawrence Dowd ’05
Richard Hartshorn ’05
Blair L. Sackett ’05
T. Clifton Shirely ’05
N. Parker Swift ’05
Paul G. Tomlinson ’05
Oscar M. Western ’05
Edwin C. Feigenspan ’06
John Franklin Giffin ’06
Clarence W. Horr ’06
Kenneth F. Moore ’06
C. Eugene Noe ’06
Clarence J. Pope ’06
Edward F. Robertson ’06
W. Carroll Wilson ’06
William F. Bailey Jr. ’07
Collier W. Baird ’07
Addison H. Bissel ’07
Lawrence A. Boynton ’07
Joseph E. Conlon ’07
M.S. Decker ’07
Richard T. Dyer ’07
Harold B. Earle ’07
Thomas F. Hoxsey ’07
Carlton Katz ’07
S. B. Sayles ’07
Charles P. Weekes Jr. ’07
George N. Bissel ’08
W. J. Graft ’08
Robert W. Hathaway ’08
L. R. Clews ’09
Philip C. Roth ’09
Augustus P. Stager ’09
S. D’Aule ’10
William A. Schmidt ’10

Class of 1986

Curtis L. Cetrulo ’61

Fencing / Football / Basketball

Fencing: Captain, Individual State Foil Champion, Essex County Scholar-Athlete, All-State, Captain, N.C.A.A. Championship Fencing Team, Columbia University
Football: Captain, All-State
Basketball: Captain

Benjamin G. Clark ’68

Swimming

All-American Swimmers, Divers and Coaches

Rickey S. Marek ’68

Swimming

All-American Swimmers, Divers and Coaches

Class of 1985

Christina “Tina” Steck ’76

Diving

All-American YWCA National Diving Champion, All-American Division I, All-Ivy League, Eastern Champion, Diving- Barnard

Paul K. Steck ’74

Diving

All-American, Eastern & State Diving Champion, All-American Division I, All-Ivy League Eastern Champion, Canadian National Champion, Diving- Cornell University