2008 Athletic Hall of Fame Inductees
Saturday, October 25, 2008

2008 Athletic Hall of Fame inductees are from left, Jeannine Muoio Salamone '92, Joseph Bena '64, Ernest Luongo, Frank Lisco '65 and Kimberly Pace '97

Joseph Bena
Class of 1964
Wrestling

New York State Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Tournament - Bronze Medalist (1963)
Winningest Wrestling Coach in NYS history - more than 500 wins
Coached 11 New York State High School Champion Wrestlers
Coached 3 High School Athletes who became Olympians
National Wrestling Coaches Association Coach of the Year (1996)
Scholastic Coaches Magazine Wrestling Gold Coaches Award (1989)
National High School Athletic Coaches Association Region I - Coach of the Year (2000)
New York State Coaches Association Honor Award (1998)
National Wrestling Hall of Fame, Inducted (2004)

 
Ernest Luongo
Emeritus Professor and Coach

Men's Soccer Varsity Coach (1957-1966)
SUNYAC Championship Team (1966)
Professor of Health and Physical Education at SUNY Oswego (1957-1985)
SUNY Oswego Alumni Association's Distinguished Faculty Award Recipient (1970)
Inducted into SUNY Cortland's "C Club" Hall of Fame (1983)
Appointed Chief of the Bureau of Professional Education for the Narcotic Addiction Control Commission (1967)
Cited for Distinguished Service by Commissioner Laurence Pierce of the Narcotic Control Commission (1970)

 
Frank Lisco
Class of 1965
Men's Soccer, Basketball, Baseball

Soccer All-SUNY First Team (1964)
Soccer All-SUNY Second Team (1963)
Soccer Most Valuable Player and Leading Scorer (1963)
All New York State Team by All-American Selection Committee (1964)
Basketball SUNYAC Champions (1963-1964)
Baseball All-SUNY Second Team - Pitcher (1965)
Baseball SUNYAC Champions (1963, 1965)
Who's Who Among America's Teachers Honoree (2002)
Coached 3 High School Sports to Section 5 Finals

Kimberly Pace
Class of 1997
Women's Lacrosse

SUNYAC Player of the Year (1997)
All-SUNYAC Team (1997)
First Team All-State (1997)
Most Goals in a Game - 8 (1997)
2nd All-Time Leading Scorer - 174 Goals, 55 Assists, 229 Points (1994-1997)
Intercollegiate Women's Lacrosse Coaches Association National Team (1997)
Intercollegiate Women's Lacrosse Coaches Association All-State Team (1997)
Section III, Class B, Freedom League Coach of the Year (2006)
Section III, Class B, Freedom League Champions, Cortland High School Varsity Team (2006, 2007)

Jeannine Muoio Salamone
Class of 1992
Women's Cross Country, Track

SUNYAC Hall of Fame (1990)
All-SUNYAC Team (1988, 1991)
All-NYSWCAA Team (1991)
NCAA Division III National Championship Participant (1991)
SUNYAC Championship Participant (1988, 1989, 1990, 1991)
Co-Captain Women's Cross Country Team (1989, 1990, 1991)
Lifetime Television Breast Cancer Hero Award Recipient (2004)
SUNYAC Award of Valor (2005)

Please complete the Athletic Hall of Fame nomination form by January 1, 2009 to submit any nominees for the 2009 Athletic Hall of Fame.