Apr 20, 2018 3 min read

The Washington & Jefferson College Athletic Hall of Fame selection committee announced Friday the five members of its 20th induction class.

John Bord ’73 (football), Bill Dukett (coach/administrator), Jennifer (Pergola) Kirschner ’06 (soccer), Aaron Krepps ’06 (football), and Demas McVay ’55 (swimming) will all be honored Sept. 21 in a ceremony at the Rossin Campus Center Allen Ballroom.

“Congratulations to these members of our W&J family who will join 125 previous inductees to the athletic hall of fame,” said athletic director Scott McGuiness. “I thank our hall of fame committee for the work they’ve done to elect our 20th group into our prestigious hall.”

Bord is the recipient of the Robert M. Murphy Award for his election to the hall of fame. The award is named in honor of Robert M. Murphy, graduate manager of Washington & Jefferson athletics for nearly two decades. Murphy, a 1906 W&J graduate, was general secretary and graduate athletic trainer at W&J from 1906 until the time of his death in 1925. The award bestows special recognition to selected athletes, male or female, who exemplify outstanding lifetime achievements. Bord was a two-time All-Presidents’ Athletic Conference center for the football team and the leading blocker for one of the program’s top passing combinations, W&J Hall of Famers quarterback Don Kasperik and receiver Rich Pocock. Bord has worked as the prosecuting attorney in Taylor County, W.Va., since 1998 after 13 years as assistant prosecuting attorney. After graduating from the California Western School of Law, Bord was as a magistrate court judge. He was recently named as the statewide liaison to the National Football League and Major League Baseball, assisting the leagues with investigations of criminal matters, helping to identify false and frivolous claims.

Dukett was a member of the football coaching staff from 1982 to 1998 and helped guide the Presidents to national prominence, including two trips to the Stagg Bowl. He also spent 10 years as the head track and field coach and nine seasons as head men’s and women’s golf coach. After eight years in development, Dukett worked his final seven years before retirement as the W&J Director of Athletics. In football, W&J won 137 games with Dukett as assistant coach. He led six golf teams to PAC championships and was named PAC Golf Coach of the Year six times.

Kirschner started 77 consecutive matches and concluded her career as only the second W&J women’s soccer player to be named first team All-PAC four times. Kirschner scored 59 goals (4th in school history) and had 24 assists for 142 points. Kirschner, who set a school record with 15 game-winning goals, led W&J to its first postseason appearance in the 2005 ECAC Division III Tournament.

Krepps earned All-America accolades during his junior and senior seasons. The 2004 PAC and ECAC Southwest Player of the Year had 181 career receptions for 2,788 and 49 total touchdowns. He amassed 5,638 all-purpose yards and ended his career with a 35-game reception streak. In 2005, Krepps was selected to participate in the Aztec Bowl, a Division III All-Star Game. Krepps is the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at Bluffton College.

McVay was a two-sport athlete as a four-year swimming letterwinner and a two-year golf standout. He scored 105 points in dual meets during his senior year in which he earned first-place finishes in 16 races. McVay set the school record for the 100 freestyle (56.20) and the 60 freestyle (30.90). He was team captain for swimming during his final two years.