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Pitt reveals hall

of fame class

University of Pittsburgh Director of Athletics Heather Lyke announced Thursday the 2019 Pitt Athletics Hall of Fame induction class, a highly distinguished 12-member group composed of All-Pros, All-Americans and legendary all-time greats.

“It is a tremendous thrill to announce our latest Pitt Athletics Hall of Fame class,” Lyke said. “We have an inspiring tradition of excellence at Pitt and our 2019 inductees are an outstanding reflection of that. They set lofty standards of excellence which continue to inspire and motivate us today. We look forward to celebrating this group’s extraordinary achievements at our induction ceremony on September 20th.”

Lyke additionally announced that Panthers basketball great Billy Knight has been named to the newly created position of Chairman of the Pitt Athletics Hall of Fame. Knight, who starred for the Panthers from 1971-74, was a member of Pitt’s inaugural Hall of Fame class last year.

Listed in alphabetical order, these are the members of the 2019 Pitt Athletics Hall of Fame class.

Sam Clancy (Men’s Basketball); Jimbo Covert (Football); Don Hennon (Men’s Basketball); Najuma Fletcher (Women’s Track and Field); Sue Heon (Women’s Swimming); Charley Hyatt (Men’s Basketball); Lorri Johnson (Women’s Basketball); John Majors (Coach: Football); Mark May (Football); Lee McRae (Men’s Track and Field); Joe Schmidt (Football) and the Peery Family (Wrestling).

The 2019 class will receive induction at the Pitt Hall of Fame Dinner on Friday, Sept. 20, at the Petersen Events Center. On Saturday, Sept. 21, the inductees will be introduced at Heinz Field when the Panthers host UCF. For Hall of Fame Dinner ticket information, contact Executive Director for Signature Events and Donor Experience Allison Rubin by phone (412-648-0345) or email (arubin@athletics.pitt.edu).

W&J player honored

Washington & Jefferson College senior shortstop Rachel Johnson was a Honorable Mention selection on the 2019 NCAA Division III Softball All-America teams presented by Fastpitch News, the organization announced Wednesday.

This marks the second consecutive season that Johnson was tabbed with All-America honors by Fastpitch News. She was the only student-athlete from the Presidents’ Athletic Conference to make the list in 2019.

The honor is another in a long list of recognitions for Johnson since the conclusion of her senior campaign. Last week, Johnson was selected as a 2019 NCAA Division III Second Team Softball Google Cloud Academic All-America by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA), becoming W&J’s 54th Academic All-American to earn the prestigious honor since 1978 and the 14th President to be named an Academic All-American honors multiple times.

Junior tour

to Southpointe

The American Junior Golf Association will come to Southpointe Golf Club for the first time to host the AJGA Junior at Southpointe. The Washington County event will host the 54-hole national junior golf tournament, July 8-11. The field will consist of 96 boys and girls (ages 12-19) from around the world.

The American Junior Golf Association is dedicated to the overall growth and development of young men and women who aspire to earn college golf scholarships through competitive junior golf. AJGA alumni include Rickie Fowler, Sergio Garcia, Dustin Johnson, Phil Mickelson, Patrick Reed, Jordan Spieth, Justin Thomas, Tiger Woods, Paula Creamer, Ariya Jutanugarn, Cristie Kerr, Stacy Lewis, Brittany Lincicome, Anna Nordqvist, Inbee Park and Lexi Thompson.

For more information visit the website at: https://www.ajga.org/tournament/2019/ajga-junior-at-southpointe

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