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News Release
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT
August 13, 2013 Maureen Dana
Public Information Specialist
Phone (518) 583-4786
Fax (518) 693-1495
[email protected]
Or Peter Sheehan
Director for Physical Education and AthleticsPhone (518)
587-6690, ext. 3304
[email protected]
NEW BLUE STREAK HALL OF FAME MEMBERS TO BE HONORED SEPT. 12
Ceremon y for in ductees sch eduled for 4:30 p.m. at Saratoga
Spr ings High Sch ool
The Saratoga Springs City School District will honor 6
outstanding individuals and the
2004 Girls Cross Country team for their extraordinary
contributions to athletics during the 2013
Blue Streak Athletic Hall of Fame induction at 4:30 p.m.
Thursday, September 12, in the Meade
(teaching) Auditorium at Saratoga Springs High School.
The program was established to recognize and celebrate the
accomplishments of
outstanding athletes, coaches, administrators and
supporters.
This years inductees are Lindsey Ferguson, Thomas Healy,
Kathleen Kauth, Marty
Sherman, Andrea Snyder-Pedersen, Robert Stulmaker and the 2004
Girls Cross Country
team. The members of the 2004 Girls Cross Country team include
Nicole Blood, Ashley
Campbell, Hannah Davidson, Karyn Delay, Lindsey Ferguson,
Caitlin Lane and Alysha
McElroy.
(For more inform at ion about th e nom inees, please see the
attached doc ument).
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The program recognizes individuals whose support has played a
critical role in the
strength of school and community athletic programs, according to
Peter Sheehan, the school
districts director of athletics and physical education.
A committee composed of current and former coaches; high school
administrators,
community members and current and retired athletic directors
reviewed the nominations and
selected the honorees. A trophy case in the lobby of the blue
gym will hold plaques in honor
of the Hall of Fame members.
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News Release
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT
Aug. 13, 2013 Maureen Dana
Public Information Specialist
Phone (518) 583-4786
Fax (518) 693-1495
[email protected]
BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES OF ATHLETIC HALL OF FAME INDUCTEES
Lindsey Ferguson (Class of 2006)Lindsey Ferguson was an
outstanding member of the high school track and cross countryteams
who won a full scholarship to Notre Dame University, where she
continued her athleticcareer. Her accomplishments include:
High School: 4 times All-American in Cross Country
Member of 2004 National #1 Cross Country team Member of 2005 #2
National Cross Country team Member of 2002,2003,2004,2005 NY State
Champion Cross Country Team 4 times Suburban Council All-Star team
2005 Times Union Athlete of the Year (fall) 3 times competing in
Foot Locker Nationals 4 times all-American in Winter Track Member
of 4 x 1 mile relay team which won the National Championship and
which set a
National record which still holds to this date Competed in NY
State Championship meet 4 years 3 times competed in the Millrose
Games
4 times All-American in Spring Track 4 times Suburban Council
All-star 3 times Suburban Council and Sectional Champion in the
steeplechase 3 times NY State Champion in the Steeplechase 2 times
National champion in the Steeplechase, one time runner-up Penn
Relays Champion in the 3000m run Member of the Penn Relays champion
DMR team Member of US Junior team competing in Puerto Rico, and
Steeplechase Champion in
this meet
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College: Full Scholarship to Notre Dame University Notre Dame
University Record holder in the Steeplechase All American in Cross
Country Varsity athlete 4 years in each of the 3 sports in which
she competed
Team Leadership award Team Captain Cross Country
Thomas Healy (Class of 1954)An accomplished basketball and
baseball player, Thomas Healy set the high schoolsbasketball
scoring record in 1954 with 36 points, leading the team in points,
rebounds andshooting percentage. As a freshman at Lehigh
University, he was the leading scorer as afreshman, tied for top
scorer as a sophomore, the second highest scorer as a junior,
andduring his senior year, served as co-captain and second highest
scorer. Otheraccomplishments in athletics, business and community
service include:
1957-1958: Whos Who Among Students in American Universities and
Colleges 1958: Listed in National Sports magazine as one of the top
100 players in Northeast(PA, NJ, NY and New England)
1954: Section 2 Champions in Basketball 1954 Section 2 Champions
in Baseball Owned and operated Congress Gas & Oil in Saratoga
1964-2003 Saratoga Springs Planning Board member 1966-1986 Director
of the Adirondack Trust Co 1985-2005 Served on Board of Directors
for Saratoga Springs Chamber of Commerce Member of Elks, Knights
and Lions Club for over 40 years
Kathleen Kauth (Class of 1997)
Kathleen Kauth has had an outstanding ice hockey career,
including membership on thewomens team that won a bronze medal in
the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy.
During her years at Saratoga Springs High School, she
participated in soccer with Coach LynKing for four years, serving
as a captain, and lacrosse for four years with Coach Sue
Hoffman,including three years as captain.
Her accomplishments include: All League in soccer and lacrosse
Lacrosse League Champion Lacrosse State Finals 1996 Member of the
USA Junior Olympia Team while attending Saratoga Springs High
School 1997 - Named Female Athlete of the Year 1997 - Attended
Brown University on an ice hockey scholarship 2000-2001 - Captain
of her ice hockey team
All Ivy League selectionPlayed in the National Finals 2
times
2001 2005 Member of the USA National Team
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2005 Member of the USA World Champions winning a Bronze Medal in
the OlympicGames at Turin, Italy
2006 Continued her hockey career playing for the Brampton
Thunder in CanadianWomens Hockey League, a league she helped
spearhead with her Olympicteammates.
Present serves as an assistant coach with the University of
Toronto Womens IceHockey Team.
Marty Sherman (Class of 1961)
Marty Sherman taught at Corinth High School for 33 years, where
he served as athleticdirector. He coached wrestling for 33 years,
baseball for 12 years, earning six northernconference championships
and one section championship. During high school, he playedfootball
for three years as an end/linebacker; basketball for two years as a
guard, and baseballfor three years as a catcher.Other
accomplishments include:
Section 2 Wrestling Chairman - 10 years NYS Chairman (Wrestling)
- presently serving NYS Wrestling Hall of Fame 2003 National
Wrestling Hall of Fame - 2009
Bob Stulmaker (Former Athletic Director and Coach)
Bob Stulmaker served as director of physical education,
athletics and health at SaratogaSprings High School from 1995 to
2007.His accomplishments include: Head Wrestling Coach, Saratoga
Springs High School 12 seasons
Overall record 125-49-2Coached four Section II ChampionsCoached
two State Place WinnersCoached numerous Class A ChampionCoached
numerous Section II Place WinnersWon the Suburban Council Blue
Division two times
Section II Wrestling Coordinator 9 years Director of the
Saratoga Youth Wrestling and Tournament Program Organized and ran
the Saratoga Summer Wrestling Camp NYSPHSSA Liaison to the State
Wrestling Committee 2007 present Coached with football team
-1978-1995 Coached with baseball team - 1985-1987 Section II
Wrestling Coordinator - 1988-1997 President Saratoga Springs
Administrators Association - 2001-2003 Section II Executive
Committee - 2002-2007 NYSAA Executive committee 2003-2007 President
of NYS Administrators Association - 2005-2006 Assistant Director
NYSPHSAA - 2007-present
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Albany YMCA Presidents Club Award 2009, Director of Saratoga Rec
Dept. SummerWrestling and Baseball Clinics, Saratoga Youth
Wrestling Program and Tournament.Board of Directors, Southern
Saratoga County YMCA 2008-present
President, New York State Federation of Secondary School
Athletic Associations, 2012-present
New York State Section 2 Wrestling Championship Program Honoree,
February 2011 Saratoga Spring High School Leadership Award to a
Male and Female SeniorPresented at Graduation
National Interscholastic Athletic Administrators Association NY
State Award of Merit;March 2009
Apple Appreciation Award New York State Athletic Administrators
Association; March2004
President, Suburban Scholastic council Athletic Directors,
2001-2002 school year Capital Zone Award Winner, NYSAHPERD and
Dance Council of Administrators; 2001 Member, Varsity Coaching
Staff of New York Section II Class A Football Champions;
1989. 1990
Board of Directors, Launch Your Life Shaker Ridge Country Club
Board of Governors; December 2008-2010 Board of Directors, Southern
Saratoga County YMCA; October 2008 to present Board of Trustee,
Woodland Hills Montessori School; September 2008 December
2009 Saratoga Springs Recreation Department
Director of Summer Wrestling and Baseball ClinicsDirector of
Saratoga Youth Wrestling Program and TournamentWorked many youth
football, wrestling and baseball clinics throughout the city
and state.
Andrea Snyder-Pedersen (Former Coach)
Andrea Snyder-Pedersen served as a gymnastics coach at Saratoga
Springs High School for23 years, with a 237-38-0 record.Her other
accomplishments include: Diving coach for 11 years JV
Gymnastics/Modified Field Hockey, JV Basketball and Modified
Volleyball - one
year each Saratogian Coach of the Year 2006 11 Sectional Titles
11 Undefeated Seasons 15 overall League Championship Titles /10
Consecutive League Championship Titles 10 wins Shaker Invitations 1
Win Lakeland Invitational Nationally rated womans gymnastics
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2004 Girls Cross Country team (Coaches Art and Linda
Kranick)
The 2004 girls cross country team at Saratoga Springs High
School was considered by somerunning experts to be the best cross
country team ever, and was measured against somecollegiate
powerhouses.
Marc Bloom, editor of The Harrier magazine and creator of the
Nike/Foot Locker Super 25National Rankings, had this to say about
the outstanding team: "There's just so much more tothem than just
the times and the championship titles. They are tremendous
students,tremendously unselfish to their teammates, and the epitome
of the excellence that can beachieved when youth works
together."
An unprecedented four members of this record-breaking team
qualified for the Foot LockerNationals that year during the
Northeast Regionals competition in Van Cortland Park.
The top 2004 Saratoga runners were:
Nicole Blood -- University of Oregon Lindsey Ferguson --
University of Notre Dame Hannah Davison -- Providence College
Caitlin Lane -- Penn State University Karyn Delay -- Columbia
University Ashley Campbell -- University of Maryland
Alysha McElroy -- Williams College
Saratoga in national competition: 2004 -- Nike National
Championship 2003 -- National Champions
2002 -- National Champions 2001 -- National Champions 2000 --
National Champions 1999 -- #5 in United States 1998 -- #2 in United
States 1997 -- National Champions 1996 -- National Champions 1995
-- National Champions 1994 -- #2 in United States
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