NPAAA Hall of Fame 2006 Induction Class

October 14, 2006

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DAN DRISSEL

Athlete, North Penn HS, 1963

3 Yr Letter Winner in Football and Wrestling

All Bux-Mont League Football Center Position

Bux-Mont League and District I Heavyweight Wrestling Champion

First Team Center at Temple University for 3 Yrs.

Assistant Coach, NPHS 1970-1972

Wrestling

Inducted 2006

 

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STAN FRETZ

Athlete, Lansdale HS, 1935

Football, Basketball, Track

Captain of the 1934 Football Team

Most Valuable Player, Football Team, 1934

Bluffton College, Captain of the Football Team and

Track & Field Team

Inducted 2006

 

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ERV JAROS

Athlete, North Penn HS, 1965

Football, Winter and Spring Track

3 Yr Letter Winner Football and Track

All Bux-Mont League Football Defensive End 1964

5 Time Bux-Mont League Champion Discus and Shot Put

A State Champion Discus Record 182’3”

Held PA State Record 20 Years

Penn Relays High School Shot Put Champion, 1965

5th Place at Olympic Trials 1968, Discus

Inducted 2006

 

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CAROL SCHMIDT KRIEBLE

Athlete, North Penn HS, 1957

Field Hockey, Basketball, Softball

Three Sport Letter Winner

Co-Captain Basketball Team, 1956-1957

Bux-Mont Champions All 3 Sports, 1956 - 1957

West Chester University 1957-1961 participated in 5 sports.

Field Hockey All College, All Philadelphia Sectional Teams

Coach, NPHS 1961 and 1962

Field Hockey Bux-Mont League Champions, 1962.

Field Hockey Team (one loss in two years).

Softball Bux-Mont League Champions, 1962

Inducted 2006

 

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STEVE MILLER

Athlete, North Penn HS, 1967

Football, Basketball, Baseball

3 Year Letter Winner in each Sport

Football MVP, 1966

1ST Team Defensive End All Bux Mont League, 1966

Evening Bulletin All Scholastic Award, 1966

1st Team All Suburban Defensive End, 1966

1st Team PA Coaches All State Defensive End

1st Team Baseball All Bux Mont League, 1967

Led Baseball Team in Hitting and Home Runs, 1967

Played for Boston Red Sox Baseball Minor League Organization

Inducted 2006

 

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CLIFF NGUYEN

Athlete, North Penn HS, 2000

Tennis

4 Time League and District Champion

3 Time State Champion

4 Time NPHS Tennis MVP and Letter Winner

Only 9th Grade Boy to Win a State Singles

Tennis Championship

All Ivy League Singles and Doubles Player.

Led Harvard University to Sweet 16 Round of the NCAA

Championships

Harvard University Co-Captain, Tennis Team.

Achieved World Ranking of 1,414 in 2005

Inducted 2006

 

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SHANE PRATT

Athlete, North Penn HS, 1992

Winter/Spring Track

Indoor 300 Yd PA State Champion 1991 & 1992.

15 Time 1st Team Suburban One All-League

7 Time Colonial League Champion

2 Time Spring Track MVP

Undefeated in 100 and 200 Meters 1991 & 1992

NPHS Record Holder in 100m, 200m, 400m

5 Time District One Champion

2 Time PA State Champion 100 meters

2 Time PA State Champion 200 meters

Inducted 2006

 

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SONDRA GERHART  RAKOWSKI

Athlete, North Penn HS, 1957

Field Hockey, Basketball, Softball

All North Penn Center Forward, 1956

3 Sport Letter Winner

Bux-Mont League Champion All 3 Sports 1956 – 1957

NPHS High Scorer in Basketball

West Chester University, Selected All College Field Hockey Team

Inducted 2006

 

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FRANK ROBISON

Athlete, North Penn HS, 1961

Lettered 3 Yrs Football, Basketball and Baseball

NPHS & Bux-Mont League Leading Hitter, 491 Batting Average

All Bux-Mont League 1st Team Baseball, 1961

Member of the Bux-Mont League Championship Team, 1961

Inducted 2006

 

 

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JACK WATT

Athlete, Lansdale HS, 1938

Football, Basketball, Track

Triple-Threat Back for 1937 Football Championship Team

All Bux-Mont League Football 1st Team and Top League Rusher

Honorary Captain of the All-League Football Team

Undefeated in the 100 Yard Dash, 220 Yard Dash

& 120 Low Hurdles in every dual meet, 1938.

Held the Lansdale HS school record for the 220 yard dash and 120 yard Low Hurdles, 1938

Team Captain of the 1938 LHS Track Team.

Ran leadoff leg of one quarter mile relay in the Penn Relays

For Mercersburg Academy that set a World’s Interscholastic Record of 42.2 seconds.

BA, University of Pennsylvania, 1943

Inducted 2006

 

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DEREK WILLIAMS

Athlete, North Penn HS, 1992

Swimming

7 Times Gold Medalist, 7 PA State Swimming Records

Including 50 Freestyle & 200 IM.

Four Years All-American

PA State Team Championships: 1990, 1991, 1992

Four Year All-American at the University of Minnesota

Big Ten Conference 100 Butterfly Champion and Record Holder

Big Ten Conference Team Championship, 1996

Finished 5th in the NCAA Championships, 100 m Fly, 1995 & 1996

11th Place 1996 Olympic Trials-100m Fly

Ranked 11th in the World, 100m Fly, 1994

Member of the USA Swimming National Team

Inducted 2006

 

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JAMI WILUS

Athlete, North Penn HS, 1998

Field  Hockey, Basketball, Lacrosse

Lettered 4 Yrs Basketball; Lettered 3 Yrs Field Hockey and Lacrosse

6 Time 1st Team Suburban One All-League

2 Time NPHS Athlete of the Year

The  Philadelphia Inquirer Athlete of the Year 1998

LaSalle University:4 Yr Starter in Field Hockey and Lacrosse.

7 Time Atlantic Ten All-Conference

2001 NCAA Lacrosse, Ranked #1 in Scoring

NCAA Lacrosse, Ranked #10 in All-Time Scoring

Member USA Lacrosse Team  (2001-2005)

Coach North Penn HS

Lacrosse

Inducted 2006

 

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1976 NPHS GIRLS SOFTBALL TEAM

THE UNDEFEATED STATE CHAMPS

The Girls Softball Team of 1976 was the FIRST TEAM in the history of North Penn to win the State Championship with a cumulative season record of 20 wins and 0 losses.  

Inducted 2006

 

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1981 NPHS BOYS WINTER AND SPRING TRACK TEAMS

STATE CHAMPIONS

The winter track team won the Pennsylvania Track Coaches Association State Championship held at Lehigh University on February 28, 1981 with a total of 50 points.  The Spring Track and Field Team was undefeated for the third straight year in Dual Meets in the Bux-Mont League.  Their record: 9-0.  For an encore, the North Penn Track and Field Team won the District Championship for the second year in a row.

Inducted 2006

 

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