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STANLEY H. GEIGERAthlete, North Penn High School, 19746 Varsity Letters: 3 Spring Track, 1 Winter Track, 2 Football |
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While attending North Penn High School, Stan participated in football, winter and spring track. He earned six varsity letters. In his sophomore year during football practice he sustained a kidney injury sidelining him for the remainder of the football season and winter track season. In the spring, he earned a varsity letter on the track team. Stan ran in multiple events including the 100 yard, 220 yard, 440 yard and 880 yard relay and mile relay. He also earned varsity letters in his junior and senior years in track. Under the great coaching of legendary, Jim Gulick, his junior year team won the 1973 Bux-Mont Championship and was undefeated. Stan started on the football team as a running back his junior and senior years. He was the leading rusher on the team both years. As a junior he ran a kick-off back for a 98 yard touchdown against Abington and in his senior year he ran a kick off back for an 85 yard touchdown against Perkiomen Valley. In his senior year, he was Bux-Mont all league first team offense and was the leading scorer in the Bux-Mont league. He also played in the 1974 Montgomery County All-Star Football game. After high school Stan received a football scholarship to attend the University of Rhode Island where he played for three years. Unfortunately, due to a serious concussion, he was forced to give up football his senior year. Stan earned a finance degree from URI in 1978. Stan is currently a co-owner at a local Real Estate company that specializes in the development and management of multifamily housing. When time permits, he is at Indian Valley Country Club working on his golf game. Stan lives in Montgomery Township and is most proud of his children and son-in-law who also attended North Penn High School and played sports. Jaclyn Geiger Thomas (daughter) Class of 2005 played field hockey and lacrosse. Daniel Geiger (son) Class of 2008 played basketball. Zachary Thomas (son-in-law) Class of 2002 played football, winter/spring track, and was recently inducted into the North Penn Athletic Hall of Fame with the 2002 Spring Track Team. He would like to thank Don Ryan, Athletic Director for not only mentoring and supporting him throughout his high school years but also his children through their high school years. Stan is honored to become a member of the North Penn Athletic Hall of Fame. He is thankful to remain in touch with close friends from North Penn High School. |
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Category Archives: 2014 Inductees
RUSSELL W. MCGEEHAN
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RUSSELL W. MCGEEHANAthlete, North Penn High School, 19939 Varsity Letters: 2 Football, 3 Winter Track, 4 Spring Track |
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Russell was an athlete in winter/spring track and played football while at North Penn High School. During his senior year he was the co-captain of the boy’s track team. That year he won the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association AAA (large school) discus championship. He won several league and Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association District One championships in the discus. In his junior year he contributed to a second place team finish at the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association state championships. He played football his sophomore and junior years, starting both years on both the offensive and defensive lines. Russell began college at Clemson University. His freshmen year he was selected for All-Atlantic Coast Conference honors for the 35 pound weight throw during the indoor track season. He medically red-shirted the outdoor track season and transferred to East Stroudsburg University in the spring of his sophomore year. At East Stroudsburg he was a Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference champion in the discus (1997) and won the indoor Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conference championships in the shot put (1995) and weight throw (1997). He was captain of the men’s team during his senior year and set the school record in the weight throw. He was a two time Academic All-American (outdoor track and field), competed in the weight throw at the 1997 Indoor NCAA Division II Track & Field Championships as well as being named to the Intercollegiate Association of Amateur Athletes of America (IC4A) All East team his senior year for discus. He earned his undergraduate degree from East Stroudsburg University. He earned a juris doctor degree from Pepperdine University School of Law and a master of laws degree from the University of San Diego. He currently works as a tax mediator and serves as an officer in the United States Marine Corps Forces Reserve after serving as a judge advocate on active duty for five years. He is married to a lovely woman who hails from Portland, Oregon. |
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DAN DUNIGAN
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DAN DUNIGANAthlete, North Penn High School, 19904 Varsity Swimming Letters |
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Dan began his swimming career with the Fischer’s Swim Team in the summer of 1977 and soon transitioned into year round swimming with the North Penn Aquatics Club. In 1986, Dan joined the North Penn High School Swimming and Diving team. Little did anyone imagine the impact that Dan would have on the North Penn Swimming program. Capable of swimming almost any event in the lineup, Dan primarily focused his talents on butterfly and freestyle. Dan earned four varsity letters; was recognized as North Penn’s Most Valuable Swimmer in 1989 and 1990; and set a total of eight North Penn Team and Pool records. As a senior in 1990, and the co-captain of the team, Dan’s determination and many years of hard work began to pay off. Going into the District I Championships, Dan was determined to swim his best two events, the 100 butterfly and the 100 freestyle. This posed a serious challenge since these events occurred directly one after the other in the order of events. Swimming back to back events would mean that Dan would finish the 100 butterfly, spend a few minutes warming down and then swim the 100 freestyle. It was an unheard of test of mental and physical endurance; but if he could qualify for states in both events the PIAA State Swimming Championships would be held over two days and there would be one day of rest between the events rather than 15 minutes. In what was an exceptional display of athleticism, Dan won both the 100 butterfly and 100 freestyle at Districts. Before the days end he was a three time District One champion having also swum the anchor leg of 400 Freestyle Relay. The 400 Freestyle Relay of Matt Krystopa, Derek Williams, Scott Walker and Dan Dunigan broke the District I 400 Free Relay record and this became the final achievement in crowning North Penn the 1990 District 1 Swimming and Diving Champions. The 1990 PIAA State Championships was the final step in what had been a perfect season for North Penn. Based on the pre-meet seeding; North Penn and Bethel Park entered the PIAA State meet as the team favorites. In the first day of competition, Dan won his first state championship in the 100 butterfly. The gamble at districts had paid big dividends for Dan and the team, as they began to distance themselves from Bethel Park in team competition. In the second day of competition he was touched out for first and took second place in the 100 freestyle. The 400 Freestyle Relay also won gold and broke the state record. In 1990, the North Penn Swimming and Diving team won the PIAA State title behind the scoring of Kevin Faikish, John Raeburn, Kyle Kroberger, Mike Wilkens, Scott Walker, Matt Krystopa, Derek Williams and Dan Dunigan. |
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DONALD C. RYAN
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DONALD C. RYANNorth Penn High School, 1958Athletic Director 1981- |
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Became North Penn’s third athletic director on July 1, 1981. Doc began at North Penn in 1969 as the athletic trainer and equipment manager and in 1971 became athletic trainer/assistant to the athletic director. He IS proud of the growth of girls’ athletics from the early seventies to where now they are equal to boys’ athletics. In the 50’s, 60’s and early 70’s, most of the girls’ teams played one-half of the contests that the boys’ teams played. Examples: In 1971, girls’ basketball played 10 games to the boys 20 games. Softball played 10 games compared to baseball’s 18 games. Now there are PIAA State Championships in all sports for the boys and girls. Doc has watched NP teams participate in all or part of 3000+ contests during his 45 years at NP. Since 1981-82, he is proud to have provided support to the coaches and athletes who won 33 Bux-Mont League and 219 Suburban One Championships and 33 team PIAA State Championships plus numerous individual PIAA Championships. Under his leadership, Sports Illustrated recognized North Penn High School twice as the #1 High School Athletic Program in Pennsylvania and one of the 40 high school Athletic Programs in the United States. He served as chairman of the Montgomery County All Star Football Game in 1981 and 1982. He was recognized as the NP Elks Club Man of the Year for being committed to the youth of North Penn. He received the North Penn Education Association – Nice People Award – for Outstanding Contribution to Public Schools in the North Penn Community. Doc was also President in 1999 and 2000 of the North Penn –Souderton Area Sports Hall of Fame. Little Known Facts - is that in 1970 Doc monitored a classroom at North Penn for boys who wore t-shirts instead of a shirt with a collar which was a violation of the dress code….In 1970, Coach Carl Giuranna yelled for “Doc” at a baseball game when a player was injured and thus the nickname……..He was an assistant coach for 8 years for the Lansdale Legion baseball team and managed Hatfield Legion baseball for four seasons. |
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