SCHENECTADY, N.Y. – The Union College Department of Athletics is proud to announce the newest class of inductees into the Union Athletics Hall of Fame, as eight individuals and two teams will be recognized as part of the Class of 2024.
 
The College's 15th induction class includes softball All-American Abby Arceneaux '06, men's basketball all-time leading scorer John Cagianello '06, baseball All-American Rick Crookes '65, multi-sport sister standouts Allie Cuozzo '10 and Caitlin Cuozzo '08, men's swimming national champion Michael Humphreys '97, and a pair of track & field and football All-Americans, Justin Sievert '03 and Sean Washington '04. In addition, the record-setting 1988 field hockey team and 2005 football team will also be inducted as Teams of Distinction.
 
With this year's class, the number of individuals inducted into the Hall of Fame climbs to 95 since the first ceremony in 2002, while the number of Teams of Distinction rises to 17 since the honor was first awarded in 2007.
 
After several postponements due to the pandemic, the biennial celebration finally will return with a new date and time, coinciding with ReUnion weekend on Sunday, May 19, 2024. Registration for the event is now open on UnionAthletics.com/Tickets with more information on how you can join us to celebrate these former student-athletes.  For those unable to attend, the event will be live streamed at https://unionathletics.com/halloffame/2024/video.
 
Abby Arceneaux '06
One of only three All-Americans in Union softball history, Abby Arceneaux was a dominating force both at the plate and in the circle for Union from 2003-06.
 
Arceneaux burst onto the scene as a first-year, hitting .408 while also boasting a 0.78 earned run average on the way to Upstate Collegiate Athletic Association (now Liberty League) Rookie of the Year honors, and then upgraded to UCAA Player of the Year honors as a sophomore, hitting .376 and posting a 13-2 record with 108 strikeouts in 99.2 innings. She became one of the first two All-Americans in program history as a junior alongside teammate and fellow Hall of Famer Julie Gawronski '06 HOF '19, earning a spot on the NFCA third team. As a senior, she earned another All-Region honor and hit .474 while going the entire season without striking out once in a team-leading 137 at-bats.
 
One of only two four-time All-Conference first-team selections in program history and a three-time NFCA All-Region honoree, Arceneaux is Union's single-season record holder in both hits (65 in 2006) and preventing opponents from getting hits (141 strikeouts in 2005). Finishing her career with a 57-15 record and 1.29 ERA in the circle, she remains Union's all-time leader in strikeouts (463), shutouts (27) and complete games (68) while also ranking second in wins, ERA and innings pitched (460.0). The .411 career hitter also ranks third in career hits (186), fourth in runs (109) and sixth in batting average at the school.
 
Arceneaux's time on campus coincided with the only four NCAA Tournament appearances in program history as well, with Union amassing a combined record of 113-25 in her four seasons.
 
Arceneaux also spent one year as an assistant coach at Union under Jordan Stevens in 2010, earning Liberty League Coaching Staff of the Year honors. The team tied the program single-season wins record (first set during her senior season) with a 32-8 mark that concluded with Liberty League and ECAC Upstate Tournament titles.
 
John Cagianello '06
A sharpshooter from both beyond the arc and the free-throw line, John Cagianello remains the all-time leading scorer in Union men's basketball history nearly 20 years after his graduation.
 
A three-time All-Conference honoree and one of Union's two two-time All-Conference first-team selections, he started off his career with Upstate Collegiate Athletic Association (now Liberty League) Rookie of the Year laurels after averaging 14.5 ppg as a first-year. Cagianello needed only 63 games to reach quadruple figures midway through his junior year, knocking down a career-best 71 three-pointers at a 42.5 percent clip to become the seventh-fastest player in program history to score 1,000 points. He had his best season as a senior, becoming only the third Union player to score 600 points in a single season and averaging 21.6 points per game on 50.2 percent shooting from the field and 84.9 percent success from the line. As a result, he was named to the NABC All-District and D3hoops.com All-Region first teams, one of only five Union players to earn each honor.
 
Cagianello is the only player in program history to eclipse the 2,000-point mark for a career, finishing his time in Schenectady with 2,006 points in a program-record 114 games (17.6 ppg). He still ranks first all-time in three-pointers made (275) at Union and shot better than 40.0 percent from long range in his career, while also ranking second at the school by shooting 83.5 percent (319-382) from the charity stripe and sitting fourth in most free throws made. Union won at least 17 games in all four of his seasons, including the program's second Liberty League Tournament championship squad in 2005.
 
Cagianello is also one of the few Union players to make the leap to professional basketball after graduation, starring with the Manchester Magic of the European Basketball League and leading the team to a National Cup in 2007.
 
Rick Crookes '65
The first All-American in the history of the Union College baseball team and co-captain of the 1965 Eastern Region champions, Rick Crookes was one of the program's first stars on the diamond during a stellar three-year varsity career from 1963-65.
 
While statistics are not complete for some seasons, what is undeniable is that Crookes had a season for the ages as a senior. On the mound, the righthander won a program-record nine games in 10 starts and went the distance in seven outings, including a string of six straight complete-game victories. He finished the year tossing a school-record 88.0 innings and striking out 70 batters with a 1.74 earned run average, with his 70 strikeouts remaining the school single-season record for more than half a century. He started and won the program's first NCAA Tournament game, defeating Colby at Yankee Stadium in the Eastern Region semifinals, and then had one hit while manning first base during the title game win over Old Dominion. In addition to his dominance on the hill, the co-captain led the team with a .391 batting average (27 for 68) while driving in 13 runs and scoring 13 times as a senior.
 
The team's opening day starter (and winner) in all three varsity seasons, Crookes posted a 16-4 record and 1.38 ERA with 138 strikeouts and only 22 walks in 170.0 innings. He currently ranks second all-time in ERA, third in complete games (14), fourth in wins, seventh in strikeouts  and eighth in innings pitched at Union, all coming in just three years with the varsity. In the two seasons in which batting statistics are available, Crookes hit .331 with two homers, 19 RBI and 18 runs scored in 30 games over his final two years.
 
Crookes continues to maintain a relationship with Union well after his graduation and has served as a member of the Union Athletics Hall of Fame committee since 2015.
 
Allie Cuozzo '10
Allie Cuozzo was a three-sport standout for the Union College indoor track & field, lacrosse and soccer teams during her incredible four years on campus, competing in seven NCAA Championships and earning All-Conference honors in all 11 seasons of competition.
 
Cuozzo's biggest impact came on the track, where she earned the first and only two USTFCCCA All-America honors in program history. As a first-year, she placed seventh nationally in the 800 meters to become the program's first All-American, then finished as the national runner-up in the event as a sophomore. She was named the Liberty League Indoor Track Co-Runner of the Year as well as the NTSCTC Most Outstanding Female Runner of the Meet as well as a sophomore, and finished her three-year career with four conference titles and two ECAC titles on the track. She still remains a school record-holder in seven events: the 500, 600, 800, 1000 and mile as well as the 4x800 and distance medley relays.
 
In addition to her time on the track, Cuozzo was also a four-time All-Liberty League selection in both soccer and lacrosse as well. On the soccer field, she was named the Liberty League Player of the Year and also earned NSCAA Scholar All-American (the program's first and only honor) and CoSIDA Academic All-America recognition as a senior, and she finished her career with 28 goals and 15 assists for 71 points, ranking 10th in career goals at Union. An All-Region honoree on the lacrosse field as well, she netted 91 goals with 33 assists for 124 points in 63 games, and ranks in the program top 10 in both caused turnovers (65) and ground balls (142).
 
As a result of her success, Cuozzo swept Union's four year-end athletic awards, winning the Terry Lynch-Jackie Havercamp Cuttita Memorial Award in 2007, the Female Sophomore Athletic Prize in 2008, the ECAC Medal of Merit in 2009, and the Robert M. Ridings Award in 2010. She also served as Union's Student-Athlete Advisory Committee president as a senior.
 
Caitlin Cuozzo '08
Caitlin Cuozzo excelled in multiple sports at a level never before seen at Union, becoming the only player ever at Union to earn All-America honors in multiple sports as a member of the women's soccer and lacrosse teams from 2004-08.
 
Cuozzo earned All-Liberty League honors in all four seasons on the pitch, including three first-team honors. After scoring a career-high 15 goals as a sophomore, the forward was named to the NSCAA All-America third team and All-Region first team as a junior after scoring 10 goals with four assists for 24 points. She finished her decorated career with 36 goals and 27 assists for 99 points in 83 matches, ranking fourth in career assists, fifth in points, sixth in goals and third in game-winning goals (14).
 
Cuozzo also starred on the lacrosse field at Union, earning three IWLCA All-Region honors in four years. She started her career by being named to the WomensLacrosse.com All-America All-Rookie Team as a first-year before an All-American sophomore campaign that saw her rack up 30 goals and 27 assists for 57 points along with 79 ground balls and a program-record 138 draw controls, which up until that point were the most ever recorded by a Division III player and remained so until 2010. She finished her career with a program-record 333 draw controls, which ranked second-most in D-III history at the time of her graduation, in addition to 88 goals and 64 assists for 152 points.
 
Cuozzo's teams were a part of a combined six NCAA Tournaments and boasted a combined record of 118-29-7 over four years. She earned Union's Female Sophomore Athletic Prize in 2006, the ECAC Medal of Merit in 2007, and the Robert M. Ridings Award in 2008.
 
Michael Humphreys '97
One of only four national champions in the history of the Union College men's swimming & diving program, Michael Humphreys blazed his way to the most All-American honors in program history during his amazing four-year run in the pool from 1993-97.
 
Humphreys specialized in the backstroke, in which he was a four-time first-team All-American in both the 100 and 200, and also was a three-time All-American honorable mention in the 50 freestyle. He won the 1996 national championship in the 100 back with a then-program-record time of 50.69 and also earned national runner-up finishes in the 200 back and as part of the 400 medley relay, accounting for three of his five first-team All-America honors from that season. Among Empire State swimmers, Humphreys was a 26-time state champion in the pool as well, winning at least six UNYSCSA titles in all four seasons, earning State Swimmer of the Meet honors as a junior, and taking first in the 100 and 200 back in four straight years.
 
Over four years, Humphreys' eight individual first-team All-America laurels are tied with Kevin Makarowski '97 HOF '08 for the most in program history, while his 11 individual recognitions and 26 combined honors (including 15 relays) are both the most ever by a Union swimmer.
 
Along with Makarowski, Clark Smyth '99 and Jeff Hoerle '99, the quartet's 4x100 and 4x200 freestyle relay times from 1997 still rank as the program's best 27 years after the fact. As a team, Union captured three straight state championships in his final three seasons and posted a 28-6 dual-meet record, while recording four straight top-six finishes at the NCAA Championships.
 
Justin Sievert '03
Justin Sievert racked up the honors at the national, regional and conference level as a decorated member of the Union College men's track & field team and also was a four-year stalwart on the defensive line for the Union football team during his time on campus from 1999-03.
 
A four-time NCAA Championships qualifier, Sievert became just the third Union field athlete to earn multiple USTFCCCA All-America honors, placing fourth in the shot put at the 2002 outdoor championships and taking eighth in 2003. His second honor capped an incredible senior year that saw Sievert earn USTFCCCA Atlantic Regional Athlete of the Year, New York State Field Athlete of the Year and UCAA (now Liberty League) Indoor Track Field Athlete of the Year honors. The thrower was a six-time state champion and UCAA champion between the shot put and discus, and a two-time ECAC champion in the shot put. Named the UCAA Field Athlete of the Meet in each of his final four conference championships, he still holds conference championship and association records in the outdoor shot put, with his mark of 16.65 meters still the longest shot put recorded by a Liberty League athlete since 1995.
 
In addition to his time with the track & field team, Sievert also was a four-year starter and senior captain on the gridiron, earning a pair of All-Liberty League accolades at defensive tackle. The team boasted a 32-11 record during his tenure and made three postseason appearances, including the 2000 NCAA Tournament. He finished his career with 131 tackles, 10 sacks and five fumble recoveries.
 
As a senior, Sievert was the recipient of the Athletic Department Director's Cup, awarded to a Union student-athlete who has demonstrated sustained competitive excellence. He also earned top male athlete honors in his final two years, winning the William B. Jaffe '26 Athletic Award and the William A. Pike '60 Award.
 
Sean Washington '04
One of the most accomplished sprinters ever for the Union College men's track & field team, Sean Washington overcame adversity to race into the record books on the track and also was a key contributor to the Union football team from 2000-04.
 
After starting his college career by breaking a leg during his first football preseason camp, Washington came back as a sophomore and earned the first of three All-Conference honors in the 55-meter dash. As a junior, he was named the UCAA (now Liberty League) Indoor Track Athlete of the Year and took fifth in the 55 at the NCAA Championships to earn his first All-America honor. He doubled up on All-America laurels as a senior, taking seventh in both the 55 during the indoor season and the 100-meter dash during the outdoor season to become the third Union track athlete to earn All-America honors in multiple events. He remains the school record holder in the indoor 55 and as part of the outdoor 4x100 relay, and his outdoor 100 record stood for 10 years and currently ranks second by a margin of 0.01 seconds.
 
On the gridiron, Washington worked his way back from injury to become one of the team's leading receivers and kick returners, and earned first team All-UCAA recognition as a senior tailback in 2003.
 
Washington earned department honors in all three full seasons of competition at Union, winning the William B. Jaffe '26 Athletic Award, the William A. Pike '60 Award and the Harold R. Moore Male Sophomore Athletic Prize.
 
1988 Field Hockey Team
The most successful field hockey team in Union College history and one of the most dominating squads in any sport at the College, the 1988 field hockey team rolled to a 17-1 record and set new program standards at almost every turn.
 
Led by head coach Charlyn Robert, Union started the season with a 14-game winning streak, the sixth-longest winning streak in any sport at the school. The team was bolstered by a defense that allowed only nine goals in 18 games, including 12 shutouts, and finished the regular season with six consecutive clean sheets before earning a seventh to start the NYSWCAA Tournament. The team's lone loss came in the NYSWCAA semifinals to eventual champion and national semifinalist SUNY Cortland by a 1-0 score, but the team rebounded to capture the ECAC Mid-Atlantic Region championship with a 2-1 win over Montclair State and a 1-0 victory over FDU-Madison.
 
The team, which finished the year ranked third in New York State, was paced defensively by goalie Jen Lyon '90, who set school single-season records in wins (17), save percentage (.918) and goals against average (0.50), and who went on to set the program career standards in all three categories as well. Union Athletics Hall of Famer Courtney Lynch '88 HOF '04 led the offense with 10 goals and six assists and went on to earn numerous postseason accolades, including NFHCA All-America second-team honors, All-Mid-Atlantic Region and All-State first-team laurels, and the department's Robert M. Ridings Award.
 
Team members:
MaryBeth Bohl '92
Patricia Donaldson '92
Roselle Eisma '92
Heidi Groener '91
Carolyn Hardy '91
Mary Hayes '91
Stephanie Holden '92
Lynn Hyde '91
Danielle Lavigne '89 - co-captain
Jean Lopata '92
Courtney Lynch '89 HOF '04 - co-captain
Jen Lyon '90
Kerry McKibbin '90
Ann Mulvany '90
Alison Pallotta '91
Alison Snyder '92
Beth Swaggart '91
Monica Zifcak '90
 
Head Coach: Charlyn Robert
Assistant Coach: Beth (Stacey) Hallenbeck
Manager: Rachel Whitmore '91
 
2005 Football Team
One of the most successful teams in a program built on sustained excellence, the 2005 Union College football team recorded the second-most wins in a season in program history and set numerous records on the way to an 11-1 record and the program's 10th NCAA Tournament appearance.
 
Lead by head coach John Audino, the team steamrolled to the third 10-0 regular season ever by a Union squad, outscoring their opponents 290-160 and winning on the strength of both its offense and defense. The team could win a game 7-0, when Alex Markel '08 returned an interception 76 yards for a touchdown in the final minute to beat Coast Guard, or outscore the opponent 55-41, when Union and Ithaca combined for over 1,100 total yards in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. The team captured Union's second outright Liberty League championship with a 7-0 conference record and finished the season ranked 14th by D3football.com.
 
The team's high-powered offense set at least seven individual program records that still stand today. Hall of Fame running back Tom Arcidiacono '07 HOF '19 broke program single-season standards for rushing yards (1,954), rushing attempts (350), rushing touchdowns (20) and rushing yards per game (162.8); quarterback Anthony Marotti '07 threw for a record 3,095 yards and helped set a team record for passing yards in a season (3,176); and wide receiver Steve Angiletta '07 reset program records in pass receptions (99) and receiving yards (1,612). Arcidiacono and Marotti went on to become and remain the school's all-time leaders in rushing yards and passing yards, respectively.
 
Arcidiacono was named the program's second Gagliardi Trophy finalist as the Division III Player of the Year and earned the program's only D3football.com All-America first-team honor, and was part of a program-record four D3football.com All-Americans alongside Angiletta, tackle Jim Masso '06 and cornerback Chris Nappi '06.
 
Team Members:
Eze Abosi '06
Jeff Adams '09
Steve Angiletta '07
Tom Arcidiacono '07 HOF '19
Craig Avalone '07
James Baron '06
Paul Barone '06
Michael Bartles '09
Anton Becker '09
Chris Boland '09
Alex Bongiorni '08
Rich Caister '09
Tim Cannon '06
Vince Carano '07
Corey Chase '08
Jordan Cinelli '08
Elliott Cohen '08
Alan Coholan '09
Kyle Colomba '09
Dustin Connelly '09
Liam Cronin '08
Brendan Crumlish '06
Patrick Cummings '08
Jason Curtis '09
Mike Daley '08
Doug Davis '07
P.J. Deguire '06
Matt Dumont '07
Kevin Fallon '09
Kevin Flike '06
Trevor Flike '09
Vincent Gillick '09
John Greklek '07
Mike Guigli '07
Steve Haller '06
Patrick Hatch '06
John Helmer '08
Will Holiday '06
Peter Homnick '09
Bradley Horth '09
Brett Huntley '09
Patrick Irwin '09
Robert Jacque '09
Shawn Johnston '09
Charles Kaliades '09
Robert Kaufman '06
Mike Kissane '07
Nick Kramer '06
Ryan Kraynak '09
Dan LoBasso '09
Jon Long '09
Sean Losier '06
Sean Maginess '08
Jeff Mahon '06
Alex Markel '08
Anthony Marotti '07
Todd Marsh '07
James Masso '06
Dan McGraw '09
Charles McCaleb '06
Josh McKelligan '09
Brian McLaughlin '09
Brendan Merrell '07
Rich Modliszewski '08
Tony Morello '09
Pat Mulrooney '07
Chris Nappi '06
Chet Parlavecchio '09
Eugene Parloff '07
Dan Peciaro '09
Vito Pellerito '08
Ryan Perry '06
Mike Pieciak '06
Chuck Pinckney '08
Ben Rapple '08
Kevin Rautenstrauch '09
Andrew Reigle '09
Walter Roesch '07
Tim Romano '09
Andy Salemo '07
Andrew Salvo '08
Nate Saslow '09
Jeff Scheer '07
John Schlick '09
Justin Schmiedel '08
David Schneidman '07
Zach Schrantz '07
Pat Sheridan '08
Rob Shoobs '09
Elliot Silverstein '06
R.J. Simoni '08
Jesse Smith '06
Rigoberto Smith '08
Ed Speno '08
Scott Stone '09
Garrett Sullivan '06
Bill Tamparo '07
Brace Thompson '09
Zach Tillo '08
John Tomlin '08
Darrell Tulcin '09
Ryan Twichell '07
Rich Uluski '06
Matt Waddell '07
Sean Wade '09
Dylan Walton-Yedlin '06
Derek Wayman '06
Doug Weller '09
Ted Weller '09
Mike Wess '08
Jon Wilcon '08
Pat Wilson '09
Alex Zani '08
Jordan Zelinger '09
Chris Zona '07
 
Head Coach: John Audino
Assistant Head Coach/Offensive Line Coach: Gary Reynolds
Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers Coach: Pete Brown '83
Secondary/Special Teams Coach: Erv Chambliss
Receivers/Tight Ends Coach: Larry Cottrell
Offensive Line Coach: Alan Fiore '03
Running Backs Coach: Dan Iozzia '05
Defensive Line Coach: John Knapp
Special Teams Coach: Bill Nowak '86
Offensive Line Coach: T.R. Perna '92
Outside Linebackers Coach: Daryl Steverson
Special Assistant: Jon Kralovic