Athletics

Moccasin Success

MOCCASIN SUCCESS / HONORS
(thru 2009-10)

Moccasin Team Success  |  Mocs in All-Sports Standings
FSC Sports Hall of Fame | Moccasins in the SSC Hall of Fame
Moccasins Named to various All-America Teams
Moccasins named to SSC Silver Anniversary Teams
 Moccasins Named SSC Athletes of the Year: Male / Female
 Moccasins Named SSC Scholar-Athletes of the Year: Male / Female
Hal Smeltzly Athlete of the Year
Pat McFadden Scholar-Athletes of the Year
Athletic Director Scholar-Athletes of the Year
Moccasins in Coaches Halls of Fame
Moccasins in the Florida Sports Hall of Fame
Moccasins in the Polk County Sports Hall of Fame

MOCCASIN SUCCESS

27 NCAA National Championships (Team)
Men's Golf (12) - 1981, 1982, 1985, 1986, 1990, 1991, 1995,
1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2010
Baseball (9) - 1971, 1972, 1975, 1978, 1981, 1985, 1988, 1995, 2005
Women's Golf (4) - 2000, 2001, 2002, 2007
Softball (1) - 1993
Men's Basketball (1) - 1981

13 NCAA Individual National Championships
Men's Golf (6): Tom Gleeton (1979), Tom Patri (1981), Lee Janzen (1985),
Matt Saglio (1999), Jeff Klauk (2000), Steve Sokol (2001)
Women's Golf (6): Shanna Nagy (1996 & 1998), Lisa Cave (1999 & 2000),
Jana Peterkova (2001 & 2002)
Men's Swimming (1): Jeb Halfacre (200-yd. backstroke - 2010)

16 NCAA National Runner-Up Finishes
Men's Golf (5) - 1979, 1980, 1984, 1988, 2001
Baseball (4) - 1979, 1982, 1984, 1994
Women's Golf (4) - 1998, 1999, 2003, 2004
Softball (2) - 1987, 2004
Men's Basketball (1) - 1982

52 NCAA Regional Championships
Baseball (20) - Men's Basketball (8) - Softball (8)
Men's Golf (3) - Volleyball (4) - Men's Tennis (4)
Women's Tennis (1) - Women's Golf (2) - Women's Basketball (1)
Men's Cross Country (1)

237 NCAA Post-Season Appearances
Baseball (40) - Men's Golf (37) - Men's Basketball (24)
Volleyball (23) - Softball (19) - Women's Cross Country (18)
Men's Cross Country (16) - Men's Tennis (17) - Women's Golf (14)
 Women's Tennis (13) - Women's Basketball (8), Women's Soccer (3),
Men's Swimming (2), Women's Swimming (2), Men's Soccer (1)

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FSC IN ALL-SPORTS STANDINGS

MOCCASINS IN THE
SUNSHINE STATE CONFERENCE
HALL OF FAME

CLASS OF 1992 (Inaugural Class)
Dana Cozine (volleyball), John Ebeling (men's basketball),
John Edwards (men's basketball), Tom Gleeton (men's golf),
Sandy Hudson (volleyball), Charley Matlock (men's golf coach),
Tom Patri (men's golf), Hal Smeltzly (athletic director),
Lois Webb (volleyball coach)

CLASS OF 1993
Joe Arnold (baseball coach), Lee Janzen (men's golf)

CLASS OF 1994
Ed Jeffries (women's tennis coach), Jerry Johnson (men's basketball),
Dori Stankewitz (softball)

CLASS OF 1995
Bill "Doc" Connors (trainer), Kris Kearney (men's basketball)

CLASS OF 1996
Chuck Anderson (baseball coach), Terry Gilmore (baseball),
Missey Crain (volleyball)

CLASS OF 1997
Hal Wissel (men's basketball coach)

CLASS OF 1999
Kellie Robinson (softball)

CLASS OF 2000
Chris Bellotto (softball coach), John Hudek (baseball)

CLASS OF 2003
Norm Benn (women's basketball coach), Rocco Mediate (men's golf),
Becky Thyhsen (volleyball)

CLASS OF 2004
Tarra Blackwell (women's basketball)

CLASS OF 2005
Shelly Davis (softball), Wayne Koehler (sports information director),
Shanna Nagy (women's golf)

CLASS OF 2006
Lisa Cave (women's golf), Jeff Klauk (men's golf), James Vida (baseball)

CLASS OF 2007
Duane Hopkins (faculty athletics representative),
B.J. Leach (baseball), Traci Wood (softball)

CLASS OF 2008
Julianne Coleman (softball); Jana Petrekova (women's golf),
Buck Dawson (cross country coach)

CLASS OF 2009
Lisa Ball (women's golf); Wayne Raath (men's golf)

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MOCCASINS NAMED TO THE
SSC SILVER ANNIVERSARY TEAMS

Baseball:
Cris Allen (3B), Johnnie Pleicones (SS), Joe Sickles (OF), Bob Gendron (P),
Terry Gilmore (P), B.J. Leach (P), Dave McCorkle (P);
Top Co-Coach of First 25 Years: Chuck Anderson

Men's Basketball:
John Ebeling, Derek Flowers, Jerry Johnson, Kris Kearney
Top Player of First 25 Years: John Ebeling
Top Coach of First 25 Years: Hal Wissel

Women's Basketball:
Tarra Blackwell, Kim Disbro, Lucresia West

Men's Cross Country:
Tyrone Bell, Jayson Chayoga, Gary Crossan, Brian DeAngelis, John Emerson,
Paul Norby, Scott Rouse, Hennie Schoeman, Lee Stephens, Eric Walker
Top Coach of the First 25 Years: Buck Dawson

Women's Cross Country:
Rachel Anderson, April Booe, Rebecca Clark, Paige Dempsey,
Elizabeth Garcia, Jael Koech, Taryn Peters, Michelle Solan, Alli Tatangelo
Top Co-Runner of the First 25 Years: Jael Koech

Men's Golf:
Rodney Butcher, John Curley, Tom Gleeton, Lee Janzen,
Jeff Klauk, Rocco Mediate, Steve Sokol
Top Golfer of the First 25 Years: Jeff Klauk
Top Coach of the First 25 Years: Charley Matlock

Softball:
Patti Fleig (2B), Stephanie Huber (3B), Shelly Davis (SS), Kellie Robinson (SS),
Wanda Graham (OF), Sarah Kohlbrenner (OF), Traci Wood (OF),
Dianne Wiedemann (C), Jana Schaller Merten (DP), Megan Brown (P),
Keltie Christian (P), Julianne Coleman (P), Dori Stankewitz (P)
Top Player of First 25 Years: Shelly Davis
Top Coach of First 25 Years: Chris Bellotto

Men's Tennis:
Alberto Bonfil

Volleyball:
Missey Crain, Kim Crawford, Sandy Hudson,
Jill Stephens, Becky Thyhsen

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MOCCASINS HONORED AS
SSC MALE ATHLETE OF THE YEAR

1987-88 - Jerry Johnson (basketball)
1988-89 - Kris Kearney (basketball)
1990-91 - Derek Flowers (basketball)
1993-94 - James Vida (baseball)
1994-95 - Brett Tomko (baseball)
1995-96 - John Curley (golf)
1998-99 - B.J. Leach (baseball)
1999-00 - Jeff Klauk (golf)
2000-01 - Steve Sokol (golf)
2004-05 - Nick Diyorio (baseball)

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MOCCASINS HONORED AS
SSC FEMALE ATHLETE OF THE YEAR

1987-88 - Dori Stankewitz (softball)
1989-90 - Nycki Sandstede (softball)
1991-92 - Kellie Robinson (softball)
1996-97 - Lisa McNeley (softball)
2000-01 - Rachel Bell (golf)
2006-07 - Megan Brown (softball)

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MOCCASINS HONORED AS
SSC MALE SCHOLAR-ATHLETE OF THE YEAR

1995-96 - Shanaka Weerasooriya (basketball)
2002-03 - Ryan Dunne (tennis)

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MOCCASINS HONORED AS
SSC FEMALE SCHOLAR-ATHLETE OF THE YEAR

2001-02 - Katie Wolfe (softball)
2006-07 - Megan Brown (softball)

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HAL SMELTZLY AWARD
FSC STUDENT-ATHLETE OF THE YEAR

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PAT McFADDEN AWARD
FSC SCHOLAR-ATHLETE OF THE YEAR

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FSC ATHLETIC DIRECTOR'S SCHOLAR-ATHLETE OF THE YEAR

MOCCASINS INDUCTED INTO
COACHES HALLS OF FAME

American Baseball Coaches Association
Hal Smeltzly - Class of 1980
Chuck Anderson - Class of 1999

American Volleyball Coaches Association
Lois Webb - Class of 2003 (inaugural class)

Golf Coaches Association of America
Charley Matlock - Class of 1991
Doug Gordin - Class of 2000

National Fastpitch Coaches Association
Chris Bellotto - Class of 2010
(to be inducted in December, 2010)

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MOCCASINS INDUCTED INTO THE
FLORIDA SPORTS HALL OF FAME

1993 - Hal Smeltzly (baseball coach / athletic director)

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MOCCASINS INDUCTED INTO THE
POLK COUNTY SPORTS HALL OF FAME

2000 - Hal Smeltzly (baseball coach / athletic director)
2001 - Chuck Anderson (baseball coach)
2003 - Charley Matlock (golf coach)
2004  - Lois Webb (volleyball coach), Lee Janzen (men's golf)
2005  - Chris Bellotto (softball coach)
2008 - Buck Dawson (cross country coach)

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