Chapter Hall of Fame

Since 2005, the NorCal Chapter Hall of Fame has been honoring individuals who have made an impact on NorCal lacrosse in their field.

"Those who by their deeds as players, coaches, officials and/or contributors, and by the example of their lives, personify the great contribution of the sport of lacrosse to our way of life".

Nomination categories are: Player, Coach, Official, Administrator/Builder and Champion of the Game

Nominations are accepted all year with an end of May deadline for induction into that year's class.

*The Hall of Fame committee will not induct classes for 2021, 2022 or 2023 due to the COVID19 pandemic.
 

* No classes for 2021, 2022, and 2023 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Class of 2020
John Christmas (University of Virgina, Encore)
Kristine Love (St. Mary's College)
Rick Jeffery (University of the Pacific, Carondelet HS)

Class of 2019
Phil Connolly (US Military Academy, Diablo Scorpions Lacrosse Club)
Blake Kim (University at Albany)
Cort Kim (University at Albany)
Jim Moss (National Lacrosse League)

Class of 2018
Don Aiello (Davis Lacrosse Association)
Paul Kunzel ( University of California at Santa Barbara, NorCal Lacrosse Referee Assoc. )
Matt Ogelsby (Duke University, All West Lacrosse)

Class of 2017
Tim Collins (Ithaca College, NorCal Lacrosse Referee Assoc.)
Steve Dini (Chico State University)
Laura Jennings (Wesley College, NorCal Women's Lacrosse Officials)
Bill Kurz (SUNY Cortland, Palo Alto Lacrosse Club-Tomahawks)

Class of 2016
Doug Appleton (Brown University, Firehawks Lacrosse)
Theresa Sherry (Princeton University, Tenacity Project)

Class of 2012

Rorke Denver (Syracuse University)
Julie Duff (College of William and Mary)
Ellee Koss (Boston University)
George Pereira (Oneonta State)
Jack Pierce (Notre Dame)

Class of 2011
Avery Blake, Jr. (Swarthmore College) (posthumously)
John Burnap (Cornell)
Joan Flagler Burnap (Duke)
Bob Shaw (Cornell)
Greg Simon (Stanford) (posthumously)
Michael Stanton (Yale)
View 2006-2010 Hall of Fame Induction Program >>

Class of 2010
Rick Blick (Hobart and William Smith College)
Stockton Buck (Hobart and William Smith College)
Michael Gottlieb (U.S. Naval Academy)
Neil Henderson  (U.S. Naval Academy)
Johanna Thomashefski (Michigan State University)

Class of 2009
Suzanne Brown (Rensselaer)
Jay Costello (Pomona College)
Gary Podesta (Washington and Lee)
Susan Schofield (NCJLA)
Jeff Young (University of Delaware)

Class of 2008
Dave Giarrusso (Vermont)
Jen Lee (Skidmore College)
Alexis Longinotti (Stanford University)
Dan Nourse (Bucknell)
Iliad Rodriguez (San Jose State)

Class of 2007
Brian Lantier (U.S. Naval Academy)
Barbara Longstreth (Beaver College)
Jill Malko (Boston University)
Linda Thayer (University of Massachusetts)

Class of 2006
Gary Alabaster (San Diego State)
Steve Alms (Cornell)
Heidi Faith (Rutgers)
Herb Finger (MIT)
Diane Whipple (Penn State)
Peter Worstell (University of Maryland)

Class of 2005
Pete Faulkner (Stanford University)
Ray Grelecki (University of Maryland)
Jay Pearson (Syracuse University)
Sam Stadler (University of Maryland)
Carl Steiner (University of Baltimore)
Dave Tubbs (Duke University)

The NorCal Lacrosse Association Board of Directors reserves the right to remove Hall of Fame inductees when it becomes aware of conduct that is unbecoming of a Hall of Fame inductee. The NorCal Lacrosse Association Board of Directors reserves the right to remove or reinstate inductees from the Hall of Fame at its sole discretion. 

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