ANNVILLE, Pa. - Five alumni will make up the Lebanon Valley College Athletic Hall of Fame Class of 2013, to be inducted Oct. 12 during Oktoberfest Weekend.
All-American javelin thrower
Tony Bernarduci '98, men's lacrosse and football star
Tony DeMarco '70, wrestling and track & field athlete
Dave Mahler '65, women's basketball all-American
Stephanie Tighe Sutton '03, and softball standout
Amy Zellers-Shrader '00 will make up the 38th Hall of Fame Class to be inducted since 1976.
The purpose of the Lebanon Valley College Athletic Hall of Fame is to recognize those individuals who, through participation, support, or interest have made outstanding contributions to Lebanon Valley College athletics. These individuals have helped bring recognition, honor, distinction, and excellence to Lebanon Valley College and its intercollegiate athletics program. Inductees must have graduated at least 10 years earlier to be eligible for election.
Anthony R. Bernarduci '98
Bernarduci was an all-American javelin thrower for LVC, placing third at the 1998 NCAA Division III Outdoor Championships to earn the honor. From 1995 to 1998, Bernarduci qualified for NCAAs three times and won the 1997 Middle Atlantic Conference championship in the event. His career-best of 205-9 remains fourth all-time at LVC, and he is one of only four Dutchmen to throw 200 feet (and one of only two to do it under the new-style javelin). Bernarduci also lettered twice as a four-year member of the LVC football team.
Anthony M. DeMarco '70
DeMarco was an all-MAC player in both football and lacrosse for the Valley, helping both programs to MAC championships during his career. DeMarco earned two all-MAC honors on the gridiron, in 1968 and 1969, and was a member of LVC's 1969 MAC championship squad as a senior. He twice led the MAC in rushing, and at the time of his graduation, he was LVC's all-time rushing leader with 1,443 yards. In lacrosse, DeMarco helped establish a young program as a winner, helping LVC to the 1968 MAC title and earning all-conference honors as a midfielder in 1970.
David B. Mahler '65
Mahler was a two-sport star in wrestling and track & field, excelling in both. He was LVC's first wrestler to qualify for the NCAA Tournament, where he finished fifth at 147 lbs. in 1965. A member of the inaugural wrestling team as a freshman, he compiled two undefeated seasons with a career record of 27-7-1 (and only one defeat came after his freshman year). In track & field, he was a record-setting pole vaulter, tying the LVC mark of 11-6 in his debut meet and eventually clearing 13-0 with a metal pole, one of the last athletes to use it before the sport moved to fiberglass.
Stephanie Tighe Sutton '03
Sutton is LVC's all-time scoring leader in women's basketball with 1,663 career points between 1999 and 2003. She was an all-American as a senior in 2002-03, and holds program records for career field goals (597) and free throws (385), as well as single-game marks for points (42) and consecutive free throws (19). A four-time all-Commonwealth Conference honoree (including three first-team nods), she was named to the MAC All-Century team this past winter. Sutton, who starred in high school at Cumberland Valley, was elected last year to West Shore chapter of the Pennsylvania Hall of Fame.
Dr. Amy L. Zellers-Shrader '00
Zellers-Shrader is one of LVC softball's all-time greats in the circle as an all-Commonwealth Conference pitcher between 1997 and 2000. At the time of her graduation, she held the program records for career ERA (1.72), wins (33), appearances (76), innings pitched (436.2), and strikeouts (424); she still remains ranked in the top four in each of those categories. In 1998, she led NCAA Division III in saves and is LVC's career leader with seven. At the plate, Zellers-Shrader was a career .313 hitter with a .432 slugging percentage. She was a two-time all-CC selection, including a first-team pick after a senior season that saw her slug a MAC-best five home runs.
