Hall of Fame - 2001

• Bob Berthold '63
• Kathleen McGowan '90
• Gene Rothenberger '55
• Patti Ryan '85
• Dave Sparks '72

Bob Berthold '63

Cross Country, Track and Field

Berthold won the two-mile run at the 1963 MAC Track and Field Championships with a time of 9:54.4, which was a conference record at the time. The previous year he came in second in the same race. He helped Juniata to its top showing at the MAC Championship at the time with a second-place result in 1963. Berthold was among the top three cross country runners at Juniata during his four-year career. He placed 28th, 23rd, and 39th during the MAC cross country championship runs in 1959, 1961, and 1962, respectively. In his senior year, he led Juniata to a third-place finish at the MAC championships, the highest finishing spot for Juniata to that point. Berthold was captain of the cross country team in 1961 and 1962. The team only lost once during his four years against some of the best small-college programs in the nation. He also received the outstanding track athlete award during the 1962 and 1963 season. Berthold went on to teach and coach for over 30 years at Delaware Valley College before retiring.

Kathleen McGowan '90

Field Hockey

A four-year letter winner on the field hockey surface for Juniata College, she still held the school record for goals in a career (39) at the time of her induction. The two-year captain started all four years at forward for the blue and gold program. As a freshman, she placed second on the team in total points with six on three goals, while as a sophomore she cracked the cage seven times and recorded the first assist of her career. During the 1988 season, she established a single-season Juniata record with 16 goals and that mark still stood at the time of her induction in 2001. She also passed out four assists as a junior to set a program standard for points in a single season (36). She wrapped up her College Hill tenure with 13 goals and four assists for 30 points. Overall, as of October 2001, she still owned four of Juniata's six scoring records. More importantly, she was largely responsible for turning the field hockey program into one to be reckoned with in the Middle Atlantic Conference, as Juniata went 21­5­1 during her final two years.

Gene Rothenberger '55

Track and Field

One of the most successful track and field athletes in the history of Juniata College, he owned the school record for most total points scored in a career at the time of his graduation. He earned the College's J. Foster Gehrett '16 most valuable track and field performer award for three straight years and became the first athlete to accomplish the feat. A four-year letter winner in track and field on College Hill, he won the Middle Atlantic Conference (MAC) broad jump title three years in a row (1953-55) with leaps of 22-0_, 22-2_, and 22-0_, respectively, when the conference combined both the college and university divisions into one championship. Possibly most impressive about his career is the fact that his long jump record of 23-1 still stood at the time of his induction. It is a mark that he established in Reading, Pennsylvania against Albright and St. Joseph's in 1954, which was 47 years prior to his induction into the Juniata College Sports Hall of Fame.

Patti Ryan '85

Basketball

One of just two players in the history of the Juniata College women's basketball program to be a four-time team most valuable player, she was also a two-time Middle Atlantic Conference Northwest First-Team All-Star during her career when the MAC had some of the best players in the country competing. A 5-8 forward, she played a very significant role in the program's success during the mid 80's, including leading the team to a 15-7 record as a senior when five of the seven setbacks came to squads ranked in the top 20 national poll. At the time of her induction, she ranked fifth on the career scoring list at Juniata (1,126 points) and sixth on the all-time rebounding chart (711). She averaged 14.8 points and 9.4 rebounds a game during her time at Juniata. Overall, she led the team scoring for three of her four years at Juniata, including a personal-best 359 points as a senior, which still ranks 10th on the blue and gold single-season scoring list. Following her graduation, the four-year letter winner remained with the College Hill program for one season as an assistant coach and helped lead Juniata to a 16-6 record.

Dave Sparks '72

Football, Track and Field

A four year letter winner in football, he was an All-Middle Atlantic Conference (MAC) Northern Division honorable-mention pick and an Eastern College Athletic Conference all-star in his sophomore season as a halfback after leading Juniata in rushing yards with a personal-best 949 yards (fourth-best effort in College Hill history). He ran for 1,970 yards in his career, including 177 yards in 1968, 508 yards on 236 attempts (second-highest total in program annals) in 1970 and 336 yards in 1971, in addition to his 1969 total. A team captain in 1971, he led the 1969 squad in total offense and scoring with 949 yards and 56 points (nine touchdowns and a two-point conversion), respectively. He also helped the gridiron squad to a 7-2 mark in 1968 when he started several games as a freshman. At the time of his induction, he ranked fourth on the all-time rushing list at Juniata, and his 192 yards on 26 carries at Albright in 1969 still stood as the third-best single-game rushing effort. He was a four-year letter winner as a sprinter on the track and field team and won the MAC 100-yard dash outdoor title in 1971 (10.1 seconds). He was also the indoor champion of the same race that year and he held the 100 record (9.8) at Juniata for many years (pre-meters).